Yeah … Thought so …here is the relevant bit from Nordgreen user guide …
Often when our watches arrive at their new home, the chronos second-hand, indicated by its red tip, isn’t positioned on the natural zero position, 12. Repositioning the chronos second-hand is simple to remedy and is due to a functions test during your watch’s production to ensure that your Pioneer watch properly functions.
To align the zero position of the chronos second-hand, pull the crown to the second position. Press button A until the chronos second-hand has aligned to the natural zero position, which is at 12 on your dial. Push in the crown, and the watch resumes functioning.
There. That’s it, we swear! Now, strap on your new Pioneer timepiece and experience Nordgreen quality
Because they’re selling mass-produced watches cheaply - they expect that to have been done at the factory in China. Employing a team of people in Europe to QA every one would quadruple the price at the very least…
Besides, even the likes of Rolex and Omega ship faulty watches sometimes - high demand = poor QA.
I’m not justifying this, but it happens, and their (and most of all consumer goods retail) business model is simply to let the buyer do the QA and (mostly) no-quibble refund/replace: it’s more profitable…
More to the point, why the fuck didn’t Nordgreen tell me this when I complained to them. They simply told me the watch was faulty and to send it back for refund or replacement!
I see you’re no longer feeling the love for the watch…well …I’m guessing a relative did not have to hide it up his ass from the Viet Kong …so I’d return it…
Quite likely, It is in stock at the Omega boutiques in London but nowhere else that I have seen. WoS don’t have it (or the white one) and don’t know when they will get it.
I was told that Omega have limited stock in London but more are coming in 4 weeks.
The bracelet is a bit sparkly as the outer links are polished (as per the original CK2998 it is emulating).
I mentioned this to the stunningly beautiful Omega sales assistant and she assured me that the lighting was very bright in the boutique and it would not be as sparkly in normal lighting. I looked deep into her eyes and thought ‘that’s alright then’
The domed sapphire crystal (to look like the hesalite) is very nicely done and I think unique (at the moment) to this model
Hope it is a lot more robust!
The little leaf springs in the sprung links in mine broke and it was very flimsy. I had it swapped for whichever was current when it was serviced. Much, much better made than the original but a mistake in today’s collector market!
Little did I know in the 1970s my ~£100 watch wold become valuable.
