UncleJay Posted April 20, 2008 Report Share Posted April 20, 2008 I opened the package, took her out, removed all the plastic, moved the clasp pin into the right position, then went to set her and ........ WTFrig, is this a swiss ETA? Is there anything I can do to fix the date myself or should I just send it back? So much for my excitement, it has now become a hastle ...... don't you hate that? :yucky: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwoTone Posted April 20, 2008 Report Share Posted April 20, 2008 Send it back... IMHO... Double T Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddy333 Posted April 20, 2008 Report Share Posted April 20, 2008 TwoTone is probably right, but try pulling the crown out to the date-set position & running through all of the dates. Sometimes, the date wheel can become partially dislodged out of its track & the dates are then off-center in the date window. If that is the problem (rare, but it does happen), running the dates should either pop the date wheel completely out of its track or realign it. If it does the former, send it back. If it does the latter, case closed. A longshot, but I would give that a try before you go through the time & expense of shipping it back. You might get lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UncleJay Posted April 20, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2008 TwoTone is probably right, but try pulling the crown out to the date-set position & running through all of the dates. Sometimes, the date wheel can become partially dislodged out of its track & the dates are then off-center in the date window. If that is the problem (rare, but it does happen), running the dates should either pop the date wheel completely out of its track or realign it. If it does the former, send it back. If it does the latter, case closed. A longshot, but I would give that a try before you go through the time & expense of shipping it back. You might get lucky. Thanks for the idea, it did nothing. Seems that 1 to 13 are fine, then starts to drop at 14. By 20 it's low and not centered up to 31 which looks OK. I think it's the printing on the date wheel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephane Posted April 20, 2008 Report Share Posted April 20, 2008 Send it back 100%. TT is right. Never saw such a bad DW so far. Cheers Stephane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XRT Posted April 20, 2008 Report Share Posted April 20, 2008 Those shiny dial markers are awful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmeister Posted April 20, 2008 Report Share Posted April 20, 2008 That one is kind of a mess. Definitely send it back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UncleJay Posted April 20, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2008 Here are a few more pics. The watch is overall OK, but not what I expected. I figure that even if the dw was fine it would need mods, so I'm better off paying the shipping to The Zigmeister rather than back to Josh. I'm no expert, but a new cyclops, lelo dw, OEM crown/tube, and a relume maybe? These seem to be the MVMs (Most Valuable Mods) and really make a difference in the overall look. BTW, I've resized my pics, are they too small or just right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FxrAndy Posted April 20, 2008 Report Share Posted April 20, 2008 photo look fine like that photo look fine like that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KB Posted April 21, 2008 Report Share Posted April 21, 2008 Is it just the cyclops or is there something wrong with the dw font as well? Agree with the above the lume looks unusually shiny. Ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archibald Posted April 21, 2008 Report Share Posted April 21, 2008 Thanks for the idea, it did nothing. Seems that 1 to 13 are fine, then starts to drop at 14. By 20 it's low and not centered up to 31 which looks OK. I think it's the printing on the date wheel. Doesn't change the final outcome, but I'm thinking it's an overlay issue. They sometimes use an overlay to get the ETA date position right for the rolex dial, and they didn't align this one properly. Back to Asia it goes. Sadly, you've just had your first and hopefully your last experience with the worst rep headache of all which is, when you calculate the cost of your time, spending more than what the rep is worth to pack and ship the thing back to China. BTW, rolex experts, should that have a roulette DW and a slow beat movement? If that's what it needs, I might be able to help you out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephane Posted April 21, 2008 Report Share Posted April 21, 2008 With such a dial, I'm not sure the watch can be modded to look close even by Ziggy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmeister Posted April 21, 2008 Report Share Posted April 21, 2008 So I guess the question is whether the piece is worth investing more money into it or is he better off starting with a better base piece? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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