Rolex 2135 Service and Repair - Part 1
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- Опубликовано: 2 окт 2024
- The badly damaged Rolex Datejust in this video is powered by the Rolex 2135 movement. The watch was also losing 20 seconds a day in all positions. This is the first part of a two part series on this watch in which UK Watchmaker Richard Perrett does a full disassembly of the watch.
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Totally superlative my friend! It's a beautiful thing to see a Rolex movement fully apart in full view of great camera work, and perfectly narrated to us viewers!! Superb work, and gorgeous just like you stated!!!
Hi Omax fe357! You are too kind sir! I am I lifelong Rolex fan and it's so good to hear that you think my video does this Rolex movement justice! Richard
I believe the thin rotor axle is one of the worst decisions Rolex has ever made in designing a movement. It was done in the ultimate pursuit of winding efficiency, but it came at the cost of accelerated wear, which often results in the rotor rubbing up against the plates. I personally am glad they rectified this with more recent designs.
Great work Richard. I have a 2135 with broken Balance staff pivot. I see they're available to buy 2130/2135 Part 429. So I guess the the Balance is strippable unlike the modern ETA. ?
Hi ... So, yes the 2135 staff can be swapped out. Maybe just check you have all the required tools before starting I guess. Richard
Can you explain to me why you take this movement completely apart in order to service it? It looked perfectly OK to me, but of course I have an untrained eye. Could it be possible to add some very thin synthetic oil so here and there and don't dismantle anything? OK a new crystal and some adjustments to make it run exact and that's it. When I look at this, I could do this as well, but the assembly process is of course something totally different. I could not do that in a thousand years....
Hi Rene ... If you take a look at he footage of the underside of the barrel bridge you will see that there is an accumulation of grime and throughout the movement there is most often dried up lubrication. The easiest thing is to totally disassemble thoroughly clean in an ultrasonic cleaner until the components are completely free of dirt and old lube and then relube on reassembly. I think you would be able to do the reassembly so long as you are prepared to put in the hours of practice. It's just practice really. Practice and plenty of patience. The more practice done the less patience required. Good to hear from you again. Richard
The numbers on date wheel lack the artistic way that is on other rolexes like the vintage submariner that you should us before.
So relaxing and the explaining of strip down first class.. enjoyable to watch.
Hi David ... so pleased you liked this. Part 2 and Part 3 are done and published on my channel !!! Thanks for the feedback. Richard
Amazing stuff ,must be a real joy to work on these .ps ,Have you ever made a video making a watch from scratch with parts from ebay ? Would be great to see what is possible in the right hands ,
Hi True2022 .... yes work on Rolex is nice, particularly as I am a massive fan of their watches. No I've not done the 'let's build one from eBay bits' but I think Mark Lovik has so maybe checkout his video. Thanks for the feedback sir! Richard
The movment looks like a seiko 6309 movment on first glance when u take the back case of ..you can see why rolex cost a pritty penny they seem to bridge all there parts ..great vid ...!!!
Hi Elek ... there's lots of similarity to the seiko automatics but the refinement of components is at the next level and every component design is optimised for reliability and performance. Gotta Love Rolex! Hope all good 'Up North'! Richard
Definitely gives you an appreciation for good engineering...Thanks for such a detailed breakdown!
Hi HoWilbur ... So pleased you enjoyed it! Thanks for the feedback. Richard
Super: many thanks as usual Mr Perrett. This was a particularly interesting disassembly for me in a strange way, because there were so few surprises. I did raise my eyebrows at that substantial pallet bridge - nicely done, Rolex - but otherwise it's an eminently understandable movement, and a conservative one to my eyes at least. There are some highly commendable repairer friendly features and it's clearly a superior piece of work all told, but I must admit that I'm struggling to understand the sheer adulation which this maker attracts over and above others. Of course there's an invisible layer of sophistication in the adjustment, but all the same ... Anyway, eagerly awaiting part two.
Hi GenWivern2 ... the adulation I think stems from the combination of very high quality watches (these are a joy to work on) which hit the sweet spot in the 'what looks very good' to most people factor and then with all this real substance in their product they go on to market their watches with true conviction and style bordering on genius. The results is very large number of people, me included, love their watches. Thank you for this great feedback and good to hear from you as always! Richard
@@richardperrettwatchmaker I could have expressed myself better, probably! My opportunities for inspecting Rolex watches at close quarters have been few and far between, but everything you say is undoubtedly true. What does cause a furrowing of the brow and curling of lip is the people who like to bandy about terms like "haute horology" and push Rolex as the be all and end all ... I didn't think that was their main selling point at all. It's the James Bond / Edmund Hillary / Ranulph Fiennes factor that they used to push if you will: reliability and durability under adverse conditions, and I'm not about to question that. Possibly there has been a shift in their marketing, but I still think of them in the same sort of business as Omega and maybe Breitling, as opposed to the artistic luxury houses like Lange, Jaeger-LeCoultre and Breguet.
I look forward to seeing the end result with this Watch, I must also say that the more detail you put into the videos you produce the better as far as I am concerned as I have just enrolled on a Watch repair course so your content helps greatly.
Any chance you could do a hints and tips video for budding Watch repairers?.
Kind regards from Jon.
Hi Jon ... very pleased you are finding my videos helpful. For watch repair tutorials the best guy I figure is Mark Lovik. ruclips.net/user/jewldood but you can get a lot of useful tips from just watching me do my work which I guess you have found out. Thanks or the great feedback. Richard
Absolutely wonderful video for us who wish to do some level of DIY service on the calibre 2135 and similar movements! Also just to get an idea about the mechanics we usually never get to see.
One question though: Are there, to your knowledge, any 1:1 copied movements that are NOT marked 'Rolex' available on the market which can be used as a 'practice rig' without the controversy with true 'clones'? 🤔
Buying one of the 'noobs' doesn't feel 100% all right since I'm very hesitant to 'sponsor' the fake-business which I basically hate, but I'm also a 'tad' hesitant to disassemble a genuine SEA-DWELLER without some thorough practice first.
I'm pretty used to working with electronics under a loupe and I've done a decent amount of hobby-level goldsmithing, including engraving, so I'm confident on my fine motor skills. I just need to practice the disassembly / reassembly steps and get a feeling for torques on the screws etc. I'm guessing there's no 'Haynes Rolex Owners Workshop Manual' available?
Any good source for quality watchmaking tools online? Specifically for working with the Rolex 3135. Not Amazon I'd guess... And how about oils etc? Where do one get specs? 🤔
The quick date change won.t work anymore on my Rolex Datejust. It could well do with a full service by now. It would be quite a thrill to see you work on it here on RUclips.
Hi Station Plaza .... if you like please mail me on richard@richardperrett.com and let's see if we can arrange something. Good to hear from you. Richard
@@richardperrettwatchmaker Thanks so much Richard...Will send an email in the week.
I have a love/hate relationship with Rolex. I own a couple of Rolex watches. 1 was my fathers 6694. Then I have a 18k Daytona made in the 90's .And last is a Deep-Sea.
I like sport watches. I like big watches even though I have some earlier watches that start off at around 34mm . But I do not wear them. They would now make a great ladies watch by size standards.
The hate part. Expensive services, crazy expensive replacement parts. Same boring designs with very few changes. And last is they have become a rather generic watch. Too many people own them and everyone has seen a Rolex. Then there are the thousands of companies making what is commonly referred to as "Homage" .
Then the millions of replica watches out there. So I prefer watches that are outside of the normal everyday boring watches.
I am glad you are impressed with Rolex. I will stick to A. Lange & Sohne and AP as well as one Patek.
I prefer Omega over Rolex anyday.
One thing about Rolex however is the fact they always sell.
Other watchmakers should take note of your presentations. They are always very calm, accurate and obviously professional. And no annoying, insane musak to boot! Love the dog barking in the background though. It adds a touch of domestic reality to the presentation. I own no Rolex’s apart from the obligatory replicas, so the insides of mine are probably markedly different. You should write an illustrate book, entitled ‘Zen and the Art of Watch Maitenance’ as a self help guide for people who find it hard to relax!
Always love watching your relaxing and enjoyable tutorials. 😎
Now I understand why Rolex watches are so expensive. And why I will never have enough disposable income to be able to afford one. Beautiful piece of engineering.😍. One errant sneeze could cost thousands of dollars.🙀
Any reason for the red finish on some of the mechanism ?
It's a Teflon coating on the reversing wheels. Toflon is the plastic polymer with the lowest coefficient of friction so in a way it is acting like a jewel. Pretty sure the colour makes no difference and they are this colour by Rolex choice (jewel coloured?) rather than necessity. Hope this helps. Richard
@@richardperrettwatchmaker Much obliged for the explanation.
OMG! Your precision is amazing, you're obviously a master at your craft. Details are crucial and you so demonstrate this with your knowledge. I applaud you for your beautiful presentation.
Dr Mark .... so pleased you enjoyed this. It is a pretty small movement! Richard
Bro… that’s one of the most simple watches you can do lmao. Fixing a time and date Rolex hardly makes you a “master of your craft” any journeyman can get this watch back to spec. Go and see someone work on a time and date patek that’s as thick as 3 quarters stacked. I know certified MASTER watchmakers who are scared of doing watches like that. I just did a 0 friciton clutch chronograph Patek. Thing took me over 12 hours to do, and a slip of a hand could have cost me over 2k++
I have one Rolx Adjested temberatur 5035movement coil damaj no posible winding wer available parts
I find the service videos especially soothing to watch, and they're always more interesting when I can see a movement that I've never seen before. Many thanks, Richard. Between you and Mark Lovick, I get my fill of great watchmaking content. (It's not a competition, by the way. You each have your own uniquenesses.)
Hi Randy ... So pleased you enjoy these videos. And you have great taste as Mark's stuff is so good. I really like Mark's videos and consequently I am a signed up Patreon of his. Good to hear from you sir! Richard
As a professional watch and clock repairing service .I really enjoy watching your work. It's just great I totally agree with you regarding the removal of the balance and bridge. It's a great looking movement and it's even better when the company has had forward think ing in regards the the top and bottom plates being removed .will you remove the mainspring before cleaning. Just a thought. Geat work. Richard.
Knowledgeable work
Roll on for #2 rebuild
Jon. OC.
Hi Jon ... it's so nice to hear such a positive comment from a fellow full time watchmaker. I tend to decide on what action to take with a mainspring based on two factors. If the amplitude of the watch is significantly low I will always replace it or if it is obviously very dirty I will always remove and clean. If the amplitude is normal and it looks good inside I will often leave it be. In this case it went the ultrasonic cleaner still inside the barrel which removed any lurking debris and leaves a very slight greasy all over once rinsed (important. If you do use this latter method you must use a proper watch cleaner rinse which contains no water or you will simply rust up the spring!) Hope this is helpful. Richard
Thank you so much. But I'm a long way of from your work I would be formula 3.
Your formula. 1.
Great work and sound just brilliant. Jon. OC
@@richardperrettwatchmaker yes. Richard I totally agree with you and I do indeed do exactly that. It was just a thought. .I'm just home from work shop just now an looking forward to to the Rolex rebuild. Ps I tried to become a member thing but found it hard to do this. I suscribe all ready .ok talk soon going for cup of tea and rebuild.
Excellent. Jon orchard clocks
Beautiful quality parts ! No wonder they cost an arm and a leg ! 😂
Hi Robert, Rolex movements are such a joy to work on! Good to hear from you sir! Richard
Truly a magnificent vid. Thank you.
Hey James! Thank you for this! Richard
почему на рекламе Ролекс всегда выставляется 28 число ?
Love that dial, the only one I like better is the ice blue Daytona.
I bet you are great at the boardgame Operation!
What is Just tune up service cost
Fascinating...love that
Hi, appreciate your content. I'm in my 50s but something confuses me, hopefully you could help. Luxury mechanical watches, come in models with different sizes of the same particular watch with same movements like 39 mm, 41mm and so on. Wouldn't increasing the dial size cause longer needles and make the watch movement use more power, so technically there probably could be a difference in power reserve and accuracy of the same watch with the same movement but different dial sizes? Will appreciate your reply, thank you. Keep up the amazing work!
Richard if i drop my rolex from waist height onto the hard floor with a thin rug would that cause a massive jump in time reading?
Mines running 1.48 fast in 13 days since i set it. Its a 2018 datejust..
Beautiful watch. Rolex really are superb, from the exterior to the interior, the attention to detail is amazing. One question....... do Rolex not have a cannon pinion? I didn't notice one when you were naming the parts. I have only worked on Seiko watches (and only a few of those) before, so pardon my ignorance on Rolex anatomy. Really enjoyed the video, so thanks for taking the time to make and especially edit it for our viewing pleasure. Stay safe.👍⌚
I'm looking forward to part two . It will be great to see the whole thing all cleaned up and back together with a new crystal.
Most of it is already shot Station Plaza (but not yet edited) ... so should not be too long before I publish it. Richard
MOST EXCELLENT video! Very impressive display of your skill and knowledge. Right on!
Hello, just came across one of your videos. Now as informative your videos may be, why don't you show how you actually do the things you are talking about? There is always a cut and then by magic it's done. Show what you do!!
Frank S.
Such an elegant piece of machinery. A lot of people ask why not get a smart watch. I want something I can take to a deserted island and be able to keep reasonable time by just moving.
Your videos are so informative! I really like them all! It will be very interesting (I think selfishly, at least to me :-) ) To see how the quick set date mechanism works on a Rolex, usually no watchmaker spent much time explaining how things works, I think you're one of the few watchmakers that can do such a thing! Thank you.
#453 thumbs uP
Do you have any full length videos of servicing any no date 15xx movements?
Great video Richard, fantastic tips which are applicable to virtually any movement. Love it.
Beautiful movement.
Ugly dial though.
Amazing stuff. Love this tutorial.
Great!! Congratz.