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| Joined: | Fri Feb 6th, 2009 |
| Location: | Ontario Canada |
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It's unfortunate to hear that yours arrived with scratches and the problem with the number 35 on the dial. I guess I was a bit luckier when mine arrived (a month ago).
I totally agree with you on the 'not so thrilling' strap it came with. It seems that this is not an uncommon thing with Russian watches on leather straps. I have a Sturmanskie Gagarin that came with a mediocre quality leather strap too - which eventually was replaced with a 2 piece Maratac Zulu then a metal bracelet. I have replaced my PVD/rose gold GAZ with a black PVD mesh instead and I think I will stick with that combo.
The date adjusting as mentioned already is typical for Russian watches. I've gotten used to it however, by using a crown winder tool (for manual wind watches) to do my date adjustments - it makes it a lot easier for me due to my fat and clumsy fingers
Hope your issues are resolved if/when you send your watch back, because the VE you have there is really a nice watch in all respects. Enjoy!