Grand Seiko 9R31 User manual

INSTRUCTION MANUAL FOR WATCH CALIBRE
9R31

JSYGS9R5-1901
Printed in Japan

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Lengthadjustmentserviceformetallicbandsisavailableattheretailerfromwhomthe
watchwaspurchased.Ifyoucannothaveyourwatchrepairedbytheretailerfromwhom
thewatchwaspurchasedbecauseyoureceivedthewatchasagift,oryoumovedtoa
distantplace,pleasecontactGrandSeikointernationalservicenetworkmentionedon
CERTIFICATEOFGUARANTEEorourwebsite.Theservicemayalsobeavailableona
chargeablebasisatotherretailers,however,someretailersmaynotundertaketheservice.
Ifyourwatchhasaprotectivefilmforpreventingscratches,makesureto
peelitoffbeforeusingthewatch.Ifthewatchisusedwiththefilmonit,dirt,
sweat,dust,ormoisturemaybeattachedtothefilmandmaycauserust.
CONTENTS
ThankyouverymuchforchoosingaGrandSeikowatch.
ForproperandsafeuseofyourGrandSeikowatch,pleaseread
theinstructionscarefullyinthisbookletbeforeusingit.
Keepthismanualhandyforeasyreference.
■INTRODUCTION – Spring Drive watch –························································2
・History of Spring Drive··················································································3
・Spring Drive Mechanism···············································································4
・Differences between the Spring Drive and mechanical watch ·······················7
■HANDLING CAUTIONS (applicable to all models) ·········································8
■CHECK THE CALIBER NUMBER AND WATER-RESISTANT LEVEL··············9
■CAUTIONS ON WATER RESISTANCE··························································10
・If water-resistant level of your watch is defined as “WATER RESISTANT”····10
・If water-resistant level of your watch is defined as “DIVER’S WATCH 200m”
or “AIR DIVER’S 200m”··················································································11
■NAMES OF THE PARTS ···············································································13
■HOW TO USE ·······························································································17
・Crown ········································································································17
・Power reserve indicator··············································································18
・For Cal. 9R31····························································································· 20
・For Cal. 9R84, 9R15, 9R65········································································22
・Chronograph (For Cal. 9R96, 9R86, 9R84)·················································24
・For Cal. 9R96, 9R86, 9R16, 9R66 ·····························································29
※List of time zone differences in major regions of the world ······················36
■FUNCTIONS OF DIVER’S MODEL ·······························································37
・Unidirectional rotating bezel········································································37
・Diver adjuster ·····························································································38
■TO PRESERVE THE QUALITY OF YOUR WATCH ·······································39
・After-sale service························································································39
・Guarantee ··································································································40
・Daily care ···································································································41
・Band··········································································································42
・Magnetic resistance (Magnetic influence)····················································43
・Lumibrite····································································································44
・Troubleshooting··························································································45
■SPECIFICATIONS (Movement) ·····································································46
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
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

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󱐱

■ INTRODUCTION ‒SpringDrivewatch‒
History of Spring Drive
Decades-longdreamlivesintheGrandSeiko
   

   

    
 
   





   


  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  


  


  


  

  
 

  


54
TasteofaMechanicalWatch
＋
HighaccuracyequivalenttoaQuartzWatch
ThatistheconceptoftheSpringDrive.



   












   
   



   
   

   






Thepowerofthemainspringisregulatedbyelectronic
control.ThatistheessenceoftheSpringDrive.

   


   


󱐯


  




   

   
  
   

󱐰
   
   

󱐯

Spring Drive Mechanism ①Spring Drive Mechanism ②


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Hereisthestep-by-stepdescriptionoftheSpring
Driveinaneasy-to-understandmanner.
ThisishowtheSpringDriveworks.
Mainspring



1
Geartrain•hands



2
Tri-synchroregulator

  

  
  

  


3
FortheSpringDrive,themainspringiswoundandthe
unwindingpowerofthemainspringmovesthehandsin
thesamemannerasthemechanicalwatch.
Itdiffersfromthemechanicalwatchonlyinthespeed-
regulatingunit(mechanismforcontrollingaccuracy).
◎Temperaturechange

   
   
   
    



      



◎Differenceinposition
󱐯
   
   

󱐯󱐯   
   
󱐯
◎Impact
   
   
   
   

◎Overhaul
   
   
 



   
   

Spring Drive Mechanism ③Differences between the Spring Drive
and mechanical watch









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Aboutthecalibernumber


   

Howtocheckthecalibernumber

■ CHECKTHECALIBERNUMBERANDWATER-RESISTANTLEVEL
Waterresistance
Refertothetablebelowforthedescriptionofeachdegree
ofwaterresistantperformanceofyourwatchbeforeusing.
Indicationonthe
caseback
Waterresistant
performance ConditionsofUse
  






WARNING






















    

Immediatelystopwearingthewatchinthefollowing
cases.



   

Keepthewatchandaccessoriesoutofthereach
ofbabiesandchildren.

 


■ HANDLINGCAUTIONS (applicabletoallmodels)
    

WARNING
    

CAUTIONS
Avoidwearingorstoringthewatchinthefollowing
places.




󱐯
 󱐯

Ifyouobserveanyallergicsymptomsorskinirritation
   

Othercautions
   

   


      



   


󱐯

  
󱐯
9
R
6
5
-
0
A
A
0
9
R
6
5
-
0
A
A
0
9R65-0AA0
CaliberNumber
【Ex.】
ModelNumber
<Regularcaseback> <Diverswatchcaseback> <See-throughcaseback>
Waterresistance


1110
○Beforediving
 


󰴤
󰴥   

 

 

 

 

󰴦
   



󰴧 
 
󰴨

󰴩   


Precautionsfordiving
Donotleave moisture,sweatand
dirtonthewatchforalongtime.

   
   

CAUTIONS
Donotturn orpullout thecrown
whenthewatchiswet.

   
    
    
    


Donotwear thewatchwhiletaking
abathorasauna.
   


■ CAUTIONSONWATERRESISTANCE
WARNING
Donotusethewatchinscubadiving
orsaturationdiving.
  

   
   


CAUTION
Donotpour runningwaterdirectly
fromthefaucet.

   

If water-resistant level of your watch is defined as
“WATER RESISTANT”
If water-resistant level of your watch is defined as
“DIVER’S WATCH 200m” or “AIR DIVER’S 200m”
   
 


CAUTION
   



CAUTION
   



WARNING
󰴤
󰴥
󰴦
󰴧
󰴨
󰴩

CAUTIONSONWATERRESISTANCE

1312
○Whilediving
Wearthewatchairdivingwithin
thewaterdepthindicatedonthe
dial.
Donotoperatethecrown or
buttonsunderwater.
Takecarenotto bump the
watchagainsthardobjects
suchasrocks.
Bezelrotationmaybecome
slightlyharderunderwater,but
thisisnotamalfunction.
Makesure toobservethefollowinginstructions
whenyouwearthewatchwhilediving.
○Afterdiving
Pleasefollow thecareinstructions belowafter
diving.
Rinsethewatchinfreshwaterandwipeitthoroughlydry.
Donotpourrunningwater directly from a faucetontothewatch.
Soakthewatchinacontainerfilledwithwatertowashit.
9R31(Regularmodel)
<Dialside>
<Casebackside>

■NAMESOFTHEPARTS







CAUTIONSONWATERRESISTANCE

1514
9R15,9R65(Regularmodels)
9R15,9R65(Diversmodels)




9R16,9R66(Regularmodels)
9R16,9R66(Modelswitharotatingbezel)








 

























































1716
9R96,9R86,9R84




■HOWTOUSE
Screw-locktypecrown

   

○ Itisnecessarytounlockthescrew-locktypecrownbeforeoperatingit.
○ Onceyouhavefinishedoperatingthecrown,makesuretorelockit.
  



 


※ Itcannotbe
turnedany
further.
 
 
The
crown
turns.
The
crown
doesnot
turn.
While
pressingthe
crownin,
turnitinthe
direction
indicatedby
thearrow.
Normalcrown
Screw-locktypecrown
Pulloutthecrownand
operateit.
Unlockthecrown
beforeoperatingit.
Afteroperating
thecrown,lockit.
Screw
Whilepressing
thecrown
Unscrew
【Tounlockthecrown】
Turnthecrowncounterclockwise
(6o'clockdirection)tounscrewit.
Nowthecrowncanbeoperated.
【Tolockthecrown】
Turnthecrownclockwise(12o'clock
direction)whilegentlypressing it in
towardthewatchbodyuntilitstops.
Crown
Therearetwotypesofcrowns,anormalcrownandascrew-lockcrown.



















Afteroperating
thecrown,lockit.
Screw
Whilepressing
thecrownin
Unlockthecrown
beforeoperatingit.
Unscrew
Crown
locked
Crown
unlocked


1918



  
      




  
      

Howtoreadthepowerreserveindicator
Howtoreadthepowerreserveindicator
<ForCal.9R31>
Thepowerreserveindicatorletsyouknowthewinding
stateofthemainspring.
   


   

Thepowerreserveindicatorisonthecasebackofthe
watch.
 



 


Power reserve indicator




  












  








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Powerreserveindicator
Powerreserveindicator


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Howtowindthemainspring


     


    
   
   
   


󱐰


Howtosetthetime
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󰴥   

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󰴦   
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 
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HOW TO USE (For Cal. 9R31) Tipsformoreaccuratetimesetting
󱐯
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󰴤󱐰

󰴥 󱐰
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   

   
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HOWTOUSE(ForCal.9R31)
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Howtowindthemainspring
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    
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


Howtosetthetimeanddate

   


󰴤      

󰴥   







HOW TO USE (For Cal. 9R84, 9R15, 9R65) 󰴦
 

   
   
   
 



󰴧   

 

Dateadjustmentattheendofthemonth




   

   

 
   

Tipsformoreaccuratetimesetting
󱐯

󰴤󱐰

󰴥 󱐰



󰴦
   
    
   

    
 



CAUTION


CAUTION
Fortheinstructionsonhowtousethechronograph(stopwatch
function)ofCal.9R84,refer toChronograph(ForCal.9R96,
9R86,9R84)onpage24.
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HOWTOUSE(ForCal.9R84,9R15,9R65)

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Namesofthechronographparts and their
function



Chronograph (For Cal. 9R96, 9R86, 9R84)
Achronograph isa watchthat hasastopwatch
functioninadditiontoatimedisplayfunction.
Thiswatch featuresa stopwatchfunction whichcan
measuretimeupto12hours.
Beforeusingthestopwatchfunction
󰴤   󱐰 
   

󰴥
   



Howtousethescrew-locktypebutton


   

   








     


Screw-locktypebutton

   



  
    




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 

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


 

Chronograph(ForCal.9R96,9R86,9R84)

2726
Howtousethestopwatchfunction
󰴤󱐰

󰴥   



󰴦





󰴧
  

 




   




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
 
 

Accumulatedelapsedtimemeasurement
󰴤󱐰

󰴥   

  

󰴦




󰴧
 


 

󰴨

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
󰴩


 

   


󰴪
   

  
 
 

󰴫




Chronograph(ForCal.9R96,9R86,9R84) Chronograph(ForCal.9R96,9R86,9R84)

2928
Howtousethetachymeter
          

○How tomeasureaveragespeed ofyour
vehicle

󰴤

󰴥      
          

○Howtocomputeproductivityrateperhour
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󰴥
          

Howtosetthetimeanddate
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   󱐰
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

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   
   
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    
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    
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Fortheinstructionson how to use thechronograph(stopwatch
function)ofCal.9R96and9R86,refertoChronograph(ForCal.9R96,
9R86,9R84)onpage24.
HOW TO USE (For Cal. 9R96, 9R86, 9R16, 9R66)
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Chronograph(ForCal.9R96,9R86,9R84)

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

Howtousethe24-hourhand
󱐯
Timedifferenceadjustmentfunction
󱐯

󱐯
   


󱐯

Howtousethetimedifferenceadjustmentfunction
󰴤󱐰
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󱐯

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󰴦
 

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




  
  󱐯  

   󱐯
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󰴧       

 
󱐯
󱐯
Selectabledisplaymode
󱐯   
   󱐯󱐯
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          
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          
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