black263 228 Posted July 8, 2016 Seiko perpetual. Beautiful watch and costs about the same as a low-mid range rep. When you set it up, you feed in the time, day, date, month, and phase of the leap year cycle, and from then on it takes into account number of days in the month and accounts automatically for leap years. https://www.amazon.c...petual+calendar Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kleen™ 45 Posted July 8, 2016 Seiko perpetual. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Seiko-Stainless-Leather-Chrono-SPC131P1/dp/B00I520JYM/ref=sr_1_3?s=watch&ie=UTF8&qid=1467980284&sr=1-3&keywords=seiko+perpetual+calendar Cheers, mate...thought this had to be with a quartz mvmt...still fucking brilliant @ the srp asked... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
black263 228 Posted July 8, 2016 Seiko perpetual. https://www.amazon.c...petual+calendar Cheers, mate...thought this had to be with a quartz mvmt...still fucking brilliant @ the srp asked... It has two entirely different modes, changed by the 4 oclock pusher. One mode is pure chrono. Push the 4 and the big seconds moves to point to 12, and the 6 sub-dial both hands go to 12. Then it works as a normal chrono, with the big second hand for chrono seconds and the 6 sub-dial for minutes and hours. Once the chrono is reset to zero, pushing the 4 oclock pusher puts it back into calendar mode. In this, the 12 sub dial shows day, the half moon at the back end of the big second hand shows the date around the periphery, and the 6 sub dial is alarm, or can be used for a second time zone. In this mode, a single push on the 2 makes the half moon point at the month, another push and the half moon points at the year in the leap-year cycle, and a third push resets back to date. Bloody brilliant. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pob 73 Posted July 8, 2016 I read the manual and what black just said but still don't understand a ting what this watch is doing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kleen™ 45 Posted July 8, 2016 ...sounds like I could have decades of fun trying to work out what information this watch is actually trying to convey to me at any given time (pun intended) while simultaneously enjoying its inherent good looks. A must have, then. Off to shop, I am... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
black263 228 Posted July 8, 2016 In the picture, it's in calendar mode. Top dial says Friday, and red half-moon on big seconds is at 8th of the month. (pointy end is meaningless in this mode) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RichardMiami 4 Posted July 8, 2016 (pointy end is meaningless in this mode) Is that what she said to you??? :P Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
black263 228 Posted July 8, 2016 (pointy end is meaningless in this mode) Is that what she said to you??? :P More like blunt end in my case. Bit like playing snooker but using a rope as a cue. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pob 73 Posted July 8, 2016 So basically this watch will set exact date the whole year by itself, right? But what about the next year? Do I have to adjust that leap-year cycle thing myself? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
black263 228 Posted July 8, 2016 So basically this watch will set exact date the whole year by itself, right? But what about the next year? Do I have to adjust that leap-year cycle thing myself? When you set it up, you tell it which year of the 4 year cycle it's in. (The writing in red top left) It then corrects for the leap years automatically. It only gets it wrong when the century turns over, so, in theory, in 2100, it will need to be corrected. In practice, however, it will need setting every time you change the battery. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pob 73 Posted July 8, 2016 So basically this watch will set exact date the whole year by itself, right? But what about the next year? Do I have to adjust that leap-year cycle thing myself? When you set it up, you tell it which year of the 4 year cycle it's in. (The writing in red top left) It then corrects for the leap years automatically. It only gets it wrong when the century turns over, so, in theory, in 2100, it will need to be corrected. In practice, however, it will need setting every time you change the battery. Thanks my friend Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pob 73 Posted July 8, 2016 Is this the right setting? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
black263 228 Posted July 8, 2016 Yes. This year is a leap year, so that's correct. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TxRub779 1 Posted July 12, 2016 Pobyenko, You killed the thread man. What the fuck??????????????????? :P Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gazzla 23 Posted July 12, 2016 Pobyenko, You killed the thread man. What the fuck??????????????????? :P Take it easy sir. Have a cigar . . . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TxRub779 1 Posted July 12, 2016 Right,,,,London was the hardest cigar finding mega city in the world...I mean DAYUM Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mazz 62 Posted July 16, 2016 wasn't a gtg no drunked call at odd hours to TB Share this post Link to post Share on other sites