Anyone ever notice this 126710 Pepsi GMT bezel flaw?

[Andrejb]

So if you look at these photos, you can clearly see the arrow on the bezel at 12:00 doesn’t line up with the crown or the 12:00 lume plot

But looking even further. At 1800hrs the colour transition line is lower than the 9:00 marker. Meaning if the arrow was corrected to the left, the alignment at 1800hrs would be off.


Is this normal? Or an overall design flaw on Rolex end. I’m assuming perfect alignment isn’t possible simply because of the size difference in diameter of the dial and bezel





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[Syed117]

Wouldn't call it a "design flaw"

Seems within Rolex tolerances.

[Mrngrz46]

Doing sport? Reading books? Motorbike?

Why searching for flaw???

[rambo99]

its not unusual, my hulk and sd43 also do not line up exactly at 12:00.

[AK797]

Originally Posted by rambo99

its not unusual, my hulk and sd43 also do not line up exactly at 12:00.

I agree with Tom Jones.

[Seibei]

It is normal.

[Speed]

Originally Posted by Andrejb

So if you look at these photos, you can clearly see the arrow on the bezel at 12:00 doesn’t line up with the crown or the 12:00 lume plot

But looking even further. At 1800hrs the colour transition line is lower than the 9:00 marker. Meaning if the arrow was corrected to the left, the alignment at 1800hrs would be off.


Is this normal? Or an overall design flaw on Rolex end. I’m assuming perfect alignment isn’t possible simply because of the size difference in diameter of the dial and bezel


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Sorry...Hope it is not just me, but I am having trouble following your post.

Your bezel marker / 12 o'clock lume plot / Crown (on the rehaut) etc look in line to me,

1800 hours is 6:00PM. You are not displaying that number.

You are also not displaying the 9 o'clock marker you reference...so that cannot be verified.

Have you discussed these "flaws" with your AD?

[Notsoprobro]

My 116713 is also "off"

Ironically its normal.

[Andrejb]

Originally Posted by Speed

Sorry...Hope it is not just me, but I am having trouble following your post.



Your bezel marker / 12 o'clock lume plot / Crown (on the rehaut) etc look in line to me,



1800 hours is 6:00PM. You are not displaying that number.



You are also not displaying the 9 o'clock marker you reference...so that cannot be verified.



Have you discussed these "flaws" with your AD?

The 1800/6:00 and 600/3:00 (colour transition lines) are both clearly displayed in the photo

The 9:00 and 3:00 meant to be 9:00 and 3:00 on the dial matching up with 1800 and 600 gmt on bezel


Cheers


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[Speed]

Originally Posted by Andrejb

The 1800/9:00 and 600/3:00 (colour transition lines) are both clearly displayed in the photo

Cheers


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Got it.

Those look ok to me as well.

The 18 and 6 on the insert take up different amounts of space. The distance between the 1 and 8 requires the red/blue division to differ from the 6

I really think you're fine, unless your AD also notices something when looking at the piece in hand.

[Andrejb]

Originally Posted by Speed

Got it.



Those look ok to me as well.



The 18 and 6 on the insert take up different amounts of space. The distance between the 1 and 8 requires the red/blue division to differ from the 6



I really think you're fine, unless your AD also notices something when looking at the piece in hand.

Figured that.

Appreciate the response!


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[ltmgeller]

Seems normal to me

[ddubb]

The 12:00 triangle on the bezel not lining up might just be the angle of the photo. It’s very easy for the bezel to appear off center depending on a slight change in angle, or which eye you are looking at it with. I’ve found that some of my bezels have appeared misaligned because my right eye is stronger than my left eye. When wearing my glasses the bezel is aligned, when not wearing glasses it’s misaligned.

Funny thing is all these years with my previous black Sub before I got glasses I thought the bezel was perfectly aligned, and some of my others were misaligned. Got glasses and realized the damn black Sub was off center and the others were aligned!

[Andrejb]

Originally Posted by ddubb

The 12:00 triangle on the bezel not lining up might just be the angle of the photo. It’s very easy for the bezel to appear off center depending on a slight change in angle, or which eye you are looking at it with. I’ve found that some of my bezels have appeared misaligned because my right eye is stronger than my left eye. When wearing my glasses the bezel is aligned, when not wearing glasses it’s misaligned.

Funny thing is all these years with my previous black Sub before I got glasses I thought the bezel was perfectly aligned, and some of my others were misaligned. Got glasses and realized the damn black Sub was off center and the others were aligned!

Here is a more accurate depiction. You can see it’s slightly to the right of the crown / 12:00 hash marker







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[watchmework]

I'm having a hard time seeing anything wrong here.

And I don't think both your watch and camera were completely level when you took that picture so any misalignment you could be seeing is likely the angle as ddubb mentioned.

[faimag]

That’s not uncommon. Same issues with 5 digits and 4. Particularly the color transition at 3 and 9 with Pepsi and Coke. You would except they would have fixed it by now.

[Onikage]

Those with OCD should go for the LN then?

[Vvvlllooo]

Good lord..1st world problems

[214270Explorer]

Someone must be seeing things . . . .
. . . . I see NOTHING as is described.

[whattimeyougot]

I think your fine. I see absolutely nothing wrong or reason for concern. Enjoy your Pepsi!


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[Yoda_Eating_Pizza]

The bezel and the ceramic insert are two distinct pieces. May be just a case of the insert being, well, not "inserted" at the micron-precise orientation. Without extreme magnification, it's really hard to notice, though.

What's more noticeable in the photo is all that scrudge accumulating around the cyclops.

[AJMarcus]

Please put away your telescope and enjoy that great timepiece in all its man made flaws.

[42itus]

It wouldn't bother me but TEHO... Beautiful watch either way.

[bradyb]

Looks great - safe!

[myporsche]

Could we have a sub forum for OCD? Scratches, markers, lining up, colors, etc.

Seriously..

[Futuristic]

I don't think both your watch and camera were completely level when you took that picture so any misalignment you could be seeing is likely the angle as mentioned above.

[Roger Lococco]

In my view, Rolex should make sure the upside down triangle marker lines up perfectly - at least to the human eye.


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[schoolboy]

Well, at least the crown on your rehaut is aligned pretty well with the dial.

But I honestly think that it would be very hard to get anything super perfectly spot on. I guess I mean that as a math teacher.

Because imagine that the perfect spot in the middle is the zero on a number line. If you had to draw an arrow that points exactly to zero, that would be very hard to do. Specially if people zoom in to double check your work.

Now imagine doing that with ceramic, and with different pieces that all have to match up.

It would be very hard!!!

[johnnyjazz]

The transition line on the bezel marries with the 15 and 45 seconds lines on the dial, granted it aligns at 15.5 and 44.5 seconds but it is not off at one side. Fine looking watch.

[42itus]

Originally Posted by Futuristic

I don't think both your watch and camera were completely level when you took that picture so any misalignment you could be seeing is likely the angle as mentioned above.

My SMP 300 is the same. It looks off from many angles, but if you look at it dead on it looks correct to the naked eye.