Reversing date on 300 seamaster

[Hbbfam]

I set the date on my seamaster 300. Can I go backwards 24 hours or do I have to click forward 30 days?

 

[pmontoyap]

Which Seamaster 300 are we talking about? Or what caliber does it have?

 

[X350 XJR]

Assuming that you actually have a vintage Seamaster 300 with a caliber 563/565, then sorry I hope your fingers don't get tired.

 

[Hbbfam]

Seamaster 300 pro. 8800 caliber

 

[borre]

Did you RTFM?

 

[Meme-Dweller]

With the 8800, you can only go forward with the date, whether in date setting Crown Pos 2 or time setting Crown Pos 3. So if you skip the date, you have to go all the way around.

borre

Did you RTFM?

Really classless and uncalled for. You can go be a douchebag at the Rolex forums Wal-mart.

I'll even leave images of the manual for you. If you know even remotely anything about Omega, the manuals are always very generalized and are in 9 million different languages. Only one [English] page dedicated to the 8800. It says nothing about the caliber's date change limitations. OP had a legitimate question.

Edited: Jan 11, 2024

 

[Tayne]

The date only goes forward.

That's why I always set the date to the day before and then wind forward to the current time and correct date.

 

[blufinz52]

Meme-Dweller

You can go be a douchebag at the Rolex forums.

Hey, we don't want douchebags on TRF either

 

[SKL Exchange]

blufinz52

Hey, we don't want douchebags on TRF either

 

[MasterDecastr]

Whoa, date setting not recommended between 8pm and 2am on the new calibers that’s not good!

 

[502 to right]

MasterDecastr

Whoa, date setting not recommended between 8pm and 2am on the new calibers that’s not good!

I always make sure the hour hand is moved to the south side of 3 and 9 before I ever use the quick set function on any watch.

 

[SKL Exchange]

Wow…I never thought about that. I always go date first, then time. Very enlightening. Just something I never thought about! I learn something new everyday.

 

[Hbbfam]

blufinz52

Hey, we don't want douchebags on TRF either

Thank you all. And if it weren't for people like borre I would never have known what"RTFM" meant

 

[Charlemagne1333]

Hbbfam

Thank you all. And if it weren't for people like borre I would never have known what"RTFM" meant

You and me, both