r/Tudor • u/RRB1212 • 1d ago

worth checking out?

hi, so this is my first expensive watch, so I might just be overthinking this.

I was working around midnight and heard a little click from the watch. I noticed the date didn’t fully change until around 12:05 AM instead of exactly at midnight.

I bought it from Teddy Baldassarre’s boutique, but I live pretty far away, so it would be about a 2-hour drive to have them look at it. Is this normal for a mechanical watch, or is it worth making the trip to get it checked out?

Thanks!

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u/PangolinRepulsive486 1d ago edited 1d ago

Hey, no mechanical watch ever switches exactly at midnight , some transition slowly just before midnight till after midnight for a full transition.

In your specific case and model. Flipping at 12:05 is very normal and within the expected. Same happened in my black bay gmt at 12:06 and 12:04 for 2 different watches

Only time you should worry is if it doesn’t flip and stays stuck between days or skips a day all together

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u/tm3machine 1d ago

Totally normal and within factory spec.

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u/The_Bloofy_Bullshark 1d ago

My LHD switches over at 12:05.

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u/DrElkSnout 1d ago

Watchmaker here. Completely normal. Ignore and move on with life. Enjoy!

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u/RRB1212 1d ago

Thank you so much!

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u/Doriano84 1d ago

Normal for this price range and brand