Why does a Rolex watch date change click over at PRECISELY twelve o'clock?

Rubycon

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I've noticed that. :)

Right at 12:00 it will click over. Other watches you can see the number gradually roll over covering a period of a few hours. That's a unique mechanism?

The owner isn't answering me!
 

GuitarDaddy

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My Seiko is the same way. I don't remember a resounding click, but it changes right at midnight and so fast you can't really see it roll
 

Rubycon

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Originally posted by: GuitarDaddy
My Seiko is the same way. I don't remember a resounding click, but it changes right at midnight and so fast you can't really see it roll


Is it quartz or automatic? The sea dweller is obviously automatic.

Originally posted by: Xanis

That's because you bought your "Rolex" off of that shady street vendor in NYC.

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Jassi

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I dunno, my Rholex changes the date every 12 hours. Its kind of annoying.
 
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Many quality automatic watches have this feature (though not all). The venerable Swiss ETA 2824 movement, which is used in a huge percentage of all automatic watches sold, regardless of price (not including that Sea Dweller, which features the wonderful Rolex 3135), does this as well.