Fully Restoring a Fire-Damaged Rolex (Every Step)

Join master watchmaker, Wilson Masache of Grand Central Watch, as he takes a fire-damaged Rolex Explorer II and brings it back to life. This vintage Rolex’s 3185 movement had completely seized as a result of an apartment fire, but here Masache goes through each of the meticulous steps required to fully restore this Rolex watch. Grand Central Watch is a three-generational business that was started in 1952 by Max Kivel. #WatchRepair #Watchmaker #ASMR 00:00 - Restoring a Rolex Explorer II 00:50 - Case removal 02:32 - Disassembly 15:46 - Cleaning & polishing 17:04 - Re-assembly 33:23 - The case GQ recommends: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0gkzLHONXk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKze-sfm730 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4Hz34G381M Watch more from GQ: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V53tyvVmQDQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1Lx1Fjyk3Q https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6Iaer9doJg ---------- Director: Cole Evelev Director of Photography: Brad Wickham Editor: Phil Ceconi Senior Producer: Lizzy Halberstadt Production Manager: James Pipitone Production Coordinator: Elizabeth Hymes Camera Operator: Mar Alfonso, Duell Davis Gaffer: David Djaco Audio Engineer: Rachel Suffian Production Assistant: Patrick Jenkins, Kalia Simms, Ashley Vidal Post Production Supervisor: Jarrod Bruner Post Production Coordinator: Ian Bryant Supervising Editor: Rob Lombardi Assistant Editor: Andy Morell Special Thanks: Steve Kivel, Wilson Masache Filmed on L