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Please take a look at this 3135 movement.

ngquantao

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Hello everyone,

I’m new to the watch industry and have limited experience with movements. Could you please review this movement and let me know if it’s an authentic 3135 Rolex movement?

Thanks 🙏
 

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Hi and welcome to RWI! Glad you found your way here.

Looks good to me but I'm not an expert and am viewing it cursorily on the mobile. @dogwood is the man for a final word.

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ngquantao

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Hi and welcome to RWI! Glad you found your way here.

Looks good to me but I'm not an expert and am viewing it cursorily on the mobile. @dogwood is the man for a final word.

Please take some time to read the sticky threads in the new members area (all subsections), learn the basic forum rules and get some very good advice in the process. A number of questions has already been answered there, this is just an example:


As a new subscriber, you've already been directed to this thread, please read carefully and look through the linked additional threads:


Another good thread to read to understand where RWI comes from and some fundamentals is this:


Most of the information you need to know to start is there. If you're preparing to buy, read the stickies before ordering. When you're finished, you can continue learning by reading the stickies in all remaining sections. If it's stickied, it's important information.

If you intend to sell, read the sales rules and all stickies in the sales section with particular care and make sure you understand each single rule. Sales rules infraction is taken very seriously here. As a new member you are not eligible to sell. Using the sales section is a privilege, eligibility must be earned, make sure you know and understand how.

For anything else, feel free to reach out to @eBoy or me, we're happy to assist, advise, direct, explain. Don't hesitate.

Don't be afraid to post noob questions in the new members area. In doubt, use the flame free zone. If you feel uncomfortable anywhere in the new members area, please reach out to @eBoy or me. Mutual respect is of utmost importance to us. On the other hand, we're grown-ups and are supposed to be able to deal with a bit of irony, don't take it personally, ever, a bit of irony never harmed anyone. If you laugh at jokes, you'll make friends faster.

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If at any point you feel to contribute also on another level, feel free to pm the boss (trailboss99) to become a supporter and get some little perks with the status (editing rights, for example).

Enjoy the forum.
Thanks a lot for your information. I’ll do my best to follow the rules.
 

ngquantao

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My dear friend told me that the movement is good, but it has been heavily damaged by water.
 

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Water damage is never good. Water means rust. In the best of cases the movement needs a full disassembly, cleaning of single parts, reassembly and lubrication. If you're not that lucky it will need parts to be replaced.
 

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Looks genuine to me. But mainspring is damaged. You can see that it is squeezed together on one side. As above mentioned, it will need a full overhaul incl. Repair parts.
 

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Looks genuine to me. Or at least the balance is genuine — it could be a franken. But if it’s water damaged that’s a bad thing. It will need to be fully disassembled, cleaned, reassembled, and re-lubricated.