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As a watch fanatic myself, I understand why people would say not to get it polished because it looses its “personality” when the patina is gone. However, those are watch people that also want the original story with their pre owned watch. For you, the polishing makes sense because now you can make your story and start mostly from new. Here’s to making your own scratches! 🥂

I’m impressed the watch expert was so down to earth and honest. Seems like a good shop.

Love when professional people are kind enough to give a lesson

Your watch do what you want with it. It’s your time and effort that got nah meen😂

You polish a watch to create your own memories with it if secondhand. You did good 👍

Lol “I’m new to the watch world.” Drops $6K on watch

Looks great polished. Plus it’s new to you so now you can put your own scratches on it then it really mean something, your own patina, your own stories to go with them. Nice purchase dude.

It looks so much nicer polished! 😍🙌 That was really nice of the owner of the shop to give you the Rolex lesson.

Polishing is making “your” image look better. Remember. You purchased it and u can do whatever you want with it. So don’t feel bad when “collectors” complain about ruining the “patina”. Great job on an excellent buy and the polished watch looks magnificent 🎉

It looks better by far.

Polish it and scratch it yourself. Thats my mindset. Have the scratches that you make to have your own story.

Give the lady's shop a shoutout, she deserves it ❤

I think that unless they specifically said they didn’t want to be mentioned in your video, you should say who this shop was after saying such nice things… means a lot to shops like that

Looks really good after polishing. The shop did a really good job at not over polishing to remove the deeper scratches. Awesome watch at a really good price!

It's always nice warring a clean looking watch... Great refurbish job aswell

It looks a lot better man, very cool. I’ve been looking to buying my first Rolex as well. Keep up the hard work, looks like it’s paying off!

“The best marketers in the whole universe” SHE F’n NAILED IT!!!

A rich old man once told me Rolex is like the Apple of the watch world. They make it seem like they're the only option and everybody knows the status that come with one, but those who truly understand the market will be far more impressed with a Oneplus 7pro.

You can scratch up your Rolex all on your own ... .. now that is it polished it’s a clean new beginning making the watch reflect your personality over time.

Scratches and imperfections give a watch personality. It tells a story. Do what you want with your watch. Don’t let anyone influence you. I think polishing it gives you a clean canvas to tell your story.

If you love it, that's what matters. Enjoy the beautiful piece my friend

Rolex are known for CONSISTENT craftsmanship and consistency as well as a long standing brand heritage. She’s right in saying many other watches are comparable, but there’s something to be said about picking up any random Rolex that runs and wasn’t thrashed and it’s still keeping near perfect time.

the jeweler was so well spoken

The woman literally said “comparable” to the other brands. So it’s about marketing. Damn.

Polishing a newer watch is perfectly fine. What you don’t do is polish a vintage watch. The wear and patina become part of the character of the piece.

Holy shit, I'd keep the 6 grand. But if i did buy it, I'd definitely get it polished after seeing the difference. Really nice watch, man.

They did a great job on the information and the polish! 👍 good job man, u still over payed but its whatever, just keep the watch and make it yours.

Impressive ! Casio offers a near identical homage to your Rolex, either the MTP-1370 or MTP-1302 or 1381, sometimes dubbed "Casiolex" for about $35-65 depending on color. You could snag a few for "decoys" and rough handling days. Which watch dealer was that ? Dang she was HONEST: "Rolex - Fine products... Best Marketers in the WHOLE Universe" Nice way of saying: they manage to sell watches for 10-30x what they're worth - now THAT'S great marketing !

Bro polish makes it look brand new and nice like you took care of it. Keep it in good shape in the last forever plus it’s an investment and you don’t have to look at your stupid Apple phone love the watch.❤

Explorer is a good watch. Nice grab

Are you gonna put it in like a protector Case cause you did almost day 6Grand lol

I love it! It’s not loud whatsoever, and very simple looking. And classy! It’s better clean than filthy. It livened it up.

A solid watch that looks shiny. Looks like a win to me.

One of the main reasons people say not to polish is that small details of the watch are lost afterwards, the crown logo on the clasp is less crisp, the intricacies of the beveled edges are gone etc, and because polishing removes material, you really can’t get those details back

That lady made “you wasted your money” sound really kind

Great results! How much did the polishing cost?

It’s ok to polish a Rolex just not an Antique or rare piece. And it looks amazing

Some people love the Sub best, but I love the Explorer. Great find. Looks great. Cleans up well.

I saved up for the Rolex “Datejust Yellow gold” and I love it so much.

I seen your previous, these are great results.

Beautiful plain Jane. Its a clean polish ..nothing crazy still has some original character ...wear it in good health.

I bought a knackered old 1974 Hamilton Datetime LED watch for £30, broken. I repaired it, polished the red crystal and when it finally fired up, I couldn't believe how it looked. The LEDs are loads of tiny dots rather than segments, under magnification it's very impressive and at night it looks sweet. It's not valuable, but it's rare and very different. It's also very accurate, I timed it to GMT, and after almost a year, when it came time to roll the clocks by an hour, I checked GMT again and it hadn't lost or gained a single second. Before I used to fawn over mechanical watches, but after that, I now prefer the cold precision of a quartz crystal. 👁️👄👁️

I have an inexpensive swatch. I love it.

I bought a faux Rolex outside the Virgin music store in time square, like 15 years ago for $25 bucks, and maybe a year later I was in a bar, and some girl saw it and thought I was rich. She bought me drinks all night, asking how much it was worth, I saw right through her. At the end of the night, I pretended to hit the bathroom, but I really dipped out, sticking her with the bill. 😁 It felt good because she was clearly a gold digger.

You should get an omega, best watch I’ve ever owned, it’s 20 years old and I still get compliments on it today

Good idea to polish the Rolex as it looks nice and it still has some of the bigger scratches to show that it isn’t new and has a history, nice balance.

“fairly comparable” she reminds me of patrick bateman 😂

Honestly if you like how it looks polished, fuck everyone else! At the end of the day it’s your watch and you do what you want with it homie. Keep the content coming love watching your shorts

Nice polish job and sounds like a very nice reliable watch repair shop. Don’t polish only if it has vintage value and/or had sentimental value, ie; gift from grandfather

Beautiful video ❤😂🎉!!! Love the expertise, compassion, and loving personality from this lady. Where is this shop located? I blessed myself for Thanksgiving 2023 with a stainless steel Fossil wrist time piece. My 1st since the late 90's

That watch isn’t nearly old enough to be “vintage” and so there’s absolutely no harm in having it polished. They did a nice job by the look of it and did not over-polish.

What a nice piece, congrats dude

Hell yea! Explorers are so under appreciated! Wear it in good health 🤘🏼

What a great job they did! Kudos! I think it increased in value right there!! Bravo 👏🏼😃

Perfect amount of polish. Didn't take too much off so only light scratches gone.

It's almost the perfect watch. I own other watches (Rolex Omega) and I always go back to the Explorer. What makes this Rolex the best IMO. It's the versatility of the Explorer. The Explorer is the watch for the person that doesn't need to show off or prove anything to anyone. It's the purist Rolex. It's a professional model, it's a field watch, a mountaineers watch, a sport watch, a casual watch, and can be a dress watch. Plus MOST people will never notice or know it's a Rolex. Stealth luxury but more importantly, it's quality. It's also an icon in the watch world. The original 007 watch. If you keep it it can be something you can pass down to your child or relative. Congrats!!! Keep it don't sell it, enjoy it, and wear it in good health.

Definitely looks a thousand times better polished

W and it looks much better after the polish

I recently bought a pre-owned Omega Speedmaster with a lot of light scratches. I took it to my local watch guy and had it polished. It looks amazing! I’m glad I did it, now I can add my own scratches to it and have it tell MY story as the watch ages with me.

You don’t polish vintage watches if it’s fairly new you’re golden

Black dial explorer 1 is an S tier watch. So classy looking.

I'd never ever spend that much on a watch but I like that the inside is still mechanical

Watch shop was being very nice explaining "Rolex" to you. 😄

just got my Rolex back from its 5 year service. polished and looks and functions like new.

Stunning watch! Take care of it and don't worry about polish it wear it with pride.

Perfect bro. Super happy for you. I hope to own a Rolex one day. I really appreciate what you did giving back that Rolex to the one lady. Also I remember a lot of people were saying you got scammed and she played you. I just want to say, giving back is worth the risk of getting played, if a homeless person on the street is asking for $5 and turns out he is not a homeless and is hustling, yes you got played, however it doesn’t change your intentions, that you genuinely wanted to help someone, that’s what’s important. Also if that person is homeless you could be sincerely helping them. Idk just my thoughts bro, keep up the great videos.

My opinion. A good been done polish work is adding value to it. And looking good 😊

They've done a decent job of polishing it without going too far, too heavy of a polish on the bracelet can create slight play in the links and it kills the overall feeling of quality that Rolex are known for. As someone who worked in the trade for 15 years, I can confirm that dealer was dead-on with what she was saying. Rolex are master marketers and thats really the main reason they command the prices they do, they aren't really a "better" watch than any of their swiss equivalents from other brands

It's your watch so do what you want. I think I would have polished as well. Looks great.

You made the right choice to get it polished because now you can make your own scratches and dents and have your own story with the watch, good job sir 👏🏾 👍🏾

I don’t mind scratches, but they have to be MY scratches. You did the right thing getting it polished

A watch is to be worn. That is a great watch and fits your wrist well. Great job👍

Polish Definately Made it Look sooo much better

The lady was spitting facts. I, for one, would never buy a Rolex for my own usage :D I'd much rather buy a GS with spring drive.

Polishing it was for sure the way to go! Looks almost brand new!! 🔥🔥🔥

You don’t want to polish it regularly but a few times during the life span to bring the shine back out is not a problem

Screw what ppl think. It looks great

Get a omega seamaster next, beautiful watches. My dad was really into watches and made a Frankenwatch with a meteorite face and custom hands from Germany, it's beautiful. I miss him

It looks a lot better with the polish finish

All that matters is do you like it. What anyone else thinks is not really important, unless you bought it on spec, and plan to sell it soon. But if you're going to keep it, then do with it whatever will make it that much more precious to you. Have fun with it, friend. I remember my first Rolex....a previously owned stainless Date Just with a smooth bezel. I loved that watch, but was always afraid to wear it, that it might get scratched, broken, or stolen. Since then, I've owned three more Rolexes, and wear them without fear. There's no point spending that much money on something you don't enjoy. Good luck!

I think the polished look is great I just hope that you wear it in good health for many years and never get into a fight over it or because of it being on your wrist

I get why people say not to polish watches, but imo I don't have a problem polishing a used watch if it doesn't have a story I care about. If it was my father's watch or my grandfather's watch, I would be less inclined to polish it because those scratches tell a family story. If it's just a used watch that some stranger scratched, I'd polish it and put my own scratches on it.

She's correct and honest about them being the best MARKETERS.

If its vintage then don't polish but its not a 1016 Explorer so no worries. Good purchase, suits you.

Can’t go wrong with the Explorer, great history and aesthetics. Congrats!

This isn’t a limited edition or discontinued run. Don’t ever feel bad for polishing it and making it yours.

Nicer polished! 👍🏼 Just enjoy it and don’t worry about the haters.

Wow $6Grand! You must have a great job. I just pu a Citizen Eco-drive in Titanium, with day/date. I really enjoy it. Ur Rolex looks great polished. Glad it wasn't a fake👍....😺

Looks good man

Congrats man and in regards to polishing, that’s a personal choice 👍🏼

ngl I quite like the scratches it shows its been used. I've got a tudor black bay 36 and it's scratched to bits because I wear it daily. really adds to the character

There are collectible things where polishing, removing the patina, would degrade the convertibility and therefore the value. If this watch was owned by someone famous, that might be so. But, for a common stainless steel Rolex, I think polishing would enhance the value and it looks very nice. As for her comment about the movement being comparable to other much cheaper movements: There are mass produced movements (Japanese, Seiko, for example) that run very well. Then go find the videos that show the manufacture and assembly of a Rolex.

I personally love breitling watches i have a breitling emergency mission passed down from my father its very well crafted.

Polishing modern watches is completely fine. When people say don’t polish a watch that typically applies to vintage pieces because it’ll hurt the value. What’s the point of wearing a beat up Rolex when that model is still currently in production. Just get it polished and looking good so you can enjoy wearing it.

That's a clean watch. Not too loud.

Lovely watch, Explorer is one of the Rolex lines that still had their old genes of ultra reliable tools that tell the time

If you like it polished, pay no attention to what others say. It’s a nice watch and looks good on your wrist.

Looks great, but any protective coating or plating on the steel has now been compromised and if you plan on selling it in the future I'd recommend disclosing that it was polished when serviced. Many watch fans will literally avoid Rolex ADs when getting heirloom watches serviced to prevent polishing on vintage pieces for this reason.

people always say that if you change an original piece it looses value but value is what you make of it. Keeping it the same and being afraid to use it is what makes it lose its value