Rolex watch servicing preserving your timepiece

Servicing your Rolex
The servicing process

Every Official Rolex Retailer and Rolex affiliate is authorized to receive your Rolex watch for servicing. Upon receiving your watch, a member of staff notes any requests you may have. The watch is then sent to a watchmaker.

Rolex watchmaker at work in workshop

Assessment of the watch

Your watch is carefully examined by a watchmaker, who draws up an estimate of the work to be done. Once the estimate is approved, the servicing begins.

Watchmaker inspecting a Rolex movement

Preparation for servicing

The movement, still fitted with its dial and hands, is removed from the case – from which the bracelet has already been detached. The movement, case and bracelet will follow separate paths during servicing before being reassembled at the end of the process.

Close-up of a Rolex dial being removed during servicing

Cleaning of the components

Each component is cleaned in an ultrasonic bath to remove all traces of impurities.

Rolex watch components being cleaned in ultrasonic bath

Assembly and lubrication of the movement

The cleaned components are dried, after which the movement is entirely reassembled and lubricated. The watchmaker makes the first adjustments to the precision of the movement according to the brand’s accuracy criteria.

Rolex movement being assembled and lubricated

Assembly of the case

After being cleaned and refinished, the case parts are reassembled and the seals replaced. The case is tested for waterproofness.

Rolex case assembly and waterproofness test

Precision test

After casing the movement, the watchmaker measures its chronometric precision once again and makes any final adjustments necessary for it to meet Rolex requirements.

The case back is then screwed down, and your watch undergoes another Rolex-specific test lasting at least 24 hours to verify the performance of the movement over time.

Measuring the chronometric precision of the movement

Final control

Your timepiece is now ready for a final control in which the watchmaker ensures the watch is functioning perfectly and that its aesthetic appearance is impeccable.

Returning the watch

At the end of the service procedure, your watch is returned to you in a protective pouch and accompanied by an international two-year Service Guarantee covering replacement parts and labour.

Returning the watch to the client

First class service

Rolex is committed to offering you first-class after-sales service. Thanks to the exacting standards and expertise of our watchmakers, your Rolex watch can continue to perform its functions over time with outstanding reliability and exceptional beauty.

Rolex service workshop with watchmakers at work

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