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spaceroy · 27 May 2016, 05:39 AM

Hello!
Long time lurker. Sorry that my first post had to be a negative one.

I just bought a 1991 16610 submariner from an online merchant on chrono24.
It was advertised as condition 1, mint.
I received the watch and I did indeed find it to be in mint condition (along with its box), however, I think the cyclops is way off center and I think it is pretty annoying.

The merchant has left a one year warranty on the watch but I am hesitant to sending it back just because of the cyclops.

I submit two images for comparison. I am sorry for the quality but the important thing is that You can compare the rehaut with the cyclops.

What would YOU do in this situation? Am I being too picky?
I have not yet contacted the merchant.

skydriver · 2 June 2016, 11:18 AM

I am no expert, but if I paid a significant amount of money for something, I would want it to be perfect. And, I know that I would never be happy with the way the cyclops sits on that watch. It would bother me every time I looked at it. My recommendation is send it back, or find out how much it would cost to get it corrected and request a refund of that amount.

southtexas · 2 June 2016, 11:31 AM

I find it hard to judge a cyclop's orientation based on a few pics, but this one does look off. Not that it was installed wrong, but that the cyclops itself is adhered wonky. It could be an aftermarket crystal? Or it could just need a minute clockwise adjustment? Magnification looks ok?

I certainly can't tell from just a few photos. If you aren't happy, I'd do what poster above recommends.

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GoingPlaces · 2 June 2016, 12:15 PM

It looks off in the picture. If in fact so, I would absolutely have it resolved, it would bother me.

madmole · 2 June 2016, 07:19 PM

To me it looks like cyclops is ok but the date wheel is angled

joli160 · 2 June 2016, 07:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by madmole

To me it looks like cyclops is ok but the date wheel is angled

Looks like it

spaceroy · 2 June 2016, 11:12 PM

The date wheel looks angled because in the second pic, I centered the cyclops over the date wheel. Look at the rehaut in both pics.

Anyway, since I didnt get much response from here, I posted on watchuseek, and aside from some users claiming it was a fake (which was debunked), getting it fixed by a local watchsmaker for 35 would be a better idea than sending it back.

Thread here (I used a different pic):
http://forums.watchuseek.com/f23/mis...s-3246425.html

jjlawyer · 3 June 2016, 02:04 AM

I would be more concerned with the bezel markings, especially the 40. But maybe it's just the pic.

2 June 2016, 11:31 AM	#3
southtexas 2024 ROLEX SUBMARINER 41 Pledge Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Great State of TX Posts: 5,761	I find it hard to judge a cyclop's orientation based on a few pics, but this one does look off. Not that it was installed wrong, but that the cyclops itself is adhered wonky. It could be an aftermarket crystal? Or it could just need a minute clockwise adjustment? Magnification looks ok? I certainly can't tell from just a few photos. If you aren't happy, I'd do what poster above recommends. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ Forty six & 2 are just ahead of me. Follow me on Instagram @ccrolex

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2 June 2016, 11:18 AM	#2
skydriver "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2016 Real Name: Larry Location: Johns Creek, GA Watch: GMT Pepsi Posts: 251	I am no expert, but if I paid a significant amount of money for something, I would want it to be perfect. And, I know that I would never be happy with the way the cyclops sits on that watch. It would bother me every time I looked at it. My recommendation is send it back, or find out how much it would cost to get it corrected and request a refund of that amount.

2 June 2016, 12:15 PM	#4
GoingPlaces "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 5,356	It looks off in the picture. If in fact so, I would absolutely have it resolved, it would bother me.

2 June 2016, 07:19 PM	#5
madmole "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Real Name: Stephen Location: London Watch: 116610LN Posts: 115	To me it looks like cyclops is ok but the date wheel is angled

2 June 2016, 11:12 PM	#7
spaceroy "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Stockholm Posts: 3	The date wheel looks angled because in the second pic, I centered the cyclops over the date wheel. Look at the rehaut in both pics. Anyway, since I didnt get much response from here, I posted on watchuseek, and aside from some users claiming it was a fake (which was debunked), getting it fixed by a local watchsmaker for 35 would be a better idea than sending it back. Thread here (I used a different pic): http://forums.watchuseek.com/f23/mis...s-3246425.html

3 June 2016, 02:04 AM	#8
jjlawyer "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: LA Posts: 10	I would be more concerned with the bezel markings, especially the 40. But maybe it's just the pic.

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