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I bought a Wenger 79131 and returned it because I noted that the date changed at 1:00 instead of 12:00. When I got the new one, the same thing happened. Is this normal? If not, how can I reset it?
Many mechanical watches take several hours for the date change to occur. You might see it start at 11pm and finish as late as 3pm. This is not a defect but simply a characteristic of the mechanical movement. BTW, never adjust the date between 7pm and 2am as doing so can damage the movement.
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I see this is a Tissot 1853 watch. As you bought it very recently, I would expect a good quality watch like yours to change date soon after midnight. However, it's probably not faulty. There are many watches that don't show the correct date until as late as about 2 am. If it really bothers you, the you would need to get the hands reseated so that the watch shows midnight when the date change occurs. This is not an easy job, and best left to a professional. My advice would be to ignore it if the watch is otherwise performing OK.
probably because you have it set to 12 pm midnight and not 12 noon so at 12 noon it is actually midnight when the date will change
reset the time of the day to am or pm and any pm settings will change the date at 12 midnight.
Hi.
I take it that your watch changes date at 12 noon, instead of 12 midnight.
If so change the time of your watch 12 hours, so it reads the same time, but instead of am, it is pm, or visa versa. Analog watches do not have a 24 hour time setting.
Main cause would be that the date gear teeth have been stripped. This is done by setting the date whilst the hands are trying to change the date themselves (between 10pm and 2am). Always adjust the date with the hands around 6.0clock. You will need to return your watch to where you bought it for repair I'm afraid.
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.
Your problem is caused by the fact that the watch is 12 hours out of step.
Wind your watch forward 12 hours, reset the date if you need to and you watch will then change around midnight.
(if you need to change the date more than one day, when it has past the change time, wind it back and then forward to step the date forward. You may have to experiment to see how far past the change point (in both directions).
In most cases the winder has 2 positions, mcdevito 75 here, pull the stem out very carefully to it's first position, this should allow you to change the DATE (number) by turning the stem eithe toward you or away, once you get the Date, pull the stem out to it"s 2 nd position and turn the hands until you get the correct day. mcdevito 75
As you pull the mainstem out, there will be a position, a 'notch' if you will, whereby as the hour and minute hands are rotated the date will change. Rotate ONLY clockwise, and when the desired date appears, be sure to turn an additional 360 degree turn on the hands if you are setting the date in the afternoon. Otherwise, the date will lag by 12 hours.
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