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13 July 2010, 12:44 PM | #1 |
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Date change at 12 PM or 12 AM?
How does the watch know to change the date at 12 midnight rather than 12 noon? I have changed the date a few times at various time of the day and it always increment the date at midnight.
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13 July 2010, 12:49 PM | #2 |
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is this supposed to be a joke ?
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look at your watch at 12 noon if the date changes then your watch is at 12 midnight.
since you cant change the sun. you will have to forward your watch to the noon time. practice makes perfect |
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+1.... the watch can never know it's am or pm... it is our job to set it to match the actual time zone we are located.
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How else will you learn if you don't ask?
Good for you for asking tinv. |
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hahhahahahaha funny
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If your watch has the quick set date feature, it is best to set the date to the day before and then manually wind the watch for the last 24 hours and set the correct time. This ensures that you date will change when it is supposed to!
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hahahaha priceless
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The date is advanced EVERY OTHER time the hour hand sweeps past 12 o'clock. It doesn't matter what time of day you adjusted the date wheel. If you want to see it turn over at noon, set the hour hand ahead 12 hours. |
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To continue the serious input on this thread: Just keep in mind that you probably shouldn't change the hour hands or date for that matter on a Rolex watch between the watch being at 9pm and 3am. On GMT watches it's supposed to be ok though I've heard (but can't say for sure).
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Date Change 12 PM/AM
I suggest you shift to one of these Rolex models: a Daytona/Millgauss/Sub ND...
They don't have dates.. Now life is easy !
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Hmm - or maybe to make it easier, Rolex will release a digital watch with an AM/PM indicator? :D
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Thanks!
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My Date used to change at 12PM too.... So I moved to the other side of the world and now it's perfect!
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It's simple.........the date will only change once in 24 hours and at the stroke of 12 only............that's exactly how the gears that change the date have been arranged.
It's up to you which 12 o'clock you want. If you've set it for 12 noon, then it will only change at 12 noon every 24 hours......and the same applies to the midnight mark. I suggest you opt for the midnight 12!! JJ
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I suppose that car is full of NZ gears.
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How did you know if it's time for bed or for food?
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I took his question to mean that he uses the quickset feature and it still always changes at midnight instead of noon, thus the "how does it always get it right" question. Though I could be wrong whereby all the smartass remarks make sense... =P YMMV
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