1803 Day - Date dial not straight!

[Dave O'Sullivan]

Anyone ever seen this before?
wearing my old 1803 the other day and I noticed the dial is on the cock. It looks most obvious when you compare the 3 O'Clock pip to the centre of the crown.



I sense a trip to the repairers in my future :(

[Omegamanic]

I sold an Omega where the dial had moved during its delivery. Apparently one of the dial feet had snapped/came away, but I believe it was a fairly straightforward fix.

[walkerwek1958]

Dial feet can get bent when ham-fisted monkeys assemble watches. Once they're bent, straightening them is a fraught business because it's all too easy to snap them. There is a machine available that will solder a dial foot back without damaging the front of the dial (Duncan aka Thewatchbloke's got one) but I've no experience with them.

The dial on the Rolex looks quite a way out to me, it would be interesting to see why! Maybe the photo's deceiving, but it looks too far out to be caused by a sprained/bent dial foot .

Paul

[Dave O'Sullivan]

There is a machine available that will solder a dial foot back without damaging the front of the dial (Duncan aka Thewatchbloke's got one) but I've no experience with them.

Paul

Thanks Paul, Duncan is where it will be headed to.
Is it possible I've knocked it?

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And by that I mean has my 18 month got hold of it?

[Tomaitch]

1803 dials do not have dial feet from what I see .