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stusrt · 9 March 2009, 12:49 AM

a story in the Detroit Free Press
very interesting - something I never considered

http://www.freep.com/article/2009030...t+Savings+Time

I wonder if they do the same thing at the end of every month under 31 days?

World's largest watch store prepares for Daylight Savings Time

By Lateshia Dowell
FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER With today’s technology Daylight Savings Time seems to just pass on by with little thought and not much hassle.

Cell phones automatically update in the wee hours of the morning, leaving you not to worry about missing that morning meeting or waking up late for church Sunday morning.

Most household appliances can be altered with just one simple touch of a button.

But imagine what it's like to have to manually change the hands of time hundreds of times.

This is what happens at Tourneau, the World’s Largest Watch Store, located inside the Somerset Collection in Troy. With an inventory of about 2,000 watches, 500 of which had to manually be set forward an hour in observance of Daylight Savings Time, which occurs at 2 a.m. early Sunday morning.

“As far as advancing, we have about 400-500 quartz watches in the store, so all of those get reset,” said Ahmed Haidar, General Manager.

This process, involving six employees facilitated by three managers, began on Monday and was finished later in the week. An important accessory to this duty are white gloves which aide in preventing smudging to the watches.

“It was done before today because we didn’t want to come in today with anything to do,” said Haidar.

Turning forward an average of 100 watches a day, according to Haidar only takes about one full hour with the entire staff working together at once.
So, tomorrow when you find yourself burdened by the touch of a button, remember things could be more difficult.

valentine · 9 March 2009, 01:16 AM

must be horrible. haha

ijen0311 · 9 March 2009, 02:08 AM

My AD has all their watches stopped anywho...

sea-dweller · 9 March 2009, 02:13 AM

Interesting point...didn't even think about that. At least, they have to do some work to earn that money !

clenz · 9 March 2009, 02:32 AM

I always wondered how they kept up with the time change and the date resets at the large shops. I guess they have plenty of time on their hands these days.

scottschoe · 9 March 2009, 02:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ijen0311

My AD has all their watches stopped anywho...

Agree...seems like a lot of work for nothing.

rustedmetal · 9 March 2009, 02:44 AM

According to my AD Rolex won't be releasing Daylight Savings until after Basel......and it will be a little longer till it actually hits the dealer.

stusrt · 9 March 2009, 04:21 AM

what do you mean daylight savings?
jumping an hour, and losing an hour every year? what if congress changes the dates again? just wondering how on earth that would work?

that would be really complex when you factor that some people live in areas that don't follow DST

The GMT Master · 9 March 2009, 04:54 AM

It seems a bit anal to change all of the watches with DST...can't they just adjust them when they sell them? Also gives a good excuse to show the customer how to set up the watch.

ni5l · 9 March 2009, 04:58 AM

Makes my fingers hurt just thinking about doing that many time sets.

Dalton · 9 March 2009, 05:35 AM

Really pointless to have them all set.

marshallr47 · 9 March 2009, 06:14 AM

I have a hard time setting the watches in my house. I can't imagine having to reset 2000 watches.

aelvin · 9 March 2009, 06:51 AM

Almost all the watches at my AD were stop...

TheVTCGuy · 9 March 2009, 07:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rustedmetal

According to my AD Rolex won't be releasing Daylight Savings until after Basel......and it will be a little longer till it actually hits the dealer.

Good one Mathew!!!!!

Mike B · 9 March 2009, 08:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by scottschoe

Agree...seems like a lot of work for nothing.

X3. All the watches in my local AD are stopped as well.

ninetres · 11 March 2009, 08:35 AM

We keep all of our quartz watches on time. That means we adjusted them for the short Februrary month, and then a week later, spun them all an hour ahead. I'm sure we have AT LEAST 300 quartz watches, probably more.

Doesn't take long at all if 4 or 5 people get on it. Maybe a 1/2 hour. Not exactly like most jewelery stores are buzzing as soon as the doors crack open ;)

SLS · 11 March 2009, 08:40 AM

It was just a free plug IMO.
~Scott

Z-Sub · 11 March 2009, 09:57 AM

Why bother?
There is no need to do that. An employee can do that when he/she shows the watch.

I guess that newspaper has no better article to publish than this.

Wildwing · 11 March 2009, 12:18 PM

I don't see the point to it, especially for the quartz watches. That means their batteries are being drained while they sit in the shop, which doesn't make sense.

RolexCat · 12 March 2009, 03:36 AM

I was at Somerset 2 years ago, and that is a big watch shop. I did see all the watch gaurds at the door in case someone theyed to run off with something. Lol I need to got there again, i only live about 1.5 hour from there. Ron

tthopp05 · 12 March 2009, 05:00 AM

Why is this not breaking my heart.lol

9 March 2009, 12:49 AM	#1
stusrt "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: The Motor City Watch: too many Posts: 1,114	your poor AD a story in the Detroit Free Press very interesting - something I never considered http://www.freep.com/article/2009030...t+Savings+Time I wonder if they do the same thing at the end of every month under 31 days? World's largest watch store prepares for Daylight Savings Time By Lateshia Dowell FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER With today’s technology Daylight Savings Time seems to just pass on by with little thought and not much hassle. Cell phones automatically update in the wee hours of the morning, leaving you not to worry about missing that morning meeting or waking up late for church Sunday morning. Most household appliances can be altered with just one simple touch of a button. But imagine what it's like to have to manually change the hands of time hundreds of times. This is what happens at Tourneau, the World’s Largest Watch Store, located inside the Somerset Collection in Troy. With an inventory of about 2,000 watches, 500 of which had to manually be set forward an hour in observance of Daylight Savings Time, which occurs at 2 a.m. early Sunday morning. “As far as advancing, we have about 400-500 quartz watches in the store, so all of those get reset,” said Ahmed Haidar, General Manager. This process, involving six employees facilitated by three managers, began on Monday and was finished later in the week. An important accessory to this duty are white gloves which aide in preventing smudging to the watches. “It was done before today because we didn’t want to come in today with anything to do,” said Haidar. Turning forward an average of 100 watches a day, according to Haidar only takes about one full hour with the entire staff working together at once. So, tomorrow when you find yourself burdened by the touch of a button, remember things could be more difficult.

9 March 2009, 02:13 AM	#4
sea-dweller "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Real Name: Dennis Location: Bay Area - 925 Posts: 40,018	Interesting point...didn't even think about that. At least, they have to do some work to earn that money ! __________________ TRF Member #6699 (since September 2007)

9 March 2009, 02:32 AM	#5
clenz "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2008 Real Name: Craig Location: Chicago Watch: 116710 - GMTIIC Posts: 70	I always wondered how they kept up with the time change and the date resets at the large shops. I guess they have plenty of time on their hands these days. __________________ -Craig GMT MASTER II C 116710

9 March 2009, 06:14 AM	#12
marshallr47 "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Real Name: Ron Location: Alabama Watch: Daytona,TT Sub,GMT Posts: 4,673	I have a hard time setting the watches in my house. I can't imagine having to reset 2000 watches. __________________ Ron

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SLS "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Real Name: Scott Location: GMT -7 Watch: GMT's & Sub's Posts: 10,399	It was just a free plug IMO. ~Scott __________________ "The bitterness of poor quality remains long after the sweetness of lower price is forgotten." -Benjamin Franklin Member No. 922

9 March 2009, 01:16 AM	#2
valentine Banned Join Date: Jul 2008 Real Name: Justin Location: Baltimore, MD Watch: TT Diamond DJ Posts: 2,809	must be horrible. haha

9 March 2009, 02:08 AM	#3
ijen0311 "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Real Name: Jen Location: Jax, FL Watch: Sea-Dweller Posts: 3,977	My AD has all their watches stopped anywho...

9 March 2009, 02:44 AM	#7
rustedmetal "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Real Name: Matthew Location: Mn Watch: 16234 16600 Posts: 512	According to my AD Rolex won't be releasing Daylight Savings until after Basel......and it will be a little longer till it actually hits the dealer.

9 March 2009, 04:21 AM	#8
stusrt "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: The Motor City Watch: too many Posts: 1,114	what do you mean daylight savings? jumping an hour, and losing an hour every year? what if congress changes the dates again? just wondering how on earth that would work? that would be really complex when you factor that some people live in areas that don't follow DST

9 March 2009, 04:54 AM	#9
The GMT Master "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Real Name: Chris Location: England Posts: 8,149	It seems a bit anal to change all of the watches with DST...can't they just adjust them when they sell them? Also gives a good excuse to show the customer how to set up the watch.

9 March 2009, 04:58 AM	#10
ni5l Banned Join Date: Feb 2009 Real Name: Warren Location: Arizona Watch: Air King Posts: 46	Makes my fingers hurt just thinking about doing that many time sets.

9 March 2009, 05:35 AM	#11
Dalton TechXpert Join Date: Mar 2008 Real Name: Dal Location: Seattle Watch: 168000 Posts: 1,614	Really pointless to have them all set.

9 March 2009, 06:51 AM	#13
aelvin "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Real Name: Aelvin Location: Princeton, NJ Posts: 330	Almost all the watches at my AD were stop...

11 March 2009, 08:35 AM	#16
ninetres Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: California Posts: 79	We keep all of our quartz watches on time. That means we adjusted them for the short Februrary month, and then a week later, spun them all an hour ahead. I'm sure we have AT LEAST 300 quartz watches, probably more. Doesn't take long at all if 4 or 5 people get on it. Maybe a 1/2 hour. Not exactly like most jewelery stores are buzzing as soon as the doors crack open ;)

11 March 2009, 09:57 AM	#18
Z-Sub 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: So Cal, USA Watch: Not a ONEWatch Man Posts: 7,383	Why bother? There is no need to do that. An employee can do that when he/she shows the watch. I guess that newspaper has no better article to publish than this. __________________ SS Submariner Date "Z" SS SeaDweller "D" SS Submariner "Random" TT Blue Submariner "P" SS GMT-Master ll "M", Pepsi Pam 311, 524, 297

11 March 2009, 12:18 PM	#19
Wildwing "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Virginia, USA Posts: 593	I don't see the point to it, especially for the quartz watches. That means their batteries are being drained while they sit in the shop, which doesn't make sense.

12 March 2009, 03:36 AM	#20
RolexCat Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Real Name: Ron Location: Michigan Watch: SD Posts: 318	I was at Somerset 2 years ago, and that is a big watch shop. I did see all the watch gaurds at the door in case someone theyed to run off with something. Lol I need to got there again, i only live about 1.5 hour from there. Ron

12 March 2009, 05:00 AM	#21
tthopp05 Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: NY Watch: THE MIGHTY DEEPSEA Posts: 839	Why is this not breaking my heart.lol

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