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Re: HELP! Bezel Anxiety SPC
In Response To: HELP! Bezel Anxiety SPC ()

: I would REALLY
: appreciate your help as perhaps my new watch
: is flawed. Thanks so much! -Jeff

Relax. It is just a watch. Mine does that. Many of them do that. Unless you look at the watch EXACTLY straight on, the markings do not line up anyway because the bezel is raised several mm above the dial, so you get an angular perspective difference.

Even viewed precisely, the error may be only 1 or 2 100ths of an inch - barely perceptible to the human eye.

So what. Nothing to have any anxiety over.

You mentioned that as a SCUBA diver, you stress precision on your instruments. That is important where any variation in precision may impair the operation of the device.

But do not let your desire for instruments that exceed required precision cause you to get hung up on demanding unnecessary levels of perfection. As I have quoted in the FAQ, "Excellence is achievable, perfection is much more ellusive."

The visual error you are perceiving is FAR below what would prevent you from clearly reading the correct time and bezel position during a dive. The precision of the watch and its markings are excellent-- far greater than required for any of its functions.

Do not waste your time being anxious over something that will honestly never make one difference in your life.

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