it was a blazing afternoon.......... HOT and HUMID......
typical of the afternoons in singapore but made worse by the heavy traffic on the roads.......
once we found the comfort of shade, we headed for a convenience store to grab a drink..... and then hopped over to our first destination: rolex service centre at tong building, orchard road....
purpose there was to send a watch in for regulation.............. for a friend's 16710 was running just a little too fast for his liking..... so handed the watch to a lady at the counter and while waiting, we sat at the couches overlooking the service area.....
unfortunately the latest A4-size catalogs are not available yet...... they did have the booklet there but already i have one.....
from the vantage point, i observed the watchmaker at work....... firstly he removed the bracelet ...... then placed the watch on the vibrograph...... the readings must have told him that the rate was out cos he went over to the next bench to open the caseback.......
next was the crucial step of using the microstella wrench to adjust the balance..... once he's done, he would replace the caseback and again using the vibrograph, check the timing of the watch..... after twice adjusting the balance, he looked satisfied and the caseback was screwed back firmly ....
ok job done and thank you........... over the next few days, we will know if the regulation was successful...
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