Sun 29 Jul 2007
Breitling Navitimer Caliber 23 Quickset Date?
Posted by The Breitling Source under Breitling , Watch Tips & Tricks[12] Comments
I got an email once asking me if the Breitling Caliber 23 had a quickset date, and I replied that it did not. And, it doesn’t, which is odd, since the previous Caliber 13 has one. The Caliber 23 is used in the current standard Navitimer with the 3,6,9 subdial layout.
I got to thinking, about how some of the older non-quickset Navi’s had the ability to let you change the date by turning the hour hand back and forth over the 12 midnight marker and how you could advance the date much more quickly that way, and I wondered if I could do that with my Navitimer. I didn’t want to mess with the date since I would have to move it all the way around to get it back to normal so I tried to look it up online, and found that there were others with this question as well and no answers.
Well I have the answer, and the short answer is yes, kinda. The date can be quick advanced by moving the hour hand to about 8:30pm on mine, then back over 12am.. and the date changes. That is quicker than advancing it all 24 hours. Your watch may not need to go all the way back to 8:30, but mine is about that.
March 1st, 2009 at 2:21 pm
Thank you so much. It worked!
June 8th, 2009 at 9:46 am
Wish I had read this before blistering my fingers! Nice one.
November 18th, 2009 at 9:45 am
Ditto! Saved me a second hour of winding forwards! Thanks
January 17th, 2010 at 2:57 pm
is there a way 2 charge my navi
as it stops after about 5 hours.
January 17th, 2010 at 3:16 pm
It should be charging while you are wearing it. If its not, then you need to take it to a servicing department. However, if its just not fully charged then you need to wind the crown about 40 times to charge it.
May 27th, 2010 at 6:35 am
Hi,
Again thanks for this, I had been trying to find something for a while….
December 22nd, 2010 at 4:09 am
Cool worked for me too
February 10th, 2011 at 1:45 pm
just bought my navitimer and was playing around with the quickset date function, how do you put the date backwards? is it a case of not wearing it a few days then starting all over again?
March 15th, 2011 at 2:59 pm
Rich, I think it only goes forward. Mine is 3 yrs old now; rarely wore it, and have just discovered advancing the date quicker. Thx!! On mine (model A23322), I can hear clicks as I move it back; have to go pass 8:45pm. Then move it just over 12am to get the date to advance. Still a pain, but much better than going all the way around.
March 15th, 2011 at 5:01 pm
It definately only goes forward. Very few movements allow forward as well as backward movement. One that comes to mind is the Zenith Elite.
October 23rd, 2011 at 12:21 pm
Thank you for the tip; I’ve owned my Navitmer for five years, and whenever I take it out of the winder having to advance the date the other way is painstaking to say the least…thank you!
October 23rd, 2011 at 12:24 pm
You’re welcome!