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ahhh, thank you so much. I probably would have been very stupid and took a knife to pry it open lol. Thank you for your help :)

Thank you so much for all your information guys I really appreciate it. Unfortunately I do not have any money to get it repaired which is why I was having to sell it in the first place. I guess I am just stuck with it awhile longer until I figure out what I can do.

It will be more valuable left alone .
If you have to ask how to dismantle it ,
then you don’t have the skill to do so.
William

A Larger Hammer and a Sharp Flat Tip Screwdriver always works for me not much left of watch but I got it open

Don’t touch it. You open it and lose it’s guarantee. Send it to Rolex and they will fix it for you.

Very carefully!

Rolex watches are frequently counterfeited and Rolex knows this. They aggressively control the market on their watches AND the parts too.

When you need a repair for a Rolex watch and you take it to a local jeweler who specializes in Rolex, they are authorized to open the watch, identify the problem but they probably don’t have the part in stock. They send the defective part to Rolex and must wait for a replacement part. Yes, it is that controlled by [URL removed] it’s a one-for-one part swap for repairs. Sometimes, even the jeweler must send the complete watch to Rolex and have them perform the repair.

It would be a good investment of time and money to repair the watch and resell it as a complete and functional. Skip the jeweler (who will include a hidden service fee and have to work your repair into their schedule) and contact Rolex in NYC to make arrangements to send it yourself. They’re very quick to respond and will guarantee you will get the right parts and genuine parts. They will also give you a quote for a new bracelet (band) and I would guess that part will run in the $500 – $600 range, but probably worth it for you to resell it as a complete watch.

If they open the watch and determine it is a genuine Rolex, you’ll get something else you didn’t [URL removed] they’ll include a certificate of authenticity with the watch serial number on it. You should include this when you resell the watch.

A broken Rolex watch can sell online for a few hundred dollars. However, the same repaired vintage Rolex can sell for several thousand. You might need to invest $700 or $800 into it to restore it to its former desirable state, but you will get back a watch that is worth quite a bit more once it is repaired and authenticated by Rolex.

If it turns out it is a fake, Rolex has been known to smash the counterfeit into shards and return it to the customer. If you know for certain that it is indeed a Rolex and not a copy, you’ll need not worry about this!

Also consider this, even before you start. Try to determine the model and age of the watch. See what identical models are selling for online. This should give you some idea as to whether a pricey repair with Rolex will yield a hefty profit in return.

Best to you!

I would send it in to Rolex IF you are certain its real. Otherwise, I wouldn’t bother trying to fix a cheap fake! The cheapo’s are made with plastic retainers that fit into the case—and they would have cheap quartz movements—-hardly worth fixing! So, I hope you have a real ‘Rollie’—they do have a special place in the watch-world—So, get it fixed already! Do it for the Horologists!