The training at Rolex is immediately apparent. Good professional work mate.

Excellent job! It’s extremely satisfying and motivating to see the work done to bring an older piece back to life!

Rolex; industrial art on a very very high level. When you see this you just get a reminder WHY Rolex is so highly regarded! What a job!

Art in motion. The ability to restore watches to their original finish gives back meaning to why watches exist in the first place, that is to be worn and enjoyed. These days social media have hyped certain brands and watches that these watches are no longer seen as functional tools but as expensive commodities.

That is really impressive, such amazing skills, keep it up!

Incredible work👍

Excellent job. Watch came out really well.

Top notch! So good to see real watchmaking skills rather than fake horological youtubers

thanks for sharing, great to see this vintage beauty restored. Stunning lapping and polishing work , well done

Absolutely Amazing Work👍👍👍

Best restoration ever, real pro!

Just so fantastic, thank you for sharing. Really a good job, very nice work.

Fantastic..great work and it paid off Big time. Watch looks great... Kudos to you..!

I have no words. Unbelieveable craftmanship. Thank you for this video.

Outstanding job, Sir. A piece of art. Just jaw dropping. Like NOS. If any of my watches needs restoration, you are the right man. Anytime! And yes, you may polish the case where it's needed. Why not, I'm not a flipper and I don't preserve my watches for others, except for my family. Best wishes.🍀

Stunning...

Great work. Searching for a Slow Disc grinder like yours.

What superb work!! I hope to use this guy in the near future..... a true craftsman

wonderful👏 I've been watching this video every 2/3 days for months ❤️‍🔥

Super restoration

OMG! really nice job

Stunning 👌

Wonderful work by a truly skilled craftsman and artisit. I have a 1971 unpolished Rolex 5513 that I would have this guy restore in a minute.

Impecable.

Excellent work Sir.

One of the most beautiful Submariners for sure.

Ottimo restauro!!! Bravissimo

Excellent.

4 digit cases just look so good, it's unreal. Perfectly executed restoration! Only question: 47:17 the way the bezel sticks out in comparison to the case width is pretty substantial now, no?

This deserves more likes and views 😍

If you were to 3d scan this finished product vs a factory NOS 5512, would this restored version be identical?

Master class.

You removed so much metal from the case side that the spring bar is pushing out. Other than that looks very nice. I believe collectors prefer un polished cases, unfortunately you have decreased the value. But I am sure the customer will enjoy this restoration and your excellent work.

Looks absolutely incredible wish I could buy it off you 😢

Amazing job. Thanks for sharing. Just one question : how did you manage to lap the case on the crown side ? Using a lapping machine seems not possible due to the shape of the case

Any thoughts about encompassing closer shots of your process by utilizing a microscope with your videos?

Excelente

Great video, do you have any more details on the SECURE LAQUER? look’s like a really useful step when working on the case

You have some nice tools

Hi there what Settings are using on the puk welder

What grit sand paper do you use? I like the video, good learning aid.

Good as new...

wow!

Question. You put a gasket beneath the bezel clamp. I thought those only came through after the 1680 was discontinued. Which gaskets did you use? Did you loctite the crystal as well?

Great job one of the best restauration i have seen, my question what would this job cost ?

Did you get the chamfers on ?

Beautiful work, excellent finish, one of a kind 5512, my favourite watch of all times, thank you for sharing. Crap music though...

Whats the Name/Brand/Type of Laser you use? Best Regards

Fantastic work.......but 5512 cannot have this dial.

Эта модель под номером 5513. У 5512 на циферблате надпись сертифицированный хронограф.

Had the 5513 next model up wish wish I still had it tweaked to chronometer speck value in mint condition skyrocketed cost me in nineteen eighty two three hundred pounds

It’s now a 38 mm😂

Oh my! Please stop sanding on vintage watches especially models like this. Collectors don’t even want them polished and you are sanding and welding it and removing metal and changing the shape of the bezel and case lugs. A new Rolex that’s all banged up sure, but leave the vintage pieces alone. This is exactly why people don’t send vintage watches to Rolex. They get their value destroyed with over polishing and new parts. You just turned a $30-40k highly collectable watch into a $10k watch at best. ***** EDIT now that I see it’s not actually a 5512 as your title says but a 5513, it’s a less expensive watch maybe a $20k watch before and now worth maybe $8k now. Took so much metal off the side that the springbars are poking out. 🤦‍♂️

Its a 5513 model the last generation and it's not a 5512 model. please double check next time.

Thats a 5513 not a 5512

Narration??

Sorry but what a mistake. Hard core polishing/welding ruins the patina (and value). No serious collector would ever allow this treatment of their vintage watch. My guess 30-50% “polished” off the value.

BGMうざい

This was difficult to watch, so much metal removed. Spring bars sticking out, no Bueno.

As a hobbyist watchmaker and a long time Rolex collector, I actually clicked off at 4:40. This is just my opinion however the opinion of many vintage collectors that watchmakers need to be good stewards of history and do everything possible to talk a customer out of refinishing and polishing a case like this 5512. With an hours worth of sanding or polishing you just erased decades of history and devalued the watch. Also re-adding the case edge chamfers as many vintage specialty restorers do is the equivalent to faux patina. That jubilee 62510H band isn't correct to the 5512 since it was only offered on an oyster band however I think it looks great on a vintage piece like the 5512 as long as you keep the original band. My feeling is if one wanted to tighten up a badly worn oyster or jubilee with new pins that's not really an issue to most collectors as safety and prevention of the band failing is more important. I'd have just pushed the owner for a movement service with all the gaskets and polished the plexi clear. If you want a newer no date Sub, there are plenty of 14060's for sale.

Incredible work👍