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: it does say "one
: Yeah, I was aware of that. But if you also read
: his explanation, the date change happens
: when the single tooth flips the date wheel
: (almost instantaneously). That means the
: tooth ENGAGE with the date wheel for a very
: short period of time. I think you can tell
: from your own experiences too. From my
: experience, ETA 2892s' date change is very
: quick, well within the time between
: 11:30pm~12:30am. I would guess this is the
: time that "tooth" actually engaged
: with the date wheel. I would also think as
: long as you don't change date around
: mid-night, there won't be any harm done.
: Yeah, I agree with you changing date during
: late hours is not a recommended practice in
: general. IMHO, for watches with quickset
: date, the time restriction seems less
: compare with non-quickset date models. I
: owned a couple of watches that does not have
: quickset date as Cal.1120. It's almost
: impossible to change date during 9~3. I
: would guess if someone forces it, it will
: cause damage, and that's why there is this
: 3~9 rule regardless models.
Okay, I see what you're saying. None of my Omegas actually change right at midnight, anyway, and to me it's not a big deal. I could have my watchmaker correct it, but since I'm usually in bed at that time, I don't really mind it.
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