New case price for Sub

[Finslayer83]

LAWW can fix that.

Don't need a new case.

[fskywalker]

Originally Posted by Dennisoul

Thanks for everyone’s input it’s greatly appreciated......still deciding what to do

What did you finally did?

[kodak]

Probably I'd suggest a trade.

[rodolfolascano]

Originally Posted by brandrea

Interesting. Did you know about this when you purchased the watch?

I’d be tempted to polish all the lugs to match ala SD43

I would do the same...

[SS Oyster]

Get LAWW to take them all down to same as that one ... boom, 2021 Submariner! I have seen some pre-release pics that show thinned lugs.


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[CaptT]

Since you just discovered it, I'd recommend sitting with it for a few days or weeks and then re-evaluating how much it matters to you at that point. Good luck.

[ras47]

I don't see it at all. Looks fine to me. I'd wear it and enjoy it. I'm pretty OCD about scratches on a crystal but the case looks normal to me. And I don't see the underside of the case of my watches much at all. Of course I'm not a collector so a lot of the nuances of watches go zooming over my head. They make a pleasing "whoosh" as they go by too. :)

[txaggie9307]

Originally Posted by Hollie_Rollie

See what LAWW says. I know they have fixed some poorly polished cases in the past. I’m sure it’s possible to build that lug back up with laser welding and polish it back to factory specs. Send those pics to LAWW and let us know what they say... it may be expensive but much cheaper than a replacement case that’s for sure

This or rolliworks. They can probably laser weld that lug plus polish for $250-450 ish...


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[-dustin]

Originally Posted by inadeje

Hold on a second. Aren’t lugs supposed to be different widths from the factory? I had read that this is the case.

I think crown side mugs are the thinner ones. I think...pretty sure.

Wonder what sort of Dremmel bit was used to take off that much material.

[garyk]

I totally see it and it’s a cautionary tale for people thinking of preowned...hope it works out for you OP!

[jzjunior]

Gives it character, I would leave it alone.

[iTreelex]

Oof... BUT have LAWW or rolliworks polish the rest and even those out and you'll have what everyone is drooling about (2021 sub)

[watchaser]

Easily repairable with laser weld and there the lug can be reshaped like new. Laww and rollieworks as few mentioned are top notch on case restoration. Highly recommend them if you want to go that route.

[Rori]

This does not looks like ever-polishing to me, I would call it lug-chopping :-(
My God, this work must have been performed by someone with serious eyesight problems.


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[Yess]

I'm ocd... That would bug me. Another reason why the wait at AD bugs me less than some. I'm happy to wait to get what I want mew and then ding it myself

[DCheeta]

Have someone polish the other three lugs down to match. It’ll look great!

[Manu77]

Originally Posted by inadeje

Hold on a second. Aren’t lugs supposed to be different widths from the factory? I had read that this is the case.

Yes.

[Psmith]

That's pretty bad. Either return it if you can, or have it repaired (I've seen the case repair work that LAWW can do). Service case not ideal for the reasons already stated above. Obviously for a repair you would need to send it to LAWW in the US (Pasadena), but no doubt this could be done without too much hassle and would be less expensive than the RSC/service case route.

[ndrs63]

It’s ok, enjoy it and don’t polish it for the next decade. Once you decide to do so, make sure you take it to an expert that will take off more from the other lugs to mage them equal width


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