Diplomatico 191 Posted July 13, 2017 So both my Rolex watches were in great need of a service and ROLIE came through with his fine skills bringing my watches to life again. Superfranken Datejust 16013 So first off my superfranken Datejust 16013 which is a StoneP build. StoneP is atleast previously renowned for high quality franken builds. However Rolie found a number of corners that were cut during this build which are pretty baffling considering the premium we are paying for these StoneP franken watches. A small word of warning to all members considering StoneP builds... Luckily they were all fixable and to give you an idea of the mess: Dial was improperly installed causing it to move whenever crown was unscrewed from tube Crown being unscrewed from stem when setting time Wrong calendar spacer used causing damage to calendar gears Rolie installed a gen ETA 2824 to complete the corrections. Sub No-date V7 Secondly my No-date Sub V7 had a faulty movement which Rolie replaced with gen ETA 2824. Rolie also modded the ETA movement to have 2-step crown action (winding - time setting) to mimic the gen movement. Rolie also pressure tested it. All this was done in under a week with fast and secure returnshipping so I can truly say I recommend Rolies services to everyone!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
splke 4,383 Posted July 13, 2017 What can you say about him the lovely man Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Moondustesp 136 Posted July 13, 2017 The man is a legend Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Genius 281 Posted July 13, 2017 So it would appear stoneP is as shit as mymanmatt... And Rolie is just straight up brilliant! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ROLIE 46 Posted July 15, 2017 So it would appear stoneP is as shit as mymanmatt... And Rolie is just straight up brilliant! wonder which one holds the paper Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BadPickle 2,747 Posted July 15, 2017 So it would appear stoneP is as shit as mymanmatt... And Rolie is just straight up brilliant! wonder which one holds the paper Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ROLIE 46 Posted July 15, 2017 Thanks for the review diplomatico and glad you like the finished projects ... also the shipping in the end was rather fast by royalmail standards :thumbsup: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Diplomatico 191 Posted July 15, 2017 Thanks for the review diplomatico and glad you like the finished projects ... also the shipping in the end was rather fast by royalmail standards :thumbsup: Yeah, surprisingly fast. Them blokes at Royalmail did well :-) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nikosaldente 630 Posted July 15, 2017 One fine watchsmith, who I haven't had the chance to deal with, yet! Cheers for Rolie! Enjoy wearing them, mate! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ishmael 92 Posted July 15, 2017 Mate is that my old 16013? She looks familiar... :) Also all the problems with it you detailed are what mine suffered from... hmmm... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Diplomatico 191 Posted July 15, 2017 Mate is that my old 16013? She looks familiar... :) Also all the problems with it you detailed are what mine suffered from... hmmm... It sure is...... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ishmael 92 Posted July 15, 2017 Nice to see she got the care she deserves D! Glad you're enjoying it - and if you ever decide to part with it... :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gamba66 0 Posted September 3, 2017 (edited) On 7/13/2017 at 19:39, Genius said: So it would appear stoneP is as shit as mymanmatt... And Rolie is just straight up brilliant! Check out my thread the truth about StoneP/Mymanmatt on RWI https://forum.replica-watch.info/threads/the-truth-about-stonep-mymanmatt-datejust-and-daydate-builds.378012/ No news here, on 99 percent of the "builds" the dials, dates and day are misaligned and lume dots and/or the dial damaged during installation. Some people even complained that the dials were tilted to the sides.. Here a prime example of their work: https://forum.replica-watch.info/threads/is-my-dial-misaligned.373711/ Dust/hair/fingerprints under the xtal is a free bonus All that while grossly misrepresenting their own "skills" and charging a huge premium. Did I mention that the rep parts they use are of lowest quality in terms of tolerances (rehaut diameter) brushing and finishing (and costs..) from rafflesdials.com? Their bracelets feel so roughly finished its like putting nails on your arm. What I also noticed is that they use gen parts but period incorrect ones for example a 4 digit crown on a 5 digit build. Or a Datejust crown (with a line for SS) on a Daydate (two dots for wg, rare and worth about 300 USD more). Ofcourse no mention of this in their sales either they claim falsely its period correct or simply write "gen crown".. I could go on and on and on and the worst part is I can back it all up with links. I wouldnt trust them with a penny Edited September 3, 2017 by gamba66 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Griffo 6 Posted September 3, 2017 Good work Rolie - top man! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites