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Re: Accuracy of mechanical watches and break-in

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: My Dad, who as you may know worked for Ford, always admired
: those Cummins engines. He said the trucks would literally be
: falling apart around a still perfectly running engine. No idea
: what the service will cost on the GS. My watchmaker took the
: back off with my permission, and he said that the movement
: looked almost identical to a Rolex perpetual. He charges $300
: for a Rolex service, so I may just get him to do it (or his son
: if he's retired by then). Roger.

Dad was right, Roger. If Chrysler built the truck as well as Cummins builds an engine, I'd still be driving
the first one. 300 bucks for a Rolex service? A bargain, RSC was charging half again that much 10 yrs ago.......David

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