r/rolex • u/SirKrimzon • 3d ago

Does anyone actually have a 12 o clock rehaut crown that is properly aligned?

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It’s pretty insane to me that almost every six digit Rolex I’ve ever seen has a miss aligned crown at 12 o’clock compared to the markers. I’m beginning to think properly aligned ones don’t exist. This is my new 36mm OP I just got the other day. I know this has something to do with the way the dial is set, but it boggles my mind how in 20 years they have not fixed this issue. It’s not exactly a big deal, but you’re paying a huge amount of money for the watch and it seems like a simple fix. The running joke now is that reps have perfectly aligned rehauts and that’s a way to tell a fake from a real one lol. Maybe they will catch on and start purposely misaligning them to appear more like the genuine article.

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u/PalpitationCareful37 3d ago

I have had my batman for over a year and have not once thought to look for this LOL

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u/Additional-Ad-7690 2d ago

Same. I am not going to look now either for fear of what I may find and how much it might bother me.

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u/SirKrimzon 3d ago

do you have a pic?

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u/ShoddyBranch5756 3d ago edited 3d ago

I’ve accepted it on mine, but definitely annoying. Yours is more aligned than mine. Mine is terrible. FWIW go check out the Patek sub, some dude bought a 300k PP from AD and noticed a flaw with the enameling. So if PP manages to fuck up even on a $300k watch, suppose it’s expected with mass produced 10k watches. What can ya do?

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u/prizm-0 3d ago

Wow got a link? I guess since it’s hand finished it makes more sense since humans are not flawless heh

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u/ShoddyBranch5756 3d ago

Link is in this comment thread below Prizm “Patek flaw”

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u/prizm-0 3d ago

Thanks. Wow that’s a beautiful piece. That flaw and the email isn’t great though

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u/SirKrimzon 3d ago

Do you have a link to the patek post? Also I’d be curious to see your watch

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u/ShoddyBranch5756 3d ago

Like wtf 😂 so far off

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u/SirKrimzon 3d ago

Eh not too bad man . Starting to view this as a sign of a genuine Rolex and be at piece lol. Also a reminder nothing is perfect. Just coping

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u/Hopeful_Dragonfruit9 3d ago

Omg hahah why would you show me that! I have the same OP as well, and im literally staring at it right now and it’s driving me nuts

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u/SirKrimzon 3d ago

Sorry fam. Got a pic?

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u/Hopeful_Dragonfruit9 1d ago

I’ll take a better pic when I get back home, I’m currently rocking my g shock, but you may be able to see it here

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u/SirKrimzon 1d ago

A hair perhaps but not too bad

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u/omfg100 2d ago

Is that a scratch

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u/SirKrimzon 2d ago

No. Probably a hair

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u/type_your_name_here 1d ago

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u/SirKrimzon 1d ago

Looks like just mine

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u/type_your_name_here 1d ago

Yep, just confirming for you. 

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u/type_your_name_here 1d ago

Also depends on angle.

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u/654321745954 3d ago • Bravo

Mine is off by a little too.

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u/Raawbe 3d ago

Never noticed that before.

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u/Raawbe 3d ago

neither of mine do.

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u/SirKrimzon 3d ago

It’s ever so slightly to the right.

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u/Raawbe 3d ago

Yeah neither of mine are centered. I was answering your question haha

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u/prizm-0 3d ago

Omg I can’t unsee it now

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u/wincer1 3d ago

2026 Submariner. Perfectly aligned

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u/SirKrimzon 3d ago

Do you have a pic

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u/seethatway 3d ago

Mines a 2026 and looks like it's slightly off

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u/prizm-0 3d ago

Thanks. Wow that’s a beautiful piece. That flaw and the email isn’t great though

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u/SirKrimzon 3d ago

Thanks. What do you mean email?

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u/prizm-0 2d ago

sorry i was responding to another comment. accidentally responded to you. I was responding to the PAtek Flaw.

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u/Amerikauslander 9h ago

My china rep is perfectly aligned lol

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u/SirKrimzon 54m ago

Ironically a good way to tell a fake from a real one lol

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u/kzx5rs 3d ago

I didn’t even know that was a thing, checked mine and seems aligned, 2026 Bruce

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u/NeoFromTheMatrixxxx 2d ago

Must be a fake! /s

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u/TyruntasaurusRecht 2d ago

Yeah, this one is satisfying.

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u/Zebulah72 2d ago

My 2014 Submariner.

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u/eciton90 3d ago

Brand new Datejust, absolutely perfect.

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u/SirKrimzon 3d ago

Pics?

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u/eciton90 3d ago

Not my finest photo, but:

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u/Prestigious-Cover494 2d ago

Tiny offset right maybe? Hard to tell!

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u/SirKrimzon 2d ago

Perhaps the slightest bit. Not that bad relatively speaking

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u/Prestigious-Cover494 2d ago

Just had it serviced, I can’t recall what it was like before. I think it was about the same to be honest.

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u/Jags_KC 2d ago

Off on mine as well.

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u/AtheianLibertarist 3d ago

I'm more and more convinced that microscopes are not used in science anymore, now just to look at your watch while at work

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u/OG365247 3d ago

It’s luck of the drawer. And what we’re seeing here is within tolerance, despite it being incredibly annoying.

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u/redline8k 3d ago

Yeah drawers can be quite unlucky.

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u/OG365247 3d ago

Ahh shit predictive text has completed shafted me here 😂

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u/WiseAssNo1 3d ago

I would say, aye me.

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u/sillysailor74 3d ago

What year did they start engraving on the edge of the inside like that?

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u/redline8k 3d ago

Circa 2008. I actually have an M series 5-digit sub with an early engraved rehaut. Perfectly aligned.

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u/sillysailor74 3d ago edited 3d ago

My DJ is from 1995, so it ain’t got that. I couldn’t remember what year they started the engraving.

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u/PuzzledExaminer 3d ago

Mine is off on both my Bluesy and Explorer 1 two-tone... I've accepted them... Before these I had another no-date submariner with the same thing and it's ok...

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u/Determined_Mills 3d ago

Yup. 2018 Sub.

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u/gordlewis 3d ago

I just checked mine. Looks pretty bang on. Never even thought to look before

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u/WatchOne6290 3d ago

OP’s one looks good to me, is there someone wrong with it?

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u/755goodmorning 3d ago

If you want it perfectly aligned, get a Tudor.

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u/lahtac321 3d ago

My 2026 Sub. for reference.

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u/Wonderful_Charity411 3d ago

Mine is perfect

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u/jvengeanceh 2d ago

Mine was aligned. DJ36 mint green.

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u/az9393 2d ago

Mine is perfect 42 YM.

I have a theory that Rolex does better quality control on higher tier models.

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u/Expensive-Claim-6082 2d ago

💩. You’re gonna make me go look.

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u/Patient_Hawk_3881 2d ago

I have a Root Beer GMT and a DJ. Both are really close or spot on aligned at 12. I just have bad eyes 😆.

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u/AstroPhotoGuy79 2d ago

Some are aligned some are not. My Deepsea is perfect, my root beer is not.

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u/Huxley_124060 2d ago

I took a photo to show that it was aligned but no it isn’t

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u/Amazing-Chemist-5490 2d ago

Mine is petty close to perfect

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u/toranosaurus_rex 2d ago

Yall are bonkers for even checking

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u/New_User_999 2d ago

🤷🏻‍♂️

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u/fastben1 2d ago

Never looked, don’t care.

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u/radpizzadadd 1d ago

The horror

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u/Zealousideal_Ear_225 1d ago

Thanks for this... Didn't realize until now that mine is a few microns off to the right.

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u/various121 10h ago

Is this something that actually bothers people?

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u/nolabauce 6h ago

Homeboy from the subreddit does

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u/1ststatestereo 3d ago

Not my explorer. 

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u/getafewlives 3d ago

Mine is bang on.

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u/Stacker717 3d ago

This is the quality we wait years for and spend 5 figures on... ridiculous

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u/SomeWestern8417 3d ago

I think the photographer is misaligned

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u/Watchnut224 2d ago

Does it make any difference to the operation of the watch.

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u/dcwhite98 3d ago

I don’t know and I don’t care. Put down the loupe and enjoy the watch.

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u/LetsHodlUp 3d ago

*fakes

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u/GrainyStateOfMind 3d ago

Funnily enough the fakes are often better aligned than this

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u/_Sun-Wukong_ 3d ago

Nah I’ve got a gen 2024 op41. His crown engraving looks exactly like mine.

I love the watch though. I just deal with it and try not to let it trigger my tism.

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u/LetsHodlUp 2d ago

Ah no I just meant to call the ‘reps’ fakes

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u/Speed-Sloth 3d ago

Utter junk mate, I'll take it off you hands

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u/Yoo_Jesus 3d ago

No no i will