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Old 13 August 2019, 11:12 PM   #5
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Originally Posted by Triple Crown View Post
Let me begin this thread by saying that I have long admired nearly all Daytona references.

A few months ago, a good friend was contemplating a white gold on OF. While discussing the prospective purchase with another WIS, he remarked that the one thing he disliked about the Daytona is the “asymmetrical” placement of the left and right subdials. When pressed, he noted that the left subdial is closer to the 10 o’clock hour marker than the 8 o’clock marker, and the right subdial closer to the 2 than the 4 o’clock marker. In other words, neither subdial is equidistant from its closest markers.

At first, I had no idea what he was talking about. But then, after looking at a picture, I understood immediately. To me, the subdials now look “off,” and I cannot un-see the “issue.”

Anyone else notice/distracted by this?
Its been like that since Rolex replaced the Zenith movement with the in house 4130 movement.

A design "feauture" of the 4130
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