gioarmani Posted November 12, 2006 Report Posted November 12, 2006 My lady's new salmon dial Datejust, and in less than a week! See what you think: The datewheel's the only flaw I can find in this one--it's slightly offset which causes it to (other than looking offset) not completely flip over at midnight. In the 3rd pic down, you'll notice the "1" in "12" sits slightly behind the date window; all the dates flip over perfectly fine from 1 thru 8, then they start going off from 9- the late teens, then they go back to flipping over normally @ midnight from the late teens thru the 31st. I've sent Mr. Josh an email, but would anyone know what could cause this and how easy would it be to fix?
thomasng Posted November 12, 2006 Report Posted November 12, 2006 Looks good. The ultimate problem here is the datewheel font though, too bad it's a universal problem with all ladies DJ models.
gioarmani Posted November 12, 2006 Author Report Posted November 12, 2006 Tell me about it. I wonder if throwing on a whole, new datewheel would simply correct it, or if it's something in the linkage that holds the datewheel to the movement itself...
mikellem Posted November 12, 2006 Report Posted November 12, 2006 Beautiful watch! How large is the dial on the beauty?
gioarmani Posted November 12, 2006 Author Report Posted November 12, 2006 Looks slightly askew at this angle, but the case is right at 24/25 mm wide & 11/12 mm thick: I'm not sure about the actual dial, as I haven't removed the movement yet (still waiting to hear back form Josh). The other thing I love about the case is it has something most other Datejust reps don't--a flatter surface for the crown to sit flush against the case when screwed down properly. Nice.
HauteHippie Posted November 13, 2006 Report Posted November 13, 2006 That's a very nice choice. I hate to point out a negative, but that date wheel overlay needs to be realigned in the window!!
gioarmani Posted November 13, 2006 Author Report Posted November 13, 2006 (edited) Cheiftang, uhhh... The datewheel's the only flaw I can find in this one--it's slightly offset which causes it to (other than looking offset) not completely flip over at midnight. In the 3rd pic down, you'll notice the "1" in "12" sits slightly behind the date window; all the dates flip over perfectly fine from 1 thru 8, then they start going off from 9- the late teens, then they go back to flipping over normally @ midnight from the late teens thru the 31st. I've sent Mr. Josh an email, but would anyone know what could cause this and how easy would it be to fix? Edited November 13, 2006 by gioarmani
HauteHippie Posted November 14, 2006 Report Posted November 14, 2006 Cheiftang, uhhh... Ah. I guess it pays to read the entire post. There were just too many distracting pictures to look at!!! I do really like that salmon dial. Very sharp. Anyhow, I think you can fix the date alignment by prying up the overlay and reseating it and properly gluing it down flat. Good luck!
lionsandtigers Posted November 14, 2006 Report Posted November 14, 2006 always loved the salmon dial on the datejust.....looks great, for a woman of course
bruce79 Posted November 14, 2006 Report Posted November 14, 2006 Just showed it to my fiancè and she loved it Looks like it might be her first rep.
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