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sarjoo · 7 March 2019, 07:57 PM

Being a relatively new owner of a snowflake, I noticed yesterday for the first time as hadn't glanced at the watch at the right time of day before that, that when the date shifts to the next date it does so gradually....not the sudden instantaneous flip over as seen with the Rolexes (which incidentally doesn't happen at exactly midnight on the Rolex but a number of minutes after.)

Presumably that is normal on a grand seiko for it to start transitioning the date sometime after 11pm until reaching about midnight before completion?

Maybe the gradual change is normal for several other watch brands too.

Old Expat Beast · 7 March 2019, 08:05 PM

Yes, it's normal. The GS 9F quartz movement supposedly flips the date (and day if it has one) in 1/2000 of a second, though.

7 March 2019, 07:57 PM	#1
sarjoo "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: UK Posts: 116	Date transition Being a relatively new owner of a snowflake, I noticed yesterday for the first time as hadn't glanced at the watch at the right time of day before that, that when the date shifts to the next date it does so gradually....not the sudden instantaneous flip over as seen with the Rolexes (which incidentally doesn't happen at exactly midnight on the Rolex but a number of minutes after.) Presumably that is normal on a grand seiko for it to start transitioning the date sometime after 11pm until reaching about midnight before completion? Maybe the gradual change is normal for several other watch brands too.

7 March 2019, 08:05 PM	#2
Old Expat Beast TRF Moderator & 2024 DATE-JUST41 Patron Join Date: Jul 2013 Real Name: Adam Location: Hong Kong Watch: SEIKO Posts: 28,437	Yes, it's normal. The GS 9F quartz movement supposedly flips the date (and day if it has one) in 1/2000 of a second, though. __________________ _______________________

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