Since I've had my battery changed at a jeweler's, my TechnoMarine Cruise 3 Hands Quartz day rotates over in the middle of the afternoon and not at midnight-ish. How can I fix this, or can I?
Oh, and also...I cannot rotate the day at all beyond the current day! Meaning, I can't change it back to the day before or the day after!Oh, and also...I cannot rotate the day at all beyond the current day! Meaning, I can't change it back to the day before or the day after!
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The date changes every second time the hour hand passes 12 O'clock.
Your watches' second pass is at midday instead of midnight, so to make it operate correctly, you need to wind it on 12 hours. The date will then change at midnight.
I don't think storing a watch with the crown out accomplishes much. That I am aware of, pulling the crown out does not break the electrical connection between the battery and the watch. At least in looking at quartz movements, I don't see any electrical apparatus that insulates the crown in any way so that it could act as a switch. I think that in quartz watches that hack, pulling the crown out mechanically disengages or interferes with the drive train, but it doesn't stop the oscillator or stepper motor from running. With quartz movements, at least those I have seen the internals of, (most ETA and ISA designs, some Rondas, a few Seikos), pulling the crown to the setting position does one of two things: 1) On better, jeweled movements - it breaks contact between the coil and battery, thus stopping the motor. The oscilator continues to be powered, but most of the current consumption is from the motor. These pulling the crown out does save battery life. Or,
2) On cheaper non-jeweled movements - it blocks the rotation of the second hand gear, and stalls the motor. These are observable by a "twitchy" second hand when the stem is out. This method actually kills the battery faster, as a stalled electric motor draws more current.
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NEVER attempt to replace a battery on a diving watch yourself. It will break the seal.
You will need to send back to Technomarine or take to a registered Technomarine service center.
You can find information here: http://www.technomarine.com/Customer/Services.sls
Hello, I am not sure if I understand your question. Are you asking how this particular quartz movement operates?
All
Quartz movements are pretty much the same operational wise. They can
vary greatly in materials used for construction and number of jewels.
At it's basic a quartz watch uses a piece of quartz crystal called a transistor oscillator
to vibrate a tuning fork. This vibration is a is brought down by micro
processors to a meaningful number then converted into mechanical energy
trough the movement and hands.
In the case of a chronograph it means more internal gears and jewels. Although this is a good movement it is the low side of middle of the road.
The
G10.211 is an analog display of hours and measured time. These include
hours, minutes and a small jumping second as 6 o'clock. Mechanical date
and counters for 1/10 second, 60 seconds and 30 minutes with "ADD" and
'SPLIT" functions. Operated by 2 push buttons. It has 6 jewels.
If you want to know something more specific please just ask. Hope this helps.
The Skagen watches have two-step stem; fully pulled out will change the time and partially pulled out will change the date (only goes one way so try turning it counter-clockwise or clockwise - I forget which is correct). It's easier to find the date length by extending it all the way and then go back toward the case. It won't change the date if you run it through a 24-hour cycle - you have to do the half-way thing. Hope this helps.
Oh, and also...I cannot rotate the day at all beyond the current day! Meaning, I can't change it back to the day before or the day after!
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