When NOT To Change The DATE on a Watch (and how to do it properly)

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Don't know when not to change the date on a watch? Here is how to do it properly, and some problems you might run into (or damages) if you do it at the wrong time.
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In this video, you'll learn:
- When not to change the date + why changing the date at the wrong time is bad for your watch movement
- How to know if your watch shows AM or PM + when to change the date on a watch
- What’s the best time to change the date on an automatic watch?
- How to set the date if it's currently between 9 PM and 3 AM
- How it works with instantaneous date change mechanisms
- Why your watch doesn't change at midnight + how to set it so it actually does
- What to do if the date won’t change on your watch or the date wheel is stuck

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@EvilSSP 3 жыл бұрын

Wow so I've been doing this wrong my whole life. My Hamilton must be pretty resilient because I've done this wrong so many times and haven't broke the movement yet.

@vinteng825 4 жыл бұрын

I thought I literally would have to wait between 5AM until 7PM before I can change the time. Haha.

@Petmalumomalupet 3 жыл бұрын

Me too

@FancyCP30 3 жыл бұрын

Change the time first and then change the date. No problem.

@jo-oy4vj 3 жыл бұрын

Same lmao

@ayellowfinger132 2 жыл бұрын

Ah... I've been doing that for a year now. I'm smart

@James011 2 жыл бұрын

😂😂 I was busy waiting

@iganpparamarta8813 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Never knew this until I bought a Seiko presage. This video is beyond helpful. You just saved my watch.

@zeroexct 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I was doing it wrong, I bought my first mechanical watch and the dealer lady said I should put the hour and minute hand at 11 or close to 12 mark before changing the day and date. This cleared up a lot of things. Thank you!

@arjunnarang16 5 жыл бұрын

Great video! Very helpful Thank you :) you explained very clearly with various different watches and different scenarios. As someone new to watches it was an absolute life saver.

@141sharon270 3 жыл бұрын

I only needed to know which way to turn day or date and saw it right at the beginning, but had to see the video right through because it was very interesting and the guy explained everything clearly. Many thanks for the tutorial on setting date, day, and time.

@civanlfc4358 5 жыл бұрын

Very informative video Alessandro, thank you! Life saver ;)

@SB-dg8hq Жыл бұрын

This is the video that I have been looking for. I've seen a number of so-called watch experts on KZfaq adjusting the date with the hour hand between 9 and 3. Good video and explanation.

@mrscollinsstorytime6014 Жыл бұрын

Fabulous video! Very clear and I finally got the date on my watch right without damaging it. Thank you!!!

@omnivector45 Жыл бұрын

you have got to be out of your mind! How about a video w/o music, w/o such an incredible amount if unnecessary babbling!! How about instructions in a military type way! FFS! Is everyone in the watch community so.....drawn out, loving to hear their own GD voice? Tell me how to operate the MF'r and then shut F up!! I cant find an intelligent instructional video anywhere!!

@randsp3c709 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks man I've heard this before just couldn't remember when to safely set very informative

@chenlu79 Жыл бұрын

Great video! I've seen so many videos that only tells you _not_ to change date between 21:00-03:00 but never explains why. Thank you sir 👍

@susanmiller2890 Жыл бұрын

WOW! Finally a video that easily shows how to get the date set accurately. I'm bookmarking this video for future reference.

@ianjeromelim7566 4 жыл бұрын

Great video. I was afraid that I couldn't set my watch to 11pm as the day/date was changing as I thought it would damage the watch but u cleared my mind of doubts. Thank you!

@0Rafikki0 10 ай бұрын

Thank you for making this video! I wasn’t able to find the answer by googling, but your video came up and answered exactly.

@sardaar_sanveer_singh Жыл бұрын

Thank you sir, it is so informative video, I was doing wrong date change around 2 pm (according to watch 2am) past 2 days, then searched net about the issue and got the best guidance.

@PukaHeadMan 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for the great advice, Alessandro!👍

@eyeheartsushi2212 5 жыл бұрын

Great video, Alessandro!

@davidmichienzi101 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you Sir, I made the mistake once and my watch runs fine but will not change the date at the wrong time ⌚👍

@LookingThroughOsLense Жыл бұрын

Oh my goodness I'm saving this video!!!!!! I almost returned my orient that's coming tomorrow and your video helped me out soooo much thank you.

@shahrukhimam4899 Жыл бұрын

Fantastic explanation with multiple watches and combinations. I started thinking my new Casio watch is screwed up but with this enlightenment I'm seeing the unseen face of the world. 👏 Can't thank you enough!

@tomjamesmabini4722 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Alessandro! I appreciate you. Really helpful videos! More power to your channel! 👍✨💯

@camtron1967 11 ай бұрын

This was very helpful. The date kept changing at noon and I didn’t know why but now it’s fixed

@agentbrandt 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you veru much! This has helped me big time in setting the date of my Seiko 5. 😊

@ricardogomes1103 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! Your explanation was very clear.

@OscarRPalma 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing explanation, i learn it for my day date tissot. Thanks

@yaseenal-rubaie357 2 жыл бұрын

The best videos ever about setting an automatic watch thanks alot

@yasserbasheer364 3 жыл бұрын

Omg you are a life saver. I thought that my watch is broken, Thank youuuu :)

@accendo1979 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, you explained it well. I changed the date on my watch manually, I was freaking out thinking I should not of done that, luckily it was set in the late morning. Thank you for this neat work around.

@andremanning245 8 ай бұрын

The explanation and instructions were very thorough.

@daskrak6979 3 ай бұрын

Excellent video, thank you!

@jakobpalmer2956 9 ай бұрын

Very informative video, thank you..just getting into automatics and I was pretty sure I knew what I was doing but yeah didn't want to screw up a expensive Omega I have coming.

@bfboobie 7 ай бұрын

what a helpful video! learning to set a mechanical watch between a.m. and p.m., and without damaging it, is not intuitive, but this video makes me feel like professional swiss watch expert. I feel like I have set my day/date at the 1st of the month after 9pm at least once or twice already (!!) so hopefully have not damaged the mechanism. So far it is still keeping good time (seiko NH36)

@jjk4891 4 жыл бұрын

Oh so it's not a horrible thing to change the time when it's between 9pm and 3am, just the date. I get it now haha. For some reason I always thought it is bad to change ANYTHING when it is between 9pm and 3am. Thanks for clearing it out with many examples!

@TimedSquare 4 жыл бұрын

Noooo time is okay! 😉👍

@leonardo3689 3 жыл бұрын

Same for me, I thought that I would break my watch by changing time when the hour hand was in that unsafe area, now I see that it's only the date 😂

@141sharon270 3 жыл бұрын

Dickhead lol🤣

@coke8077 2 жыл бұрын

well to change the time a lot of the time you’ll have to change the date before you change the time because you should NEVER move the time or date backwards. That will for certain destroy the movement.

@AlessandroGenTLe Жыл бұрын

It is if you go backward. The date/day wheels are supposed to move only in one direction, if you are at 3am and you move the time backward to 10pm "of the previous day" you seriously risk to damage the movement.

@lukejodoin3449 2 жыл бұрын

Dude!! Thanks!!!! This video was super helpful!!!!

@fduyilemi 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for the tip! I have just broken my date mechanism before watching your video. Good enough it is just one watch. I will be so courteous inorder not to break my other ones. Thanks a lot!

@juanluismoreno9888 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the really helpful video! But you shouldn't say "Don't change the date between 9pm and 3am", but rather "when your watch's time is set anywhere between 9pm and 3am". Those are different things. The way you put it, I'm afraid it's misleading. It all gets cleared out when you watch the whole video, though. Cheers!

@Lloyd1913 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, I needed this

@HeyhitmeBAM Жыл бұрын

Lol

@afroditta6950 Жыл бұрын

I bet you drink shampoo if it doesn’t come with a huge warning label :)

@chandanshet4537 Жыл бұрын

Most needed video I loved it ❤

@SachinKumar-go2tr 3 жыл бұрын

Very useful video thanks!

@drwdzz 3 жыл бұрын

Great info here! Thank you!

@timhadzisavas3692 8 ай бұрын

Gee… thx so very much for this. I’ve finally decided to dump my smartwatch and go back to an analog time piece. You saved me a lot of time in showing me this neat trick. Thx again

@marcuslew523 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you great advise!

@ashwinukey227 2 жыл бұрын

At first, I thought my new watch is broken, u saved my time to revisit the store, Big Thanks 🙏

@drpeemac 18 күн бұрын

Thanks for teaching...

@roycedayton5364 8 ай бұрын

Thank you best explanation on setting watches - absolutely fantastic Thank you again 😁

@edvardschock9739 Жыл бұрын

That is such a clear explanation.

@LHyoutube 3 жыл бұрын

This is such an important detail that I'm surprised it isn't included in most watch manuals by default! 😲

@thechinadesk 2 жыл бұрын

Amen to that. They really ought to include an information leaflet warning users not to make this mistake.

@PrithwishMandal1337 2 жыл бұрын

They make money off repairs

@monty1957 2 жыл бұрын

nicely explained brother. thanks

@rishav2808 Жыл бұрын

Amazing video | great observations

@7itese840 3 жыл бұрын

So for short, first set the time to 5 am/pm, then set the date (day) to the previous day, then set the hands to the correct time and the correct date (day).

@brokenedits10 3 жыл бұрын

What if the watch goes to 31 in a 30 day Month? For example its 1 Oct and watch shows 31 September

@7itese840 3 жыл бұрын

@@brokenedits10 When setting the date to the precious day (step 2), set 29 if current day is 30, and set 31 if current day is 1. If you are already wearing it (it's running), just advance one day between 5am/pm and 7am/pm, and not worry about changing time.

@viliancvetanov3910 3 жыл бұрын

@@7itese840 So in that case on the 1 you can set only the date between 5am and 7pm, without changing the time, because it is already in the safe time zone?

@arthurbailey6516 4 жыл бұрын

very very good . thank you for that video.

@Will_b83 3 жыл бұрын

You really like Japanese automatics. Nothing wrong with that I have a few myself. But I have a real fondness of my Tags and Livs.

@aizenemmaiaht.mendoza8010 4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for this video, God Bless! ❤

@OakenFlunky Жыл бұрын

This is brilliant thanks so much for your help, I thought my watch date was broken but no, the time was back to front 😅

@MsFishingdog Жыл бұрын

Great video .Thanks

@frankdesantis8078 7 ай бұрын

Thanks, so much more necessary information than the Citizen manual.

@Criccrazeworld 3 жыл бұрын

I was literally going to return my new Alba watch to the store since I was unable to adjust the date.thanks!!!!

@nikolamma 3 жыл бұрын

I changed the date during 9pm -3am will it be damaged

@jithinsingh3764 9 ай бұрын

The saviour. Thank you so much bro!!!!

@IKhanNot Жыл бұрын

Excellent. Thanks.

@zaki44r Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the good information👍👍👍🌹

@dalegreerkentucky 4 жыл бұрын

Completely hosed an expensive watch doing this the wrong way. Had to go in for factory service.

@hyunkyungim2971 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

@rickl6843 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, man.

@drp.wolfgang 10 ай бұрын

I have had many mechanical and automatic swiss watches during my life, I have changed the date and the time during the "forbidden hours" countless times and all of those watches still after years work completely fine. It's not only me, plenty of watch collectors I know have done that as well, never had an issue. If your watch breaks while going backwards with the watch hands or you set the date during "forbidden time" it means you have a shitty quality watch.

@vincentzhu1970 6 ай бұрын

The gears are worn out now, open the back case and see it for yourself

@nelsonc6173 Жыл бұрын

I'm late to the party but this was so helpful!!! Thank you!!!

@KevAlberta 4 жыл бұрын

Once I changed the date on my Hamilton at 8:30pm (says not to change between 9pm and 2am). the action felt normal but the next day I was surprised to see the date still on the same number. I fast forwarded the hours to go through a full day and it changed over. Happy to find out I didn’t break my first watch lol

@aleontecristian9260 Жыл бұрын

Wait...Even if you screw it up, if you just go over 24 hours, you fix it????

@KevAlberta Жыл бұрын

@@aleontecristian9260 no, I got lucky

@aleontecristian9260 Жыл бұрын

@@KevAlberta is the watch still ok?

@julienxie1110 Жыл бұрын

Just bought my first watch and I think that I changed the date at the danger hour .. what's the risk ...

@drp.wolfgang 10 ай бұрын

@@julienxie1110 If a watch broke just by changing the date during the "forbidden hours" that would mean the watch and it's mechanism is shit. No modern good watch is going to be demaged by doing this.

@nothing_tudu 2 жыл бұрын

Quality content😊

@larryfishkind5387 2 жыл бұрын

thank you for your information/content very helpful What is your opinion on the Hamilton broadway chronograph automatic with the H-21 moment ?

@4fuad 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you sooooo much

@nicholasolifant9538 3 жыл бұрын

Very helpful 🤙🤙🤙

@ariajain7393 Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for this video. It really helped me understand the way date change works and now I can confidently change the date anytime I want simply by changing the time first in order to avoid the dangerous time window! Just something I wanted to mention, my seiko watch came with a little booklet and there it says before changing the date i should set the date on the previous date. Is that important and if so in which way? Thanks alot again.

@eb4913 Жыл бұрын

Very cool... for novices like me this is awesome info

@Sujay_Gamer Жыл бұрын

Thank you

@mahfuzulhaque6264 3 ай бұрын

Very useful

@degenerateWA 3 жыл бұрын

Every watch is different (sometimes the clutch engages at different times for the date change). But as a general rule of thumb i ALWAYS set the time to 6 o clock before I do the quick adjust on the date.

@bingogarvin2924 3 жыл бұрын

Very helpful

@joseluque03 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@rajanzodha6372 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks heap...!

@sysakPL 2 жыл бұрын

Cool just broke my 3 months old automatic Seiko, as this wasn't mentioned in the manual and the watch was a gift so i never had a chance to speak to the sales person about the typical do's and don'ts

@olireid7577 Жыл бұрын

Same bro I just fucked my lorus watch by doing it aswell

@albert333pool 3 жыл бұрын

Very informative... NEVER knew this... I still think it's odd @ 6:21 why the day hasn't fully changed till Sunday until 4am - why do you think that is? My Seiko SNK807 was doing that and thought it was weird but I see it's normal. Thank you again

@PBHorrorGaming Жыл бұрын

How do you know what month the watch is set to, for the date to be correct ?

@ma.elizaramos1289 Жыл бұрын

thank you!!

@srenborch6339 8 ай бұрын

👍Great video

@Sonic_000 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks man

@iluvcheez2xx Жыл бұрын

Very helpful, thank you for this video! What if you accidentally changed the date between the “danger zone” not by the quick change setting but by forwarding the time from say 10 pm to 1 am? Does that damage the mechanism? Thanks again.

@omarghetti Жыл бұрын

that's how the watch works. he even does what you said in the video

@filipmac5577 Жыл бұрын

I made the mistake of not following this rule when I bought my Seiko, but thankfully my watch still functions correctly. 😮

@jc5077 4 жыл бұрын

Amazing work 👍

@robdibenedetto4883 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much sir. I was turning the clockwise I thought I broke the movement😬

@jwags24 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks bro! Great info.

@verveblack 5 жыл бұрын

i have a quartz jacob jensen chronograph with 3 dials. lost the instructions. but at any time do i use countercounter clockwise movement? how do i know if counterclock wise is okay with my watch for date?

@_B_K_ Жыл бұрын

Between 8pm and 4am on Orient Kamasu, per its manual.

@screem_ 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much. I was dead scared that I just wrecked my new watch, turns out I was trying to change my date at the wrong time.

@VegasMilgauss 3 жыл бұрын

Three handers for the win!

@nemesishacking Жыл бұрын

Hes right about damaging the movement, I took the S off for seiko by not doing this right and the hour hand was rubbing against the seiko logo and it was peeling.. it sucks because it's a new watch but oh well

@dawnrazrblade 3 жыл бұрын

I never knew this! My dad gave me a Sekio baby tuna watch and there was a problem with the day/date, the first stop when I pull the crown out does nothing I can only change the day/date when I pull it to the second stop which also changes the time I can manage to get the day/date right by changing the time back and too from around 9pm to 3am. So it must be broken somewhere but I can still manage to get it right would it be expensive to repair?

@wolf2525 3 жыл бұрын

How can I fix m rolex submariner that the date changes exactly at 00:00? Right now it changes like 6min after midnight. And I did the mistake as well but I learned now when not to change the date...thank you.

@pfvmnt 3 жыл бұрын

Liked your way of taking style and face expressions

@TimedSquare 3 жыл бұрын

🤪 thank you!

@gregsolovieff6711 5 жыл бұрын

My wife gave me a Seiko Chronograph Quartz date- only in 2004. I didn’t know about this rule & apparently violated it, cuz date stopped setting itself. Watchmaker sez everything’s working,& I can manually set the date but the automatic date change doesn’t work. Only after recently educating myself about this did I realize my mistake. It has been a great watch except the part of it that I broke! Glad it wasn’t a super high end piece!

@TimedSquare 5 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately most quartz watches are not serviceable. Your next one will be fine!

@gregsolovieff6711 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the reply Alessandro.

@thesuccessfulbarber 2 жыл бұрын

Good explaNation

@ndy1211 4 жыл бұрын

Just bought an automatic watch recently, i'm not sure i set the date in the correct time position or not before, but now I'm glad i watch your video so i will do the right thing before messing my new watch. But i have one question, before i watch your video the day on my watch showing the secondary language almost all day long and only showing the primary language between 12-03 AM. But now after i set the day&date properly like you suggested, the day showing the primary language almost all day long and only showing the secondary language between 12-03 AM. Question is... Can i switch it back like before? Or now is the correct condition n i'm not supposed to change it. If can, then how? Thank you in advance

@TheNotoriousKID 4 жыл бұрын

Next time you set the watch and date, set it in the date in the language you desire, the secondary language will run for a short period, and for the long period, the language u chose will run.

@Magina1989 3 жыл бұрын

Hi sir. I got a mechanical orient. I didnt know this rule about 9pm and 3am, i changed the time and date at 00:15am. How to fix this issue and did i realy break my watch? Thank you!