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Old 3 March 2020, 09:21 AM   #1
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16014 date turning at 8:30 p.m.

What did I do to screw this up, and how do I get it back to turning @ midnight?

Any help given beyond taking it to a watchmaker to pull the hands and reset would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance!
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Old 3 March 2020, 09:49 AM   #2
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Any help given beyond taking it to a watchmaker to pull the hands and reset would be greatly appreciated.
Don't think there's any other answer than to have a pro fix it...
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Old 3 March 2020, 09:50 AM   #3
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Bad date jumper I’m guessing.
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Old 3 March 2020, 10:02 AM   #4
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What did I do to screw this up, and how do I get it back to turning @ midnight?

Any help given beyond taking it to a watchmaker to pull the hands and reset would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance!
The movement changes date every 24 hours, like clockwork.

If this is recent, do you know, really know, when it changed before.

I think it likely that it has been changing at 8:30 am, and you have only changed it by 12 hours so now see an 8:30 pm change? However, a hard knock could spin the hands on their posts, which is somewhat unusual, but not unheard of

Typically the hands are only a visual representation of what is going on behind the dial, the date change is not independently adjustable. The fix really is taking the hands off and moving them the 3 1/2 hours around
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Old 3 March 2020, 12:53 PM   #5
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It’s called service time bro!


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Old 3 March 2020, 01:47 PM   #6
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At the very least, the hands need to be adjusted. Possibly there is also another problem.
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