Speedmaster chrono hand alignment

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Okay, so when I look at it, I see the hand barely askew to the right. But when I take a picture, it’s dead even. I know people have raised a concern with the hand not being 100 percent even, but I don’t know if that’s what’s going on. What should I trust, my eyes or camera? Thank you.

 
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Okay, so when I look at it, I see the hand barely askew to the right. But when I take a picture, it’s dead even. I know people have raised a concern with the hand not being 100 percent even, but I don’t know if that’s what’s going on. What should I trust, my eyes or camera? Thank you.

Use your camera to look at the watch! 🤣
 
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Try looking at it with your dominant eye then try the other eye.
 
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The best way to check this in person is to sight down the hand from the 6 o’clock side, so the bottom of the dial. You want to look along the hand, parallel to the dial as much as possible.
 
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I installed a leveling app on my phone and it seems that it’s not as bad as I thought it was.
 
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My left eye is my dominant. Would that make sense that I see the hand askew to the right?
 
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My left eye is my dominant. Would that make sense that I see the hand askew to the right?
Whoops. I’m right eye dominant. I have better vision in my left, but I’m definitely right eye dominant.
 
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Try looking at it with your dominant eye then try the other eye.
It looks dead even with my dominant eye. My dominant eye is a little more blurry, but it looks even.
 
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Simple geometry. You are close and your eyes are offset. Dominant eye takes over. Short distance, it makes a difference.
 
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Simple geometry. You are close and your eyes are offset. Dominant eye takes over. Short distance, it makes a difference.
What a relief. Thank you.
 
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Okay, I turned it upside down and looked at it. The hand is to the right. Which of course is the exact opposite of what I was seeing. Eyes are weird.
 
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Mine look like that too sometimes in pictures. Lasik made me farsighted.
 
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Use your camera to look at the watch! 🤣
I almost have to to see it up close, because lasik made me farsighted and my arms aren't long anough........
 
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Okay, so when I look at it, I see the hand barely askew to the right. But when I take a picture, it’s dead even. I know people have raised a concern with the hand not being 100 percent even, but I don’t know if that’s what’s going on. What should I trust, my eyes or camera? Thank you.

I was buying a watch in the caribbean. the hand did not line up so they had to get a watch from another store. made me nervous about buying.
 
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I'm stopping at the Omega boutique in Tysons Mall this Saturday. Hoping they have the white dial moon watch. I am wondering if I should take a cruise to the caribbean and see if I could buy it there. Save sales tax at a minimum, $450 on the leather band option. Will the boutique offer a discount, if they even have the watch?

Alas, I'm tempted to order on line.
 
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I was buying a watch in the caribbean. the hand did not line up so they had to get a watch from another store. made me nervous about buying.
I’ve since seen 3 speedmasters. All the hands were the same as mine. I guess it’s my eyes.
 
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Four to compare…pictures not dead on, but the chrono hand is perfect on them.
 
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Four to compare…pictures not dead on, but the chrono hand is perfect on them.
That is nice. You have all four of these? I assume so as you have a picture of the 4. I find I like the style of all of these and have been wondering if I should forego the white dial and maybe get the more interesting FOIS... I like the orange as well. The snoopy alas is too expensive unless I stumble upon one for retail price... hahaha
 
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That is nice. You have all four of these? I assume so as you have a picture of the 4. I find I like the style of all of these and have been wondering if I should forego the white dial and maybe get the more interesting FOIS... I like the orange as well. The snoopy alas is too expensive unless I stumble upon one for retail price... hahaha
Yes, they are all mine. Started with the white dial and snowballed from there. They all are different enough to be interesting, but to pick only one it would be the white one.
 
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Okay, I turned it upside down and looked at it. The hand is to the right. Which of course is the exact opposite of what I was seeing. Eyes are weird.

This was a great way to test it, good thought. Eyes do the best they can, it's our brains that are weird when it comes to overthinking things like this!