Man, I can not thank you enough for that post! I was so disappointed when I opened mine up last night and found the hand in the same position as yours. I immediately sent out an e-mail enquiring about a return/exchange and woke up this morning thinking maybe it would be easier to go to a jeweler and have him remove/replace the hand in the proper position. Thanks for saving me the hassle and embarassment.
On a side note, does anybody have a pic of a speedy on a brown leather strap? I'm not that thrilled with the bracelet this came on and am debating between a black pilot style strap and a dark brown vintage/oiled type of strap. Any thoughts?