• Tired of adverts on RWI? - Subscribe by clicking HERE and PMing Trailboss for instructions and they will magically go away!

Need help with Photoshop...PLEASE :)

Thrasher

Legendary Member
15/4/14
13,194
2,285
113
The Beach
So I have CS5 but have rarely used it. What I want to do is be able to import a photograph like the one I have attached and put a like a rifle scope crosshair over the dial so I can see which markers at 12, 3, 6. 9 are not straight. Any directions, video tutorials or general help would be appreciated. Thank you in advance

I was thinking of asking Strodda to straighten things up a bit as my friend Lagunax has already done this with Strodda.

IMG_1546a2f866db489ea21d.jpg
 

Lagunax

I'm Pretty Popular
18/4/15
2,569
937
113
CONUS
Quick iPhone picture editor, nothing is straight overall on these reps, but based on your original picture, if you jut had the 9 marker rotate clockwise a little and straighten out the 6 marker it would look better.
 

capice

I'm Pretty Popular
12/12/07
2,715
558
113
Posted the workflow on your thread on RG....
 

Thrasher

Legendary Member
15/4/14
13,194
2,285
113
The Beach
My son just did this for me

2019.02.05_omega-seamaster-crosshair-test_detail95d5cbd977d3789e.jpg

2019.02.05_omega-seamaster-crosshair-test_001bbcc394c8d6e12b9.jpg

2019.02.05_omega-seamaster-crosshair-test648c5f9463715620.jpg


What's interesting is as you said EVERYTHING. Looking at the bezel, insert, dial, indices ...it all adds up but I think the 12 is the most eye catching for me, that's what I saw first. Lagunax
 

Lagunax

I'm Pretty Popular
18/4/15
2,569
937
113
CONUS
You sure got a better one than I did!

Meant that in general a lot of these reps there is something misaligned everywhere, that’s why ppl are going thru 3-4 QC’s for these 300M’s.

Just rejected one from Sead for uneven 12 markers, one was higher than the other, plus the 9 and 6 were crooked too.
 
Last edited:
  • Like
Reactions: Thrasher

KJ2020

Time Traveler
Supporter
12/3/18
32,372
56,759
113
Only issue I see is the left 12 o'clock index marker is set slightly higher than the right. A competent watchmaker can fix that if it continues to bother you
 
  • Like
Reactions: Thrasher

Thrasher

Legendary Member
15/4/14
13,194
2,285
113
The Beach
The Black one is my Gen as most of you could guess. I could see the 12 was off in the QCs and told Sead as it was my second set of QCs I figured I could live with it, I will either send it to Strodda or sell it. will see ....I already have to many!!!!!