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Fiddy problem.


deepsea

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I gave my fiddy to my watchsmith for canon pin upgrade and replacement of the hands.

watch came, it is good but after a close inspection I found the following 2:

1. there is a little scar on the dial... near the center wheel... it is not thick. but let's say a strong hairline... :) nearly 4-5mm (it is only seen from a certain angle with close inspection, but now since I know it is there, it takes my eye in the first second when I look at the watch...)

2. and there are some dust under the glass, but they are also only seen under desk lamp or very bright direct sun light...

I didn't add any photos because it is impossible to show the scar and the dust with photos... somewhat they are invisible on photos :)

but I know they are there, DAMN.

I talked my watchsmith and he told me the modifications that are done with hand will always leave some minor imperfections there is no way to avoid this. is it true?

and what would you do? would you accept it as is? if I order another dial from my dealer, there is no quarantee it won't gain any scars or dust :)

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I talked my watchsmith and he told me the modifications that are done with hand will always leave some minor imperfections there is no way to avoid this. is it true?

and what would you do? would you accept it as is? if I order another dial from my dealer, there is no quarantee it won't gain any scars or dust :)

never heard that "ALWAYS" this kind of work leaves some minor imperfections...that is not true!...

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I gave my fiddy to my watchsmith for canon pin upgrade and replacement of the hands.

watch came, it is good but after a close inspection I found the following 2:

1. there is a little scar on the dial... near the center wheel... it is not thick. but let's say a strong hairline... :) nearly 4-5mm (it is only seen from a certain angle with close inspection, but now since I know it is there, it takes my eye in the first second when I look at the watch...)

2. and there are some dust under the glass, but they are also only seen under desk lamp or very bright direct sun light...

I didn't add any photos because it is impossible to show the scar and the dust with photos... somewhat they are invisible on photos :)

but I know they are there, DAMN.

I talked my watchsmith and he told me the modifications that are done with hand will always leave some minor imperfections there is no way to avoid this. is it true?

and what would you do? would you accept it as is? if I order another dial from my dealer, there is no quarantee it won't gain any scars or dust :)

I believe at least one modder will take care of the dust for you and blow it off the dial.

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i had a better one :)

my 111h have been to watchsmith lately for cleaning and oiling. After I recieved it back with said that all'd been done, I found more dust inside case than it was before, both dial and movement. I took the movement out myself to clean the dial, both crystals and movement. Watchsmith told me he had them cleaned in a special liquid that is ment for it. But once I took a closer look, I found out something I didnt suspect and clearly event havent looked at :lol:

there was "I" letter missing in Panerai word on the movement and there was nothing in the bridge that had scale, plus and minus, under the niddle :o

I sill have to wait 4 more days to get in touch with him and to clear this mess up. Wonder how that happend. There is absolutely no marks of those "I" letter and scale stuff on the movement. Like there never been any :o

So now if I look at my movement I can see my watch branded OFFICINE PANERA :(

anyway we both should look for better watchsmits, no doubt

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  • 3 weeks later...

thanks for the reply mates...

anyway I ordered 2 fiddy dials...

my plan was I'd try the first dial by myself. and if anything goes wrong, second dial would be mounted by another watchsmith...

I mounted the dial and hands without any problems and no scars,dust on the dial... fiddy is diddy now...

BTW, I have all the tools (hand remover, tweezers etc) and some minor experience with this stuff...

but...

1. removing movement, removing hands, removing old dial...

2. I checked hands and there are very minor scars and minor oxidation seen (due to they are not painted you know, golden fiddy hands)...

3. I applied sunshine cloth to the hands and scars & oxidation goes, they are like brand new now...

4. then mounting new dial, mounting hands, adjusting hands, made sure they are not bend... mounting the second hand was tricky... I used a verrry thin needle.

5. then removing dust from dial with rodico and dust blower.

now everything's perfect with the watch...

but; these took some SERIOUS time. and I'd have to check a few times for any dust after finishing the job.

the problem with many watchsmiths is clear on my head now; a watchsmith cannot give me his hours and perfect dedication for a lousy $30...

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Congratulations!

Just, try and do it in a home with three cats and a dog... :lol:

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"but; these took some SERIOUS time. and I'd have to check a few times for any dust after finishing the job.

the problem with many watchsmiths is clear on my head now; a watchsmith cannot give me his hours and perfect dedication for a lousy $30..."

Interesting,,,,,I've come to a similar conclusion. With watches, some things really require skill and you can't get around that, but there are other things that are not that skill dependent but rather depend on patience and a lot of time. Dust on the dial or under the crystal is a great example, I spent about 45 mins this morning making sure there was no dust in the watch I was putting together. I actually took it outside in direct sunlight from various angles and had to take it apart at least 3 times before I couldn

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