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7. Setting the Date
This watch is equipped with a perpetual calendar that changes the year (number of
years elapsed from the most recent leap year), month, date and day automatically until
February 28, 2100, including leap years, once the date has been set.
Mode hand
Date
(1) Mode switching
position
(2) Date setting
position
(0) Normal position
Day
Button (A)
Button (B)
Month
Years elapsed from most recent leap year
<Reading the Month>
The months are arranged such that 1:00
corresponds to January, 2:00 to February,
3:00 to March and so forth so that 11:00
corresponds to November and 12:00 to
December. Read each month from the
corresponding location on the scale.
[Procedure for Setting the Date]
1. Pull the crown out to Position 1 (the
second hand rapidly advances to the 30
seconds position and stops).
2. Turn the crown to set the mode hand to the calendar [CAL] mode.
3. Pull the crown out to Position 2 (date setting position).
• The second hand rapidly advances to the month display position stored in memory
while the function hand moves to the year display position (elapsed years from
most recent leap year).
