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  • Writer's pictureAnna Young

Rolex box restoration

A friend who has a family heirloom Rolex watch asked me if I could do anything with its box. It was in four or five pieces held together with an elastic band.


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The lid had a piece of the plastic missing about 55mm long and 2 to 10 mm wide. The paper hinges inside and out were also torn through.

I carefully removed the wooden inner sections and then the green leather paper (I think that is what it is called).


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I used epoxy to fix the replacement panel in place. Sorry that is a really bad picture.


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I salvaged half of the paper from the inside to remake the paper hinge inside and the other piece to rejoin the rear paper hinge.


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Then it was just a case of putting everything back together starting with the outside back panel.


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Finished

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