Time setting question

[Chronocrass]

Hi All,

On a Deep Sea Blue, should the hands move time forward when turning the crown clockwise? Is that standard on all Rolex movements?

[JohnFair]

Isn't that standard for any watch?

[Chronocrass]

My friend just bought one from private seller. The hands move time backward when turning crown clockwise. I don't have any experience with the divers but my BLNR and EXP I both go forwards when turning clockwise.

[Chiboy]

Is it a Reverso?

[Chronocrass]

Sorry for the noob question but starting to doubt the authenticity of this piece. There's no LEC to be found either. He even brought the watch to a local AD. They told him it was real mainly because the watch is too recent of a model to have replicas.

[Steven Andrew]

3035 movement turns the hands backwards when the crown is turned clockwise.

[Chronocrass]

Originally Posted by Steven Andrew

3035 movement turns the hands backwards when the crown is turned clockwise.

Thanks for the info. May I ask what watch uses the 3035 movement?

Anyone know what the correct direction is on a 3135 movement?

[Steven Andrew]

From what researched before purchasing my oyster perpetual date 1982 which has the 3035 movement.
http://calibercorner.com/rolex-caliber-3035-vs-3135/

[Cerachrom12]

Originally Posted by Chronocrass

Hi All,

On a Deep Sea Blue, should the hands move time forward when turning the crown clockwise? Is that standard on all Rolex movements?

Yes, if the watch is real, a 3135 movement should have the hands turn clockwise when turning the crown clockwise. Many fakes are the opposite.

[Cerachrom12]

OP, if you have questions about authenticity post pics of the watch in the watch out section of forum. You will get an answer real fast.

[Tools]

Originally Posted by Chronocrass

My friend just bought one from private seller. The hands move time backward when turning crown clockwise. I don't have any experience with the divers but my BLNR and EXP I both go forwards when turning clockwise.

If this is the case, your friend did not buy an authentic Rolex. i Hope he didn't pay too much for it.

[varkom]

Originally Posted by Tools

If this is the case, your friend did not buy an authentic Rolex. i Hope he didn't pay too much for it.

did they install the movement backwards or something? I think a 2 dollar mickey mouse watch would still work the right way.

[MovieGuy]

Not all Rolex movements turn the hands forward when you turn the crown clockwise.

[Cerachrom12]

Originally Posted by MovieGuy

Not all Rolex movements turn the hands forward when you turn the crown clockwise.

This is true, BUT the Deep Blue has a 3135 movement which if genuine the hands advance clockwise as the crown is turned the same. And yes, this watch IS faked like most other models.

[Triple Crown]

Is it just me, or does anyone else have the sense that this one isn't going to end well?

[blue16613]

Originally Posted by Triple Crown

Is it just me, or does anyone else have the sense that this one isn't going to end well?

Any time i read a post about a questionably authentic Rolex and somewhere the story includes "my friend," my antennae go up immediately. The "fake factor" in such posts is incredibly high.

[Tools]

Originally Posted by varkom

did they install the movement backwards or something? I think a 2 dollar mickey mouse watch would still work the right way.

Most movements that are not-Rolex, such as the much used ETA movements, function opposite from Rolex movements.

Originally Posted by MovieGuy

Not all Rolex movements turn the hands forward when you turn the crown clockwise.

True.. some Ladies models don't, and some ~30+ year old movements.

However, all Deep Seas have the 3135 movement, which is the question here. All 3135 (all 31xx movements) movements function exactly the same, clockwise crown, clockwise hands..

[watchwatcher]

Yep...your friend may want to have a visit with the seller.

On the new DJ41, I believe the hands do move clockwise when turning the crown in a counter-clockwise direction.

[Tools]

Originally Posted by watchwatcher

Yep...your friend may want to have a visit with the seller.

On the new DJ41, I believe the hands do move clockwise when turning the crown in a counter-clockwise direction.

I believe that is the new 3255 movement in the DD40. The DJ41 uses the 3136 which is a 3135 with paraflex shocks.

[rph08]

Originally Posted by Tools

Most movements that are not-Rolex, such as the much used ETA movements, function opposite from Rolex movements.

Yes Sir! The hands on my Tudor Heritage Ranger rotate counter clockwise when the crown is turned clockwise.

[watchwatcher]

Originally Posted by Tools

I believe that is the new 3255 movement in the DD40. The DJ41 uses the 3136 which is a 3135 with paraflex shocks.

No, the DJ41 uses the 3235 movement. And I know for a certainty the hands move differently when setting the time.

[Tools]

Originally Posted by watchwatcher

No, the DJ41 uses the 3235 movement. And I know for a certainty the hands move differently when setting the time.

You are correct. I was thinking DJII when I wrote DJ41,which was just released last year at Basel, and stand corrected..

Both the DJ41 and DD40 use the latest 32xx series of movements, which is likely the future Rolex movement, but still not in the Deep Sea yet..

[stone_gossard]

zenith el primero, you need to turn crown anti clock wise to move hands forwards.

[yannis]

The same occurs on the 126600 i.e. when you turn the crown clockwise the hands do not turn clockwise as is the case with the 3135. Instead they turn counter clockwise. So i confirm the 3235 movement is different to the 3135 in this regard.

[mercman]

Original D-Blue hands turn clockwise when the crown is turned clockwise, on the D-Blue fakes the hands turn anticlockwise when the crown is turned clockwise. D-Blue fakes have been available for at least 12 months.

[mtgjr]

Originally Posted by Tools

True.. some Ladies models don't, and some ~30+ year old movements.

As well as some 18 year old movements...like my Explorer 14270. Clockwise crown turn = counter-clockwise hands turn.

[WS9D]

Ruh roh...

[yxc145]

Originally Posted by Chronocrass

Hi All,

On a Deep Sea Blue, should the hands move time forward when turning the crown clockwise? Is that standard on all Rolex movements?

Yes, it does. I own one.

[dcash0615]

This is accurate!

Originally Posted by yannis7777

The same occurs on the 126600 i.e. when you turn the crown clockwise the hands do not turn clockwise as is the case with the 3135. Instead they turn counter clockwise. So i confirm the 3235 movement is different to the 3135 in this regard.

[Andad]

Glad we sorted all that out.