Rolex Vise

[Arnesto]

Anyone here know about Rolex Bench Vises?
I've got a model M-4, that I'm repainting.
I can't find any info on them, no idea where it's made even.
I'll have to wait till it's painted and reassembled before I can post a picture

 

[Mark in Indiana]

Ernesto,
Welcome to the group.
It may be best to ask your question on the Vises of Garage Journal thread, over in the general tool discussion section. Lots of expertise there.lso post some pictures.
I've never heard of a Rolex vise. Should be interesting.

 

[notlob]

Here's someone who believes his rolex vise is extremely valuable. He may be right!:

https://www.chrono-shop.net/en/4472-rolex-foreign-m-3-collectible-vintage-original-repair-tool-table-vice-bench-base-jewellery-watch-repair-old-tool.html

Online only
995,00 €

 

[tym]

How big is it? It may be a watchmaker's vise; if so, you may want to ask about it in a vintage watch forum too.

 

[Roberts210]

From having worked on a lot of clocks I do not believe that is a clock or watch-makers vise. That said, if the maker is indeed the Rolex of watch fame it's worth something to collectors.

 

[Roberts210]

Here is what a Rolex watch vise looks like. It's made to hold the round case firmly between the 4 red posts so a watch can be assembled, disassembled or otherwise worked on. The red posts are somewhat soft, and won't mar a gold case.

No sane watchmaker would chuck up a gold Rolex case into the O.P.'s bench vise with it's serrated jaws.

To my mind either the bench vise maker was a different Rolex, or Rolex--the Swiss watch company, also made bench vises for uses other than watchmaking.

 

[Arnesto]

Here's someone who believes his rolex vise is extremely valuable. He may be right!:

https://www.chrono-shop.net/en/4472-rolex-foreign-m-3-collectible-vintage-original-repair-tool-table-vice-bench-base-jewellery-watch-repair-old-tool.html

Online only
995,00 €e

That's pretty much what I have, just doesn't have the pipe jaws, and it's M4.
Also looks like it may have said Japan where this one say foreign, but it's been ground off

 

[tym]

Here is what a Rolex watch vise looks like. It's made to hold the round case firmly between the 4 red posts so a watch can be assembled, disassembled or otherwise worked on. The red posts are somewhat soft, and won't mar a gold case.

No sane watchmaker would chuck up a gold Rolex case into the O.P.'s bench vise with it's serrated jaws.

To my mind either the bench vise maker was a different Rolex, or Rolex--the Swiss watch company, also made bench vises for uses other than watchmaking.

These are also used to hold uncased movements for repair work. There are also case-back removal tools and the like (since Rolex likes to use a case-back design that requires a specialized tool to unscrew).

If the OP's vise is small, I could see it being intended for a watchmaker to use for light fabrication--certainly not for holding a cased watch or uncased movement.

 

[Arnesto]

Paint is still curing so it will be a few days till I can re-assemble it, but this will give you a better idea of what I've got.
Jaws are 4 inches (yes that's an old Record back there too)

 

[454ragtop]

That vise looks an awful lot like a made in Japan JSB vise Shiftless posted here http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=44782&page=2501
Also bears a resemblance to a Craftsman 5216, which I posted in that mega thread.