First QC! BVF Santos 35mm two-tone

My first rep watch so any QC help would be greatly appreciated -- thank you!!

  1. Dealer name: Steve - theonewatches
  2. ⁠Factory name: BVF
  3. ⁠Model name (& version number): Cartier Santos 35 mm two tone
  4. ⁠Price Paid: $468 USD with shipping
  5. ⁠Album Links: https://mega.nz/folder/7Vxi3aRS#SBp8UcUQsJ_iq_iO1zS0ig
  6. ⁠Index alignment: looks good to me
  7. ⁠Dial Printing: is it just me or is the 4 kind of bleeding ?
  8. ⁠Date Wheel alignment/printing: n/a
  9. ⁠Hand Alignment: looks good to me
  10. ⁠Bezel: looks good to me
  11. ⁠Solid End Links (SELs): n/a
  12. ⁠Timegrapher numbers: rate +6s/d, amp. 267, err. 0.0ms
  13. ⁠Anything else you notice: this is my first watch so I probably don't have as good of an eye but it looks mostly good to me unless someone has anything else to call out! the only thing i could tell was that the 4 is like very slightly bleeding but not sure if it's serious enough to RL?

https://preview.redd.it/wdki6bqbyp0h1.png?width=3200&format=png&auto=webp&s=038f5750f20885663a49c9bf1ee8bd659a9d2289

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https://preview.redd.it/0938p3ncyp0h1.jpg?width=3840&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=261bae61cd480b76c67e740eec36639a93ed4151

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Posted May 12, 2026, 2:45 PM UTC

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