Setting the date

[RacksOnRacks]

I just received my Hublot Big Bang King with Swiss 2892 movement.

Are there only certain times when I can set the date in order to prevent unwanted damage?

Thanks

 

[levelmanroger]

Yes. With any mechanical or automatic watch, rep or gen, you should avoid changing the date when the watch is showing anywhere between 10pm and 3am. The date change gear may be engaged during this time and manual date changes can damage that gear train.
Always advance the time to, say, 5am, then set the date, and then set the time. (btw - if you advance the time past 12:00 and the date changes, you are now in am time)

 

[Capt. Obvious]

Yep. Listen to the good advice! JUST yesterady I f**ked up my watch's date function because I forgot to advance the date before changing it!

 

[dsmdave]

I always move the hour hands until it switches dates, then I advance to 6:30am. From there I change my dates. Easy to remember because both hands are pointing directly down. Hope this helps you out.

 

[fortis Persicum]

Yes. With any mechanical or automatic watch, rep or gen, you should avoid changing the date when the watch is showing anywhere between 10pm and 3am. The date change gear may be engaged during this time and manual date changes can damage that gear train.
Always advance the time to, say, 5am, then set the date, and then set the time. (btw - if you advance the time past 12:00 and the date changes, you are now in am time)

^what he said

 

[R2D4]

Gen 2892's advance date opposite of 2824's. Should be clockwise for a 2824/36 and counter for a 2892

 

[joe1119]

My date was changing at midnight until this past week, when I began to stop and start the watch once a day to play with the timing, it was a few seconds fast. Now, the date is not changing at midnight.

What I did was put it at 12 and 12 and than put the date to the day it is, than set the time. I did not know this is not good for the gears, did I damage something from doing this one time...?

Now have to wait till midnight again to see if its working.

 

[hzzhangyu]

can confirm. significant jittery if setting date during that window, portofino 2892

Yes. With any mechanical or automatic watch, rep or gen, you should avoid changing the date when the watch is showing anywhere between 10pm and 3am. The date change gear may be engaged during this time and manual date changes can damage that gear train.
Always advance the time to, say, 5am, then set the date, and then set the time. (btw - if you advance the time past 12:00 and the date changes, you are now in am time)