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I purchased a Superocean Heritage Chrono in Dec and love the watch (minus one issue). The date recently started changing at 4pm in the afternoon, which I thought was a little odd. I took it to the shop I bought it from and they sent it off for warranty, I'll see what they say caused the issue. I'm hoping it's nothing big and there's nothing seriously wrong with the watch! Has anyone ever experienced that with their watch? Is it something I did?

I bought the black face watch with the black rubber band. I want to metal band but I'm not too fond of the mesh bracelet. Do they make another metal bracelet for this watch? Hopefully this isn't a stupid question, but would another 24/20 bracelet from another Breitling work on this watch? Any ideas? Bueller?

Anyway, this is my first post and want to say thank you for taking the time to read!

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One possible cause of the date change problem might be using the quick set date between 8pm and 3am, although that doesn't usually cause the time of change to skip - see what Breitling says.

In terms of the bracelet, the problem with another bracelet is that they have end links designed for specific cases, so while the size might physically fit, the end links would be a problem.

Welcome aboard. The SOHC is a very nice watch.

In answer to your question, no Breitling don't make another bracelet for this watch. You may (and I stress MAY) find that a Bentley Speed bracelet fits on account of it having straight end links, but I strong suggest you try before you buy (somehow!). No other bracelet with "shaped" end links will fit though.

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Driver8

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Is it possible you changed the date when the hands were in between 8p.m. and 3a.m.? I did it the first time I adjusted the date, but the hands were around 8:30pm, so it never did any permanent damage. I found the instructions very confusing about this issue. I asked my AD and he said it was alright as long as you don't change the date between 9pm and 3am. After 9pm the dates are really locked into the mechanism in which they go about changing to the next day.

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Breitling Blackbird, Breitling Superocean Heritage 38

ok this may sound dumb but just going to put down what came into my head first when i read the first post....If the date it changing around 4pm could that really be 4am...meaning the watch needs to be rotated around 12 hours...and then it would be changing at 4am...I know this is till off of the midnight change time that we all believe a watch should change at (me included) but i know there was some talk about up to a 4hour date change window that was okay...dont know if the heritage is one of those models or not? hopefully this all makes sense and someone will follow-up on this thought

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Doesn't matter is it 4 AM or PM, it shouldn't change at that time.

This watch is really growing on me. So is the mesh bracelet. I hated it til i saw it in person, now i love it. Good luck, I've not had issues with the date, but I've had issues with my CSO within the first year of having it and I sent it for service and all of those issues have not come back 2 years later.

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I didnt think so but does my thought make sense?

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Tissot Le Locle

It makes sense if he has his am/pm mixed up, but even if he corrected that, his date would still be changing at 4am which is too late.

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-RJ

well, you talk about a '4 hour date change window'. i've never heard of that. it seems odd, because how would you know what date it was if your watch was at say, 2 a.m.? does that mean you would have to wait until 4 a.m. to make sure that the date doesn't change? unless you are constantly looking at your watch from midnight until 4 a.m., you would be unsure of what date it was. it sounds too ridiculous.

to me there is a 7 hour window from 8 p.m. - 3 a.m. in which you should not change the date. any other time is fine and won't damage the watch. the point here is the date should change at midnight and not 4 a.m. or 4 p.m.

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Breitling Blackbird, Breitling Superocean Heritage 38

i agree that it should change at midnight also but i know there was some talk in a thread somewhere of some models having a very long date changing window (up to 4 hours) i think Roff may have stated it not sure though dont want to put words into someones mouth. I dont think this is one of the models but i cant really remember I will try and find the thread a little later

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Tissot Le Locle

i can understand 4 minutes but 4 hours seems a bit much. ~R

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Breitling Blackbird, Breitling Superocean Heritage 38

Believe it or not, but the date change process on many watches starts to engage at 8pm - 10pm and starts to disengage between 1am and 3am (ish) - hence why you should not change the date using the quickset date function between those times. You'll have no problem knowing what the date it because (depending on the watch) the date wheel will generally move slowly (in which case you'll see half of one date and half the next date in the window), or it will happen quickly very close to midnight (give or take 15 mins or so). Anything further than that should be addressed at an AD. But even though the actual date changing happens quickly, the mechanism "behind the scenes" is still in motion until the gears finally disengage some hours later.

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Driver8

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ya i guess this is kinda what i meant..i dunno maybe i confused myself im sorry

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