How the automatic date works for rolex daytona?
It has 3 small quadrans and I want to know what each of them indicates?

Dear rekos69,

The three sub-dials on the dial of the "Rolex Daytona" display small
seconds (lower sub-dial), minutes (upper right sub-dial) and hours
(upper left sub-dial). Those dials are used for the watch's timing
function, so it can for example be used as a stopwatch for sports or
at various accasions where exact measuring of more or less short time
segments is necessary.

A timing sequence can be started and stopped again at any user-defined
moment by pressing the upper one of the three push-buttons. Pressing
lower push-botton resets all functions, including the three sub-dials,
to zero.

For a description of the functions of the various display elements of
a "Rolex Daytona", please have a look at this illustration:
http://www.rolex.com/oyster/popup2.jpg
(Source: Rolex.com - Official Rolex Website)

For an interactive simulation of the timing function and the displays
of the three sub-dials, please follow this link:
http://www.rolex.com/daytona/fiche.html
(Source: Rolex.com: Cosmograph Daytona - Discover the Daytona)

For the official Rolex website on the "Daytona" model with additional
detailed information, please follow this link:
http://www.rolex.com/oyster/fich_cosm.html

Hope this answers your question!
Best regards,
Scriptor

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Request for Answer Clarification by rekos69-ga on 15 Oct 2003 07:40 PDT

Dear Scriptor,

Please appologise but it seems i am kinda stupid,
ok
The lower sub-dial has 60 units ok so it must indicates the seconds in
the same time the big dial does right? I mean in a minute it must do 1
full rotation right?

The upper right sub-dial indicates minutes and it has 30 units so it
have to make 2 full circles in one our right?

The upper left sub-dial has 12 units so it has to do 2 full rotations
in a day right?

I hope you will help me

And the second link you gave me ist working and I have flash installed

Thank you

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Clarification of Answer by scriptor-ga on 15 Oct 2003 09:47 PDT

Dear rekos69,

I carefully examined the description of the watch, and I can now say
the following:

1. The lower sub-dial is constantly running and shows the seconds. 60
seconds / 1 minute equal one full rotation of the hand on that small
dial. However, the lower sub-dial is not part of the timing /
stop-watch function. The seconds for the timing function, connected
with the upper two small dials, are indicated by the long, fine hand
on the main dial, which will start counting seconds from zero (the
12:00 position) once the upper push-button is pressed (like on a real
stop-watch).

2. The upper right sub-dial indeed has 30 segments each standing for
one minute. So in 1 hour or 60 minutes, the hand on this dial will
make two full rotations. When the stop-watch hand indicating the
seconds on the main dial has completed one rotation, the hand on the
upper right sub-dial will approach by one segment / one minute.

3. The hand on the upper left sub-dial will do two full rotations
during one day / 24 hours.

As for the second link: I am afraid that I can't help you in this
case. The simulation works for me, and I really don't know what the
cause could be for the problems you are experiencing.

I hope this helps. If not, please don't hesitate to ask for additional
clarification.

Very best regards,
Scriptor

Very good on his job
He explained everything so all dumbs can understand I understood :)
Thank you A++++