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Hi All,
I'm not sure if I'm posting this in the correct forum or not? Mods please move the thread if it should be elsewhere?
I recently purchased a Audemars Piguet Royal Oak. It was "new" except for the fact that it had been worn by an employee of the AD for a while and hence was sold at a fairly heavily discounted price.
I wore it nearly every day for the first few days after purchase (as you do) and didn't notice any problems. However I gave it a little holiday for a few days and only rewound it today with the intention to wear it.
It was when I re-set the time and date that I noticed that the date change comes at 04:30 (when I would be asleep hence I didn't spot this issue before). I have checked the manual - and as you would expect the date should click over at midnight.
Do you think this watch might have been badly treated by the AD employee who changed the date during that dangerous 21:00 to 04:00 period? (I think those are the times between which some watches date change mecahnism can be damaged if the date is manually altered aren't they?) Is there a simple fix to this issue or am I looking at sending it back to the manufacturer? It's covered under warranty but to say this is annoying is putting it mildly.
Any advice would be appreciated.
Regards,
I'm not sure if I'm posting this in the correct forum or not? Mods please move the thread if it should be elsewhere?
I recently purchased a Audemars Piguet Royal Oak. It was "new" except for the fact that it had been worn by an employee of the AD for a while and hence was sold at a fairly heavily discounted price.
I wore it nearly every day for the first few days after purchase (as you do) and didn't notice any problems. However I gave it a little holiday for a few days and only rewound it today with the intention to wear it.
It was when I re-set the time and date that I noticed that the date change comes at 04:30 (when I would be asleep hence I didn't spot this issue before). I have checked the manual - and as you would expect the date should click over at midnight.
Do you think this watch might have been badly treated by the AD employee who changed the date during that dangerous 21:00 to 04:00 period? (I think those are the times between which some watches date change mecahnism can be damaged if the date is manually altered aren't they?) Is there a simple fix to this issue or am I looking at sending it back to the manufacturer? It's covered under warranty but to say this is annoying is putting it mildly.
Any advice would be appreciated.
Regards,
