How to Set the Time On a Mechanical Watch (WITHOUT DAMAGING IT)

How to set the time, day, and date on a mechanical watch. This also applies to most any analogue watch as well.

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[CybertroninfiniteOfficial]

I usually set the date before (1 day behind) as long as the date isn't transitioning yet, and then spin the hands until it changes date and reaches the correct time

[arsalanzamindar]

Thank You So Much. I found an old Citizen Automatic watch at my home & it was stuck . I was good to take it to repair but it would have costed me 100+ dollars. I just saw your video & wind it & now it works just fine Thanks to you I was even able to set day & date. Now I have my first automatic watch for free.

[bjorremeijer]

If you correct the date like this, you never know if the watch is set for AM of PM (and thus when the date changes over). I always change time until the date switches over, then I know it’s set at midnight. After that I move the time to around 6 AM to correct the date and then the time.

[rikdas]

I think saying too much has somewhat complicated this video.... let me summarise for anyone who's

1. any mechanical watch slowly starts to change its day and date by the time of 9PM to 4AM...
2. During this time period also known as 'danger period' you should not change any day and date.
3. If you do change the date and day between 9pm to 4am, the internal gears tends to pressure up which may cause the day date feature to malfunction like it'll not change the day and date properly at midnight or so on
4. So you should first set the time around 6:30/6:35 which is a middle ground between 4 to 9
5. Then set the previous day and date in your watch
6. And then start to manually set the time till the current day and date appears in the watchface
7. And finally set the proper time
I know this might seems a lot but if you want your day date complication to work properly you should do this.... Hope this helps😊😊

[TheAgentCyan]

thank you!!! i didnt know about pulling the crown

[rc_sucht]

Also Important to know is that you should never turn the clock hands counterclockwise unless the manufactur/watch model wanta that or needs that like on a daydate for example

[Cleatus]

Does Orient use a Seiko movement?
I could google it myself. Just trying to help the channel with the algo. 👍

[Uncle_Tham]

During winding do i need to do it at 6.30(position 0) or anytime is fine ?

[MikeO-pl]

Okay this is super informative except mine is digital and it's a VCR from 1984 how does that work ? If it helps it's also an Orient brand..

[emilchandran]

This way if the time is between 9-3 you have to advance, then set day date, then wind ahead 24h + to the correct time.

If you instead advance the time past 12 first you will know if it is AM or PM by whether the date changes. You can set the time before the date this way. (as long as it isn’t between 9PM and 3AM, and I never have to set the day or date at those hours).

This saves the extra step of going forward to the next day to set the time. Say you pick up your watch at 7AM. Simply set the time, then set the date. That easy.

[okidoke-xegj]

I don't care about the date, so I start the "sleeping" watch at the time position of the hands (I set an alarm clock)...that way I keep the crown mechanism from wear out

[UpNextBeatz]

shoot im gonna need some TIME to SET that up ;) (i think i SCREWED UP hahahahah)

[Jhobbs]

What model is that seiko watch, it it’s beautiful

[muktabhairavkar]

Please make a video on how to set a Rolex daytona😊

[g.a.p]

Mate if you change the date on a quartz watch between nine and three will it damage the date wheel by any way

[iamchirag]

Sir I recently got my Seiko watch serviced but now I'm facing problem....

In my watch day changes in mid-night and Date changes at day(12 O'clock).... Plz help me out 🙏🙏🙏🙏

[tobi]

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[D_n_]

Excuse me, ¿What's the red's one exact model?

[americanpaisareturns]

This is the main reason why I prefer Quartz. 😂

[mamba]

Hmm is it not better to wind the watch a bit and then set the time, that way when you push the crown back in it starts right away making it easier to get an accurate time.