OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS 91 AUTOMATIC ANALOGUE (7S26/7S36) ● 4R16/4R36/7S26/7S36 ● 4R15/4R35/7S35 • Hour, Minute, Seconds (24 hour hand for 4R39) • Calendar, Day Of the Week (4R36) • Powered by movement or winding the crown MON 15 15 HOW TO START THE WATCH To initially start your watch: Swing it from side to side in a horizontal arc for about 30 seconds. This is an automatic mechanical watch. * If the watch is worn on the wrist, the mainspring will be wound automatically through normal wrist movement. * If the watch is used without being wound up sufficiently, gain or loss of the watch may result. To avoid this, wear the watch for more than 8 hours a day. HOW TO SET THE TIME, DAY AND DATE • Check that the watch is operating, and then set the time, day and date. • The watch is provided with a day and date function and is so designed that the day and date changes once every 24 hours. The date changes around 12 o’clock midnight, and the day around 4:00 a.m. If AM/PM is not properly set, the date will change around 12 o’clock noon, and the day around 4:00 p.m. 1. Pull out the crown to the first click. (The second hand continues moving and the accuracy of the watch is unimpaired.) 2. The day can be set by turning the crown clockwise. 3. The date can be set by turning the crown counterclockwise. Turn it until the previous day’s date appears. Ex.) If today is the 5th of the month, first set the date to “4” by turning the crown counterclockwise. 4. Pull out the crown to the second click when the second hand is at the 12 o’clock position. (The second hand stops on the spot.) Turn the crown to advance the hands until the date changes to the next. The time is now set for the a.m. period. Advance the hands to set the correct time. 5. Push the crown back in to the normal position in accordance with a time signal. ACCURACY OF MECHANICAL WATCHES • The accuracy of mechanical watches is indicated by the daily rates of one week or so. (Around 25 seconds per day +/-) • The accuracy of mechanical watches may not fall within the specified range of time accuracy because of loss/gain changes due to the conditions of use, such as the length of time during which the watch is worn on the wrist, arm movement, whether the mainspring is wound up fully or not, etc. • The key components in mechanical watches are made of metals which expand or contract depending on temperatures due to metal properties. This exerts an effect on the accuracy of the watches. Mechanical watches a b c d Minute hand a b c d tend to lose time at high temperatures while they tend to gain time at low temperatures. • In order to improve accuracy, it is important to regularly supply energy to the balance that controls the speed of the gears. The driving force of the mainspring that powers mechanical watches varies between when it is fully wound and immediately before it is unwound. As the mainspring unwinds, the force weakens. Relatively steady accuracy can be obtained by wearing the watch on the wrist frequently for the self-winding type and winding up the mainspring fully everyday at a fixed time to move it regularly for the wind-up mechanical type. • When affected by external strong magnetism, a mechanical watch may loss/gain time temporarily. The parts of the watch may become magnetized depending on the extent of the effect. In such a case, consult the retailer from whom the watch was purchased since the watch requires repair, including demagnetizing. Hour hand Rotating bezel Second hand Minute hand Day and date Crown a: Screwed-in position b: Normal position c: First click d: Second click Crown Date Rotating bezel Hour hand Second hand
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