Hi actually I am thanking you for this video. And I don’t do that often. I was actually going to purchase a Rolex from this company and I decided because I had a nagging feeling in my gut to kinda do some research on them before I actually paid. I went to look at the reviews which got the first inclination that there was something wrong and them I had the bright idea of checking KZbin where I found your posting. I completely backed out of the deal after watching your video. Thanks again.

I found some full set 16710 coke in Osaka for 1.9-2 million yen (late 90s model). Is that a decent price or are there better deals to be had in Japan?

should be named guide to rolex in Nakano

It has coronet and letters

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Where would someone get the other 2 insets now if they had a 16710?

They should have done something tho a little different to signify it differently from a date just with different markers. Like should have made it stronger or thinner to fit for winter gloves or something

Does Omega treat everyone like crap as well?

Came for the watch, stayed for the cat

No offence sir, but...the amount he moved the regulation pin it will be about -\+ 2 weeks off. You need to literally touch it with the lightest touch and that will change it 20/30 secs. They are incredibly hard to regulate and shouldn't be attempted without a timegrapher, you will seriously mess these movements up.

Next time you are at this mall, go across the street to the Siam mall. All the ADs are there, Rolex, Patek, Vascheron, Cartier and more. That’s where I bought my Vascheron 4530v.

I’ve never known otherwise for the past 20 years. Surprised that you could still do this in Japan, actually.

I just bought Blancpain Fifty Fathoms from Renzu through Chorono 24. Is there any chance that they sell fake watch?

Have some cheese with that whine?

How times have changed.. up until 10 yrs ago, Rolex dealers would practically beg you to buy their inventory - below retail 5 -10% Now they treat customers like crap. Their stores are practically useless showrooms.

Sending a DM - looking for a black dial EX2

I still wash my 16700 in the wash basin in soapy water as recommended by Rolex at the time; the bezel really appreciates it. It is good to use a flannel to rotate the bezel in an anti-clockwise direction, as the crown could be unscrewed by accident while rotating the bezel the wrong way when cleaning underwater.

Rolex: modern day Surf Nazis. Who needs this agravation ?

In Paris my Citizen Promaster Titanium was moving forward a lot then stopped. Problem dealt with under warranty and watch returned 2 months later. Watch now super accurate, waterproof and working perfectly. I have another "pepsi" in steel that works very well that only cost me a few peanuts. All my compassion and solidarity with the unfortunate owners of Rolex.

I happen to me to !, I have a GMT 2 root Beer two tone !.😢

I'm going to Japan this year. Can you recommend me the names of places and shops where I can find watches?

All you Rolex fans love the abuse from Rolex. You keep coming back for more.

i avoid this problem. thank you. C.K.

Thank you for the video

I got a Pepsi bezel for my coke back in 2019 at the Tokyo service center thanks to your recommendations! Tried to do it in 2023 when I came back after the pandemic but found out the Tokyo service center closed down.

Thank God I never got myself a role experience just so much old s*** to go through just to get a watch that doesn't even tell you at your time

Is it possible to spoil the mechanism by winding the watch with the crown?

Subs have brushed clasps

If this continues I’m afraid they will just be a legacy brand where only older people would care. The younger gen would just see it as an old brand that didn’t really care. It will just be down to pure enthusiasts that would still like Rolex. They even pulled out of F1 w/c has an increasing prescence among the youth. The world keeps on changing esp. with tech and legacy brands shouldn’t just relax and think they will still be relevant in the next 20 years.

F Rolex and especially their ADs!

Austin, this is kinda fake news. You have had it too good for too long in Japan. The rest of the world never had bezel changes as an option at RSC. They won't even allow part swaps on Tudor. 10 years ago I asked to swap bracelets on my Black Bay, which they refused. Their response was that it would compromise the design of the watch. You're also lucky that RSC is still in Tokyo. They use to have 2 RSC in my country. Now there is only one. Now I'm forced to go through an AD to get my watch serviced. Not only don't I trust those wankers but they charge a $200 inspection fee. There's always more costs dealing with the middleman who is imo more crooked than the taxman! Moreover what really sucks more, is that the watch the wanker refused to sell to you and you had to buy on the grey market now has to be taken into their snobby boutique to get serviced🤔 Is that not poetic injustice 😡 My theory on why Japan RSC was allowed to continue this practice for so long is because the culture of being ripped off is shameful to Japan. RSC were afraid to offend the Japanese consumer by adopting rip off standards the rest of the world was use to. But now it seems being ripped off is universally accepted 😩👎

That Really Bites Dude!

Why does Rolex hate it's customers ? Like this is real, why would you do this ? Why ? Why ruin the experience ?

Great video btw , very informative as what to look for 👍

Did Rolex ever make a 16220 with lumed dial and non lumed hands ? Mine has and I’ve never seen it elsewhere so I’m assuming it has had the hands changed , any ideas anyone ?

I used to work for a Rolex AD and the demand for Rolex is massive, they also want to protect the brand from fraudsters, and flippers who spoiling the confidence in buying their brand. Also some non authorised watch dealers are servicing Rolex and other prestigious brands with non genuine parts which i have experienced 1st hand with BQ watches who admitted they dont use genuine parts so when your watch goes direct to Rolex for service they reject it and I support them for that as it protects the customer. I bought my Rolex over 40 years ago and as instruments go they are one the best. For example the Submariner is a tough all rounder and is water proof where a Nautilus or Aquanaut are only water resistant. Rolex servicing is excellent where your watch comes back as new unlike Cartier who have had 5 of my watches through years have sent them back scratched and case screws not fully tightened.

I want to try this!

51 weeks for my vintage Rolex restoration. 51 weeks !!!!! It's a joke ...

It’s Rolex guys, not Burger King where you can have it ur way.

I can walk into a Tiffany Shop and look at a $500 necklace and they treat you like royalty. Beautiful box and a nice ribbon/Tiffany blue bag. Rolex interrogates you, insults you and tells you to leave. Not quite sure how they can sustain a business model of pissing off their buyers.

With Rolex, customers are just a necessary evil…

Austin holding his phone up for hours with ease. :-)

I read somewhere that their goal is to make every man and woman own one piece. I respect that. I own a 116600 and that will be it for me. To most of the hobbyists out there: Just pick one you like the most, pay retail or grey market price, and move on. There are so many other watches worthy of our attention.

Obviously they needed a way to make some more money. You want variety…buy another watch.

I don’t think Rolex does anything to specifically make it hard for its clients. I think these spare parts are probably all they have or Rolex has decided to cease production so in order to preserve spare parts availability they want to make sure these are going towards truly restoration. You see Rolex isn’t an enthusiasts brand and what happens to resale values or how the client likes to have options is not their concern. All they know is they sold a watch and they want to be able to restore that watch to the best condition possible for as long as possible. So it’s unfair for someone who just wants to get a new insert years later but is told no because all these “enthusiasts” have hoarded them and they had been depleted. Also I am surprised Japan still allows the Jubilee bracelet on 126710s, in the USA you can’t get the Jubilee bracelet if you originally got yours on Oyster but the vice versa is allowed. And again, this isn’t to annoy people, they were getting a ton of orders for the Jubilee bracelet and Rolex couldn’t supply them causing a lowered output of watches with that bracelet so they had no choice to ends that (for now).

interesting video AUSTIN . Q- what state are you from ? how long in Japan ? thanks AD . ~ JDS/CT

Hmmm. I had the insert on my root beer swapped out here in the States a few months back and got the old ghosted one back (don’t let a servicer hypersonic clean an aluminum insert). Not sure if I got lucky or if that new protocol is a Japan only change.

I kept my old bezel from my 91 RootBeer and put in an aftermarket and it doesn’t bother me in the least

116600 SD4k - Rare! 27,000 ever made and only 7 for sale within UK. Lucky if you own one of these!

That one shop run by the ojisan at Nakano has just hit the jackpot. Grey market aluminum bezels are about to rocket to the moon!