Off-center Day & Date Windows

[WilshireCoinExchange]

I'm still learning watches so thank you so much in advance!!

I was hoping I could get a pointer outside of servicing on how I can recenter the day and the date windows on this DayDate. I would point out that this is an older watch, 1983 to be exact. Any tips/pointers would be highly appreciated!!

[herts9]

Don't mess with it yourself. You'll end up with a higher price tag.

Bite the bullet and take it to an authorized service center.

[77T]

There are things you can try without doing any permanent harm. Your 18038 (if you correctly dated the watch from its serial number) has a single quickset movement (3055) that allows setting the date independent of the hour hands, but not the day of the week. As a result, changing the day displayed at 12 o’clock requires moving the time forward past midnight. I believe someone may have done the day-setting process incorrectly.

Try pulling out the crown to the 3rd position and move the hands backwards past 12 o’clock at least twice. Then move them forward and if all else is good with the movement’s day and date wheels the day and a date should appear correctly.

If that works then go ahead and set the date and work your way around to the right day per normal process for a single quickset.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

[DaveGTturbo]

Originally Posted by WilshireCoinExchange

I'm still learning watches so thank you so much in advance!!

I was hoping I could get a pointer outside of servicing on how I can recenter the day and the date windows on this DayDate. I would point out that this is an older watch, 1983 to be exact. Any tips/pointers would be highly appreciated!!

Has it started doing this on its own?

There could be a foreign body fowling it or its damp from water ingress, crown not locked down while in water. They are a very fragile mechanism and need to be absolutely clean and dry for them to flick over freely.

Sent from my F8331 using Tapatalk

[Rags]

Play it safe, take it in for a service.