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© HAMILTON - November 2015
3. Basic information
For lasting, faultless and precise functioning of your watch, you should read and follow the instructions in this
manual. These apply to all mechanical (manual or automatic), quartz and chronograph (quartz and automatic)
watches from Hamilton. The following pages give instructions for the general settings of the time, date and day
and time zone, which are applicable according to how many of these functions your model has. Watches with
special functions are explained subsequently according to their movement.
For more details and explanations: www.hamiltonwatch.com/customer-service
Quartz
The electrical energy provided by
the battery causes the quartz in the
interior of the watch movement to
oscillate 32,768 times per second. This
high frequency gives great accuracy.
The seconds hand advances in steps.
Manual winding
The most traditional of movements
in watchmaking is the manually
wound one. To ensure that the
watch does not stop, it must be
wound regularly – once a day.
Automatic
The mechanism of the watch in-
cludes an oscillating rotor that winds
the mainspring via the motion of
your wrist. If necessary, the watch
may be rewound manually. With
most of our models, the beauty
of the inner working of the watch
movement can be admired through
the transparent case back.
