DSN 240 review

[55evp]

got a DSN 240 roughly a week ago and thought I'd post a few thoughts. keep in mind this the second watch i've received from him. first was a nice 111h.

the transaction was flawless. good communication and lightning fast shipping.

received the watch and couldn't wait to assemble the strap and put it on. my first concern was the case. i had heard that some were coming with less than acceptable cases. i inspected every aspect and was quite pleased with the overall cleanliness of the exterior. no dents, dings or machining marks. the crystal was nice, sitting just a hair above the bezel and coated nicely with a subtle blue tinge that wasn't too obvious. the cyclops is good with good magnification. i assembled the strap and immediately noticed the typical stripped screw tube threads. whatever.....just used the spring tubes and problem solved.

crown guard is average. it's overall look is very nice but operation is on the sloppy side. the fit to the case is 95% with the tiniest of gaps on the bottom 6 o'clock side. no biggie, perfectly acceptable for a rep. CG lever is visually acceptable but has a lot of play when in the open position. i won't complain yet regarding it's less than positive feel in the closed position because that's more of a function of the spring loaded crown. i would like to be able to reduce the side to side play when open but don't know if that's possible?

on to the movement. the crown sits way too far away from the case. it almost looks like it sits in the open position for setting the date but that isn't the case. the crown also sits at an angle as you look through the CG. as you pull the crown to set time and date, the date position is easy but you have to give quite some effort to pull it to the time setting. once open to set the time, the crown basically rubs on the CG as you turn it. not cool. the watch keeps good time but the date stopped working 1 day after receiving it. not cool again. i went to set the date today after returning from work and guess what? now the date cannot be set. the crown just spins. you can feel it wanting to engage but isn't catching. not cool and just plain BS.

the dial is good. clear and very clean. no complaints for a rep other than the poor lume witch can be fixed.

overall, i'd give this watch an 80% out of 100%. for the money paid i would expect everything to be at least in reliable working order. i'm happy with the visual aspects except the crown sticking out too far. it appears that some modding is in order and i hope this watch can be brought up to the 90%-95%.

lastly, do you members think the mechanical issues and CG can be remedied with modding and who would you recommend to do this? thanks for your help and thanks for reading.

[gianton]

Main reason I don't like auto Pams is the same as well. Too many issues to be solved. I sticked to handwind and I am a happy camber ever since!

[gavidoc]

On my 240 from David before the movement died on the first one the date stopped working just as you describe.

After I got the replacement I popped the thing open and removed the date wheel (I like the font) before doing this I tried to figureo ut why it wasn't working. Turns out that one of the screws that holds the plate over the keyless works was loose. Once I tightened it up, the date set with no issues.

[55evp]

On my 240 from David before the movement died on the first one the date stopped working just as you describe.

After I got the replacement I popped the thing open and removed the date wheel (I like the font) before doing this I tried to figureo ut why it wasn't working. Turns out that one of the screws that holds the plate over the keyless works was loose. Once I tightened it up, the date set with no issues.

thanks for the info. unfortunately i don't trust myself getting inside my watches so i'll have to leave that to the pros.