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tthopp05 · 26 March 2009, 10:51 PM

Please help,My Deepsea is spot on with the time,but yesterday I noticed that the date changes about 2 minutes late.Why is this?Can anyone help.Thanks

SLS · 26 March 2009, 10:56 PM

No worries, it does not have to happen right at midnight! I believe I read here that it is within Rolex tolerances until 5 minutes after midnight. Just be happy it's not changing at noon!

Enjoy the Deep Sea!
~Scott

Overkill · 26 March 2009, 11:18 PM

It's perfectly normal, my Submariner's date changes at 00:02:15 AM.

Ning Dynasty · 26 March 2009, 11:20 PM

We are such watch dorks. My GMT-II changes at 00:01:13 AM. We know these things, but forget birthdays and anniversaries...

padi56 · 26 March 2009, 11:26 PM

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Originally Posted by tthopp05

Please help,My Deepsea is spot on with the time,but yesterday I noticed that the date changes about 2 minutes late.Why is this?Can anyone help.Thanks

Overkill · 26 March 2009, 11:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ning Dynasty

We are such watch dorks. My GMT-II changes at 00:01:13 AM. We know these things, but forget birthdays and anniversaries...

Hahaha, so true!

tthopp05 · 27 March 2009, 07:16 AM

Thanks for feedback

postiff · 27 March 2009, 07:29 AM

Absolutely normal both mine change two minutes after midnight. You can set it back two minutes after the date changes and the next day it will change two minutes after.

txbikerdude · 27 March 2009, 07:30 AM

yea you should be okay, dont worry about it. If it gets worse then send it into RSC and they will fix it up perfectly

GinGinD · 27 March 2009, 07:33 AM

Mine changes around 4 minutes after.

Jeannie

gregdolley · 27 March 2009, 07:42 AM

Don't worry about it; my DJ changes about 30 seconds early. My Tudor changes about three minutes early.

Mirx · 27 March 2009, 07:52 AM

As everyone mentioned - it's normal.

My usually changes at 00:02 - 00:04.

watchmaker · 27 March 2009, 08:02 AM

Rolex have very stringent tolerances with respect to date change. These amount to 1 minute before, and 2 minutes after.

You eagle eyed ones will spot that the date changes at pretty much the exact moment every day (allowing for the odd knock etc). This is because the time at which the date changes is a very simple setup.

It is calibrated by setting the hands on the watch at the exact moment the date changes.

When I service a watch, not only do I find this a very simple operation, but its just bad practise to pay less attention to this detail. It is one of the few steps in the operation of the watch you the wearer see's, and there is no excuse to not get it bang on.

That being said, you must make allowances, and 2 minutes is nothing to complain about.
The unacceptable delays I am talking about are date changes around 15-30 minutes. Any longer than that, and how can you call it an instantaneous change.

Yume-sama · 27 March 2009, 08:13 AM

The process of changing the date takes 3 hours, according to a watchmaker I talked to.

He advised me to not change the time between 9 and 12 so as not to mess with it.

But yes, mine has never changed at EXACTLY midnight.

watchmaker · 27 March 2009, 08:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Yume-sama

The process of changing the date takes 3 hours, according to a watchmaker I talked to.

He advised me to not change the time between 9 and 12 so as not to mess with it.

But yes, mine has never changed at EXACTLY midnight.

I appologies. When I say setting the hands at the exact moment the date changes, I mean me, as a watchmaker, re-setting the hands onto the posts, ie, after a service.

Not changing the time.
However, with modern Rolex cailbres, you can change the time at any time of the day without damaging the date mechanism. One of those perks from Rolex

Yume-sama · 27 March 2009, 08:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by watchmaker

I appologies. When I say setting the hands at the exact moment the date changes, I mean me, as a watchmaker, re-setting the hands onto the posts, ie, after a service.

Not changing the time.
However, with modern Rolex cailbres, you can change the time at any time of the day without damaging the date mechanism. One of those perks from Rolex

I wasn't talking about you. Though I could see how you got confused

tthopp05 · 27 March 2009, 10:37 AM

Thanks folks.I feel much better now.

hflee55 · 27 March 2009, 11:05 AM

don't worry...it's normal. my DSSD changes at 12.03 am

moby33 · 27 March 2009, 02:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SLS

Just be happy it's not changing at noon!

Enjoy the Deep Sea!
~Scott

Funniest line I've read in a long time!

Porsche · 27 March 2009, 03:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tthopp05

Please help,My Deepsea is spot on with the time,but yesterday I noticed that the date changes about 2 minutes late.Why is this?Can anyone help.Thanks

It's broken. Send it to me, I collect broken watches

tthopp05 · 31 March 2009, 07:57 AM

I noticed that when I changed the time again,It got better by 90 seconds.

Sperry · 31 March 2009, 11:26 AM

Wow! I remember the days, when I stayed up past midnight [sigh . . . ]
I do note, however, that I will not have the pleasure of using my quickset function this month.

26 March 2009, 10:51 PM	#1
tthopp05 Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: NY Watch: THE MIGHTY DEEPSEA Posts: 839	Date change Please help,My Deepsea is spot on with the time,but yesterday I noticed that the date changes about 2 minutes late.Why is this?Can anyone help.Thanks

26 March 2009, 10:56 PM	#2
SLS "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Real Name: Scott Location: GMT -7 Watch: GMT's & Sub's Posts: 10,401	No worries, it does not have to happen right at midnight! I believe I read here that it is within Rolex tolerances until 5 minutes after midnight. Just be happy it's not changing at noon! Enjoy the Deep Sea! ~Scott __________________ "The bitterness of poor quality remains long after the sweetness of lower price is forgotten." -Benjamin Franklin Member No. 922

26 March 2009, 11:18 PM	#3
Overkill "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Real Name: Youssef Location: Cairo, Egypt Watch: Milgauss Z-Blue Posts: 925	It's perfectly normal, my Submariner's date changes at 00:02:15 AM. __________________ Rolex GMT-Master II 116700 Rolex Explorer 214270 Rolex Milgauss 116400GV Z-Blue IWC Portuguese Hand Wound IW5454-08 Panerai Radiomir PAM183

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26 March 2009, 11:20 PM	#4
Ning Dynasty "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Real Name: Nolan Location: Tampa Bay Watch: Rolex GMT-II Posts: 95	We are such watch dorks. My GMT-II changes at 00:01:13 AM. We know these things, but forget birthdays and anniversaries...

27 March 2009, 07:16 AM	#7
tthopp05 Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: NY Watch: THE MIGHTY DEEPSEA Posts: 839	Thanks for feedback

27 March 2009, 07:29 AM	#8
postiff Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Real Name: Danny Location: Ca Watch: 116710LN Posts: 936	Absolutely normal both mine change two minutes after midnight. You can set it back two minutes after the date changes and the next day it will change two minutes after.

27 March 2009, 07:30 AM	#9
txbikerdude Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: texas Posts: 622	yea you should be okay, dont worry about it. If it gets worse then send it into RSC and they will fix it up perfectly

27 March 2009, 07:33 AM	#10
GinGinD Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Real Name: Jeannie Location: North Carolina Posts: 533	Mine changes around 4 minutes after. Jeannie

27 March 2009, 07:42 AM	#11
gregdolley Banned Join Date: Oct 2008 Real Name: Greg Dolley Location: Los Angeles Watch: Rose Gold Daytona Posts: 1,283	Don't worry about it; my DJ changes about 30 seconds early. My Tudor changes about three minutes early.

27 March 2009, 07:52 AM	#12
Mirx "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: UK Watch: RLX Posts: 437	As everyone mentioned - it's normal. My usually changes at 00:02 - 00:04.

27 March 2009, 08:02 AM	#13
watchmaker TechXpert Join Date: Feb 2009 Real Name: Scott Location: London Posts: 2,242	Rolex have very stringent tolerances with respect to date change. These amount to 1 minute before, and 2 minutes after. You eagle eyed ones will spot that the date changes at pretty much the exact moment every day (allowing for the odd knock etc). This is because the time at which the date changes is a very simple setup. It is calibrated by setting the hands on the watch at the exact moment the date changes. When I service a watch, not only do I find this a very simple operation, but its just bad practise to pay less attention to this detail. It is one of the few steps in the operation of the watch you the wearer see's, and there is no excuse to not get it bang on. That being said, you must make allowances, and 2 minutes is nothing to complain about. The unacceptable delays I am talking about are date changes around 15-30 minutes. Any longer than that, and how can you call it an instantaneous change.

27 March 2009, 08:13 AM	#14
Yume-sama "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: CAN / SIN Watch: Plat. Masterpiece Posts: 1,959	The process of changing the date takes 3 hours, according to a watchmaker I talked to. He advised me to not change the time between 9 and 12 so as not to mess with it. But yes, mine has never changed at EXACTLY midnight.

27 March 2009, 10:37 AM	#17
tthopp05 Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: NY Watch: THE MIGHTY DEEPSEA Posts: 839	Thanks folks.I feel much better now.

27 March 2009, 11:05 AM	#18
hflee55 "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Real Name: Andy Location: Kuala Lumpur, MY Watch: Me Watching You!! Posts: 3,260	don't worry...it's normal. my DSSD changes at 12.03 am

31 March 2009, 07:57 AM	#21
tthopp05 Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: NY Watch: THE MIGHTY DEEPSEA Posts: 839	I noticed that when I changed the time again,It got better by 90 seconds.

31 March 2009, 11:26 AM	#22
Sperry "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Real Name: Jim Location: Alpha Posts: 3,383	Wow! I remember the days, when I stayed up past midnight [sigh . . . ] I do note, however, that I will not have the pleasure of using my quickset function this month.

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