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: Hi, I have a 1960's Seamaster 600 (Turler).
: Recieved it as a hand-down recently. I was
: wondering what the proper way to set the
: date is. (ie just keep turning the crown? or

Depends on the exact movement in it. On some, if you pull the crown all the way out, the date will advance. So you pump the crown in and out to keep moving the date..

: use the "8-1 am method"?) Thanks,

NO! On many older watches it is bad to roll the time backwards across the date change. They weren't designed to roll backwards like that.

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