
Originally Posted by
Titan II
From the OMEGA website;
"OMEGA uses the quick date-change system, which starts to change the date at about 11.30 pm and comes to its end at 00.10 am. The date of the ending day can be seen in full until 11.50 pm. Between a period of 10 minutes before and after midnight, the calendar jumps and lets appear the date of the next day."
According to the OMEGA website this system is used on the following calibres;
"Quick date-change on calibres 1120, 2300, 2500, 2601, 2610, 2627, 3221, 3301-3, 3304, 3320, 3313, 3330,.3612, 3888, 3890, 8500, 8501, 8521, 8601, 8611
I'm my view, it is entirely possible that a date change has been initiated.
The picture of watch #1 (w1), which is showing the date as the 9th, is taken fairly dead-on, and in my view cannot show such a large deviation at the date window.
The picture of watch #2 (w2), which is showing the date as the 8th, was taken at a slight angle with the camera aiming from the left of the dial. This angle will show the 8 as being closer to the left side of the window than the right...giving the impression of a misaligned date wheel/window.
In my opinion, what we're seeing as a possible misalignment on w1 is actually a movement in the process of a date change.
René