Pink Gold Filled from 1941. 8AE 17 jewel movement. Hooded lugs. A pretty watch and I think a rare one. Never seen one like this previously.
Good old international have done it again, not square on the dial!
No if you just look at the dial out of the watch, the misalignemnt is still there. It's leaningto the left. It's the fourth one in the last batch.
Don't think I could rotate the movement the stem would not align, and certainly wouldn't want to file or drill the movment.
Six weeks because I'm in the UK. Two weeks to get there, two weeks there and two weeks back, not International's fault at all, their turn round is excellent. But from purchase to selling is already around three months.
I know, patience is a virtue a little more won't hurt you.
Either the dial isn't sitting square or the center hole and sub-seconds holes are not aligned corretly. (ie the sub second isn't directly below the center.
I gather that when ID redo a dial they position the dial according to the alignment of these 2 holes. Would that be a correct assumption or not?
In reply to Either the dial isn't sitting by mybulova_admin
The dial is sitting square on the movement. The center hole and sub seconds hole align exactly. The print on the dial is leaning to the left. i.e the margin in the bottom right hand corner is much less than the margin in the top right hand corner. I can't change the position of the movement in the case. If I bend the dial feet or modify the holes it will move the position of the center seconds hole to the left.
I'm not absolutely sure how ID position for the print. I do know that often when a dial is returned the dial feet are bent out of position. Not so with this one however.
Philip,
Just send it/them BACK and get us A CREDIT for the these "mis- aligns+" the LACK OF stain blocker primer on the other three, was it!? AND if they don't "get their act together" (or do credits for time/resale losses?) there are multiple locations for several dialing franchises... And KIRK may cost more... but perhaps we have ALL sent TO MUCH business to International, at this point!? For instance I know I've referred at least (50) people to them, in the past 2.5 years!!! And their pricing is excellent, but apparently the NEW staffers, aren't so hot? or they now need to hire another 1+?? Either way, the dials don't look so hot in general... and that MAKES OR BREAKS the final sale price or pride in ownership, as we all well know! This kind on "quality control issue" NONSENSE... really PISSES ME OFF!! Is this STILL the USA... Or what??? :-(
:-) Scott