Grand Seiko 9SA5 Operating Instructions Manual Download Page 5

For lifelong use of your mechanical watch rule No.3

Accuracy will vary depending on the temperature.

A piece of metal of about 0.1 mm, as thin as a hair,

is wound.

That is the key that controls the accuracy of all

mechanical watches.

<<Balancing

wheel>>

Balance

spring

Metals expand and contract depending on the

temperature.

This characteristic of all metals also applies to the

balance spring.

This affects the accuracy of a mechanical watch.

In other words,

When it is hot, the balance spring expands and

the watch tends to lose.

When it is cold, the balance spring contracts and

the watch tends to gain. This is typical.

For lifelong use of your mechanical watch rule No.4

Keep your mechanical watch away from magnetic objects.

After you take off your watch,

do you leave it by your cell phone?

Or put it on a television or next to your PC?

Do you put it in your bag with your cell phone?

Watches do not like magnetism.

They may lose or gain when affected by magnetism.

To make your mechanical watch work more accurately,

it is important not to leave the watch close to magnetic objects for a long time.

In particular, cell phones, televisions and speakers of PCs have strong magnetism.

A magnetic necklace, a clasp of a handbag, magnetic parts of refrigerators,

there are many magnetic objects around us.

Please be careful.

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INTRODUCTION 

-About mechanical watch-

For lifelong use of your mechanical watch

For lifelong use of your mechanical watch rule No.5

Do not give your mechanical watch a strong shock.

When you play golf, tennis or baseball.

When you play a sport that gives your arm a strong

impact.

Please take off your mechanical watch.

There are reasons for this.

For instance,

at the moment you hit a golf ball with a club,

the impact of the ball against the club is about 1

ton.

The impact is given to your wrist,

and this will affect very small parts inside your

mechanical watch.

Sometimes, the impact will deform or break a

watch part.

“Good shot” for you becomes “bad shock” for your

watch.

For lifelong use of your mechanical watch rule No.6

Overhaul, once every three to four years

Love your watch, once every three to four years.

Talk about an overhaul.

In the case of a mechanical watch, there is no

need to change the battery.

However,

maintenance of your watch is also necessary.

Once every three to four years,

please take your watch to our service center for

examining and cleaning every part of your watch.

Once you start using it,

your watch never takes a rest.

And in the case of a mechanical watch, power

given to its gear is stronger,

compared to a quartz watch.

So parts may wear,

oil may dry or be insufficient in some parts.

Especially,

the first three to four years after you start using

your watch is the period when each part gets used

to one another,

and contacting each other causes additional

metal powder.

The first overhaul is

the key to the life of your mechanical watch.

Please keep in mind

an overhaul, once every three to four years

can be considered

love for your watch.

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INTRODUCTION 

-About mechanical watch-

For lifelong use of your mechanical watch

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Summary of Contents for 9SA5

Page 1: ...Printed in Japan BSJ9SCD 2004...

Page 2: ...ake the service If your watch has a protective film for preventing scratches make sure to peel it off before using the watch If the watch is used with the film on it dirt sweat dust or moisture may be...

Page 3: ...ically Some loss or gain may occur while the watch is worn However this will be too small to notice in your daily life If a quartz watch resembles an airplane a mechanical watch is like a bicycle All...

Page 4: ...mechanical watch Characteristics of a mechanical watch For lifelong use of your mechanical watch rule No 1 Wind the mainspring of your mechanical watch at a fixed time As there are rules for everythi...

Page 5: ...watch rule No 5 Do not give your mechanical watch a strong shock When you play golf tennis or baseball Whenyouplayasportthatgivesyourarmastrong impact Please take off your mechanical watch There are r...

Page 6: ...ntioned on CERTIFICATE OF GUARANTEE or our website Keep the watch and accessories out of the reach of babies and children Care should be taken to prevent a baby or a child accidentally swallowing the...

Page 7: ...S WATCH 600m FOR SATURATION DIVING or He GAS DIVER S 600m The watch can be worn for diving using helium gas and can withstand water pressure to a depth of 600 meters The watch is suitable for saturati...

Page 8: ...he crown Turn the crown from time to time P 22 Screw down crown The screw down crown features a mechanism that can securely lock the crown when it is not being operated in order to prevent any operati...

Page 9: ...s gear train mechanism for setting the time of the mechanical watch correctly the hands should be set back once slightly and then set forward to the correct time How to set the time and date This watc...

Page 10: ...guarantee period After that period such adjustments will be chargeable Equally the adjustment will be chargeable if the watch has been subject to any of the conditions below The watch has been used i...

Page 11: ...nt and position orientation of a watch Accordingly the actual normal usage accuracy when the watch is used by a customer may differ from the numerical value of each item specified in the Grand Seiko S...

Page 12: ...y GRAND SEIKO GENUINE PARTS When asking for inspection and adjustment by disassembly and cleaning overhaul make sure that the gasket and push pin are also replaced with new ones When your watch is ins...

Page 13: ...tic wrap etc Wipe off the remaining moisture with a soft cloth Because some titanium bracelets use pins made of stainless steel which has outstanding strength rust may form in the stainless steel part...

Page 14: ...th pillow 24 TO PRESERVE THE QUALITY OF YOUR WATCH Troubleshooting Troubles Possible Causes Solutions The watch stops operating The mainspring has not been wound Wind the mainspring or swing the watch...

Page 15: ...aily rate A mean value of daily rates in a condition where the movement before assembly in a case are measured in 6 positions in a fixed manner under artificially controlled environment for 17 days Ca...

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