Doing This Wrong Will DAMAGE Your Watch Movement
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Incorrectly setting the day and/or date on your mechanical watch can seriously damage the movement. Avoid this issue by following the step-by-step instructions in this vid.
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If you follow this method, you need to set the day/date to the previous day, and then advance the hands until you reach the correct day/date and time on the dial. The point is, you can't tell if the watch mechanism is set at 6:30 in the morning or 6:30 in the evening just by looking at the hands. And so, it may cause the day/date display to change 12 hours too soon, or 12 hours too late.
Great tip, that is correct! Pinning this so others can see.
I wonder people change to smart watch because of this issue
@@tomasu301 I had. I’m too stupid to set watch even not knowing about that thing. And time being a bit off always bothered me. Not sure but I think some new gshocks have Auto time sync so that’s something.
Damn you need to be a rocket scientist to set your watches 😂😂
@@andrew1898 LOL
Instructions unclear now I traveled back to 1854 and am stuck in a time loop
ok
Keep your out for a DeLorean. It might help you back to this time. Watch out for the flux capacitor though. If you get too close it will magnetize your hair spring.
It happens
Bro no 😢
Drugs are cool too
6:30 is the best time… hands down
AM correct?
Lmao
I hate you lol
@@garyz0611 no. 18:30 PM superiority
Nah, 18:30 superiority
In 4 years of watchmaking I have heard of one very rare movement, that actually can break during this. Modern movements always have a safety mechanism to avoid breaking the watch with setting the date. Standard movements always like the 2824 ect. and also the movement shown in the video has a safety mechanism.
Nice to know, I was a bit worried thinking back if I'd done this
Is that just safety from fully breaking or any damage at all?
what about *very* quickly winding the time to move the date forward several months because about 2 years ago you didn't know that that's supposedly very bad for the watch and they actually have a way to just skip days and months? asking for a friend. (as far as I know nothing broke *yet*)
@@shitfuckershitYou do not damage anything when it is a normal modern movement like this.
If you look up a long Island watch video explaining it, there is a little plastic wheel thing that controls the changing of the two disks, it can snap and make the date/day function not work properly. You won't break the movement, but setting the date will not work. Thats why its advise not to do it, the fix is also easy enough, replacing that plastic part, but will be very costly taking everything apart to replace something that cost less than a few cents.
@@gilbertoflores7397but if you know how to mod a simple nh35 movement which is very easy it shouldn't cost much. A watch maker shouldn't over charge for something so simple.
Remember: the watch is DOWN for maintenance
Have had this seiko for 2 years as a daily wear. Watch is an absolute beast. Punches well above its price point
Oh yeah, I absolutely love it. What strap do you wear it on?
@@ChronometerCheck i got a strapcode jubilee on mine.
Whats the model name?
@@devpratap Seiko 5?
@@shahan484 yeah I searched for it, it has a few other designs as well, will do a image search maybe
I Set the time to 6:30 and had my beer. Cheers
I've been getting my friends into automatic watches. Your videos have helped them a lot as I'm not great at explaining. Cheers.
I just set it to the previous day, then use the hands to move the date to today. It's also good because then you don't accidently set the date to 9:00 pm instead of AM
Smart
@@ChronometerCheck Hey, thanks for taking the time to leave a positive comment, even though everyone else left the same comment as me!
@@ricolorenz7307 That's ok, I greatly appreciate you watching and leaving a comment in the first place. Means a lot.
applicable for old watches but not on the new watches with new movement
Not true. I unknowingly tried changing date at 1pm and it felt like the day was stuck.
Or you can roll the time around, which will also change the date.
Thi is what i do too. Just roll the time.
Let the good times roll 🎶 😂
I must admit I got used to winding the time on until it'd moved over to the next day (since it then means I know if it's AM or PM). But I'll remember this one for the future.
those grey seatlbelt nato really make a watch pop
Be aware - THE INSTANT DATE CHANGE WATCHES STILL START THE PROCESS EARLY LIKE 9PM.
You got it! I said 8 pm - 4am to be safe, but technically it's often closer to 9. True!
He covered that point in the video.
Funny thing, I'm wearing the SRPE61(the watch in the video) while watching this video
Thanks
Seiko's anthracite dial are unbeatable! Just pure beauty! Unmatched!❤
some watches only let you set the hour and minute, not the date. my omega does this and it avoids this issue. It also changes the date from around 11:30 to 12:15
Correct! This is only a potential issue with watches that have this feature called quickset
This actually changed my life literally not capping. Thank you so much
Glad to hear that sir
@@ChronometerCheck I wear my granpa's old watch which has a date and day adjustment system and I will make sure to do this every time I need to change anything ❤️🤝
Valuable information! Thank you!
Needless to say that no harm to the day/date wheel will be done if you first pull the crown to the hand setting position and then knock yourself out rotating the hour and minute hands clockwise (aka fast forward) until the desired day/date is reached
The guy in this video says that you damage the movement by doing this. I honestly can't believe that he's correct. Otherwise the watch is constantly damaging itself as it moves forward a day.
Thank you for this, I’ve had my first automatic watch (Bapex) for about a year and never knew I could damage the movement
Yeah I always progress the hands until the day and date flip over. Then go to 630 for good measure.
Yup, good technique
Thank you ..I never knew or didn't understand
I just wind the watch, advance the time until the day/date click over, go to 6:30 am/pm whichever is applicable, then set the date.
Thanks to the GShock functionality of Muti Band 6, I don’t have to do this…I own a Seiko Automatic and it’s always a pain……
Brilliant! Thank you 😊
Thanks for this quick reference, i forgot the times that mine told me not to change the date.
I thought you shouldn't change the time too, so I never changed it in that time too! Thanks for clearing that up for me!
and also I had a quartz watch way back that I changed the date at midnight, the watch didn't break or anything, but the date changing got messed up for a while, but corrected itself after a week or too!
I'm wondering what specific damages are we talking about here?!
I think it's better to just advance the hands in the first date of the month (check the date before advancing, you'll do it only once every 2 months) & for the day, set it manually in the movement safety zone.
I didn't know this, my Timex Ironman thanks you sir.
It’s like a gremlin you can’t feed after midnight
Lmao
i wish i had seen this video 2 days ago when i was setting the date. luckily the date has rolled over 2 times so i don’t think anything broken
ive got a timex weekender, i love it because during daylight savings i can easily bump the hour hand forward or back, and the date is easy to change without messing with the time, since the day funcion is connected to the hour hand.
Thank you
Thank you, I never knew that.
I noticed it wrote "Malaysia" in center back of the watch 😎
What strap is that? Do you have a link?
Can the movement get damaged if the watch has a ghost date position??
That was good to know 👍
What's the exact model? Have you changed the strap? Thanks!
it's a Seiko 5 Sports SRPE61K1 Gray Dial and yes he changed the strap into a gray seatbelt NATO.
I know the time thing and thought it was a useless video until the 630 thing. Tnx!
Good info
I have a seiko automatic too 💪
I'm really glad I can't ruin my watch by changing the date. I have a Rolex OysterDate ref 6694. It's a manual wind watch without a quickset date. You have to manually set it to the correct date by progressing the hands. No risk of damage that way.
True
Thank you for this. About to buy my first real watch and would’ve broken it if it wasn’t for your advice!
No problem!
Real watches don’t break from day/date adjustment.
@@2K9s It just depends on how the mechanics of the movement are designed.
If it is a normal modern watch you would not break anything. I do not understand why this is such a big topic because it is completely irrelevant for most watches.
@@Florian-Florian Not necessarily true. This is in the user manal even for Seiko watches that use the 4R35/4R36 movement which is very common in their entry-level
Thanks man
Np!
Man that watch is nice
All my watches have Sekio or Miyota movements, and I just set my date to a day before today (Incase my watch is on PM and I’m setting for AM), then I start rolling the time forward after we are within a day Or two of the target. Never had any issues and I’ve been doing this for years. Seems like maybe if you have a vintage watch this may be good advise!
I have a modern seiko and this is explicitly mentioned in the manual, so it's definitely still a thing. But hey your seiko is still fine though.
Broken a few seikos like this, lol, the 4r got a plastic gear in there that will snap really easily if you forget it just once
If you change the time from the current time to change the date you need to keep track on which way you move the time so you can go reverse when you then set the current time or the date mechanism might change date wrong.
I hate it when my GShocks break adjusting them 😮💨
Owh dayummm....I don't know this on my Seiko 5 Sport 😂.
That's actually an outdated precaution. Almost every new watch movement, even the crappiest ones can't be damaged by doing that. The piece that moves the date ring is flexible, so it'll not get damaged if you use the crown in the middle of the change.
This depends on the movement.
So old watches don’t exist anymore?
Which watch is this featured in the video?
Mine always change instantly at midnight.
They are 35 years old
6:38pm right now, close enough.
I always roll the complete time instead of only the date, it takes longer but should be better for mechanism ??
I'm asleep between 9pm and 1am
beautiful srpe51k1!
I always roll the time forward to noon and then adjust the day/date
I always set the date before, then set the time and date.
And how do I know if the watch stopped at am or pm?
You can't know, but have to check it out by letting the hands pass 12 o'clock.
If the date changes you can continue to 6:30 and at that moment adjust the date/day.
After that, you can turn the hands to the current time of the day.
I have a Tommy Hilfiger watch and I used to change the date and day betwen 10am, 12am and it looks that i totally damadged the date
It can only cause damage to automatic watches I don't think that your Tommy is
I don't know if its luck or pure genius when he did that shot, amazing.
can anyone tell me what watch this is?
Didn’t know that good to know
Thank you for the recent support, everyone! Here's a quick tip for those new to mechanical watches.
I prefer wait 6 years to get the same days cicle
My watch stated this in the manual, i did it, just didn't know why
Hahah :)
Love that watch
Thanks
What watch is that? It's beautiful!
Seiko SRPE61
Thanks! Not a mod. Just a stock SRPE61. Changed the strap, that's all
@@ChronometerCheck thankyou!
What seiko model is it?
SRPE51
But _why_ is it like that? Seems like a poor mechanism design.
I'm not a watch expert, but mechanical watches function by gears and springs: the more additions you add to it l (like a day and month clock) would require more gears, and they are all linked in some way -- through smaller gears -- to the main spring (the energy). In turn: the more functions, the more complicated and therefore sensitive the system is. Mechanical watches aren't programmed like digital watches, so they're limited by physics, especially to keep all those mechanism in a tiny, compact space.
Me using a smartwatch : "Hmmm yesss, interesting"
whats the name of the clock in the video?
Many do this with the Breitling Navitimer as it does not have a fast date set.
On the older navitimers with eta movement you can not change the date during the date change. On the new inhouse breitling movement you can change the date whenever you want.
In my case, the shop keeper was like "bada beem, bada boom" there you go sir💀
wow that caseback is super scratched lol
Yup. I wear my watches hard
Is it gonna change exactly like the calendar? In some month is 30 31 29
is it only apply to day or date settings? Cause I had set hour hands between 9 pm and 3 am, which is danger zone for seiko caliber 4R36.
You can set the time whenever you want. It's really the day/date complication that you can't set when the hands are between 9 pm and 3 am.
Iv done this so many times because I work midnights and my watch is fine years later it’s a 1977 caravelle devil diver
The one time when having a quartz watch is useful
Damn that's crazy that I don't need this information because I don't have a high end watch... or at all 😮
Accidentally did this to my seiko 5.....now the date begins switching at around 10-10:30 rather than 9 and the day now finishes changing around 3am rather than 4. 😢hope its okay
If you damaged the day or date mechanism then the day or date will not change at all. Your watch is probabli fine since it does change the date, but it could benefit from removing and better repositioning of the watch hands, so it could show midnight right after the date change.. If you can't do it yourself, then any watchmaker can do it for you
Mines a digital watch, also according to my watch Thursday doesn’t exist Wednesday is just very long
Would this apply to a Hamilton field day date auto as well.?
Never happend to me on my digital watches.
Woo, Malaysia.
Thank you so much for the information! 500th comment 🎉
I just turn the time so that the day/date is changed then change the time and day.
I always set the time to 6 all this time
Great face/strap color combo. Model and link to strap?
Seiko 5 SRPE61K1 Gray Dial with a seatbelt NATO strap
I was explicitly told by my AD to only ever change the date at noon…
That's a nice watch
Thanks!
Nice Seiko
SRPE51
Glad I saw this before I ruined my Patek Phillipe
😮😅
Cringe fake humblebrag.
How about just rolling the hours forward if your just two days off ?
I do 12pm because it's furthest away from 12am when the date flips.
So Don't use the Second position (Quick set) or Don't use the Final position?