Troubles
Possible causes
Solutions
Reference
The watch
temporarily gains/
loses time.
The watch has been left in extremely
high or low temperatures for a long
time.
If the watch returns to room
temperature, the accuracy will return
to its original state.
If it does not return to its original
state, contact the retailer from whom
the watch was purchased.
-
The watch has been left close to an
object with a strong magnetic field.
Correct this condition by moving and
keeping the watch away from the
magnetic source, and reset the time.
If this action does not correct the
condition, contact the retailer from
whom the watch was purchased.
-
You drop the watch, hit it against a
hard surface, or wear it while playing
active sports.
The watch is exposed to strong
vibrations.
If accuracy does not return after
setting the time, consult the retailer
from whom the watch was
purchased.
-
Any of the
stopwatch hands
do not return to
the 0
minute
0
second position
when the
stopwatch is
reset.
Any of the stopwatch hands are out
of the preliminary position.
This happens when the stopwatch
hands are out of the preliminary
position as a result of influence of
various external sources or after the
built-in IC is reset.
Adjust the preliminary position of
stopwatch hands.
P.58
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Troubles
Possible causes
Solutions
Reference
Although the
alarm time has not
been set, the
displayed alarm
time is different
from the main
time. The buttons
cannot be
operated (cannot
be pushed when
trying to do so).
The watch is left close to an object
with a strong magnetic field, hit hard,
or exposed to strong shocks or
vibrations.
Reset the time of the main time and
alarm time.
P.17
The buttons do
not work
(Nothing happens
when they are
pressed).
The power is low.
Sufficiently charge the battery until
the seconds hand moves every
second.
P.37
The date changes
at 12
o’clock noon.
AM/PM is not properly set.
Advance the hands by 12 hours.
P.17
Blur in the display
persists.
A small amount of water has got
inside the watch due to deterioration
of the gasket, etc.
Consult the retailer from whom the
watch was purchased.
-
* Contact the retailer from whom the watch was purchased for any other troubles.
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If the hands fail to move or move abnormally even after recharging
When the watch shows an abnormal display or does not properly function, or does not move at
all or at one-second intervals even after being fully charged, follow the instructions below to reset
the built-in IC. Then the watch will resume its normal operation.
■ Resetting the built-in IC
Pull out the crown to the
second click.
Button A
Button B
Press
simultaneously for
three seconds.
1
Pull out the crown to the second click.
The seconds hand will stop.
* For models with screw down crown, please unlock the
crown before operating it.
2
Press and hold buttons A and B
simultaneously for three seconds, and
release.
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4
Adjust the preliminary position of the stopwatch hands, and then set the time
and date.
• Adjusting the preliminary position of the stopwatch hands → P.58
• How to set the time and date → P.17
When the preliminary position of the stopwatch hands are reset, and time and date are correctly
set, the operation of resetting the built-in IC is completed.
3
Push the crown back in to the normal
position.
The seconds hand immediately starts moving.
If the seconds hand is moving at two-second
intervals, fully charge the watch until it starts moving
at one-second intervals. → P.37
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