• Apprentice
    4 Feb 2012, 6:45 a.m.

    Hello I recently bought St Exupery 502167 Big Pilot Rose Gold limited edition now I see comes configured with the yesr on the cslendar 2211, now reading the manual don't ndesrtand very well how to set back from 2211 to 2012 appear a delicate situation can I do easily by myself? If yes how step by step, because I don't have close an IWC retailer, in that case, I'll need to send via shipping and make that with a new watch is not on my plans Then can I do by myself or need to send back to IWC? If need to send back to IWC I'll prefer return to the store sold me.
    I hope someone can help me to answer.

  • Master
    4 Feb 2012, 7:52 a.m.

    The only way to fix this is to sent it back to an IWC service centre, preferrably by the AD you bought the watch from. Please to not try to fix it yourself, you will only damage the watch. Actually there is another option and that is to wait for 199 years without the watch running to catch up the year 2211. But I guess this is not why you bought it.

    Having said this, i think it is unbelievable that you could have left the store with a watch of this quality and value showing the wrong date/year and without information about how the IWC perpetual calander mechanisme works. Did you buy it with the wrong year on it from an official IWC dealer? Just curious.....

    Again: sent it back and have the problem fixed by an official IWC service centre!

  • Master
    4 Feb 2012, 11:05 a.m.

    having read plenty on perpetual calendars - it commonly states that going backwards in time or date should NEVER been done other than by the service centre. having spent so much on your investment, it is best to be safest and protect your investment and go back to the experts. good luck, vinhthang

  • Apprentice
    4 Feb 2012, 3:10 p.m.

    I think the same is a jewelry they gave me papers and all but I sniff something wrong here I prefer to make a return and a refund because if this happen is for sure some e play like a crazy with the watch. The watch cost very expensive to have the first service, that store sold me like new!!!
    Thank you for your help.

  • Master
    5 Feb 2012, 7:17 p.m.

    Come to think of it.... seems like the wrong century slide (for the first two numerals of the year) is installed. The correct slide would go to 2199, and after that the next slide should be used for the year 2200 and further. Nevertheless only an IWC service center can correct this...

    Regards
    Norbert