What time does your date wheel change

[Eulogy]

For my 16610, as long as I have the minute and second hands synched, it changes around 10 seconds after midnight.

[beshannon]

No idea I am asleep.

[MonBK]

Exactly at noon.

[landroverking]

On my Daytona never. Lol. My DJ right at midnite as other models have done.
My wife's DJ after service one time changed at 3am.

[lodewijk]

Originally Posted by mschafer

Just checked, my new GMTc changes exactly 4 minutes after midnight...

x2

[zama]

Had never looked until up the other night when I noticed it was 5 to midnight, my new to me but 30 year old DD, not sure if the day and date moved together or close to, I was ready for some delay based on previous posts of this type.

12.00.41 seconds they both went over together like a snap of the fingers with a slight clicking sound. Have never slept so sound after that.............

[bbressler]

Just checked my 16710 and it changed at 12:03:40

[HogwldFLTR]

My SubC doesn't change. Don't have a SubC Date.

[AndyK]

I've never remembered to watch it.

[rmfnla]

Originally Posted by devine

Hi, I have had my Sub C (Brand new) three weeks and I notice that it is 5 past midnight every night before the date wheel changes to mark the new date. Am I being overly fussy or should the wheel change at exactly midnight? What is everybody else's experience regarding same. Thanks in advance

Yes

[Andad]

Mine all change at 12 midnight to the second.

I have never seen this happen but am happy just knowing that they do.

The more Rolex watches you own the more chances you have that they will change at midnight - it's a pack mentality thingo.

[SkyKing31]

All of mine snap at 12 except for my 1505 TT Date which snaps at 11:45 PM

[Scotswierdo]

Within minute or two of midnight.

[DJJon]

Went from 12:00:17 when new to 11:59:54 now, nearly 3 years later.

I am horrified, now if I wake up at 11:59:55 I will be misinformed.

[Marti1337]

My brand new, random serial DJ ticks over precisely at 12:04am every morning ;)

[lapince]

I never really paid any attention to this, don't think much of it as long as it change close to midnight

[Rags]

Mine changes by 12:01.

[phils]

Mine change from + 2-5 minutes after midnight.

[papiyo69]

My first post actually as a newbie. Also got a bnew subc just 2 weeks old, mine changes date between 12:03 - 12:04 am. I think its just normal since it's a mechanical watch. Cheers!

[davenotize]

mine changes right at 12. 12:00:00 to be exact.

[DCheeta]

My understanding is that it's just a matter of how the hands were installed on the watch. I believe a watchmaker advances the movement until the date wheel clicks ahead, then they install the hands so they're at the 12:00 position.

So don't think of it as the watch hands determining the date change, it's more like the moment that the date changes determines the position of the hands.

Watchmakers - is this about right?

[luvsub]

5 minutes passes midnight.

[second time]

About 3 minutes after midnight for my 116710LN, however I've noticed it sometimes only moves about midway between the dates then takes another 3 hours or so to complete the change. I'm guessing it's something minor to fix, just don't know whether I could be bothered to take it in to RSC just for this. I bought it a year ago.

Would I be doing damage just leaving this for a few years until service time or should I get it fixed sooner?

[Toivonen]

Somewhere between 00:02 and 00:04 :)

[crowncollection]

Within a few minutes of midnight. All to do with hie the hands are set

[wjgoretsky]

Here is a video of the day and date changing. If your volume is up you can hear the "click".

Cheers.

Winston

[brettpaul]

16600 at 12:00, 16610LV at 12:03, BLNR at 12:07, Daytona NA, and 5167 (former) at 12:00...

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00:06

[Turpentine]

Originally Posted by lipjin

I'm usually asleep by midnight so don't know!

Lol

Yep, me too. When I awaken, if the date is correct, I am happy.

[elcompa]

My GMT BLNR date flips over at about 3 ins past midnight.