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Originally Posted by DES
Ok all you Rolex buffs, having sat around and read alot of rubbish, as well as some sound advise I can take it no longer.......
I have been a jeweller now for some 36 years.....
Now I have my own shops .....
If the watch was left over night on its side with the button (winder) upwards it would loose time.
If it was left on its side with the button downover it would loose even more time.
If it was left on its back facing up... it would gain time.
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Funny that someone with 36 yrs experience would a)refer to a watch's crown as a "button (winder)", and would also not know that with a few exceptions (those
not marked "Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified") Rolexes are COSC-certified chronometers, which means they are adjusted to run consistently in 5 positions (crown up, crown down, crown left, crown right, dial up), and a proper overhaul entails adjusting them to the COSC standard once again.
BTW to answer the original poster's question, if there is no Rolex-factory-trained watchmaker with a word-of-mouth reputation (the equivalent of DAG to Leica) in your locality, I can recommend Stoll & Co. (americaswatchmaker.com) which uses by many jewelry shops as subcontractor for repairs. Also a good place to ask for recommendations for local watchmakers is watchuseek.com.