Goochenbrau Posted September 18, 2006 Report Share Posted September 18, 2006 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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubiquitous Posted September 18, 2006 Report Share Posted September 18, 2006 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... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tribal Posted September 18, 2006 Report Share Posted September 18, 2006 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goochenbrau Posted September 18, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2006 Sweet, thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goochenbrau Posted September 24, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2006 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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheaton26 Posted September 24, 2006 Report Share Posted September 24, 2006 @ 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! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubiquitous Posted September 24, 2006 Report Share Posted September 24, 2006 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goochenbrau Posted September 24, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2006 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 Oh ok cool. I wasnt sure if I needed special watch glue or something. Thanks guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingkitesurf Posted September 25, 2006 Report Share Posted September 25, 2006 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.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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