wtchgk Posted September 16, 2010 Report Share Posted September 16, 2010 Just in from Josh. I am impressed. The watch is beautiful and I am happy with the quality. Am still trying to figure out how to take pics that more accurately represent a watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redwatch Posted September 16, 2010 Report Share Posted September 16, 2010 Wow looks good! How's the running seconds hand? Is it smooth or a little jittery? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishgodeep Posted September 16, 2010 Report Share Posted September 16, 2010 Look really good Pics a great but a lume shot would be nice !!! Cheers FGD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Defender110 Posted September 16, 2010 Report Share Posted September 16, 2010 looks good and thanx for the quick pics. date alignment? AR quality? and the bracelet to lug spacing looks loose? all the best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtchgk Posted September 16, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2010 Wow looks good! How's the running seconds hand? Is it smooth or a little jittery? It appears fairly smooth. Yes, there is a little jitter. However, it is a significantly more smooth then the chrono hand on my 3717. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolexfinder Posted September 16, 2010 Report Share Posted September 16, 2010 Look great! I just wait for my Pam 188, 236, 250, 251 in da role. Cheers, Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtchgk Posted September 16, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2010 looks good and thanx for the quick pics. date alignment? AR quality? and the bracelet to lug spacing looks loose? all the best. I only advanced about 8 days with the set function on the case and the dates snap into place perfectly. I obviously have not been able to observe the overnight change by the normal movement function. I am still learning about the fine points of AR. I have quite a few watches including gen complications and I find the AR on this watch excellent. Regarding the spacing between bracelet and lugs, I also was concerned about that when I saw the QC pics. The top end of the bracelet fits perfectly. The spacing at the bottom seems due to manufacturing tolerances of the bracelet piece. The bottom one is about .2mm narrower than the top piece. Bear in mind though that the watch is significantly magnified in the pics and the spacing is much less noticeable in reality. I will check with Josh whether he can get me a better end piece for the bracelet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtchgk Posted September 16, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2010 Look really good Pics a great but a lume shot would be nice !!! Cheers FGD Here you go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polynomial Posted September 16, 2010 Report Share Posted September 16, 2010 this does not look promissing... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sql_pl Posted September 16, 2010 Report Share Posted September 16, 2010 Yes, such a great rep... but this CG lever may be really hard to work on to make it look better... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtchgk Posted September 16, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2010 this does not look promissing... I agree. This appears to be the problem: It seems that the hole of the lever is lined with some kind of a plastic tube and the crown is not springloaded. When the lever is closed -- the force is pretty strong -- what gives, is the lining in the lever hole and thus the end of the lever near the pin gets pushed out. If the lining of the lever whole has enough elasticity, then reducing the diameter of the roller of the lever might help. From what I can see without taking the CG apart, shaving the lever does not seem to be an option as there is not enough material because of the lining of the lever whole. Please bear in mind that I am guessing a bit as to how exactly the lever is constructed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drulee Posted September 17, 2010 Report Share Posted September 17, 2010 From the pics, I'm not too impressed with the luming. Too green. How long does it last? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esco Posted September 17, 2010 Report Share Posted September 17, 2010 Actually, I am impressed with the lume... much better than some of the other reps we've seen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sander Posted September 17, 2010 Report Share Posted September 17, 2010 From the pics, I'm not too impressed with the luming. Too green. How long does it last? Lume is not a problem. That can be re-done. The CG is a much bigger issue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishgodeep Posted September 17, 2010 Report Share Posted September 17, 2010 Lume is not a problem. That can be re-done. The CG is a much bigger issue Should be fixable by either swapping the crown gasket and/or the lever pin lining - failing that a different lever The roller ball detail is nice but I would have liked to see a better fitting CG as a basic must have Will have to see when mine arrives FGD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtchgk Posted September 18, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2010 Should be fixable by either swapping the crown gasket and/or the lever pin lining - failing that a different lever The roller ball detail is nice but I would have liked to see a better fitting CG as a basic must have Will have to see when mine arrives FGD Your point about the crown gasket sounds interesting. Another member just posted pics, and the CG on his watch looks a lot better. I noticed that the crown on his watch is located much closer to the case. I also looked at pics of the gen and it appears that the spacing between crown and case on my watch is larger than it is on the gen. It seems, there is a good chance that the CG problem can be fixed if I can figure out how to get the crown closer to the case by about .5 mm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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