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OK, for those who have bought pre-owned from AD or non-AD, to get the peace of mind, you can send to RSC for authentication. This is how you do it for FREE:
Go to RSC. Look for the oldest female service staff you can find (i.e. more than 50 years old). That auntie will tell you there is no need for authentication, its nothing but just a peice of paper, blah, blah, blah......
Tell her to give you a service quote. She will grudgingly send the watch into the jnr techkie in the 'fishbowl', but not before telling you that they take absolutely no responsibility if they open the case and it stop, blah, blah, blah......
After the techkie is done, (unless your Rolex is manufactured in the last 5-7 years), she will come back with a list of things that needs changing. Then she will calculate the 'total damage' (her actual words) it will do to your wallet, blah, blah, blah....and she shows you how a good, recent Rolex should be (she wears a late model DJ).
You node knowingly and then.......
Tell her in a firm voice "Thank You" and you won't be needing the recommended repairs. She will send the watch back to the techkie and they put the bracelet/strap and case back together and return to you. You get a FREE authentication. But remember to get the most 'vintage' service staff you can find. Oh, correction, antique. Vintage is 20-80 years old. Antique is more than 100 years old.
I sent my 16013 in sometime back and they recommended me to change 1) the case, 2) the case back, 3) dial and 4) hands. Oh, crown is mandatory to ensure water tightness and included in the cost of the case change.
I thought to myself - wah lau, change case, back, dial and hands - what's left is not original anymore, no value left. But on the other hand, I get a brand new DJ for 1/4 the retail price of a new DJ.
And BTW, you can go back with the same watch and each time there will be different diagnosis (recommended changes). So the techkie in RSC is not consistent.
And they did not tell me my aftermarket acrylic crystal is not original Rolex.
Go figure.
Go to RSC. Look for the oldest female service staff you can find (i.e. more than 50 years old). That auntie will tell you there is no need for authentication, its nothing but just a peice of paper, blah, blah, blah......
Tell her to give you a service quote. She will grudgingly send the watch into the jnr techkie in the 'fishbowl', but not before telling you that they take absolutely no responsibility if they open the case and it stop, blah, blah, blah......
After the techkie is done, (unless your Rolex is manufactured in the last 5-7 years), she will come back with a list of things that needs changing. Then she will calculate the 'total damage' (her actual words) it will do to your wallet, blah, blah, blah....and she shows you how a good, recent Rolex should be (she wears a late model DJ).
You node knowingly and then.......
Tell her in a firm voice "Thank You" and you won't be needing the recommended repairs. She will send the watch back to the techkie and they put the bracelet/strap and case back together and return to you. You get a FREE authentication. But remember to get the most 'vintage' service staff you can find. Oh, correction, antique. Vintage is 20-80 years old. Antique is more than 100 years old.
I sent my 16013 in sometime back and they recommended me to change 1) the case, 2) the case back, 3) dial and 4) hands. Oh, crown is mandatory to ensure water tightness and included in the cost of the case change.
I thought to myself - wah lau, change case, back, dial and hands - what's left is not original anymore, no value left. But on the other hand, I get a brand new DJ for 1/4 the retail price of a new DJ.
And BTW, you can go back with the same watch and each time there will be different diagnosis (recommended changes). So the techkie in RSC is not consistent.
And they did not tell me my aftermarket acrylic crystal is not original Rolex.
Go figure.
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then in that case, they have to check everything for me at the same time verification?? 
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