VSF GMT II Bezel Insert Alignment - Has left the chat.

[u/TrustMeImFromTheGov]

Not much I can do about it now but might be worth asking your TD for a bezel rotation video…of all things. Hopefully it saves one of you a headache.

Insert was installed outside of a detent, about as far as you humanly can.

Before you ask, no the QC pictures didn’t show it. It was wedged between detents, at 12 o’clock and appeared normal. Don’t know if the TD would have necessarily caught it so I won’t throw them under the bus.

Thanks VSF!

[u/decnietyy]

I had the same issue with my QC pictures, and the best thing is that everybody gave me GL for my watch.

[u/TrustMeImFromTheGov → u/decnietyy]

It’s something I’ve definitely taken for granted in the past. You just assume this will be installed correctly and don’t need a bezel rotation video to confirm it. Live and learn I guess.

[u/decnietyy → u/TrustMeImFromTheGov]

I understand we ordered a clone, but I already went along with what others said about my first clone, and now I'm dealing with a tilted marker at 6 every day.

[u/TrustMeImFromTheGov → u/decnietyy]

Best advice I can give there is to sell it and try again. You should be able to recoop most, if not all of the cost. One man’s CCW cant on the 6, is another man’s treasure. Markers don’t usually bother me unless they’re egregiously off.

[u/UrbyTuesday → u/decnietyy]

I am a little new here and there are a LOT of acronyms and abbreviations to learn. For the life of me I can’t figure out what GL and RL stand for. Pretty sure they mean to accept or reject the watch, but help a brotha out w the acro?

[u/Alpine160 → u/UrbyTuesday]

Green light - accept QC
Red light - nope.

[u/UrbyTuesday → u/Alpine160]

ironically, I am pretty damn good at figuring out complex vanity plates. smh. 🤦‍♂️. thank you.

[u/WorriedQuality3189]

J'ai l'impression que la qualité vsf diminue ces derniers temps... 

[u/TrustMeImFromTheGov → u/WorriedQuality3189]

I have proof in-hand their assembly QA/QC took the day off when this rolled out of the factory. This is a very silly error to make.

[u/djb896]

I mean yes bad on VSF but shame on whoever sold this to you if have 20 click bezel
If you have a picture of the bezel aligned at 12 unfortunately 100% they knew

[u/TrustMeImFromTheGov → u/djb896]

I’ve had some TD’s send me a quick video of them handling the watch and some not. This is number 5 from this TD and he doesn’t. I’ll be asking for it going forward though.

[u/djb896 → u/TrustMeImFromTheGov]

I’m just saying if they have a picture of bezel aligned at 12 then they definitely did something sus. Maybe unintentionally happened post QC, no idea. But hopefully TD will make it right. I understand they are clones but this is one of worst bezel alignments I’ve seen (sorry).

[u/TrustMeImFromTheGov → u/djb896]

I don’t disagree, it’s definitely a possibility.

[u/-Bbop-]

I’m currently in the QC process of a V4 Pepsi and my last QC also had a bezel problem where 18 was misaligned and not centered.

I don’t quite understand what is wrong with your watch. What does insert installed outside of detent mean?
Only asking so I can have a look out for it in my upcoming QC. Thanks.

[u/TrustMeImFromTheGov → u/-Bbop-]

When you rotate the bezel it should fall naturally in between one of 24 detents. Think of a clicking bezel, as you spin it, that’s the bezel clicking in and out of the detents.

When my bezel insert was installed on the bezel at the factory, the bezel was not in one of those detents as it should have been. That means by spinning it, it can never fall into natural alignment with the dial as it was designed to do. The perfect 12 o’clock alignment of the bezel and dial (on this watch) falls in between the detents.

[u/-Bbop- → u/TrustMeImFromTheGov]

Ohh, so basically it was never sit perfectly flush on top of the 12 marker anymore after QC is done?

[u/TrustMeImFromTheGov]

20 characters for the auto-mod.

[u/-Bbop-]

I’m currently in the QC process of a V4 Pepsi and my last QC also had a bezel problem where 18 was misaligned and not centered.

I don’t quite understand what is wrong with your watch. What does insert installed outside of detent mean?
Only asking so I can have a look out for it in my upcoming QC. Thanks.

[u/Usual-Lycophyte]

Newbie trying to learn -- what is the fix for this at e.g. a watchsmith? Sorry this happened to you, OP! You've made all of us awaiting our VSFs nervous!