Quote Originally Posted by Otto View Post
Nice one ChrisL. I'm not surprised a bit. Rolex made and still makes good solid dive watches. My two cents: Take it to your local authorized Rolex dealer, in person.
Talk to them and tell them you are thinking about maintenance. It was your dads watch, and it has a great history. Don't worry to much about the strap. It was and still is fairly common among the SF and Airborne to change it to something with less bling. Anyway, don't sell it - if you don't need the money to save someones life. Your grandchildren or grand nephews will thank you.
No, do not do this! You will lose a considerable amount of value due to the originality of the watch. Patina in old Rolexes is very sought after and increases the value of the watch by thousands of dollars. Rolex service centers do not care about that at all.