How a Watch Repair Expert Saved a Destroyed Rolex

At Grand Central Watch, a repair shop in midtown Manhattan, owner Wilson Masache carefully inspects a Rolex Explorer II that was burnt up in an apartment fire. The watch is a tragedy: more charred than the crust of a wood-fired pizza. From the blackened dial to the dysfunctional movement inside, the watch will require extensive restoration. The Explorer II is an especially interesting project for Masache, who is tasked with treating it as his own personal Ship of Theseus. The timepiece is…