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© HAMILTON 2010 – INSTRUCTION MANUAL
© HAMILTON 2010 – INSTRUCTION MANUAL
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3. Operating instructions
3. Operating instructions
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 > instruction manuals.
3.1 Quartz watch
Quartz movement.
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.
Important
: Do not leave the crown
C
in position (
p1
) for longer than 20
minutes, as this might interfere with the time function.
Caliber 280.002 • 901.001 • 980.153 • 980.163 • 956.102
Setting the time
1.
Pull out the crown
C
completely to position (
p2
): the seconds hand stops*.
2.
Set the time by turning the crown in the desired direction.
3.
Push the crown back in completely to position (
p0
): the seconds hand starts again, allowing perfect synchro-
nization with a time signal.
* stop seconds according to model
Caliber 956.112 • 956.412 • 955.112 • 955.412
Setting the time
1.
Pull out the crown
C
completely to position (
p2
): the seconds hand stops.
2.
Set the time by turning the crown in the desired direction.
3.
Push the crown back in completely to position (
p0
): the seconds hand starts again, allowing perfect synchro-
nization with a time signal.
Setting the date
1.
Pull out the crown
C
to position (
p1
).
2.
Turn the crown clockwise to set the date.
3.
Push the crown back in completely to position (
p0
).
Caliber 955.122 • 955.132 • 955.422
Setting the time
1.
Pull out the crown
C
completely to position (
p2
): the seconds hand stops.
2.
Set the time by turning the crown in the desired direction.
3.
Push the crown back in completely to position (
p0
): the seconds hand starts again, allowing perfect synchro-
nization with a time signal.
Setting the date and the day
1.
Pull out the crown
C
to position (
p1
).
2.
Turn the crown clockwise to set the date and counterclockwise to display the desired day.
3.
Push the crown back in completely to position (
p0
).
3.2 Quartz chronograph watch
Caliber 251.272 • 251.471
Setting the time
1.
Pull out the crown
C
completely to position (
p2
): the seconds hand stops.
2.
Set the time by turning the crown in the desired direction.
3.
Push the crown back in completely to position (
p0
): the seconds hand starts again, allowing perfect synchro-
nization with a time signal.
Setting the date
1.
Pull out the crown
C
to position (
p1
).
2.
Turn the crown clockwise to set the date.
3.
Push the crown back in completely to position (
p0
).
Setting the time zone and the date
1.
Pull out the crown
C
to position (
p1
).
2.
Turn the crown in the desired direction to set the hour hand. The hour hand moves forwards or backwards in
one-hour jumps. The date changes each time the hour hand passes 12 o’ clock midnight.
3.
Push the crown back in completely to position (
p0
).
