I have a 43999, as well as a Rolex, a modern GS, AP, and so on. And I absolutely agree. It's a stunning piece and one of my favorites. Best date change I have ever experienced.. By far. So crisp
Just a couple tips: 1-never wind the watch hands backwards when setting the time, especially if the displayed time is near the date change period (unless your vintage watch has a specific mechanism for a semi-quickset date change) and 2-never take vintage watches anywhere near water or moisture.
Grateful for this tips, however.... On point 1, I've spoken to various watchmakers about this and there is no consensus that this damages the mechanism. Testimonially, I do occasionally move hands backwards and I have been collecting watches for 10 years and never caused any harm. Point 2, of course these are vintage watches and therefore shouldn't go anywhere near damp rooms eg don't even take it off in the bathroom before a shower, take it off and leave it outside the bathroom.
@@mototyler499Just to clarify, on winding the hands backwards, I generally meant near the time of the date change, so usually 9pm-3am, since many watch movements (especially vintage triple calendars) may begin a date-change process and winding them backwards can potentially damage the parts. There are some vintage watches that have specific semi-quickset date change mechanisms, where the user will advance the hands past midnight, then wind them back to an extent before midnight, then advance them again (repeating this process) to more quickly change the date. If you've personally had no issues setting the time by winding the hands backwards, then by all means continue doing it!
I have a 43999, as well as a Rolex, a modern GS, AP, and so on. And I absolutely agree. It's a stunning piece and one of my favorites.
Best date change I have ever experienced.. By far. So crisp
Thanks for your comment! I'm glad I'm not the only lover of these 60s GS! Why don't all manufacturers have such a slick date change!
good review and huge video upgrade, nice
Thank you!
Just a couple tips: 1-never wind the watch hands backwards when setting the time, especially if the displayed time is near the date change period (unless your vintage watch has a specific mechanism for a semi-quickset date change) and 2-never take vintage watches anywhere near water or moisture.
Grateful for this tips, however....
On point 1, I've spoken to various watchmakers about this and there is no consensus that this damages the mechanism. Testimonially, I do occasionally move hands backwards and I have been collecting watches for 10 years and never caused any harm.
Point 2, of course these are vintage watches and therefore shouldn't go anywhere near damp rooms eg don't even take it off in the bathroom before a shower, take it off and leave it outside the bathroom.
@@mototyler499Just to clarify, on winding the hands backwards, I generally meant near the time of the date change, so usually 9pm-3am, since many watch movements (especially vintage triple calendars) may begin a date-change process and winding them backwards can potentially damage the parts. There are some vintage watches that have specific semi-quickset date change mechanisms, where the user will advance the hands past midnight, then wind them back to an extent before midnight, then advance them again (repeating this process) to more quickly change the date. If you've personally had no issues setting the time by winding the hands backwards, then by all means continue doing it!