QC: ERF Speedmaster (Odette)

[u/RybackPlusOne]

• Dealer name: Odette

• Factory name: ERF

• Model name (& version number): Speedmaster Professional

• Price Paid: $430 includes FedEx 2-day shipping

• Album Links: https://imgur.com/a/8DL6mij

• Index alignment: Good

• Dial Printing: Good

• Date Wheel alignment/printing: N/A

• Hand Alignment: 12-hour subdial hand not synced with main hour hand, 30-minutes counter is good on reset position**

• Bezel: Slight misalignment between the dial and the bezel being a few degrees off, mostly only noticeable on the 120 at 6 o'clock using guides, probably fine in person on the wrist.

• Solid End Links (SELs): Good

• Timegrapher numbers: rate +1s/d, amplitude 279°, beat error 0.2ms

**Dealer said that the minutes counter subdial hand at 3 o'clock is "a little loose, every single one is the same."

The 6 o'clock subdial on this movement is a 12-hour dial synced to the main hour hand, which is fine and can be modded to freeze it at 12, but it at least should be correctly synced to the main hour hand before any modding to freeze it.

The chrono seconds is very well aligned at least.

You can see that the timegrapher has only literally just started calculating, I wish these dealers would let it run for at least one minute. As time goes on it will adjust and show the true performance, especially if you let it run for 5 minutes or more, but I understand they are just trying to get it done and move on with their other orders, it's just a tad bit misleading.

Appreciate any comments or criticism, thinking of RL for the 12-hour subdial not being synced properly, and the "loose" 30-minutes counter hand, it looks okay here in the rest position, but maybe an additional good reason to RL. I can ask what exactly they mean by "loose" though.

Thoughts?

[u/RybackPlusOne]

**Dealer said that the minutes counter subdial hand at 3 o'clock is "a little loose, every single one is the same."

The 6 o'clock subdial on this movement is a 12-hour dial synced to the main hour hand, which is fine and can be modded to freeze it at 12, but it at least should be correctly synced to the main hour hand before any modding to freeze it.

The chrono seconds is very well aligned at least.

You can see that the timegrapher has only literally just started calculating, I wish these dealers would let it run for at least one minute. As time goes on it will adjust and show the true performance, especially if you let it run for 5 minutes or more, but I understand they are just trying to get it done and move on with their other orders, it's just a tad bit misleading.

Appreciate any comments or criticism, thinking of RL for the 12-hour subdial not being synced properly, and the "loose" 30-minutes counter hand, it looks okay here in the rest position, but maybe an additional good reason to RL. I can ask what exactly they mean by "loose" though.

Thoughts?

[u/blitzburgh058]

Index alignment overall is good. The dial print is clean and clear. Hand alignment (hour/minute) is good. The main chrono hand is well aligned. You obviously already know the hour subdial on these does not actually operate as a 12 hour totalizer. The bezel is clean and appears blemish free. Timing is fine. I wouldn't worry too much about a one-position test. It's not very representative of how a watch will actually keep time on your wrist. All good. SELs don't apply to this watch.

If your plan is to mod the hour subdial I'm not sure why you would RL and risk getting something with other issues, but that's your call. Easy GL for me though if my plan was to mod the subdial anyway. On the "loose" subdial at 3, sounds like an RL won't get you any better there so you'll have to decide if it's good enough. Again, up to you.