After a few weeks (2008), I went to the store to pick up my Sea-Dweller again. However, after a short examination, I noticed that the polishing wasn't done properly. After I asked them to redo this again, it was done a little better but not as good as it originally was. In the end, I took the watch home and how much I tried.. I found myself rarely wearing it since that time.
When Schaap~Citroen organized an evening for a few Rolex adepts ( you can read about it here
) last March, I got invited as well and at the end of this very cool
event, I took the opportunity to discuss my Sea-Dweller with the
Schaap~Citroen staff. I explained to them what happened and that I was rarely wearing this watch ever since. Instantly, Schaap~Citroen offered to take the watch with them and have it serviced properly this time.
Last Tuesday, Schaap~Citroen called me to tell me the watch was back from service at Rolex.
During lunch break, I walked over to their store (a 10 minute walk from
my office) and could not believe my eyes when they unleashed the
Sea-Dweller from its service pouch. It looked like it was New Old Stock Unbelievable!
My Rolex Sea-Dweller, having these protecting stickers on each side and
on the case back again as it was new, came with a green plastic Rolex
card that gives another 2 years of warranty. All this was done at the expense of Schaap~Citroen. Kudos to Schaap~Citroen for offering this 'repair', even after two years.
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Here are a few pictures that I just took of the ref.16600 Sea-Dweller (T-series):