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Old Yesterday, 03:48 AM   #1
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Misalignment Chrono hand on Daytona 126518.. incoming BTW.

Hey guys. Picked up my watch last night. Still so thrilled. But Minor annoyance i noticed was the Chrono hand sit at 59.9s spot.
After whining the watch, cycling the hour hand a few rounds and resetting Chrono hand a few times. It's still sitting there. I read this is a common occurrence. My other Daytona is slightly misaligned but not as much as this one. Dial is aligned with the case. Bezel looks almost perfectly aligned. I'm almost tempted to have it sent in, but worried about they might scratch or ding it while they work on it and etc. the idea of opening the crystal kinda cringes me. Help me make up my mind please or convince me to live with it till service.
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Old Yesterday, 04:15 AM   #2
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The 59 second marker is where the X is on the rehaut. Your second chrono hand is off by 1/300. I understand your concern but I wouldn't risk sending it in. I personally run my chrono had continuously since I prefer to see it sweep.
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Looks like 59.9 to me. They can turn the dial a tad to make it right if it bothers you, but they are going to do more than "open the crystal" to get it right.

Congrats on the incoming. Beautiful watch.
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The 59 second marker is where the X is on the rehaut. Your second chrono hand is off by 1/300. I understand your concern but I wouldn't risk sending it in. I personally run my chrono had continuously since I prefer to see it sweep.

Yes it's missed by 1/300 of a S. I didn't know why I put 59s. I leave the Chrono running too. This is one of those things like once u see it. U can unsee.

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Looks like 59.9 to me. They can turn the dial a tad to make it right if it bothers you, but they are going to do more than "open the crystal" to get it right.

Congrats on the incoming. Beautiful watch.


Thanks man. I corrected it. It's at 59.9s. Rotating the dial will misalign the dial to the case. I think they remove the hand and reset it in place. My wife is already calling me crazy for even noticing it.
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Old Yesterday, 05:12 AM   #5
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so what else having you noticed? so you will get even crazier....
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Hand needs taking of the hand stack and reset,but IMHO it's not worth the trouble as there will always be a tiny bit of hand slack.
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Same with me, with mine picked up 2 weeks ago I noticed the same ever so slightly not aligned at that 12 o’clock position with every try every time. My opinion is nothing to worry. It’s just a Rolex quality control thing with the speed at which the Chrono hand goes back to the 12 o’clock. Enjoy the new watch




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Ayt ayt. I'll listen to the people. Gonna just leave it alone. Still can't believe it yet. It's been a good year for Rolex collecting. Potentially getting my 1st AP as a royal oak from boutique too.
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I would just leave it.

It’s hardly noticeable - and why risk a scratch when you got a perfectly beautiful watch. One day when it has scratches of your own making, and it needs service maybe…. Not now. I’d leave it!

It’s a beautiful watch. I love the colour, well done!
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Both photos on this thread are not eloquent as they are not aligned with the chrono hand. They are clearly taken a bit from the right so obviously the chrono hand seems it is not sitting at the 0 mark.
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Couple more photos from last night. Stunner piece.

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Old Yesterday, 08:57 AM   #12
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Huge congratulations, beautiful Daytona OF. I have not even checked my new one?
I would not send it in for service, it’s a very minimal offset, unless it really bothers you.
I think, this is common thing with Daytona’s. Some more? Some less?

Keep it running or ignore it, wear it and enjoy it!

Cheers,
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It looks as if your picture was taken from an angle on the right side of your watch.
If you take a picture from the left side the hand will appear to be at 0.010
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Thanks guys. I'm over it. Leaving it as it. I run Chrono hands anyway .

So over the moon still. Huge thanks to my awesome SA.
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Love the watch. I always leave my chrono running
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Lovely watch! Mine says hi.



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Old Yesterday, 04:32 PM   #17
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Killer piece !

116 Paul Newman was my original want. But couldn't get it before it's discontinued..

After my warranty runs out I'm gonna ask RSC to see if they are willing to install red Chrono hand and black sub dial hands on mine. I don't mind it's gonna make a fraken watch.
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What I like about the Miyota quartz movements in my Dan Henry chronos is that you can just pull out the crown and advance the chrono hand in tiny increments by pushing the top pusher. I don't suppose this would work with a Daytona but it would fix your issue if it did.
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What I like about the Miyota quartz movements in my Dan Henry chronos is that you can just pull out the crown and advance the chrono hand in tiny increments by pushing the top pusher. I don't suppose this would work with a Daytona but it would fix your issue if it did.
I know! My moonswatches does exactly that to align the hands.
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Congrats!
Minor imperfection that I could live with.
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Now I’m going to go look at all my chrono Hands on my watches…. Thanks! Lolol congratulations on the beautiful watch!
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Congratulations. Great watch and a good decision to leave it alone. Enjoy.
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It would drive me nuts so no I would not be able to unsee it and would need it fixed.
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Now I’m going to go look at all my chrono Hands on my watches…. Thanks! Lolol congratulations on the beautiful watch!
I say that's not a good idea. Lol
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It would drive me nuts so no I would not be able to unsee it and would need it fixed.
If this was 10 years ago, This watch had already been at RSC probably 2 times due to my OCD and extremely pickiness. now I'm healed. I'm a changed man.
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I've got an unique story about my 116508 that arrived with a slightly misaligned chrono seconds hand. Here's the timeline of events:
- I get the watch from the "trusted seller." It's supposedly brand new and unworn--about 11 months old from the warranty card date. I immediately notice the hand is slightly to the right.
- After some back and forth with the dealer, he talked to a Rolex authorized watchmaker. I believe the explanation was that sometimes there can be a tiny bit of excess lubricant, which can cause the hand to slightly sit off-center. It would be expected that it would get better with time/use. However, it was offered for me to send it back. I had the same reservations about having the watch opened up as you have now.
- It did in fact get better within a couple weeks.
- Right under a year in, when I ran the chronograph, it ran about 5 minutes slow per 10 minutes. I mean the entire watch--not just the chrono. The watch ran fine without the chrono running.
- Had a nightmarish experience with RSC NYC who apparently handles all warranty work now. First time I sent it in, they said it was running fine and evidently neglected to test the watch with the chrono running, which I explicitly told them to check. So, I sent it back again. They dissembled, cleaned and lubed, and reassembled it to fix it--no replacement parts needed. Yes, they did scratch my watch. I opted for a polish which I still have mixed feelings about.
- The manager I spoke to said that excess lubricant could cause the issue that I had, but they weren't sure what caused it. I said that would make total sense, given what the "trusted seller's" watchmaker relayed to me.
- The RSC manager also said the chrono shouldn't be ran all the time and a bunch of other stuff that made me feel a bit leery to use the chrono as much. She said that those who run it all the time have to service their watch at a much sooner interval, too. She did say that mine failing within a year of ownership was definitely out of the norm, though. I didn't run mine all the time, but I did regularly time stuff for extended periods of time or sometimes would forget and leave it running overnight, etc....

I say all this to say that this could ultimately lead to a problem down the road. Probably not, but this could be a sign of excess lubricant. So, if in a year or two your watch doesn't run right with the chrono running, this very well could be the case.

Lastly, if it were me, if it's still bothering you in a couple weeks if it's still there, I'd go ahead and get it fixed personally.
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