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Glycine Airman Vintage "Noon" 1953 Automatic Watch

May 19, 2018

I really want to pull the trigger on this, but I'm afraid this version will turn out to the like the DC-4 with numerous reported cases of misaligned hands, as both uses the same GL293 24 hour movement after all.

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MadAnthonyWayne

May 19, 2018

ffeJThat problem has nothing to do with the GL293 movement, which is Glycine's caliber number for an ETA 2893-2 with their rotor on it. It has everything to do with the assembly of the hands to the watch movement after the dial is mounted to it. If the person assembling the watch is sloppy, doesn't mount the hands properly, and nobody checks hand alignment, the hands will be misaligned. Mounting hands to a movement properly is one of the most basic watchmaker skills. Don't blame misaligned hands on a watch movement. Blame it on lack of quality control during assembly of the watch. Not surprising to me now that Invicta owns Glycine. Invicta is notorious for its quality problems. That said, I've got a four hand Airman SST 12 and both hour hands are aligned properly with the minute hand.

BarryS

May 19, 2018

MadAnthonyWayneActually, there have been many cases of misaligned ETA 2893-2 GMT hands documented across various watch brands on WUS.
My DC-4 Purist (pre-Invicta model) had the hour hand go out of alignment after a few months and was repaired under warranty. (Invicta "repair" consists of simply replacing the movement.) I have not had the problem again in the nine months since. My three other Airman watches have never had the problem.

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MadAnthonyWayne

May 20, 2018

BarrySI've got five 2893-2 GMT, all with four hands and all from four different watch companies. Never had a problem with a single one of them, and they span a decade of acquisition. IOW, they weren't made all at the same time. The fix posted by some who didn't return them was having the hands reset. There is some lash in the 24-hour hand. If the movement isn't properly prepared prior to hand setting, the hour hand and 24-hour hand in particular won't be properly aligned. There is no movement preparation for setting a common three hand movement without day or day/date complication other than not turning the time backward just before setting the hands. Those with that complication must be positioned right at the change to set the minute and (main) hour hand. When dealing with a fourth 24-hour hand one must ensure the lash has been taken up by turning the time forward and not turning it back. The movement must be stopped to set the hands properly (i.e. it cannot be allowed to be running).

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