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Chronograph seconds hand issue

Giammy

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3/9/23
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Hi all
I have two Daytona with dandong 4130 and both have the same problem with the chronograph seconds hand.
The hand when chronograph is in reset position seems to be a bit uncentered.
May the bezel, the dial or something else be wrong positioned?
Can the dial be rotated for 0,001 grade or it has some insert point that must coincide?
Or may the chronograph wheel has to be changed?

I’m not an expert so I hope some of you can explain me what’s the matter for that

Take a look at the picture, it is visible that the center of the bezel do not coincide with the center of the hand

 

Plaasbaas

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Hard to see if your picture is slightly angled or 100% straight on, but everything has to be aligned individually.

If the chrono seconds hand and dial are aligned it's probably the bezel that is ever so slightly off. There is no other way but to remove it and reseat it.

A job for a watchmaker with proper tools because the bezel is ceramic and breaks easily. Also there is a plastic ring around the crystal. If it gets damaged you can't get the bezel back on.

And last but not least it is possible that the crystal comes off as well. In that case, when putting the crystal back on, it itself also has to be aligned correctly because of the tiny Rolex crown that's engraved into the crystal. It needs to be at the 6 o'clock position.