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Misalignment of the minute hand
LONGINES LEGEND DIVER, L3.764.4.90.7
I set the watch so that when the second hand is at 12 O'clock the minute hand is aligned with a marker. Despite this, the minute hand drifts to the point that on one half of the dial it falls in between two markers (with the second hand aligned with 12 O'clock) and on the other half of the dial it gradually aligns with the markers. The process is gradual on both half of the dial.The watch has gone back twice because Longines said this should not be the case, however, I have a feeling this is something to do with the way the movement has been manufactured and therefore inherent to the watch. Perhaps others don't notice this. Have you noticed this with any of your watches (regardless of the brand)? I read somewhere this was a common issue with some older Rolex movements. Other than this, the watch keeps a perfect time despite being abused daily, only gains 1 second after 5 days!
I will be interested to hear what your experience has been.
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Misalignment of the minute hand
LONGINES LEGEND DIVER, L3.764.4.90.7 I set the watch so that when the second hand is at 12 O'clock the minute hand is aligned with a marker. Despite this, the minute hand drifts to the point that on one half of the dial it falls in between two markers (wi...
That's bizarre. Maybe the printing of the minute markers on the dial is irregular? On the first picture they all seem to line up with the minute dots on the bezel but on the second one they are
off a bit where the minute hand is. If the watch was still very new and minty I'd ask to swap it out for a new (different) one. Of course that one will probably be +3 per day! Irritating unless you have no attention to details, but obviously that's not th...
The drift is gradual across the dial
One half is OK but on the other half the minute hand does not quite reach the marker until it is positioned in between two markers then it gradually moves to align with the markers on the other half of the watch. The watch has gone back twice as still und...
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missed or ignored the detailed description of the problem I included, put it on their timing machine (this watch had almost spring drive accuracy) and then just sent it back saying it was a perfect watch. A much higher end Swatch Group watch. When they re...
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Probably more likely a mis alignment of the dial when recasing ?
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I have a similar problem with my watch’s minute hand — not longines. Half of the dial is okay, the other is off by half a minute marker. Was told it’s due to backlash, and that they need to open it up to fix it — but no promises. Is yours fixed now? Did t...