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■ HOW TO SET THE PERPETUAL CALENDAR
● Date, month and year are interlocked on the perpetual calendar. To set the month
or year, advance the date by turning the crown until the month or year becomes
adjustable.
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The calendar can be adjusted by turning the crown in either direction upward or downward
at the first click position.
<Remarks on month, year settings>
When the date advances to change to “ 1 ,” the month indicator rotates for one
month to indicate the following month. When the date advances further until the
month indicator moves forward from December (DEC) to January (JAN), the
year display dial rotates to show the following year.
1. Each calendar item should be adjusted in sequence of year, month and then date.
Pull out the crown to the first click.
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If your watch has a screw lock type crown, unscrew the crown first, and then pull it out to
the first click.
2. Turn the crown until the year becomes adjustable.
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Each calendar item becomes adjustable in sequence of date, month and then year, by turning
the crown.
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The calendar can be adjusted by turning the crown in either direction upward or downward.
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The year display dial shows the number of the year(s) past since the last leap year. When
setting the year, check whether the year you are going to set is a leap year or not, if it is not
a leap year, check how many years have passed (1, 2 or 3) since the last leap year.
Crown at the first clock position
Leap year
One year after
the leap year
Two years after
the leap year
Three years after
the leap year
CAUTION
● When setting the calendar in the direction backward, put the date back for one
or two days behind the date you wish to set, and then advance it to the desired
date.
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Follow the above procedure for setting the calendar in the direction backward, otherwise
the date numeral may not appear in the center of the calendar frame. Even though this
happens, the date display will be aligned correctly the following day.
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When setting the calendar backward to dates in December, the year display may not
appear in the center of the calendar frame. In that case, set the calendar back to
November then forward it to the correct date in December.