perry563 Posted November 1, 2007 Report Posted November 1, 2007 I have a new MBW Sub that I love. However I notice that certain dates the numbers look VERY strange.....too far apart! I just set my watch and the date was on the number 27. I could not believe my eyes....the 2 and 7 were soo far apart! Its like its 2 space 7! Is this the way it should be with a ETA movement within a MBW???????? I also have a TW Best sub and I notice the date font is fine although the date mag is not as strong as compared with the MBW above. Comments please? Perry.
Corgi Posted November 1, 2007 Report Posted November 1, 2007 It is EXTREMELY difficult to take a picture of a watch's date magnification area so the date is clearly visible in my experience. Can you tell us how it looks in comparison with the below pictured watch?
perry563 Posted November 1, 2007 Author Report Posted November 1, 2007 That looks normal. As I stated some of the numbers have a space inbetween them. The question I have is if this is an eta movement why would the date wheel be so different?
docblackrock Posted November 1, 2007 Report Posted November 1, 2007 The question I have is if this is an eta movement why would the date wheel be so different?It uses an ETA movement but the 'datewheel' you see is just an overlay placed over the actual ETA datewheel. You need to post a pic, otherwise it's very difficult to help advise if yours is significantly different to normal.
Tribal Posted November 1, 2007 Report Posted November 1, 2007 You are right about this.... It's an issue on all newer MBW/MB Subs.... The date wheel is bad printet and on 27 is a huge gap.... Also the datemag is too high it's about 3x You need a better datewhell,maybe a one from cubicworks.... It#s printed like the gen one also the numbers are smaller that can fix the datemag issue..
perry563 Posted November 1, 2007 Author Report Posted November 1, 2007 is this tough to install? Can I do it myself?
stilty Posted November 4, 2007 Report Posted November 4, 2007 Also the datemag is too high it's about 3x You need a better datewhell,maybe a one from cubicworks.... It#s printed like the gen one also the numbers are smaller that can fix the datemag issue.. I don't know if it is the date mag or date overlay that causes the 3X problem. Probably a combination of the two. The cubic works is nice, but still not correct. The font size is too big. I think they do this on purpose to compensate for the weak date mag. Weak mag + large font = decent replicated look. Here is a scan of a gen 3135 datedisc and the cubicworks date overlay side by side. The gen font is a lot smaller than the overlay and also a lot more bold. If you are using the cubicworks in gen cases, your date mag will be too big compared to a gen. Genuine 3135 on left - Cubicworks overlay on right. Both scanned at the same time, side by side for comparison.
Stephane Posted November 4, 2007 Report Posted November 4, 2007 I had issues too with the MBW date wheels. The mag of the cyclop on the crystal is to strong. Here with a date wheel which is an MBW one So I ordered a NoobMariner date wheel and now it's loking much better. (I'll try to shoot some pics of the new one). Having said that, even with a Noob DW, it might not look like you wish, but bear in mind that a lot of variations exist in genuine Rolex too ! Cheers Stephane
Stephane Posted November 4, 2007 Report Posted November 4, 2007 So, here 3 pictures with the NoobMariner Date overlay which is now installed. Hope this helps In my opinion, it's good enough. Cheers Stephane
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