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Greetings!

My date wheel on my 16610 seems to be off center. It changes from day-to-day just fine, but it seems to be off center just a little bit. By off center, I mean that the date is located too far down. It needs to be raised by a few mm. Is there a way I can fix this?

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On the Rolex watches, the datewheel is simply a thin metal overlay that is glued to the ETA datewheel. You can adjust it by removing it, and recentering it. Take a bit of work and practice, but it's not too terribly difficult...

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On the Rolex watches, the datewheel is simply a thin metal overlay that is glued to the ETA datewheel. You can adjust it by removing it, and recentering it. Take a bit of work and practice, but it's not too terribly difficult...

Yepp,

listen what ubi says :)

Take a razorblade to pop off the overlay...

Than take a pencil and mark it in the middle of any datenumber,its easier to center..

Center with the hole for the stem

Thats it...

RG tribal

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On the Rolex watches, the datewheel is simply a thin metal overlay that is glued to the ETA datewheel. You can adjust it by removing it, and recentering it. Take a bit of work and practice, but it's not too terribly difficult...

OK, Im about to attempt this. Will I need to reglue the date wheel? If so, where would I get that?

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@ Goochenbrau, you've got brass buttons! i hope you know what you're getting into or we will be reading about it in your "oops" post very soon. good luck and let us know how you make out!

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Indeed- You will need to reglue the datewheel. I myself use a glue that is rather viscous and allows for easy repositioning if required. I forget which kind off the top of my head... I found it while raiding my wife's scrapbooking supplies one day looking for stuff that might help me with my watch stuff :lol:

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Indeed- You will need to reglue the datewheel. I myself use a glue that is rather viscous and allows for easy repositioning if required. I forget which kind off the top of my head... I found it while raiding my wife's scrapbooking supplies one day looking for stuff that might help me with my watch stuff :lol:

Oh ok cool. I wasnt sure if I needed special watch glue or something. Thanks guys!

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Maybe it is not the datewheel that is of center. I had my dial of center on the MBW 1665. Just slightly (1 degree) turned it and reglued it. Everything was fine. Have a look at that first. Look at the 6 and 12 marker as apposed to your endlinks....

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