Date change?

[baylorjw]

Hey guys,

I was admiring my watch as the clock just stroked midnight... and it didn't click over... So I sat and stared and the date finally switched at 12:03:4?.... is this normal?

I had always heard that one of the major mechanical feats was that it immediately clicks over at midnight.

[Downing]

Strangely enough, it's normal.

[abigsecret]

It is generally accepted for the date to jump between 1 minute before, till 5 minutes after midnight. And you really don't have to wait till 12 am to know when your date jumps... you can also just move the hands forwards and see when it changes.

[BiG JeEzY]

Originally Posted by baylorjw

Hey guys,

I was admiring my watch as the clock just stroked midnight... and it didn't click over... So I sat and stared and the date finally switched at 12:03:4?.... is this normal?

I had always heard that one of the major mechanical feats was that it immediately clicks over at midnight.

Yes very normal. Most Rolex will change date anywhere in between 11:55 PM to 12:10 AM. If it is in that range, then there nothing to worry about.

My answer to this question is always, if the watch shows the correct date by the time you go to put it on the following morning, then its nothing to worry about.

[mike]

That's fine.

[SPACE-DWELLER]

Originally Posted by abigsecret

It is generally accepted for the date to jump between 1 minute before, till 5 minutes after midnight. And you really don't have to wait till 12 am to know when your date jumps... you can also just move the hands forwards and see when it changes.

That won't give you the exact idea of when it changes!

There is a "delay" in the date shift when the hands move normally as compared to when you chose to move them manually by turning the crown pulled out to its last click.

The delay normally seems to be "3 minutes".

So if the date shifts EXACTLY at midnight when you turn the hands manually via the crown, in PRAXIS the date would change 3 minutes PAST midnight.

And vice versa: If the date changes 3 minutes BEFORE midnight when you move the hands manually, the date would change pretty much spot on at midnight.

[roadcarver]

Normal, esp with mechanical watches.

[Zack]

Mine changes at 12:03 also.

[Tools]

I don't know when any of mine actually change..

But I know they do....................

[Downing]

About a week ago, I was up late and thought I would see when my date flips. So I started looking at my watch about a minute before midnight. Unfortunately, my attention span isn't what it should be, and I kept getting distracted. I glanced at the watch around 12:03 am and it hadn't happened yet. I looked away for a moment and when I looked back it had flipped.

Doh!

[SPACE-DWELLER]

Originally Posted by baylorjw

Hey guys,

I was admiring my watch as the clock just stroked midnight... and it didn't click over... So I sat and stared and the date finally switched at 12:03:4?.... is this normal?

I had always heard that one of the major mechanical feats was that it immediately clicks over at midnight.

Originally Posted by Zack

Mine changes at 12:03 also.

Originally Posted by Spacedweller

That won't give you the exact idea of when it changes!

There is a "delay" in the date shift when the hands move normally as compared to when you chose to move them manually by turning the crown pulled out to its last click.

The delay normally seems to be "3 minutes".

So if the date shifts EXACTLY at midnight when you turn the hands manually via the crown, in PRAXIS the date would change 3 minutes PAST midnight.

And vice versa: If the date changes 3 minutes BEFORE midnight when you move the hands manually, the date would change pretty much spot on at midnight.

Originally Posted by Downing

About a week ago, I was up late and thought I would see when my date flips. So I started looking at my watch about a minute before midnight. Unfortunately, my attention span isn't what it should be, and I kept getting distracted. I glanced at the watch around 12:03 am and it hadn't happened yet. I looked away for a moment and when I looked back it had flipped.

Doh!

When you read my above description, 12.03 is very normal.

Rolex sets the date to jump at EXACTLY midnight (but it only does so when you turn the hands MANUALLY).

Actually, Rolex ought to adjust it to change at 11.57 to get a perfect date change at midnight when the watch is going normally without you turning the hands via the crown.

Also, if you flick your wrist about 12 midnight, sometimes it will tricker the date to change. It very much depends on how "active" you are at the moment of the date change. If you just sit there staring at your Rolex, the date might change later, at that typical 3 minutes past midnight stage.