Special manufacturing defect of the Bezel Legend Diver 7494

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Hi everyone, I wanted to share a small manufacturing defect that my Longines Legend Diver 7494-2 has had since it was first released.
I'm extremely confident in its authenticity, and I'm sharing it with you because, as sometimes happens, vintage watches are beautiful even for their imperfect craftsmanship.
As you can see, the graphics on my inner bezel were printed slightly off-center on the right.
Absurdly, the graphics protrude slightly on the side edges.
Once installed, you can see it if you check the centering at 12 and 6 o'clock.
This is normal, and doesn't necessarily mean I'm dissatisfied with the watch itself.
I really like it, even with this flaw.

What do you think?
The part is too rare to consider replacing.
The bezel turns perfectly and is perfectly intact.
Many thanks

 
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Bezel alignment/etc is one of my pet-peeves, so I'd lose my mind if that was on my watch.

That said, it IS unique and interesting! AND if it is something that you like/appreciate, I'd say continue to love it!
 
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Bezel alignment/etc is one of my pet-peeves, so I'd lose my mind if that was on my watch.

That said, it IS unique and interesting! AND if it is something that you like/appreciate, I'd say continue to love it!
At first, it was a point I didn't want to accept. Today, after the difficulty in finding a perfect bezel that was centered in the graphics, I'm intrigued by this anomaly, which was also reported to Longines when requesting the Extract from the Archives.