Is this within tolerances? (New speedmaster)

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Yes, but the $ does afford one the right to ask with a reasonable expectation of getting a result.
With regard to a true luxury car.
Luxury cars are known for great paintwork and panel work from the factory.
So are good quality car brands.
Just the threshold for acceptability is different and dealt with appropriately at the dealership on delivery and through the after sales process.
In some circles and markets, a Mercedes of any description is regarded as a luxury car.
Yet when it comes to paint defects. It was always a matter of the Mercedes acceptability criterior being that if the defect was very difficult to spot from as far as up to a metre away, then it was deemed to be acceptable. Over a metre and it would be just cause for corrective action.
It's all relative and at the end of the day the standard the manufacturer applies and how the issue is managed is all that matters.
Got it. Luxury cars focus on exterior aesthetics at the possible expense of engine internals. It's best to look good while while parked roadside waiting for the flatbed.

So maybe Omega focuses on the movement as the most critical, versus the absolute hands positions. And BTW, Omega does have a 'standard distance' they use for determining if an aesthetic issue warrants correction, so they match Mercedes in that regard.
 
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Got it. Luxury cars focus on exterior aesthetics at the possible expense of engine internals. It's best to look good while while parked roadside waiting for the flatbed.

So maybe Omega focuses on the movement as the most critical, versus the absolute hands positions. And BTW, Omega does have a 'standard distance' they use for determining if an aesthetic issue warrants correction, so they match Mercedes in that regard.

I note the OP is having the matter addressed by Omega without issue, so that's encouraging😉

I hope my Maserati Gran Turismo doesn't develop any engine problems. It currently runs as well as a Swiss watch🤔
I understand these Ferrari engines that are under the bonnet are basically sound, as that's one of the reasons why I bought it. Also the Transmission and rear end seem to be fine units as far as I can ascertain and the whole thing is something I can mechanically maintain myself.
Then again, it's only accumulated 27,000 kms on the clock in the last 11 years so i fully expect it will see me out👍
The only problem I can see going forward will be the long term availability of petrol for it🙁
The paintwork was flawless in every respect upon taking delivery and is kept that way with extreme care, likewise as one would imagine the bodywork was equally impressive.

The 2 Mercedes in the stable have the notorious 271 engines under the bonnet and huge kms on their clocks with multiple sets of cam chains, guides, and cam adjusters among other routine things replaced in a timely manner an effort to keep them on the road and reliable with a couple of close calls in recent times.
What can I say.
The girls like them as great mid sized run around cars with an outstanding turning circle. I admire the fuel economy we can get out of them even if we pour more money into the engines to keep them running reliably.
As long as the girls are happy.
That's all that matters😀

It's all relative.
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Here is my 321 with the same alignment as OP, there is no chance I’m having i’m having the watch opened up for that.


Terrible.
That's why the 3861 Speedies are the best😉
Lol😀
 
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I had the exact same issue. Pretty much the same among of deviation. The person I worked with at the omega boutique was great but this time another salesman came. He pretty much started arguing with me loudly saying your eyesight is wrong. Finally after taking a picture and reviewing he agreed it was out of line but he couldn’t do anything. Eventually after much discussion and approvals they let me exchange it for a different model (I hadn’t liked the speedy much anyways).
 
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Mine had a similar issue among others. OB replaced it with a new one.
 
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This thread got me looking at mine briefly. It really is a difficult thing to even diagnose. I can see how there is variance with watchmakers doing this manually. Although, Omega has some pretty fancy QC tech I’ve seen in their videos.

If I close my non-dominant eye and try to position my dominant eye directly over the watch I can make it line up. But even the most minute of movements of my head or eye can easily shift the hand to one side or the other. I guess with a camera on a tripod and some method to truly position the watch 100% under the center of the lens you could get a true picture. Or if it was so out of whack it was obvious one could tell. Even after all this, once you open both eyes and look at it from a couple feet away you’d never notice most imperfections.

Side note, I do use only my dominant eye when lining my minute hand up while setting the watch to get it “perfectly” lined up. I find the perspective shift of then looking at it with both eyes open makes it appear just a hair ahead which I like.
 
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This thread got me looking at mine briefly. It really is a difficult thing to even diagnose. I can see how there is variance with watchmakers doing this manually. Although, Omega has some pretty fancy QC tech I’ve seen in their videos.

If I close my non-dominant eye and try to position my dominant eye directly over the watch I can make it line up. But even the most minute of movements of my head or eye can easily shift the hand to one side or the other. I guess with a camera on a tripod and some method to truly position the watch 100% under the center of the lens you could get a true picture. Or if it was so out of whack it was obvious one could tell. Even after all this, once you open both eyes and look at it from a couple feet away you’d never notice most imperfections.

Side note, I do use only my dominant eye when lining my minute hand up while setting the watch to get it “perfectly” lined up. I find the perspective shift of then looking at it with both eyes open makes it appear just a hair ahead which I like.

To check this I look sort of parallel to the dial from the 6 o'clock side, looking along the hand to see how it lines up at 12 - for me this is the most reliable way.