That was your first servicing of the watch since 1998? It's 23 years between '98 and 2021, that's pretty good if not outstanding that a luxury watch has worked for that many years without being serviced

@@MybeautifulandamazingPrincess I wore it often for about a decade. Then sporadically, up until servicing. I know...sacrilege that I did not send it in for recommended servicing every 3-5 years!

How much was it back in 1998 in Dollars

@@thingsyoulike1391 $5400

Wow, you make me wish i held onto my 16613 I just traded in for a 16618. Two-tone was a 1998, solid 18k is a 1994 in great condition. I was in a position to trade in mine and add $12k out the door. Always wanted the solid 18k, but the 4 short years I owned the 16613 I really enjoyed it. It truly is a classy watch you can wear anywhere, and not an obnoxious fuck off watch like the one i just traded it in for. I'll get one again in the future.

Hi Randy .. good to hear from you. Yes, the free sprung balance is a real differentiator and on reflection I could have highlighted this a little more. Thanks for the feedback. Richard

Hi mariodesmo ... mid nineties was a good time for the submariner I figure and you were very discerning to chose this reference. Great to hear you experience corroborates my findings here. Thanks for the feedback. Richard

Haha! I wasn't a million miles away with that comparison. Good to hear from you Omax! Richard

It's a really great watch you have there and I agree, the blue and gold is very classy. Richard

Just started my day to this comment .... needless to say it good for morale so thank you very much indeed. Richard

Thanks Dennis ... I aim to! Richard

Nicely put Titi teatea! A really stunning and resilient watch. Nice one! Richard

Hi Jon .... Thanks for letting me know you enjoyed this video. Getting positive feedback is really really encouraging. Richard

Thanks Roland! Richard

Hi M F .... part of my aim was to show folks in some detail the 3135 which I was confident would impress without too much trouble. Richard

Richard Perrett Watchmaker I am currently looking on chrona at the exact same watch and looking to purchase. Any suggestions /suggestions I should ask seller before I commit. Love this 3135 and been waiting for one to come up, keenly priced and confirmed records and registered

@@robertmannix8819 with any pre-owned watch there is a lot of truth in the maxim 'Buy the Seller not The Watch'. I would be particularly careful if the watch is from a private owner rather than a business with 'good form'. I would ask when the watch was last serviced and if it is currently running within the COSC tolerance of -4 to +6 seconds a day. If the answer to this is no it doesn't rule out the watch but you could try and bargain down on the asking price as you would need a £300 service to get it back in tolerance. Hope this is helpful. Richard

Richard Perrett Watchmaker yes Richard asked them very questions . Yes it a reputable dealer approved on CHrona24 so they have confirmed it’s a W series 1996 and papers and box . Will ask service questions and price bargain

@@robertmannix8819 Good stuff and good luck with it Robert, so long as you get the real deal functioning as it is capable of you will have yourself, in my opinion, one of the best men's watches in the galaxy! Richard

HI Darren .... Haha! That is great to hear as I was hoping to hit a bit of a 'lazy Sunday vibe' with my videos and it's really good to know that I might actually be on target with that. Good to hear from you. Richard

@@richardperrettwatchmaker Well i think you have achieved that vibe, there is something quite relaxing and satisfying about watching you at work just right for a Sunday evening ;) Take care. Darren.

Hi Stephen .... yes and of course it can be stripped down further, the balance assembly I did not even touch in this video! Thanks for the feedback. Richard

Hi Giovan ... good to hear from you and yes these are two very classy watches some comparison is inevitable and I don't yet know myself where that will take us ... which is kind of interesting. Thanks for the feedback. Richard

Hi Marcus ... thank you for taking the trouble to let me know you enjoyed this! It's very encouraging to get nice feedback. Richard

Richard Perrett Watchmaker I always enjoy watching great engineers working on and explaining such intricate and fantastically designed machines. Your knowledge and experience gives you a confidence and enthusiasm that comes across in your videos.It was my pleasure to comment thanks for your reply. It would be great to see you work on other watch movements from brands of a similar price point and discuss any difference in design and build quality. Have a great weekend

We purchased this reference in 2000 for my father when he retired from law enforcement. He doesn’t wear it all that much anymore due to the robberies that are occurring here in SoCal. The watch will be mine as soon as my father sees fit to give it to me. The dial is so beautiful, and the indices are just starting to show the gorgeous crème color. I really enjoyed this video and being able to gaze onto the 3135 is just mesmerizing.

Hi Alan tahnks for this feedback .... I have never worked on a 3235 movement as these are pretty new and still under warranty so even if I was sent one I would advise it goes back to Rolex for their attention. You may find this very interesting though .... bhi.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/April-HJ-2018-Article-of-the-Month.pdf Hope this is helpful. Richard

Hi Jun Jun ... thank you so much for saying so and welcome aboard! Richard

Hi Enamuele ... you are a discerning man and own a really great watch. I am so pleased you enjoyed this video and found it interesting and thank you so much for taking the trouble to let me know. Richard

I have the same watch with the Serti dial. Purchased in 1999. Absolutely stunning.

Hi FloridaClay ... Thank you for saying so sir! Yes, I wanted to try and get across just what a great job rolex did with this reference. Thanks for the feedback Richard

Hi Joel ...,. Haha! He's cool so I figure .... yes! Good to hear from you. Richard

Hi Peter ... you are correct this is part of a full service and yes it was done and I even have the footage. If this video had been a "How to service a 3135" I would have left it in. My aim in this piece was to show the movement as part of my argument that this is one of the best submariners. So the barrel (which was also full of black gunk) footage ended up on the cutting room floor. It's always a balance what stays in and what gets cut ... me and Steven Speilberg have to deal with these things daily! Thanks for feedback . Richard

Thomas Smith And the point of your story is ?

Hi Randy ... Haha! I don't know either! I never seem to have to alter them as the guys at Rolex already did a great job and no adjustment is normally required. As I only really work on other people's Rolex watches experimenting is out of the question!

@@richardperrettwatchmaker OK. I assumed they were probably taken out as a matter of course when the parts went thru the cleaning process. Thanks.

Hi gonshocks ... who's Marc? :) If you mean me then thank you very much indeed sir! Richard

Hi GenWivern ... yes the movement is pretty sublime and the rest I guess is largely a matter of taste for which we know 'there is no accounting'. It's great that not everyone likes the submariner or the selection of watches to purchase would be pretty dull I guess. Thanks for the feedback. Richard

Hi Cuestion De Tiempo, it's not just the calibre but rather the way the whole watch comes together. I guess my view is a little subjective as I include the colour scheme here and that is clearly a taste issue. I just love this model I guess and the 3135 is such a good calibre. Hope this makes sense and thanks for the feedback. Richard

@@richardperrettwatchmaker Totally makes sense, I think if we were to add the subjective part in my case would be the black version. The calibre is a workhorse and reliable, my problem with Rolexes is their sealed case back that prevents us from appreciating the mechanics more often than just when we open our pieces. Thank you, cheers, Danny.

Hi American Breed .... and thank you sir for letting me know. It's so good to get encouraging feedback, it's like oxygen! Richard

Know problem,seriously I enjoy watching u work on this watches,,I’m a auto mechanic by trade,luv taking things apart and putting back together

Hi Paul ... thank you and yes I do know what you mean. I think I would be lured by the Tutankhamum vibe though! Thanks for the feedback. Richard

Yes I know what you mean , it was a lovely watch , when I had a shirt on this polished centre links got very finely scuffed I found as well which I was surprised at , 18ct though .

Hi Badr .... thank you for this kind feedback. Regarding the performance issue you raise it is important to understand how watch accuracy is rated. A Seiko NH35A is an inexpensive Seiko Automatic mechanical movement and the Seiko engineers rate the watch as accurate to within a minute a day. Interestingly the watch is calibrated in favour of gaining rather than losing time as this is seen as more attractive which I think is common sense, as a result you will see this movement accuracy published as -20 to +40 seconds. Your Submariner and GMT (btw you have great taste!) are both COSC certified and as such are rated to be more accurate, this time to come in not within a 60 sec bracket but rather a might tighter 10 second bracket. Again this is weighted towards the gaining side so the COSC watch needs to consistently stay within -4 to +6 seconds. Additionally Rolex place on themselves an even high standard of accuracy, their watches are rated within a 4 second per day bracket, this time not weighted in favour of gaining or losing so -2 to +2 seconds a day. So this tells us that you watches are definitely meeting chronometer standards but falling just outside the Rolex self imposed accuracy target. My view is that it is so close to the standard that I would not worry at all about it. I bought two watches from a Supermarket in UK called Lidl a few weeks ago, each cost £3.99 and both are accurate to 15 seconds .... a month. That's because they have a quartz movement. Fact is 99.9% of people don't need a watch that is accurate to more than about 30 seconds a day so the extra accuracy is not a real factor. The £3.99 watches are accurate but will only last a few months before they break and they are not nice objects. If you own a GMT and a Submariner by Rolex and these watches are both below -4 and +6 seconds a day you are a very fortunate man I figure. I hope this answer is not too long but your question is a very important one so I wanted to answer it fully. Enjoy those great watches and thanks again for your kind words. Richard

Richard Perrett Watchmaker thanks for the great reply , full elaboration and to the point, you’re awesome 👏🏼 , keep it up 🌹🌹

Hi Jonathan ... potentially yes you can swim with it but you should have the seals renewed and a pressure test conducted before doing so. This will check the new seals and also the seal on the crystal which may have been swapped out several times (or never) on a watch of that vintage. Nice watch! Don't risk it unless you do this as water on the 3035 would a be of a disaster. Hope this helps. Richard

@@richardperrettwatchmaker Thanks for the advice Richard. I assume parts are still available.

Seals (and crystal) definitely .. the secret is getting exactly the right size. Richard

Thanks Joseph! :)

Hi Heuer03 ... thanks for taking the trouble to say so! Richard

Hi Jack ... Not sure my stuff is up there with 'A Last Tango In Paris' but I'll take that ... thank you! As for golf you should be fine with a 3135 movement. It's high beat and has good shock resistance. I would be more careful with a 1570 or 1560 movement as this have a habit for throwing the hairspring over the stud screw when shocked in just the wrong way. So long as you don't run over it with a buggy the watch should be fine. Richard

@@richardperrettwatchmaker Thanks!

Hi Paul ... the 3135 is itself only 28.5mm across hence there is room enough inside each of the models you mention. The 40mm sub just has a most substantial case surrounding the movement that the 36mm Datejust. Hope this helps. Richard

Haha! Thank you Rafael .... but maybe folks should watch all my videos on Rolex though! Richard

@@richardperrettwatchmaker hey Richard i just watch one about invicta , do you know if the Nh 35 has plastic components always or just for invictas

Hi am not very familiar with the selitta sw 200. The ETA 2824 is a very very good movement but it is the free sprung balance that I would miss on it. The escapement of the 3135 is really very special and this is one of the things I was trying to get across in this video. Whether it is worth the extra money in practical terms is another question. I am not convinced that a watch with a 3135 is actually worth 10 times watch a similar watch with the ETA would cost. But folks pay what the market will bear and the market is driven a lot by emotion .... hope this answer is helpful and thanks for the feedback. Richard

Hi celestialfix .... so pleased you liked both and thank you for taking the trouble to let me know. Richard

Hi Jorgen ... so pleased you liked this video. It's a beautiful watch and thank you for the feedback. Richard

@@richardperrettwatchmaker really like this vieo, it is so interesting to watching a guy fixing a watch,

Nice choice sir! Enjoy the watch and thank you so much for this feedback. Richard

Hey Christian ... very nice to hear you agree and thank you for taking the trouble to let us know. Richard