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Re: Best not to set the time by moving backwards
In Response To: Re: Best not to set the time by moving backwards ()

: Two things. First, watch sales people are generally clueless.
: Not all, but most and I wouldn't put much stock in what they do
: or don't tell you.

: Second. If its in the owners manual then the movement can probably
: handle reverse time setting, but I and others will not recommend
: it. Its just not a natural movement for a mechanical watch.
: Also, the owners guide leaves out some stuff as well, so I
: wouldn't take it as the bible. Post you questions here and we
: will do our best to answer them.

: Oh, fwiw, I do have a speedy pro, and I never have moved the hands
: backward to set the time. If your watch is running fine then I
: wouldn't worry if you set the time by rolling it back a time or
: two. The 1861 is a pretty rugged caliber.

Hi!
I took it into the store I bought it from and both the salesperson and watch technician stated that while it would be unlikely to damage the watch, it is always best to wind the hands forward due to wear issues etc. The technician also wound the watch up, checked its functions, listened to the watch etc and agreed with me it seemed to be working perfectly and, in any event any damage done would be very obvious!!
The second hand reversing thing apparently is not that common but is not a fault and can be adjusted if it really annoys me!
In the end up, I have decided that if anything goes wrong, I have followed the instructions in the manual to the letter and therefore can't be held responsible can I?
I'm sure now I can start to relax, esp when the new stuff syndrome wears off lol.
But thanks for your help, it's a good job there are people like yourself to help people like me out!

P.S
I take it your advice also applies to automatic watches too? I have several of them, Rados, Oris and some Seikos.

Kind Regards,

Joseph.

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