Setting the Date??
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normally -if we're talkin automatics now
i will wind or shake the watch (most Seiko's dont wind)
then before i set the time - i rotate the hands all the way around until the date changes -and i stop at either 6 am or 6 pm - then i change the date to the proper date -then i set the time
i do this with every automatic that i'm going to wear -to ensure i am not changeing the date during the restricted period (9 pm to 3 am) so as not to damage the movement
normally -if we're talkin automatics now
i will wind or shake the watch (most Seiko's dont wind)
then before i set the time - i rotate the hands all the way around until the date changes -and i stop at either 6 am or 6 pm - then i change the date to the proper date -then i set the time
i do this with every automatic that i'm going to wear -to ensure i am not changeing the date during the restricted period (9 pm to 3 am) so as not to damage the movement
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I guess I have been doing it "right" then. I started doing the same thing a while back. Figured it was the only way to ensure that it was set correctly.
I was in a hurry yesterday and did not do this and of course this morning the watch date is still on yesterday.....figured there might be an actual or specific way to determine where the date is without manually advancing it.
Thanks Guys, guess I'll just keep on keeping on:b
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I guess I have been doing it "right" then. I started doing the same thing a while back. Figured it was the only way to ensure that it was set correctly.
I was in a hurry yesterday and did not do this and of course this morning the watch date is still on yesterday.....figured there might be an actual or specific way to determine where the date is without manually advancing it.
Thanks Guys, guess I'll just keep on keeping on:b
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I just had to do that this morning with one of my automatics I am wearing. I always change the date to the day BEFORE whatever today is and then manually turn the time to make it change to the time today. That way I know I am on the right time and AM or PM.
I just had to do that this morning with one of my automatics I am wearing. I always change the date to the day BEFORE whatever today is and then manually turn the time to make it change to the time today. That way I know I am on the right time and AM or PM.
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Same here, Arnie . . . it solves the issue right away!
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arnie11 wrote:
arnie11 wrote:
Gotta go with brutha Arnie on this one..I do the same exact process...
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What I normally do is if the date is only one day behind I roll the hands around the dial until I get to the next day. If I am several days behind then I will use the normal date change for the date until I am at the day before. At that point I start at 12:00 and keep roiling until I reach the date wanted. This way your rolling the hands around the watch either once or twice. You will always know AM from PM this way.
What I normally do is if the date is only one day behind I roll the hands around the dial until I get to the next day. If I am several days behind then I will use the normal date change for the date until I am at the day before. At that point I start at 12:00 and keep roiling until I reach the date wanted. This way your rolling the hands around the watch either once or twice. You will always know AM from PM this way.
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Whenever I set the time on a new watch I always manually run the hands around until the date switches so that I know where it is on the 24 hour scale.
Whenever I set the time on a new watch I always manually run the hands around until the date switches so that I know where it is on the 24 hour scale.
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