Manhattanite
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Speculating
Mine was a serial #03XX bought in Singapore in Feb 06.
After reading your posts, it appears that the newer pieces come without the kink.
I am speculating here but there are two possibilities how my EWC lost its kink:
1. They swapped the movement during the service to address the power reserve issue. They probably polished the case because the case came back without a scratch.
2. They took my old caseback and put it on a new case and movement. I remember the piece came back looking brand new although it had the same serial number.
I agree that the kink looks more interesting, red tip or not but I am curious why it was changed.
EWC Chrono Second Hand
Hi everyone, Just a quick query for EWC owners out there: Are your chrono second hands straight or bent? The reason why I'm asking is because my EWC had a bent second hand when I first bought it. It developed power reserve issues in Dec 06 so I sent it in...
Good observation
Very interesting! Mine is a serial # 7XX , and has a bent tip on the second hand. Mine arrived in the US March '06. I looked through past postings and did see that the Rossi Edition EWC has a shorter second hand without the curved tip. I believe that this...