Tudor Black Bay 58 misalignment QC!

You'll have to describe what you're referring to, because I'm not seeing it...yet.

The hour market at 6. It’s slightly to the left. As opposed to it being in the center.

Got it. I can spot it if I look for it.

How many degrees do you think it's off by?

I don’t think it’s much. But once you look at examples anywhere. You’ll see that it is slightly misaligned.

Once you've seen it, you can't un-see it 😢

Looks to be off by 0.381 degrees

Seriously??

That's a very precise measurement.

I can't see any misalignment to be honest, I wouldn't worry about it.

If the misalignment has to be measured in atoms, I'm not going to let it bother me. Maybe I'd feel differently if I'd actually shelled out thousands for the watch and it was in my possession, but in general my view is that no watch can ever be perfect. As you pay more, the approximation of perfection gets better, but there'll always be something that deviates from the platonic ideal of the watch since, it's a real physical object, not a computer render. So if you need perfection in order to enjoy a watch, I guess... Try not to look too closely at it?

On a $100 or under watch, I’d look past this. Can’t overlook it at this price. Get a dial replacement. As long as you’re under warranty, Tudor will handle it. I’ve seen them do it in the past. This happens with Rolex, too.

I would expect perfection in my ALS or PP!

But yes, totally agree with you otherwise.

I know! Shelling out 3.6k and getting a misaligned dial is unforgivable!

Nah. Unless it really bad I don’t have expectations for my watches to be perfect. Nothing in life is perfect so why should the standards be any different for my watches. But I respect anyone who it does bother and have to get fix. I get it.

Oof

I can't imagine being worried about this level of detail, especially on a Tudor at Tudor prices, but now that you mention it, 2, 5, and 11 look off to me too, to be honest.

LOL!

Lmao should I worry then?

Not sure if it's just the angle but the 5, 10 and 11 o'clock markers look off too

10 and 11 too

This is what it looks like from a different angle

It sucks because I saved up for it for a long time. I’m younger and work as a waiter. I make decent money though but this was my biggest purchase so I wanted it to look perfect! My SARB033 has infinitely better alignment and cost me 1/6 of what this one set me back

Looks like it’s all Tudors, it is so far off on my BB GMT too. I can’t believe I only just noticed it now. I’m not happy about it😡

I see what he is talking about and to my eye there is a fraction of a millimeter offset to the left for the marker at six. It is so minimal though....

It’s a Tudor, not even a Rolex much less a Patek. 😉

Your 6 o' clock looks fine to me. If anything, the 9 o' clock is leaning slightly low.

Here’s another example of someone else’s Tudor bb58 with the exact same issue!

At least you know that you, in particular, didn't get a defective piece.

Many, if not most, of them have this issue.

Haha. There’s nothing wrong with either and even if there was, I definitely wouldn’t care. Just mocking the OP.

I've just bought a Seiko, I no longer have an opinion on alignment issues 😂

Hate to do this to you man but the 11 o'clock & 4 o'clock dots look off-center too. Best just to live life

If it’s under warranty, just send it in to get it fixed.

I understand, OP, your sentiment of dissatisfaction, considering it is such a big purchase for you personally.

I'm just not sure what you can or should do about it now. 😕

If you take your BB58 and angle it such that ALL markers line up with the bezel at one time then you will see that everything is fine. I was thinking the same as you at one time with mine. The sapphire on it is not flat but everything lines up if is is perfectly perpendicular to you. Once you have seen this, it will not matter anymore.

In your picture, the 9'oclock does not line up with the bezel.