I'm pretty sure that's not the case with these ZF reps. The dial is attached to the movement holder to allow it to be rotated to line up with the date wheel. If you rotate the dial the date wheel could become misaligned which is a bigger job.
Edit: if you just take the caseback off and rotate the whole thing (movement and holder) a little bit without taking it out of the case it should move everything, dial and all. Allowing better positioning in the case.