SkyD Owners - Calendar Inquiry Sept 31st?

[JodyHighroller]

Hi all,

I was setting my watch from being stopped and cycled through from mid Sept to Oct 1st when I noticed my Sept shows a 31st instead of skipping and going straight to the first of October. As we all know, September only has 30 days.

Does anyone else’s do this? It’s the first time I’ve noticed it. The SkyD is only supposed to be set once a year on March 1st.

None of my buddies have a SkyD so I have to rely on my TRF fellow members to kindly confirm on theirs.

Thank you in advance!

[Kawirider]

Mine actually stopped as I don’t get to wear it daily. I can check later when I set it but I’m sure you’ll have your answer by then. Also I would imagine setting it manually it’s normal to see 31, as it’s still on the wheel you have to go through. I’m sure the movement knows to skip it when needed.


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[Singslinger]

That's odd because I've just done the same adjustment for mine and it went straight from the 30th to the 1st.

[JSolution]

Hmm not wearing mine right now ill also look.

[Wcdhtwn]

Mine advanced from the 30th to the 1st correctly.

[carl123]

If you go through the dates it will always go through to 31 on all months, if you are setting the time and pass through midnight on 30 th September it should jump to 1 st October, if that makes sense, try that.

[JSolution]

Originally Posted by carl123

If you go through the dates it will always go through to 31 on all months, if you are setting the time and pass through midnight on 30 th September it should jump to 1 st October, if that makes sense, try that.

Mine shows 31 aswell .. and I set it this way

[Harry-57]

Originally Posted by carl123

If you go through the dates it will always go through to 31 on all months, if you are setting the time and pass through midnight on 30 th September it should jump to 1 st October, if that makes sense, try that.

That makes sense.

[JSolution]

Ok now it’s working correctly, and jumping maybe winding it first helped? Tried all the other months and they’re fine too.

I’m very tired and this is confusing me right now ha.

[samuel019]

Odd. Mine has always changed to the appropriate date. Maybe try cycling through all the dates but when changing by the hours. Not the date option




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[bigrustypig]

Originally Posted by carl123

If you go through the dates it will always go through to 31 on all months, if you are setting the time and pass through midnight on 30 th September it should jump to 1 st October, if that makes sense, try that.

This


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[samuel019]

As another note, when either of mine stop, 934 and 935, I always set it by manually going through all the hours missed and not just using the quick set option.

Takes a tad longer but when it’s time to switch over to a new month it’s always spot on

[Old Expat Beast]

If a Sky-Dweller winds down, it seems like quite a bit of setting up for the 'convenience' of not having to quickset the date forward four times a year. I quickset six watches forward yesterday (30th to 1st) and it took maybe a minute in total.

[carl123]

Trust me when you have it sussed it takes seconds and I enjoy setting mine.
Interacting with that big gold bezel feels great !

[Chute]

Originally Posted by JSolution

Ok now it’s working correctly, and jumping maybe winding it first helped? Tried all the other months and they’re fine too.

I’m very tired and this is confusing me right now ha.

User error, nothing else here.

[samuel019]

Originally Posted by Old Expat Beast

If a Sky-Dweller winds down, it seems like quite a bit of setting up for the 'convenience' of not having to quickset the date forward four times a year. I quickset six watches forward yesterday (30th to 1st) and it took maybe a minute in total.

It’s really not Adam. Just a isolated issue really. But it does have a few complications with no pushers like a lot of other brands. But having month, date, and GMT is a small inconvenience to pay IMO

[Billfish]

Mine says 32 Is that bad

[zion_rasta]

But 28 to 1st is amazing

[drrd]

Carl123 gave you the answer.

If you put the ring command bezel in position 1 and spin through the dates then you go through 1-31 for every month.

If you put the RCB in position 3 to change the time then the date changes appropriately for the month as you pass midnight (same as when it's set up and you're wearing it).

If you did 'cycle through' every 24 hours from mid-September with the RCB in position 3 then you'd have seen the date change correctly.

[doboy007]

I haven’t worn SkyD for so long I forgot how to set it, haha.

[Danny83]

I have not worn mine because I hate messing with it lol

[drrd]

Originally Posted by Old Expat Beast

If a Sky-Dweller winds down, it seems like quite a bit of setting up for the 'convenience' of not having to quickset the date forward four times a year. I quickset six watches forward yesterday (30th to 1st) and it took maybe a minute in total.

Obviously setting 24 hour time vs 12 hour time takes a few extra seconds, and the annual calendar could take 10s if you haven't worn it for six months (worse-case as SkyD date is bidirectional)...but SkyD date gearing is much faster than standard quickset. One of those things you have to try to see how fast they are to set up.

[Old Expat Beast]

Originally Posted by drrd

Obviously setting 24 hour time vs 12 hour time takes a few extra seconds, and the annual calendar could take 10s if you haven't worn it for six months (worse-case as SkyD date is bidirectional)...but SkyD date gearing is much faster than standard quickset. One of those things you have to try to see how fast they are to set up.

With standard quickset, I pull out the crown one stop, turn it very slightly till the date advances, then push the crown in. The whole process takes about five seconds.

In get the amazingly intricate SD movement, I just question its convenience, which seems to be a selling point.

[JSolution]

Originally Posted by Old Expat Beast

With standard quickset, I pull out the crown one stop, turn it very slightly till the date advances, then push the crown in. The whole process takes about five seconds.

In get the amazingly intricate SD movement, I just question its convenience, which seems to be a selling point.

Convenient if it’s your only watch I’ve yet to meet anyone who has a sky dweller as one watch come to think of it.

To be honest it probably takes more time and inconvenience taking my watch off to set the glidelock numerous times a day if we’re splitting hairs :)

[drrd]

Originally Posted by Old Expat Beast

With standard quickset, I pull out the crown one stop, turn it very slightly till the date advances, then push the crown in. The whole process takes about five seconds.

In get the amazingly intricate SD movement, I just question its convenience, which seems to be a selling point.

Sorry, I meant if you’ve left the watch a while and need to spin through a few weeks. I understand if you’re just adjusting for a short month then standard quick set is fast

As with all things watch related you can question whether you need these things. I think often the features are kind of an excuse to make a different size and style of watch rather than just put a small movement in a bigger case. In a nice way :)

[Old Expat Beast]

Originally Posted by JSolution

Convenient if it’s your only watch I’ve yet to meet anyone who has a sky dweller as one watch come to think of it.

To be honest it probably takes more time and inconvenience taking my watch off to set the glidelock numerous times a day if we’re splitting hairs :)

Yep, really not splitting hairs, just making an observation (I also don't care much for the glidelock, for that reason)

Originally Posted by drrd

Sorry, I meant if you’ve left the watch a while and need to spin through a few weeks. I understand if you’re just adjusting for a short month then standard quick set is fast

As with all things watch related you can question whether you need these things. I think often the features are kind of an excuse to make a different size and style of watch rather than just put a small movement in a bigger case. In a nice way :)

Absolutely

[fishingbear]

Originally Posted by carl123

If you go through the dates it will always go through to 31 on all months, if you are setting the time and pass through midnight on 30 th September it should jump to 1 st October, if that makes sense, try that.

This is what mine does.

[JodyHighroller]

Thank you all for your replies! Can always count on the folks here.

Originally Posted by carl123

If you go through the dates it will always go through to 31 on all months, if you are setting the time and pass through midnight on 30 th September it should jump to 1 st October, if that makes sense, try that.

Thank you, you’re absolutely right! I just checked now and it works as intended. If you cycle through the months in position 3 on the bezel, it will indeed always pass through the 31st day regardless of month. I can’t believe I never noticed this before and I’ve owned this watch since June 2019!

I used the jumping hour (position 2) to confirm it would skip the 31st on months where not applicable and it worked.

I’m so embarrassed. I was confused last night as I set the watch in a rush for an evening dinner and was stumped when I discovered it. I didn’t have enough time to investigate further and created this thread in lieu.

And you’re right, interacting with this bezel is a complete joy! Setting a SkyD from a stop is my favorite part about owning.

[1William]

Good responses. The Sky-Dweller is amazing.

[drrd]

Originally Posted by JodyHighroller

Thank you all for your replies! Can always count on the folks here.



Thank you, you’re absolutely right! I just checked now and it works as intended. If you cycle through the months in position 3 on the bezel, it will indeed always pass through the 31st day regardless of month. I can’t believe I never noticed this before and I’ve owned this watch since June 2019!

I used the jumping hour (position 2) to confirm it would skip the 31st on months where not applicable and it worked.

I’m so embarrassed. I was confused last night as I set the watch in a rush for an evening dinner and was stumped when I discovered it. I didn’t have enough time to investigate further and created this thread in lieu.

And you’re right, interacting with this bezel is a complete joy! Setting a SkyD from a stop is my favorite part about owning.

Another tip (applies to regular dates too):

With the watch at standstill unscrew the crown and wind it fully.

Set the correct home time after you’ve turned clockwise past midnight.

Then position two for local time, then position one for date.

This just makes sure you’ve got your am/pm/date sync’d.