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2 March 2017, 08:24 AM | #1 |
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Is there a quick way of adjusting date on GMT II c ?
Hey folks, bought my watch start of Jan and it rolled over into Feb on the correct day but today it was reading 29 in the date window and I had to push it through past 30 and onto the 1st so obviously it's not been set properly before I got it.
Is there an easy way to date align it or will I have to wind the hour hand hundreds of times to try and match the month up - or should I just leave it alone and not really worry about it much ? Sorry for the silly question :) |
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The GMT II is NOT a perpetual calendar watch, you need to change the date forward every non 31 day month
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Submariner: Quick set date function
GMT-master: You need to rotate the hour hand 24-clickes to progress 1 date number. Submariner is just so plain more easy. Disclaimer: 16750 had the quick date-set function... |
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What is quick set date function? Have sub and never noticed it. |
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2 March 2017, 08:44 AM | #11 |
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Thanks guys :) The forum delivers yet again!
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I saw an article that said that the GMT Master has a kind of "quickset" I don't personally know, my DateJust has a simple quickset that's really easy to use:
Re: Rolex GMT II/Explorer II - Quick set date? Yes, The GMT Master II is most definitely a quick-set date. With the crown halfway out, only the hour hand can be set, and every 24 hours of its rotation will advance the date by one day. This will not harm the watch. If, however, the crown is pulled to the fully out position (for time setting) all three hands will advance and you will have to advance to the correct date by advancing the hands 24 hours for each date change. This is not good for the watch. Because the minute hand is attached to the canon pinion, it will eventually become loose on the pinion, the hands will drag, and the watch will lose time. It's the unneccesary rotation of the minute hand which is the villain in this case I strongly suggest you use the quick-set function at all times. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk |
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I was wondering this just now when I had to set the date to 1. Good info.
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When I bought my watch in January I read the manual (what little there is of it) cover to cover. It does not mention anything about having to set the date function manually because the system runs on a 31 day loop. This is not mentioned in the Rolex website either (as its a current model GMT I had a good read online before purchasing). I'm now well up on watches and Rolex in particular having spent a great deal of time reading this forum, other websites plus watching a ton of videos from many different outlets. Two months ago I had no idea what an automatic watch was or did, now I know how they function, what a bridge, jewel, balance wheel, hairspring, escapement and many other parts are and what their functions are. |
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Can I be cheeky and mention "Skydweller", the only watch on the planet that recognises February, and all the other months, just not a leap year. |
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I guess you did, but the SkyDweller does NOT recognise February, it is the only month of the year when you need to use the Command Ring bezel to change the date. Unless of course you let the watch stop!
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I think the OP's question was, how do I advance the date indicator from 28 to 1 in the most efficient manner. Since you cannot adjust the date on the GMT IIc with any of the crown positions open, you can either rotate the minute hand (and th GMT hand will rotate as well) , or you can do it the most efficient way by advancing the hour hand separately until the correct date is shown (which does not advance the GMT hand).
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I think he was kind of asking both. How to adjust efficiently and without the realization that the gmt is not a perpetual calendar.
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Is there a quick way of adjusting date on GMT II c ?
The quick set date is as quick as you can spin the crown in the second crown position that independently rotates the hour hand. Attach to drill for quicker set date function
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I actually kinda like the GMT date-set, winding through the independent hour hand, as after letting it wind down, there is no guessing if the watch is in AM or PM, you just advance through the time until you know what time you're at.
By the sounds of the OP winding it "hundreds" of times to advance 2 days, sounds like just winding through the minutes with all 3 hands moving. Much quicker using just the jumping hour hand. |
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I did have a Citizen eco-drive that knew what day/month/year it was, which was very handy. I bought it so that I'd have something to wear when traveling rather than some gaudy Rolex. I realized on one of my trips that the Citizen was actually shinier/blingier than my Sub, and I was probably attracting more attention with it than a Rolex. So off it went to eBay, and now, if it ain't Swiss, I ain't wearin' it.
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This! I was surprised to find that I prefer this method vs. my Sub's.
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