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Re: Second hand On My New Omega
In Response To: Second hand On My New Omega ()

: Hello There

: I just wanted to ask a quick question.
: Yesterday I picked up at a local Omega
: Dealler a new Omega 2531.80 and I must say
: the quality is stunning but maybe I am being
: a bit picky but I have noticed that the
: second hand seems to be beating in between
: the markers for example on the O,clock the
: second hand is in the middle of the first
: miniute marker, I also have a Breitling
: crosswind and that is bang on the line, I
: was thinking if this was normal due to the
: edges of the slightly rounded glass. I just
: needed to ask just in case there is a
: problem with the watch

: Thanks Guys

: Mark
: PS What a great website

There was a similar post about this problem before. It seems to be a "characteristic" which is down to poor attention to detail. Sadly, I have had a quick search through the forum but can't find the previous post. Maybe someone else will have more luck.

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