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Roffensian
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Lingfan wrote:
Would it be apparent straight away if a watch was bought second hand and the previous owner had maybe done this and slightly bent the tips of the gears?
The idea that a used watch could appear fine but then problems arise at a later date due to the previous owners negligence is a little worrying.



It may only be apparent on one particular date if it is a bent tooth rather than a fully broken one, but yes a simple run through of all functions when the watch arrives, including running through all dates would show it up.
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Roffensian wrote:
Lingfan wrote:
Would it be apparent straight away if a watch was bought second hand and the previous owner had maybe done this and slightly bent the tips of the gears?
The idea that a used watch could appear fine but then problems arise at a later date due to the previous owners negligence is a little worrying.



It may only be apparent on one particular date if it is a bent tooth rather than a fully broken one, but yes a simple run through of all functions when the watch arrives, including running through all dates would show it up.

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Lingfan wrote:
Would it be apparent straight away if a watch was bought second hand and the previous owner had maybe done this and slightly bent the tips of the gears?
The idea that a used watch could appear fine but then problems arise at a later date due to the previous owners negligence is a little worrying.


Sure that is possible. But it is also something you can easily check before buying. Just check that the date changes properly. Either around midnight or/and with the quick change.

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I accidentally adjusted the time backwards from 3.50am, dunno why but i moved the crown the other way & released the hands going backwards & stopped it, toke it to 3.45am when i realized it, hope i didn't do any damage to the teeth, freaked out :shock:

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insane79 wrote:
I accidentally adjusted the time backwards from 3.50pm, dunno why but i moved the crown the other way & released the hands going backwards & stopped it, toke it to 3.45pm when i realized it, hope i didn't do any damage to the teeth, freaked out :shock:

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That's outside of the 8pm - 3am window, so no issues.
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Roffensian wrote:
insane79 wrote:
I accidentally adjusted the time backwards from 3.50pm, dunno why but i moved the crown the other way & released the hands going backwards & stopped it, toke it to 3.45pm when i realized it, hope i didn't do any damage to the teeth, freaked out :shock:

Thanks..



That's outside of the 8pm - 3am window, so no issues.


oops i meant "am" edited my post, hope its okie :shock:
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insane79 wrote:
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insane79 wrote:
I accidentally adjusted the time backwards from 3.50pm, dunno why but i moved the crown the other way & released the hands going backwards & stopped it, toke it to 3.45pm when i realized it, hope i didn't do any damage to the teeth, freaked out :shock:

Thanks..



That's outside of the 8pm - 3am window, so no issues.


oops i meant "am" edited my post, hope its okie :shock:



That's still outside of the 8am - 3am window.
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Roffensian wrote:
That's still outside of the 8am - 3am window.

yes it is but seems pretty close as i toke it backwards till 3.45am so got nervous, i guess its all ok..

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sharkman wrote:
No it is ALL automatic watches except a few movements with quick change dates, like the caliber B01


Not all automatics. All Rolex manufactured with the quick date can be changed at any time. I still move to 6:00 to be safe.
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mrbill wrote:
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No it is ALL automatic watches except a few movements with quick change dates, like the caliber B01


Not all automatics. All Rolex manufactured with the quick date can be changed at any time. I still move to 6:00 to be safe.



That's what Sharkman said - unless it has a quick change date.

He was wrong in one respect though, not just automatics, also manual and many analog quartz.
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Roffensian wrote:
mrbill wrote:
sharkman wrote:
No it is ALL automatic watches except a few movements with quick change dates, like the caliber B01


Not all automatics. All Rolex manufactured with the quick date can be changed at any time. I still move to 6:00 to be safe.



That's what Sharkman said - unless it has a quick change date.

He was wrong in one respect though, not just automatics, also manual and many analog quartz.


Understood.

No disrespect to Sharkman. I enjoy his posts and do respect him and his opinlons.

I read here a lot and seldom post.

I apologize if I mis-spoke.
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As someone made bad comments on someone else mentioning, that the datechange procedure is also necessary for handwound watches, not only automatic watches, I have to add a surprise for him:

The rule, not to use the quickchange function of the date around midnight should also be observed with most quartz watches!

At least with all those, who have a datewindow.

It does not apply to duodisplay or digital quartz watches, like the Aerospace or a Casio G-Shock, but to almost all others.

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Alien wrote:
As someone made bad comments on someone else mentioning, that the datechange procedure is also necessary for handwound watches, not only automatic watches, I have to add a surprise for him:

The rule, not to use the quickchange function of the date around midnight should also be observed with most quartz watches!

At least with all those, who have a datewindow.

It does not apply to duodisplay or digital quartz watches, like the Aerospace or a Casio G-Shock, but to almost all others.

BG
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I said that too :poke: :wink:
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sorry, did not read that, somehow skipped that.

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Is it ok to wind the watch if the hands are stuck at 2am? is there a danger zone for winding??

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