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Section 03 of 05

Service & ownership

Official service prices and intervals by brand, insurance, and what a watch really costs you per year.

Guides
Service guide
Prices checked

Guides in Service & ownership

  1. An automatic dress watch with a light dial on a leather strapPlate 2 · Automatic dress watch, leather strapLot 02 · Service guide · 10 minHow Much Does a Watch Service Cost? Brand by Brand4 to 6 weeksRolex’s own minimum for a complete service.OfficialRolexOfficialGrand SeikoEstimateOmegaEstimateTudor
  2. Service guide · extrasTurning down a vintage restoration estimate$2,200Rolex may offer a restoration estimate instead of a standard service on a vintage watch. Decline it and you pay this.
  3. Service guide · Grand SeikoGrand Seiko’s own list price for a mechanical service in Japan¥88,000And up: about $560, tax included. A Tokyo dealer listed the 2024 price as ¥74,800.

Our own figures

What servicing costs per year of ownership

The base service price divided by how often the brand wants the watch back. Official prices in solid black, estimates hatched and marked ≈.

The full table and how we got it

Service cost per year, at brand pricesOfficial price ≈ Estimate Range
  • Rolex Datejust 41 126300$66 a year
  • Rolex Submariner Date 126610LN$77 a year
  • Rolex Daytona 126500LN$94 a year
  • Rolex Submariner Date 16610, 1990s$121 a year
  • Omega Speedmaster ProfessionalEstimate: $94–170 a year
  • Grand Seiko, mechanical or Spring Drive$140–186 a year