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Old 12 July 2020, 11:26 PM   #1
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poorly set watches in media ads
It bothers me to see expensive watch advertising were the watch hands are not set accurately. The attached Rolex shows the hour to be slightly past 10:04, yet the seconds hand is approaching the :39 position.
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Old 12 July 2020, 11:28 PM   #2
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The Omega ad fails as well. The watch shows 10:10 and yet the seconds hand is at the :35 position
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Old 12 July 2020, 11:38 PM   #3
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Best not buy them then, as the gear train will ultimately drift even if set precisely which isn't so easy.
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Old 12 July 2020, 11:39 PM   #4
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You must live a pretty good life if this bothers you.
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Old 12 July 2020, 11:42 PM   #5
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Old 12 July 2020, 11:42 PM   #6
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The Omega ad fails as well. The watch shows 10:10 and yet the seconds hand is at the :35 position
That is the chonograph hand ; the seconds hand is at left and is in cero indeed.
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Old 12 July 2020, 11:48 PM   #7
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It bothers me to see expensive watch advertising were the watch hands are not set accurately. The attached Rolex shows the hour to be slightly past 10:04, yet the seconds hand is approaching the :39 position.
This image could have originated anywhere. I highly doubt it was the principal image of any official marketing collateral — as “ROLEX” is obstructed. It’s just a random photo.
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Old 13 July 2020, 12:20 AM   #8
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It bothers me to see expensive watch advertising were the watch hands are not set accurately. The attached Rolex shows the hour to be slightly past 10:04, yet the seconds hand is approaching the :39 position.
Whatever next have some to moan about.

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Old 13 July 2020, 12:34 AM   #9
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Old 13 July 2020, 01:39 AM   #10
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The second hand at 35 has an explanation.
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Old 13 July 2020, 01:45 AM   #11
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Chances are they are trying to spread out the hands to best show off the dial.


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Old 13 July 2020, 02:25 AM   #12
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You must live a pretty good life if this bothers you.
thats what i was thinking
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Old 13 July 2020, 02:27 AM   #13
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The Omega ad fails as well. The watch shows 10:10 and yet the seconds hand is at the :35 position
You must be kidding, or you know nothing about the Speedmaster.
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This must be a pi$$ take surely?
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Old 13 July 2020, 03:50 AM   #17
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It bothers me to see expensive watch advertising were the watch hands are not set accurately. The attached Rolex shows the hour to be slightly past 10:04, yet the seconds hand is approaching the :39 position.
I wish I could’ve warned you about some people here before you posted that. Some of the replies were depressingly predictable. Sorry for the onslaught. I set my watchs precisely also. It’s part of the hobby for me.

The hand you are talking about on the Omega is the chronograph hand of which Omega boutiques and advertisements often stop at the 37 second marker (in this case the 35 sec marker) so that the observer can see the entire dial and sub dials unobstructed especially the logo at the top center.
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The Omega ad fails as well. The watch shows 10:10 and yet the seconds hand is at the :35 position
No it isn't. The seconds are shown on the 9.00 sub dial. The large hand at the :35 position is the chronograph hand
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Old 13 July 2020, 04:05 AM   #20
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It bothers me to see expensive watch advertising were the watch hands are not set accurately. The attached Rolex shows the hour to be slightly past 10:04, yet the seconds hand is approaching the :39 position.
It bothers me when people use "were" instead of "where" in a sentence. Clearly a grammatical tragedy!!
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Old 13 July 2020, 05:11 AM   #22
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stupid me! I should have realized it was the chronograph hand..I have one chronograph in my collection- a Pierce
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