Quality of new watches

[acouaid]

Originally Posted by 2careless

Hi,
I just read a long article in a Chinese watch forum about the quality of some new (genuine) subdate. Just wondering if anyone in TRF has noticed?

1. the date does not land in the middle of the window:
This shows a correctly centered date display.

This shows an incorrectly centered date display - more space on top.

The result depends on the angle of the picture, so, i am not sure of the issue...

For the bracelet, yes, i admit, it's strange...

[frostie]

These are the effects of a mass produced watch

[watchnut]

They're making Rolexes in China now?! Knew it was just a matter of time.

[2careless]

Originally Posted by acouaid

The result depends on the angle of the picture, so, i am not sure of the issue...

For the bracelet, yes, i admit, it's strange...

There are more misaligned shots... The angles do matter, but as long as the date window is more or less in the middle of the cyclop, that effect can be disregarded.

[2careless]

Originally Posted by watchnut

They're making Rolexes in China now?! Knew it was just a matter of time.

Is this a flame bait?

Edit: The guy who bought the watch is Chinese, however, he bought it in Japan, where he lives. He brought the watch to Rolex Japan for rectification of these flaws and didn't achieve his objectives. The pictures appeared in a Chinese forum, which I have quoted. Now, where on earth does this relate to "They're making Rolexes in China now?!" ???

[Baptistman]

Couple of things. If the watch were made by hand, then imperfections would be part of the romance. However for the price and the fact these watches are mostly machined, then perfection should be the norm.