Whatever123 Posted March 22, 2013 Report Share Posted March 22, 2013 Hi! On my TC Sub LV the dates are perfectly centered from 1-18 and sit about 0,5mm too low from 19-31... Is that normal? I had the same issue on my old WM9 V2 Sub, so this looks like a WM9 DWO to me. Could it be that I have got TC's "factory direct" LV and the DWO is the old WM9 one? Thanks Whatever123 P.S.: If anyone has a spare TC V2 DWO please PM me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSTEEL Posted March 22, 2013 Report Share Posted March 22, 2013 (edited) Post some photos my friend so we have take a look. Macro shots if you can mate. Edited March 22, 2013 by SSTEEL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whatever123 Posted March 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2013 Will do tomorrow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSTEEL Posted March 22, 2013 Report Share Posted March 22, 2013 OK , we will take a look then my friend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whatever123 Posted March 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2013 OK, here we go. Aligned well: Aligned not well: Looks the same as on my old WM9 Sub. This is not a TC date wheel, is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSTEEL Posted March 23, 2013 Report Share Posted March 23, 2013 I agree, that's not right. Get in touch with TC, and see if he will replace it for the correct DWO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mymanmatt Posted March 24, 2013 Report Share Posted March 24, 2013 Most likely the dwo was not positioned correctly when it was installed, off to one side. I have fixed many of them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whatever123 Posted March 24, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2013 I agree, that's not right. Get in touch with TC, and see if he will replace it for the correct DWO. Oh, I didn't buy it directly from TC. Got it used from another member. I don't blame him at all by the way, I got a good price and I am satisfied. Still I want to improve the date wheel. And I wonder if my watch might be TC's "factory direct" model. Did he change the DWO on those at all? Or could it be the stock DWO from the factory? Most likely the dwo was not positioned correctly when it was installed, off to one side. I have fixed many of them Hmm, but that's not possible if half of the dates are correctly aligned, or is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ephry73 Posted March 24, 2013 Report Share Posted March 24, 2013 If you're comfortable taking dials, hands and date wheels off the movement, you can peel the DWO off and re-glue it correctly. Use an Exacto knife between the DWO and the date wheel. It looks like the date overlay is also too left biased. I have installed a few if the TC DWO and it takes time to get it right, but when you do it's all worth it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mymanmatt Posted March 25, 2013 Report Share Posted March 25, 2013 Not only is it possible, its been done many many times Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sneed12 Posted March 25, 2013 Report Share Posted March 25, 2013 Not only is it possible, its been done many many times Yep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whatever123 Posted March 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2013 Hmm, OK... I still don't quite get it. If you don't position the DWO correctly, then imo all dates should be off and not only half of them. I thought if only some dates are not correctly aligned the DWO must be misprinted. Can someone explain please...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sneed12 Posted March 25, 2013 Report Share Posted March 25, 2013 The datewheel can be off in a number of ways. If it's centered correctly but rotated, then yes, all of the dates will be off. If it's almost centered, but shifted slightly to the side (ie, towards 3 or 9 o clock) half the dates will be almost centered and half the dates will be high or low. It's much easier to see a crooked/high/low date than to see that a date is a fraction of a mm off center, so this is a common issue when fitting/installing a date wheel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whatever123 Posted March 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2013 OK, I think I understand it now... thanks for the clarification. Hopefully someone can fix it for me. By the way: TC says he's running low on V2 DWOs but will have V3 ready in 30-45 days. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_rymeister Posted April 2, 2013 Report Share Posted April 2, 2013 I have the same issue on my tc sub here you can see mine is to the left and also to low<br /><br />I'm going to get a couple of v2 dwo's from tc, does anyone have any tips on fitting or know if any tutorials on fitting them? I've had a search and found a few topics on what types of glue to use ect. Any help would be great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whatever123 Posted April 2, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2013 V2s are sold out afaik. I ordered two but will have to wait for V3... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cib0rgman Posted April 2, 2013 Report Share Posted April 2, 2013 V2s are sold out afaik. I ordered two but will have to wait for V3... what is good about V3 can you comments on any improvements? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whatever123 Posted April 2, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2013 No idea... might just be a new batch of V2s...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_rymeister Posted April 2, 2013 Report Share Posted April 2, 2013 Do you know when the v3 is available ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whatever123 Posted April 3, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2013 Do you know when the v3 is available ? He said 30-45 days about a week ago. I already paid for two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_rymeister Posted April 3, 2013 Report Share Posted April 3, 2013 Cheers for the heads up think I may have sourced one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klocklind1 Posted April 4, 2013 Report Share Posted April 4, 2013 You can not align ALL the dates if ANY of them is not printed in the correct position from the beginning ( that is a fact!) , I have only ONE datewheel that is perfelctly align at ALL dates of the WM9 overlays. But on the new noob Ex 2 ALL the dates are perfectly aligned:) ( with swiss eta in it!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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