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ewdi · 15 August 2018, 01:15 PM

So this is the 3rd submariner I got in the past 14 months, the first one which I gave to my dad was flawless (visually at least) then my 114060 has misaligned pearl (they replace the bezel and all happy) and I got a hulk in Jan this year, did not noticed the misalignment until today, am I just seeing things or it is really misaligned?

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Brian Page · 15 August 2018, 01:30 PM

Do you mean the pearl or the entire bezel ?

sillo · 15 August 2018, 01:34 PM

Think you're overthinking this one a little.

ewdi · 15 August 2018, 01:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Brian Page

Do you mean the pearl or the entire bezel ?

Yes I mean the pearl

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ewdi · 15 August 2018, 01:45 PM

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Originally Posted by sillo38

Think you're overthinking this one a little.

Ha you are probably right

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guffyboy92 · 15 August 2018, 01:48 PM

It is slightly misaligned to the left, albeit by a fraction of a millimetre.

sillo · 15 August 2018, 01:53 PM

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Originally Posted by ewdi

Ha you are probably right

You aren't wrong though, it is the slightest bit off. If it does bother you enough then you're going to be thinking about it every time you look down at your wrist.

Maybe you can get it swapped under warranty?

SLS · 15 August 2018, 01:55 PM

Your photo seems off center to me, hard to tell.

Moosedoc · 15 August 2018, 01:59 PM

It may just be the angle you are looking at it from. Rotate the watch 180 degrees and look “down” at the pearl, it will likely appear centered once your viewing angle changes. If you are still unhappy, send it in for repair, Rolex will make it right.

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juliet · 15 August 2018, 02:15 PM

I read these threads all the time and frankly was a bit nervous that my new Sub might have one of these defects.

Picked up the Sub about a month ago and compared it to some of the photos I see on here. Take this one for example. That is zoomed in massively. Look at the pearl as it sits on your wrist, you just don't see the detail that you do in that photo.

There was another thread on here looking at gaps between bracelets and cases. In the photos the gaps can look terrible. Then you look at your own watch with your own eye and realise anything will look terrible under 10x zoom.

If you're going to sit and look at your watch under a microscope then I think a mechanical watch may not be for you. Just accept that there will be some fine differences between watches and enjoy that yours is individual.

GTC · 15 August 2018, 02:17 PM

Just ever-so-barely to the left which is unnoticeable without a giant picture on a Rolex forum and an OCD diagnosis.

You have to try pretty hard to make this matter.

kauffee · 15 August 2018, 02:23 PM

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Originally Posted by SLS

Your photo seems off center to me, hard to tell.

Yes try a photo straight on.

pickettt · 15 August 2018, 02:55 PM

Cue excuses.....now

Ian Macdermott · 15 August 2018, 04:30 PM

Well I would be more concerned that in your picture the Pearl is about the only one that nearly lines up. Clockwise all the markers appear to run out more and more.

blacke90 · 15 August 2018, 04:38 PM

Looks OK to me. It seems that the lighting is casting shadow left of the pearl making it look off-centered.

D O C · 15 August 2018, 04:50 PM

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Originally Posted by blacke90

Looks OK to me. It seems that the lighting is casting shadow left of the pearl making it look off-centered.

^^^ Agree.

peterpl · 15 August 2018, 04:53 PM

Your photo is not even straight.

Devildog · 15 August 2018, 05:10 PM

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Originally Posted by blacke90

Looks OK to me. It seems that the lighting is casting shadow left of the pearl making it look off-centered.

Agreed. We need to see a pic with even lighting.

Ps. Op, as well as a potentially misaligned pearl, the edge of the triangle beside the bezel serrations looks wonky also.

jimcameron · 15 August 2018, 05:21 PM

So is the 12 o'clock triangle, hour hand, and minute hand.

hai.tranhr · 15 August 2018, 06:01 PM

I even cannot recognize the pearl misalignment? What's that issue?

Seibei · 15 August 2018, 06:01 PM

It is really wonky but I will gladly take it off your hands.

padi56 · 15 August 2018, 06:27 PM

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Originally Posted by GTC

Just ever-so-barely to the left which is unnoticeable without a giant picture on a Rolex forum and an OCD diagnosis.

You have to try pretty hard to make this matter.

Have to agree about OCD looks like we have another Rolex syndrome on forum the {LMBPCS}lupe mania bezel pearl centre syndrome.

Raku · 15 August 2018, 06:52 PM

OP, you are definitely worried about nothing really.
First of all you took a macro shot that is not even centered to the object in question, even then, it's really hard to see if the pearl is off center.
Leave the macro shots and enjoy your watch, this model is so hard to find...

Steve748 · 15 August 2018, 07:26 PM

Oh no I have looked at the Pearl on my Hulk and it's the tiniest bit of center.
I am unable to sleep tonight, I feel I'll be up all night worrying.

cajerseyboy · 15 August 2018, 07:30 PM

Forget the pearl. Take a look at the tip of the hour hand. Doesn’t that Lume look like it spills a bit more to the left side than the right!? !?!?

Might be a fake!

In all seriousness once you’ve seen the flaw it’s hard to ‘unsee’ it and that’s all you will see every time you look down. Deranged or not it’s your watch and you want it perfect. I get it. If it were mine, I would bring it up to my AD for suggestions on how to address.

Off center pearl derangement syndrome. You guys crack me up.

AK797 · 15 August 2018, 07:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Devildog

Agreed. We need to see a pic with even lighting.

Ps. Op, as well as a potentially misaligned pearl, the edge of the triangle beside the bezel serrations looks wonky also.

Yes no shadows.

singkwokhk · 15 August 2018, 08:08 PM

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Originally Posted by ewdi

So this is the 3rd submariner I got in the past 14 months, the first one which I gave to my dad was flawless (visually at least) then my 114060 has misaligned pearl (they replace the bezel and all happy) and I got a hulk in Jan this year, did not noticed the misalignment until today, am I just seeing things or it is really misaligned?

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Yep, Misaligned just a little. Rolex production is only 99% perfect! Unfortunately, you got the 1%.

BlakeA · 15 August 2018, 09:51 PM

This reminds me of some photography forums I've been on where people zoom in 800% checking the "sharpness" of their $10000 lens wondering if they got a good "copy".

beshannon · 15 August 2018, 09:54 PM

Need to have a much sharper image centered correctly with a image test pattern attached

Reinhard in SA · 15 August 2018, 10:44 PM

I think mine is the same. Either that or my eyes are playing tricks on me. Don't sweat it, you have a LVc! Go outside and look at that dial POP in the sunlight

Coming from Seiko (I still own and love them), this is nothing

Those misaligned chapter rings drive me nuts. Different price point, I know.

15 August 2018, 01:15 PM	#1
ewdi "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Japan Posts: 163	3rd Submariner - from Rolex Boutique in Japan (2 has pearl not centered issue) So this is the 3rd submariner I got in the past 14 months, the first one which I gave to my dad was flawless (visually at least) then my 114060 has misaligned pearl (they replace the bezel and all happy) and I got a hulk in Jan this year, did not noticed the misalignment until today, am I just seeing things or it is really misaligned? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro __________________ - Royal Oak 15400 (Black Dial) - Daytona OF 116518LN - SS GMT IIc 126710 BLRO - Royal Oak Offshore 26480ti - Tudor Blackbay Smiley - Daytona 116500LN

15 August 2018, 01:34 PM	#3
sillo "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2015 Real Name: Sean Location: NY Watch: 5 Digit Posts: 2,840	Think you're overthinking this one a little. __________________ 14060 \| 16570 \| 16600 \| 16700 \| 16800 \| 79260 @TheGMTHand

15 August 2018, 01:55 PM	#8
SLS "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Real Name: Scott Location: GMT -7 Watch: GMT's & Sub's Posts: 10,399	Your photo seems off center to me, hard to tell. __________________ "The bitterness of poor quality remains long after the sweetness of lower price is forgotten." -Benjamin Franklin Member No. 922

15 August 2018, 04:30 PM	#14
Ian Macdermott "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2015 Real Name: Willy.B.Banned Location: Sheol Watch: ing the detectives Posts: 2,721	Well I would be more concerned that in your picture the Pearl is about the only one that nearly lines up. Clockwise all the markers appear to run out more and more. __________________ Welax no one other than wobblers muggers and sad WIS types notices your Wolex. The rest of the populace are way too busy staring at their shiny new iPhone 24s or worrying about paying the gas bill..

15 August 2018, 07:30 PM	#25
cajerseyboy "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Northern Cal Watch: me find "the one" Posts: 745	3rd Submariner - from Rolex Boutique in Japan (2 has pearl not centered issue) Forget the pearl. Take a look at the tip of the hour hand. Doesn’t that Lume look like it spills a bit more to the left side than the right!? !?!? Might be a fake! In all seriousness once you’ve seen the flaw it’s hard to ‘unsee’ it and that’s all you will see every time you look down. Deranged or not it’s your watch and you want it perfect. I get it. If it were mine, I would bring it up to my AD for suggestions on how to address. Off center pearl derangement syndrome. You guys crack me up. __________________ 116610LN 216570 116710BLNR 116610LV 116500LN 116519LN

15 August 2018, 01:30 PM	#2
Brian Page "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: USA Posts: 6,527	Do you mean the pearl or the entire bezel ?

15 August 2018, 01:48 PM	#6
guffyboy92 "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2017 Real Name: Enrique Location: MNL x FFM x YVR Watch: All that I own Posts: 81	It is slightly misaligned to the left, albeit by a fraction of a millimetre.

15 August 2018, 01:59 PM	#9
Moosedoc "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: USA Watch: Rolex Date 34, Rol Posts: 3	It may just be the angle you are looking at it from. Rotate the watch 180 degrees and look “down” at the pearl, it will likely appear centered once your viewing angle changes. If you are still unhappy, send it in for repair, Rolex will make it right. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

15 August 2018, 02:15 PM	#10
juliet "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: New Zealand Watch: Explorer 214270 Posts: 116	I read these threads all the time and frankly was a bit nervous that my new Sub might have one of these defects. Picked up the Sub about a month ago and compared it to some of the photos I see on here. Take this one for example. That is zoomed in massively. Look at the pearl as it sits on your wrist, you just don't see the detail that you do in that photo. There was another thread on here looking at gaps between bracelets and cases. In the photos the gaps can look terrible. Then you look at your own watch with your own eye and realise anything will look terrible under 10x zoom. If you're going to sit and look at your watch under a microscope then I think a mechanical watch may not be for you. Just accept that there will be some fine differences between watches and enjoy that yours is individual.

15 August 2018, 02:17 PM	#11
GTC Banned Join Date: May 2014 Real Name: Douglas Location: HSV / ANC Watch: 126660 Posts: 626	Just ever-so-barely to the left which is unnoticeable without a giant picture on a Rolex forum and an OCD diagnosis. You have to try pretty hard to make this matter.

15 August 2018, 02:55 PM	#13
pickettt "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: California Watch: Shiny One Posts: 5,364	Cue excuses.....now

15 August 2018, 04:38 PM	#15
blacke90 "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: USA Watch: AP\|\|Panerai\|\|Rolex Posts: 759	Looks OK to me. It seems that the lighting is casting shadow left of the pearl making it look off-centered.

15 August 2018, 04:53 PM	#17
peterpl Banned Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: . Posts: 6,692	Your photo is not even straight.

15 August 2018, 05:21 PM	#19
jimcameron "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: ByDawns Earlylite Watch: 16800 Posts: 3,519	So is the 12 o'clock triangle, hour hand, and minute hand.

15 August 2018, 06:01 PM	#20
hai.tranhr "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2018 Location: Ho Chi Minh Posts: 230	I even cannot recognize the pearl misalignment? What's that issue?

15 August 2018, 06:01 PM	#21
Seibei Banned Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: New Zealand Watch: 114060 Posts: 2,630	It is really wonky but I will gladly take it off your hands.

15 August 2018, 06:52 PM	#23
Raku "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: London, UK Watch: Rolex Explorer Posts: 361	OP, you are definitely worried about nothing really. First of all you took a macro shot that is not even centered to the object in question, even then, it's really hard to see if the pearl is off center. Leave the macro shots and enjoy your watch, this model is so hard to find...

15 August 2018, 07:26 PM	#24
Steve748 "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Real Name: Steve Location: San Diego Watch: GMT2c & LVc Posts: 220	Oh no I have looked at the Pearl on my Hulk and it's the tiniest bit of center. I am unable to sleep tonight, I feel I'll be up all night worrying.

15 August 2018, 09:51 PM	#28
BlakeA "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2018 Location: Tulsa Posts: 268	This reminds me of some photography forums I've been on where people zoom in 800% checking the "sharpness" of their $10000 lens wondering if they got a good "copy".

15 August 2018, 09:54 PM	#29
beshannon "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Real Name: Brian Location: Northern Virginia Watch: One of Not Many Posts: 17,895	Need to have a much sharper image centered correctly with a image test pattern attached __________________ Vacheron Constantin Traditionnelle Complete Calendar, Glashutte PanoInverse, Glashutte SeaQ Panorama Date, Omega Aqua Terra 150, Omega CK 859, Omega Speedmaster 3861 Moonwatch, Glashutte Senator Exellence, Rolex 116710 GMT Master II BLNR, Breitling Superocean Steelfish, JLC Atmos Transparent

15 August 2018, 10:44 PM	#30
Reinhard in SA "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: South Africa Posts: 801	I think mine is the same. Either that or my eyes are playing tricks on me. Don't sweat it, you have a LVc! Go outside and look at that dial POP in the sunlight Coming from Seiko (I still own and love them), this is nothing Those misaligned chapter rings drive me nuts. Different price point, I know.

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