I'm now a member of the darkside....

[johnswatch]

So my previous 'should I trade my SD4000 for a Pam' thread has come to a conclusion.

I went for the 312!

I decided that the 312 was worth the extra cash even through I'm not wild about the 1950's case. The salesman reluctantly got the watch out of the safe for one final inspection and then...

What's that?

The date window isn't cut out properly and there's a small bit of white backing showing. That would drive me mental.

On to the date itself.....it wasn't quite centred properly. This happens occasionally on my old 80's Datejust. A quick revolution to the next number should resolve that......

Except it just moved the next number to a slightly different positon, then the next number to a different position again.

Not what I expected from an $8,300 watch with hyped up in-house movement.

The saleman agreed that there was something not quite right and agreed to do....absolutely nothing. Couldn't care less. Didn't offer to send it to the service centre if I bought it. Nada. Yeah. It's not right. They're very rare. Do you want it or not?

I left the store and walked down the road to the other AD and promtly purchased a 112 from their knowledgeable and friendly staff instead.

Saved a bundle and couldn't be happier.

In-house? More like a brick outhouse. I'll probably pick up a 312 once any bugs have been ironed out.