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20 October 2019, 12:56 AM | #1 |
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DJ41 calendar change?
I just to the DJ41 yesterday and since I usually go to be around 12:30 a.m. I was checking to see if it changes exactly at 12:00 a.m.. The date didn't change until 12:04 a.m.. Does anyone else notice exactly what time their calendar change? Should it change exactly at 12:00 a.m. or is it normal for it to change a few minutes after midnight? I may be over thinking this..
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20 October 2019, 01:12 AM | #2 |
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It's normal for a lot of Rolex. Most people will say who cares, but I think it would be nice for these watches people spend thousands and thousands of dollars on to work precisely.
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20 October 2019, 01:15 AM | #3 |
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As long as it changes a minute or so either way not any problem, its not a electronic process its purely mechanical.
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20 October 2019, 01:16 AM | #4 |
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My DJ41 changes right at midnight. Not sure if it’s worth getting checked out or not. I feel like it mainly comes down to personal preference. If it was me, my OCD would have it fixed haha
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20 October 2019, 01:23 AM | #6 |
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Mine changes at like 12:06am. A bit late, but not worth me worrying about right now. When/if I send it to the RSC at some point down the line maybe I’ll mention it.
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Sounds normal to me.
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My DJ41 (1 month old) Changes The Date exactly at midnight if I am advancing the hands in crown position 3. However, on its own, mine changed date at 12:05am similar to yours. Likewise, my 3 month old BLNR does the same. It does bug me a bit that they do not charge at 12:00. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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20 October 2019, 01:49 AM | #10 |
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Rolex is very poor at this. I have a $40,000 DD40 and it changes around 12:30.
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20 October 2019, 02:14 AM | #13 |
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Seems reasonable. But exactly is nice also.
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Not that there's anything wrong with the watch if it changes outside of that 3 minute window, other than sloppy quality control. |
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20 October 2019, 04:01 AM | #15 |
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Mines the same. A few mins after. No point asking to have hands repositioned and fiddly as you like
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20 October 2019, 04:20 AM | #16 |
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Its a set of gears brother powered by a coiled up spring, not a digital clock.
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20 October 2019, 04:27 AM | #17 |
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I have seven with the date function, the date change takes place 1-9 mins after midnight. Not an important thing, at least to me.
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20 October 2019, 04:35 AM | #18 |
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My DJ changes whilst I am asleep and is correct when I wake up, I'm happy with that.
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20 October 2019, 04:46 AM | #19 |
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Seems strange that Rolex guarantees accuracy as +/- a few seconds a day, but the date change is off by minutes.
I don't care either way as my watch doesn't have a date function but seems....well who cares what I think. :-) |
20 October 2019, 04:46 AM | #20 |
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20 October 2019, 05:26 AM | #21 |
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Mine seem to change around 2 to 6 after except I noticed my 5 dig Gmtll is a gradual turn not a click at around 10 or so after. Yes Its mechanical and nbd to me. It always works and doesn't need batteries...
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20 October 2019, 05:35 AM | #22 |
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The one time I was up, I checked my DJ41 and it was bout 5 after. But it did so instantaneously! LOL
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20 October 2019, 06:09 AM | #24 |
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You know, this has been discussed many times here. Search, and you’ll find all of the convos about this.
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20 October 2019, 07:56 AM | #25 |
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All my Rolex and Tudor change 2 to 4 minutes after 12am.
Good enough for me.
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20 October 2019, 09:40 AM | #26 |
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In the distant past i've had a couple of Rolex watches come back after a service where the date would routinely change within 3 - 15 seconds after midnight.
Not in recent times though. Currently it's probably within 2 - 3 minutes for all the ones in our household. |
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Unfortunately, the hands that are physically placed on the dial by a watchmaker, are only a representation of the rotating works. A mechanical watches dial representation is only as precise as the watchmakers skills, and the relationship of the hands to the painted dial and the variance of all the nuts, bolts, and wigglepins that hold the whole together.
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20 October 2019, 12:54 PM | #29 |
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Hand placememt had nothing to do with time deviation. However, if a watch includes a date complication, the hands need to be aligned to midnight at the point when the movement advances the date. So any deviation around date change is due to hand placement, not accuracy of the movement. Make sense?
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Accuracy of timekeeping has nothing to do with the moment of date change, right? My DJ41 changes consistently a little after 12:09. It’s disappointing that it isn’t right at 12:00, but I’m an accuracy nerd, not a date change nerd. We all have our quirks. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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