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4 November 2008, 03:11 AM
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Day Light Savings - Reset Your Rolex
We had to set our clocks back 1 hour this pass weekend.
I reset my Rolex's to reflect an hour earlier. When resetting your Rolex, is it ok to turn the hands backwards or must they go forward only? I notice more resistence when I start to turn the hands backwards so I stop and only turn them forwards. This means I have to go all the way around 11 hours to set my watches back just one hour. |
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4 November 2008, 03:14 AM
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4 November 2008, 03:20 AM
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You can set your Rolex in any direction you want.. backwards or forwards..
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5 November 2008, 01:41 PM
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I've got a mental thing about turning it backwards too. Just doesn't seem that it would be good for the movement. In the fall I just pull out the crown to stop it right on the hour, wait an hour, then push it back in and I'm off!
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5 November 2008, 01:43 PM
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Seriously?
Who freaking cares, these watches can be wound any which way you please.
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5 November 2008, 02:13 PM
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5 November 2008, 04:42 PM
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Good to know it will not hurt the watch when turning the hands in reverse. I kind of thought that it would be ok to do as nowhere in the manuals does it say not to do that, but I just was not sure. Next time I need to change the time and it involves turning the hands in reverse, I will just do it.
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5 November 2008, 04:45 PM
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I have seen something (but can't specify the source at the moment) that it isn't good to go backwards during the date change sequence. I don't remember the specifics so someone can probably point out the details, and if this would be a concern.
I think the exception to moving the date back and forth, etc., is the GMT. This is to accommodate the purpose of the watch in being able to quickly switch time zones as you travel. |
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5 November 2008, 05:00 PM
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You had to manually reset yours?
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