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: If you do how can you say," There is
: nothing in the Rolex literature that says it
: has to be serviced every five years". I
: do own a Rolex and it came with few booklets
: and one them is "Factory
: service the care of your Rolex".

: Direct quote from that very booklet: " To
: ensure its harmonious functioning, your
: precision movement depends on different
: lubricants. Changes in the viscosity of the
: oilcan
: impede timekeeping through friction wear. It
: has,
: therefore always been our policy at Rolex to
: recommend to owners that their watch be cleaned
: and oiled, depending on their wearing
: habits, about every five years".

: I don't understand why is it so difficult to
: realise for some that watches especially
: mechanical need periodical services? Even
: quartz
: need too. Your Rolex went 20 years without a
: service doesn't surprise me. I konw mny
: watches
: including Seiko, Longines went that length or
: more. I often hear these kind of stories
: about
: affordable watches on TZ and other forums. Does
: it
: proof $300 Seiko is better than $4500 Rolex?

: About accuracy my Exp II is the most inaccurate
: among all my watches. But it doesn't bother
: me.
: I love watches regardless of brand and I accept
: this kind of deviation. I think everybody
: should
: if they know about mechanical watches. I am a
: Omega owner since 1984 and I have had a
: pleasant experience. Like any other machine
: my watches
: could fail and if it happens I'll deal with it.

Not in my service booklet circa 1985. I checked and re-checked. Maybe it's on the new Rolex's. The ones with the sapphire crystals. Have you had your Rolex serviced by the NYC service center? They will not send it back to you unless it is accurate.
They say you should have it serviced to replace the seals. Mainly for diving. My seals never leaked even after 20 years. But the oil has never been an issue. Modern oils do not have those problems, but you hear it all the time. It is marketing to get you to spend the money for a regular service. There is a lot of info on the web about that "oil" myth.
The only reason I had my Rolex servivced was to replace the crown and the stem that it screws into . Timing was never an issue. My mistake was letting it run down on long weekends because I didn't wear it. It took over twenty years to lose the threads. Now I have a winder. That should not be an issue in the future.
I have an atomic clock and it has been dead on for over a month on the winder. Like John R said , every watch is different. I have the older movement and it was just rebuilt. That could be a factor. I never abused my Rolex.
BTW how many people change the oil in their car every 3K miles. Or have a tune-up twice a year.
If a $300 Seiko was the same as a $4500 Rolex, they would cost the same. We are still ruled by the laws of the marketplace. Price is set by demand. A $25 Timex will keep great time.
With any luxury watch , you are not paying for timekeeping. You are paying for the way people feel about their watches.
I love BMW's, but a Honda Civic will get you to the store and back. People compare the Mercedes to the BMW. Same nonsense. What I don't like is people who do not make the commitment to buying a Rolex, saying that an ETA movement is just as good. Try saying that on the TZ Rolex forum.
Omega owners, and I am one, need to just love their Omegas and stop comparing them to Rolexes. That in itself implies that the Rolex is the "gold standard" for luxury watches. Case closed.