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Pre-Shipment Watch QC Checklist: What to Review

Use this checklist to review dial alignment, date placement, bezel action, case finish, bracelet, movement rate, amplitude, and beat error before approval.

Pre-Shipment Watch QC Checklist: What to Review
At a glance

Use this checklist to review dial alignment, date placement, bezel action, case finish, bracelet, movement rate, amplitude, and beat error before approval.

Start with identity and configuration

Confirm the reference, dial, bezel, bracelet or strap, case material, and requested options before reviewing small details.

Visual inspection

  • Dial markers and printing
  • Hand alignment and finish
  • Date centering and magnification
  • Bezel insert and alignment
  • Case, crystal, bracelet, and clasp condition

Functional inspection

Confirm crown positions, winding, time setting, date change, bezel action, chronograph or GMT functions where applicable, and clasp operation.

Timegrapher context

Rate, amplitude, and beat error are useful together. A single number should not be interpreted without the test position and state of wind.

Editorial note

Specifications are checked against current factory documentation and hands-on product information. This guide is reviewed whenever a new batch or movement revision is released.