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22 October 2014, 02:59 PM
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Is this just poor paint application or corrosion?
Saw this as I was taking macro pics of my Milgauss. Any idea what it is? Just a shoddy paint job or something more serious?
Is this common on other Milgausses as well? 
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22 October 2014, 03:02 PM
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Just checked under the loupe...mine seems to be orange all over.
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22 October 2014, 03:04 PM
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I haven't seen from that angle on mine, but i do remember seeing some really poor application of paint to the lightning hand on two of my GV Milgauss (both were V serial) and it was top down I was looking.
The sloppiness was where the orange paint ended at the base of the hand |
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22 October 2014, 03:05 PM
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Poor paint application IMO.
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22 October 2014, 03:35 PM
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that's why I never take micro shot on my watch, I can't accept the imperfection.
whatever looks good with my eyes is good enough |
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22 October 2014, 03:40 PM
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If it was mine, I'd want to have the movement looked at to see if there might be a moisture issue. That looks corrosion to me. If not...Rolex, replace that hand.
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22 October 2014, 04:15 PM
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I think it is just down to paint application. I remember seeing this similar thing somewhere else, I think it was on a review of the new White Dial ExpII 42mm. The person showed that the older red handed model had a similar type of paint application and the newer model had improved on this.
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22 October 2014, 04:20 PM
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Looks like shoddy paint application.
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22 October 2014, 04:24 PM
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Mine is fine on both sides.
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22 October 2014, 05:31 PM
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22 October 2014, 06:46 PM
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Mine is ok
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22 October 2014, 06:51 PM
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Just a paint issue. Nothing serious. Loupes and macros can be our best friend and worst enemy..
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22 October 2014, 06:57 PM
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It is what it is, unfortunately. Seen on many models. Painting is not Rolex's strong suit.
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22 October 2014, 07:23 PM
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if you cant see it at arms length ,,, dont worry.
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22 October 2014, 08:50 PM
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Paint issue seen on other models. Corrosion would also be noticable on the dial, Moisture would show on the inside of the glass.
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22 October 2014, 09:00 PM
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I have to agree with the paint application posts. The hands on my DOXA Professional look the same way. Pretty much invisible to the naked eye...
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22 October 2014, 10:40 PM
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that would really bother me
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23 October 2014, 12:32 AM
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Have not seen that before....but then again, I don't macro watches.....I don't want to start crying.
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23 October 2014, 12:57 AM
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Take it to Rsc they should be aware of that
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23 October 2014, 01:50 AM
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Rolex only paints the tops of the hands; it's neither "poor" application or anything out of the ordinary.
The paint isn't there as a protectant that needs to be completely covering the gold, it's just a bit of color for the model.
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23 October 2014, 02:28 AM
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23 October 2014, 03:41 AM
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23 October 2014, 03:42 AM
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23 October 2014, 05:03 AM
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yea that does not seem right. I would get it checked
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24 October 2014, 06:01 AM
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Update:
Took the watch back over to the AD (Ben Bridge) today and we looked at another white dial Milgauss they had on display under a loupe and it had similar (but lesser) discoloration on the second hand. So it looks like a general issue with paint application? The watchmaker mentioned nothing's really wrong, I had him check out the watch and he verified everything's running fine... |
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24 October 2014, 06:02 AM
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Is it under warranty? Maybe bring it back to the AD.
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24 October 2014, 06:06 AM
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24 October 2014, 06:10 AM
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This is normal on a ExpII.
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24 October 2014, 06:19 AM
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If it can't be seen with the naked eye, what's the problem. Next we'll be taking off the hands and checking the paint job on the back. Wheres my face palm?
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24 October 2014, 06:30 AM
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Don't put a loupe on a rolex
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