REPAIR & SERVICE
Rolex Vintage/ Daytona 6265
Gray & Sons Jewelers, located in Miami Beach, Florida is an independent watch service center, repairing Rolex Vintage/ Daytona 6265 watches since 1980.
Gray and Sons is the go-to location for all your watch repair needs. Our Swiss trained master watchmakers, in-house polishers and jewelers with over 150 years of combined experience are trained not only to open and replace damage parts like most manufacturers do, but to actually fix components making us a reliable repair center for brands such as Cartier, Rolex, Omega, Breitling, Patek Philippe and many more. With over a million dollars in parts and professional equipment Gray & Sons can offer a faster turn-around for most watch than working directly with the manufacturer.
Located in such a reputable location, right across the street from the famous Bal Harbor Shops, has brought an amazing clientele through our doors, and we have proved ourselves to be a trustworthy repair center for almost 40 years. Each client has an amazing story behind their valuable watch or piece of jewelry and todays watch is no exception. Today we will visit one of these amazing stories.
Here we have a vintage Rolex Daytona Ref 6265. This amazing piece was produced from 1970 to 1987. This was the last Rolex Daytona manufactured with a smaller case and the Valjoux 727 movement with 17 jewels, before it was later replaced by a bigger size case and Zenith movement. What makes this Rolex Daytona a special, rare piece? If your guess was the dial, then you are CORRECT! This beautiful piece displays the iconic Paul Newman style dial. Another rare addition to this watch is the Reference number. Displaying 6265 between the lugs at 12 o’clock and 6263 inside the back case. This Rolex Daytona serial number 5,58X,XXX puts its production date somewhere around 1978.
This Rolex Daytona came into our store for servicing. Our client was very concern about his watch, especially because of its rarity and value. He trusted Gray & Sons to do an amazing job finding and fixing this problem. After an initial assessment our master watchmaker carefully opened the watch and found that the was broken the ratchet wheel (as you can see from the pictures).
This wheel is part of the winding system on the watch, making it impossible for this watch to be winded. Being this a manual winding watchmaking this Rolex Daytona non-functional. The second issue that this watch had was the need of servicing. This is a standard procedure which Rolex recommends to be done on all their watches every 4-5 years. Once the movement was completely disassembled, the watchmaker places all parts into metal baskets specially designed for our Tempo ultrasonic cleaning machine. During this process the Valjoux 727 movement undergoes a series of powerful vibrations while submerged in strong cleaning solutions. This is a 4 step process that includes a cleaning process and 3 rinsing steps. After the movement is cleaned and heat dried on the last step, the movement is worked on, ensuring proper timekeeping. Most watches require detailing of their case and bracelets but in this particular situation and on most vintage watches, polishing is not recommended as it depreciates the value of the watch. After precise calibration with the help of timing computer and a waterproofing process the watch is ready for our quality control. We need to ensure that the manual winding system on this Rolex Daytona is powering the watch correctly. After our thorough quality control, the watch is ready to be returned to our client backed by our 24 month in house warranty.
Do you have any rare, vintage luxury timepiece in need of servicing and too scared to send it to someone that will not appreciate your watch as much as you do? Well, look no further. Located in the heart of Bal Harbor, blocks from the beautiful Miami Beaches, Gray and Sons is your one-stop destination to buy, sell, trade and repair luxury watches and fine estate jewelry. Visit our website at www.grayandsons.com for our full inventory of luxury Swiss watches and jewelry or to request one of our convenient Easy Ship Boxes to send your valuables in for a hassle-free evaluation.
Rolex Repair Services
Top Rolex Models repaired and restored including
- Daytona
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Top Brands Repaired and restored
- Piaget
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Top Services performed on Rolex
- Overhaul and Detail
- Crystal replacement
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- Polishing
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Request pre-labeled Easy Ship Box and mail in your item to repair.
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Once you receive the box and send your watch, one of our Master Watchmakers will evaluate it and contact you with a free estimate. If you approve of the estimate we will proceed with the repair, which generally takes 2-3 weeks.
If you wish to repair at a different time we will ship the watch back to you at no cost to you.
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OVER 150 YEARS OF COMBINED WATCHMAKING AND JEWELRY/CASE AND BRACELET REPAIR EXPERIENCE!
How to Repair Your Watch with Gray & Sons Jewelers
We offer our watch repair services locally in South Florida (Miami, Miami Beach, Surfside, Bal Harbour, Fort Lauderdale, and West Palm Beach), nationally as well as internationally with our Easy Ship Box Option.
Local Repairs
Come visit our showroom and let us evaluate your watch. Our Master-trained watchmakers are among the best in the United States and we just happen to be located on Miami Beach. We will provide you an estimate before beginning any work.
National Repairs
To accommodate customers across the United States who complete repairs with us, we devised the Easy Ship Box as the fastest and most convenient way to send sensitive luxury items. This allows you to receive our state of the art services anywhere in the country, so you never compromise on the care your watch rightfully deserves.
Watch Repairs by Gray & Sons
Some watch repair shops just take shortcuts once they have your money but that's not what you're going to see from our team. Explore our repair videos on YouTube by searching "Gray and Sons," or visit our Miami Beach showroom. We specialize in brands like Rolex, Cartier, Patek Philippe, Omega, and more, offering unmatched quality and care.
Genuine is exactly what you will get. Each-pre-owned watch that we sell at Gray & Sons has undergone a sophisticated inspection by our master trained technicians. That means that timepieces have been tested inside and out to ensure functionality as well as timekeeping.
Whenever they need to repair or replace an individual component, our watchmakers use Swiss parts. These components, whenever possible, come from the manufacturer. Sometimes our master watchmakers fabricate and refurbish parts that are not otherwise available to us to purchase from our sources.