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IWC A521111Big Pilot LPP ZF with an off centered date wheel. What are my options?

vairish

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So yesterday I received a rep of one of my favorite watches of all time, the Big Pilot Edition “Le Petit Prince”:
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It's a really nice watch, but unfortunately the date appears to be off center. It's not as obvious for some dates, but 10-19 are pretty bad. Sadly I didn't notice this from the QC pics:

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For anyone who has had similar issues in the past, what are my options here? Is this fixable or do I need to suck it up / sell on the watch?
 
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m5smg2

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My friend your ZF LPP is too beautiful to let a tiny detail like some of the date font slightly off center. I didn’t see it you pointed it out. Just enjoy it.
 

vairish

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My friend your ZF LPP is too beautiful to let a tiny detail like some of the date font slightly off center. I didn’t see it you pointed it out. Just enjoy it.

Thanks man. It is a beautiful watch but I'm not sure if I can live with the off centered date. I have a few other reps which look perfect and I just feel great wearing them. This watch I just don't want to wear out cause I know if someone takes a proper look at it they can clearly see it's a rep because of this issue. I'll email the dealer anyways to see if anything can be done to fix this, otherwise I think I might have to sell it on to someone else.
 

sunnydale

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Not even all genuine ones are perfectly aligned. Don't worry and enjoy wearing it.