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Fellow Skyracer owners,

Realise this contribution comes somewhat late, but my Skyracer of six months (Purchased from an AD) is showing a problem with he postion of the date wheel in the window. Basically, it moves through a fraction too far when changing over, thus cutting through the number 1 in, say, 14. It didn't bother me at first but seems to be getting worse.

I figured I'd wait for my first service then get it addressed, but it's beginning to bug me a little... Has anyone experienced a similar issue - is it likely to be easily fixed?

I don't think I changed date in the danger zone, but did come close once (2030 or so).

I'd post a pic but I'm too embarassed

Other than this, it's been awesome - keeps great time when being worn etc (+ 2-3 sec p/d).

Cheers!

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BREITLING - SKYRACER - PRO II Bracelet
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No problems of any kind from my 3,5 months old SR so far...i think the misalignment of the date was a relative common issue for the first bunches of Skyracers a couple of years back..

If i remember correct it must be an easy fix...

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As the danger zone is 8pm - 3am I would say that was more than close. Misaligned date wheel is a typical symptom of a damaged tooth and will need Breitling attention.

Thanks folks for the replies. Not the best news... Guess I'll be bringing forward my first service.

I've also noticed there's a tiny bit of looseness in where the date wheel sits. So, if I hold my left arm pointed up and jiggle, the date wheel shifts a little further through; if pointed at the floor, and jiggle, it shifts back almost to a centred position. Prob also something you'd associate with a damaged tooth, Roff?

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BREITLING - SKYRACER - PRO II Bracelet
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Yep. Something isn't right in there.

Okay, getting ready to take the hit and drop my SR into Breitling Australia for attention to fix the date wheel, and I suppose a service too. But did another quick check of this super site. Noticed a post I'd previously missed mentioning a problem that sounds mighty familiar - a misaligned datewheel.

viewtopic.php?f=1&t=21705&view=previous

Mine has continued to get worse, sadly. It's now so you can't see the Date number '1' in '14', just the '4' and the beginning of number 15.

Still a fine looking piece aside from that though, IMHO!

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BREITLING - SKYRACER - PRO II Bracelet
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