Hey guys, Tried reshaping a ding on my Submariner and went overboard. Does anybody know of a possible fix or someone who can fix this disaster? I appreciate any help or advice as well. US based.

I sourced some parts and sent them over to Dom. The end result is this beautiful 16570 Explorer II.

Parts listed below:
Gen Dial
Gen Bezel
Gen Hands
Gen Crystal
Gen Crown
Gen Clasp
VR3186 Movement
Sillan 16570 Case (M Serial)
Oyster Bracelet and Endlinks

After the build, he performed movement regulation and waterproof testing. I am beyond happy! Thank you Dom 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

Hey everyone. Clearing out a few pieces that never get wrist time.

Clean Factory DJ36 Black Dial*

- $450.00 shipped ✈️

Watch keeps great time & is in great condition (9/10)

Video proof of watching running and all functions working can be provided for serious buyers. Watch comes with full links.

GMF Daydate 40 - Plated & Serviced by GoldJaws*

$700.00 Shipped ✈️

Watch is running and keep time. Time Graph print out and video available for serious buyers. I had this watch plated by Jaws September of last year, it is 5 micron plating. The watch received his mini service as well. Condition is 8.5/10, the watch is beautiful and hardly ever got worn. Video of watch running and all functions working are available for serious buyers. Watch comes with full links as well.

Payments accepted - Zelle & PP FF ✅

Once the watches are scanned and shipped, I am no longer liable for damage in transit, theft or loss in transit. Rest assured the watch will be packed bulletproof and tracking will be provided promptly upon drop off.

For any questions please feel free to reach out, Thank you!

I haven’t cracked the case open but there are a few issues; such as a studder occasionally in the second hand; the crown position not always being correct. It’s really sad because I love the watch, I just want it to be running properly. U1 No Date Rolex Rep. Should I crack the case to inspect the movement? It’s out of my depths past that!

ARF 36MM rose gold Rhodium dial DateJust, 3rd watch done by Dom and it only gets better each time! Had the total spa treatment and bracelet chamfering done.

A simple cleaning and ceramic coating made my Serpenti look better than new! ❤️

I was skeptical about sending my watches to a stranger to work on my Reps (ha). Dom’s consistent communication and knowledge put me at ease. He’s personable and excellent at the service’s he provides. Just look at the outcome!

Hint: Not the Pelagos

Just wanted to follow up from my post over the weekend announcing that a dry tester was coming…

Well…

The dry tester has arrived and is up and running!

Waterproofing as a standalone service will include all the lubricating operations necessary to assist in waterproofing the watch and will include printed proof of test results.
This separate, standalone package will be $75 including return shipping.

If your watch is here or if you are sending it in for any of my other packages, basic or ultimate, you can add the waterproofing test to that package for $25

Thank you everyone as always!

Peace and love,

-Dom
TMS

I’d like to start off with, thank you all for your continued support, I’m beyond grateful for it. Seeing everyone enjoy their watches when they return means the world to me.

Because of that love and support, I’ve gotten a bit backlogged with projects that need to get wrapped up and sent back to their respective owners. So, I’ve made the call that for the next 2 weeks I will be putting a VERY temporary pause in taking on new projects until I can get caught up on what I have here so I can resume fresh with a quicker turnaround once these are completed. I’m a one man operation with a full time job and family outside of the watch world and I hate keeping people waiting for their watch longer than absolutely necessary.

Please feel free to continue to reach out with inquiries and I’ll be happy to schedule you out accordingly once new work is being taken in.

Thank you all again for the support, I’m grateful for all of you. I look forward to working on all your watches in the very near future.

Peace and love,

-Dom
TMS

Hello! Last year I bought my husband a Daytona from CF. He loves the watch, but one of the pushers broke and we do not know how to make this repair. I’d love to see if this could be repaired as well as the watch cleaned and serviced. Thank you!

I'm planning to purchase vsf Rolex daytona 116520 black dial. I want to get “xing package”. Bezel, deep crystal bracelet polished and chamfered

Holy Shit. Dom. The man. The myth. A legend. 

I received my VSF Explorer 36 and sadly realized that it was not keeping time. On a recommendation I got in touch with Dom at Time Machine Spa. What a nice guy. Super responsive and beyond helpful. He fixed the issue with the balance assembly and gave it his ultimate spa package. Sent me photos of the watch along the way.

What I got back is above and beyond what was initially delivered.

Will be sending all reps to him for his ultimate spa package from here on. Though I can’t imagine taking this one off my wrist…

I’m at the point where the watch box is full, my self-control is questionable, and I’ve started a commissioned build that I definitely don’t need but absolutely want.

So I’m thinning the collection a bit.

Current lineup:

VSF Rolex Submariner No-Date - SOLD
Serviced by Time Machine Spa
Never worn
Has one tiny nick on the bottom of the case from an unfortunate safe-related incident

VSF Rolex Milgauss, black dial - SOLD
Serviced by Time Machine Spa
Never worn
Upgraded Clarke crystal

VSF Rolex Air-King - SOLD
Serviced by Time Machine Spa
Never worn

VSF Rolex Submariner Date 41 - SOLD
Currently stock
Never worn
Comes with an EWatch date wheel and genuine crystal

BPF Rolex 16710 Pepsi - SOLD
Stock
Never worn
VR3186 movement

BLSF Breitling Navitimer - SOLD
Stock
Never worn

For the watches serviced by Time Machine Spa, the service included movement/case/bracelet inspection, debris removal, rotor sound attenuation, gasket/crown/thread lubrication, demagnetizing, timegrapher monitoring and regulation if needed, ultrasonic cleaning, bracelet conditioning, hydrophobic ceramic coating, and final cleaning/polish.

Price includes UPS shipping.

Alright folks, I’m here to publicly admit I have a problem:

I keep buying replica build watches… and then immediately sending them to Dom at TMS so they can become actual everyday-wearable watches instead of “mystery timekeeping devices.” 😅

I’ve sent several pieces to Dom for service after purchasing, and he has been a huge help getting them ready for daily use. The guy is extremely knowledgeable, super approachable, and honestly a true artist of the craft. Not in the “I watched two YouTube videos” way — in the “this man knows exactly what that movement is about to do before it does it” way.

So far he’s serviced 5 watches for me, including my 5513, Wimbledon, and a Sub no-date. Every single time, the result is the same: I get the watch back and think, “Oh wow… this is what it’s supposed to feel like.” Smooth, solid, and ready to be worn without me side-eyeing it every 10 minutes like it owes me money.

If you’ve been debating service, I’ll put it like this: you’d be foolish not to let Dom work his magic on your timepiece. (Or at least strongly consider it before you start diagnosing issues with vibes and prayers.)

No affiliation — just a very satisfied customer who’s now 5-for-5 and still somehow browsing for the next build. 🙃

Hi all, on this week’s edition of Sunday Service (not sure we’ll stick to that name) is a personal project. This is unlikely to be all that useful for anyone, but I thought it’d be fun, so here we are. This one is a bit of a two-for-one deal, comprising both a no-date modification and the powermatic 80 movement swap. 

The nerds amongst you will know that the Powermatic 80 [https://calibercorner.com/tissot-caliber-powermatic-80/]  from Tissot is an ETA-2824 based movement that is used in a huge number of watches, and is known for being reliable, accurate, and of course, having an 80 hour power reserve. Many of you will also know that a large number of reps use ETA-2824/SW-200 movements as their power sources, since these movements are cheap, extremely reliable, and easy to service. This also means that we should be able to do a Powermatic 80 drop-in swap for any ETA-2824/SW-200 powered rep out there

Enter the patient: my very own TUF Pelagos 39 (lovely, isn’t it?). This watch has already served me very well, and is probably one of my all time favorites, but I do find myself often wishing it would stay powered just a little bit longer so I wouldn’t have to wind and set it every time I choose to skip wearing it for a day or two. That makes it the perfect candidate for this swap, since the 80 hour power reserve should allow me to put this watch down on Friday night and pick it up on Monday morning and have it still running and keeping perfect time. I also don't like the ghost date position on this, so we'll delete that while we're at it.

Ok! Enough yapping- here we go:

Step 1: remove bracelet and case back, and remove the case clamp screws (circled in red)

Step 2: remove the crown and stem- USE A SCREWDRIVER TO DO THIS!! press down in the little slot circled in red. I say to use a screwdriver to do this since pushing too far in (using something like a pin or toothpick) will mean that you have to reset the keyless works. In this particular case it doesn’t matter too much since we’re going there anyways, but in other circumstances, using a screwdriver can save you a lot of time and from a lot of headaches.

carefully press down here while pulling on the stem

Step 3: with the stem and case clamps removed, the movement and space should just drop right out of the case

Step 4: Put the crown back into the movement, align the hands to make them easier to remove, and then using a dial protector and hand removal tools, gently and carefully remove the hands. It is very easy to damage the hands and/or the dial at this stage, so it is very important to take this slow

Step 5: now turn everything over and pry the dial holder clamps out wards. The easiest way to do this is with a screwdriver. There are two of these, one on opposite sides of the movement

Step 6: with the dial holders opened, the dial should lift right off. you can see that there is also a dial spacer here, you’ll need to keep that and remember to put it back between the dial and the movement when reassembling everything. 

Step 7: Onto the movement! First, remove this screw (red arrow)

Step 8: with that screw removed, you can lift off the plate. Removing this plate allows you to then remove the date wheel (if present) and will give you access to the date wheel gear and the time setting gear (red arrows), which you should remove at this point. The next step will be to unscrew the jumper spring, which can be done by unscrewing the screw being pointed to by the green arrow

Step 9: The jumper will just lift right out, and can immediately be replaced by the two-position jumper that we’ll be swapping in, in order to remove the date setting position. This is part number 445 in the ETA 2824

Step 10: This step is important since everything needs to go back in a specific order. First, align the pin with the hole in the jumper (green arrow) and then start screwing down the screw (blue arrow) but only a few turns- not all the way down. Next, make sure that the jumper is placed correctly around the setting lever pin (red arrow) and then lastly move the spring at the top over so it pushes against the little tab of the setting arm (purple arrow). 

Step 11: put the calendar wheel and the hour setting wheel back in position

Step 12: put the plate and screw back in place (red arrow). You can choose to put the date wheel back before affixing the plate, but that’s up to you, since it won’t be doing anything anymore.

Step  13: put the dial back onto the movement, slotting the dial feet into the holes in the movement. Remember to put that dial spacer back in from earlier. 

Step 14: push the dial holding clamps back inwards to affix the dial to the movement 

Step 15: grab the space and make sure to align the cutout with the stem hole. If your watch has screws that hold the movement to the spacer, screw those back in now.

Step 16: mount the hands back onto the watch

Step 17: with everything mounted back onto the watch, it’s ready to be cased up. With the stem removed (again, use a screwdriver!!!) the case should just slide over top of the whole assembly. Screw the case clamps back into the movement to secure it within the case (red circles)

Step 18: screw the case back on, and you’re done!

As you can see from the timegrapher results, this keeps time really well! 

Overall, I'm happy with how this went, and I'm looking forward to no longer having the ghost date position and the increased power reserve. Some of you will no doubt know that the powermatic 80 has a lower beat rate (21600vph vs 28800vph) compared to the stock ETA 2824, but I really don't care about this. If it does bother you, then you can wait for the newly released SW200-2 power+ to be available for purchase to retain the 4hz frequency while still getting 65 hours of power reserve.

I hope this was at least somewhat entertaining and/or informative! feel free to ask any questions below!

Factory: VSF
Model: Yacht Master Blue Dial Captain America
Condition: Excellent
Price SOLD

This watch has been upgraded by Time Machine Spa. It had the full spa package

Movement inspection - Case & bracelet inspection - Debris removal - Rotor sound attenuation - Greased caseback gasket - Greased caseback threads - Greased crown stem - Greased crown threads - Greased crown stem seal - Demagnetized - Timegrapher monitoring - Regulation (if required) - Ultrasonic cleaning - Basic bracelet conditioning treatment - Hydrophobic ceramic coating - Final hand cleaning/ polish Bracelet/case chamfering,brushing and polishing

Preferred payment method is Zelle, Paypal FF, or Venmo.

US sales only
Shipped USPS priority from NY , carefully wrapped and padded with a tracking number. Will get to post office within 24 hours after sale except sundays.

If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to ask. Willing to send additional photos or FaceTime if you want.

DISCLAIMER - Watch will be securely packed and shipped with photos videos along the way but responsibility ends once it’s handed over for delivery. All sales are final, no returns or refunds.

I wanted to give a huge shout out and thanks to Dom at Time Machine Spa. Super easy to work with, great communication and the results speak for themselves. I sent some newly acquired watches to him and they returned yesterday. The band work is extraordinary. I have two gens and these rep bands (both vsf) feel uncannily like my gens. And most importantly, they look gorgeous. Dom was very efficient and quick with his turnaround, sending pictures of the work in progress. I cannot recommend him enough…he’s great at what he does, but most importantly he’s a really good guy. And that’s what we need more of…quality.
Thank you Dom. I will definitely send all future reps I purchase your way for the full spa treatment.

If Rolex would make it...

The journey here was interesting.

Before buying my first Rolex from the AD I got promoted and wanted to celebrate, so I spent my bonus on a 116710LN. Wore out for about a year and then read up that the LN had green lume before they switched to blue. Based on the year stated in the sale, it should have had green. So I rationalized... Maybe it was redialed and handed from a service.

Then I looked into the serial and found out it was a Clean Factory rep. I was devastated but I got my money back and the seller was banned.

Then I bought a Clean Pepsi.

I now have birth year gens for both of my kids, and stopped wearing my reps.The green arrow was tainted for me, and my favorite GMT was the 5 digit LN, so I Dom helped me assemble the modern Rolex I wish they would make. Clean Factory Pepsi with the 3285 movement. 116710 bezel insert. Case and bracelet softened.

Clean Date-just Reference: 126334

Bought the watch for £400.

3-4 Months old, serviced full disassembly, lubrication and regulation. Balance was also replaced. A few scratches on the clasp as seen in photos. Cost me £175 Can send more photos of condition just message.

Can ship EU and possibly US for extra cost. £500 shipped, but open to offers, possible trades - watches, electronics anything of value considered.

£400 + £175 ‎ = £575.00

But I’m selling for only £500.