Seiko 8J55 User manual

INSTRUCTIONS
B

ThankyouverymuchforchoosingaSEIKOwatch.
ForproperandsafeuseofyourSEIKOwatch,
pleasereadcarefullytheinstructions
inthisbookletbeforeusing.
Keepthismanualhandyforeasyreference.
※ Length adjustment service for metallic
bands is available at the retailer from
whom the watch was purchased or
SEIKOCUSTOMERSERVICECENTER
(listed on the back cover). The service
may also be available on a chargeable
basis at other retailers, however, some
retailersmaynotundertaketheservice.
※Battery replacement is at cost
even within the guarantee
period.
Thebatteryinthewatchatthetimeof
purchase is a monitor battery inserted
in the watch at the factory for
performancechecks.
Therefore, the battery may run down
earlierthanthespecifiedperiod.

WARNING
Donotremovethebatteryfromthewatch.
WARNING
Keepthewatchandaccessoriesoutofthereachofbabies
andchildren.
WARNING
Immediatelystopwearingthewatchinfollowingcases.
○Ifthewatchbodyorbandbecomesedgedbycorrosionetc.
○Ifthepinsprotrudefromtheband.
WARNING
※ ImmediatelyconsulttheretailerfromwhomthewatchwaspurchasedorSEIKOCUSTOMERSERVICECENTER(listedonthebackcover).
Toindicatetherisksofseriousconsequencessuchassevereinjuries
unlessthefollowingsafetyregulationsarestrictlyobserved.
Careshouldbetakentopreventababyorachildaccidentallyswallowingthe
batteryoraccessories.
If a baby or child swallows the battery or accessories, immediately consult a
doctor,asitwillbeharmfultothehealthofthebabyorchild.
4040

注意
Avoidthefollowingplacesforwearingorkeepingthewatch.
○Placeswherevolatileagents(cosmeticssuchaspolishremover,bugrepellent,
thinnersetc.)arevaporizing
○Placeswherethetemperaturedropsbelow5°Corrisesabove35°Cforalongtime
○Placesofhighhumidity 
○Placesaffectedbystrongmagnetismorstaticelectricity
○Dustyplaces ○Placesaffectedbystrongvibrations
※Donotleaveadeadbatterywithinthewatchforalongtimeasleakagemightoccur.
CAUTIONS

○
○
Othercautions
CAUTIONS
Ifyouobserveanyallergicsymptomsorskinirritation
Stopwearingthewatchimmediatelyandconsultaspecialistsuchasadermatologist
oranallergist
CAUTIONS
Note that there is a risk of damaging
your clothes, hand or neck with the
band,cordorchainofthepocketwatch
orpendantwatch.

○
Donotdisassembleortamperwiththewatch.
Keep the watch out of the reach of
babiesandchildren.Extracareshould
betakentoavoidrisksofanyinjuryor
allergic rash or itching that may be
causedwhentheytouchthewatch.
CAUTIONS Toindicatetherisksoflightinjuriesormaterialdamagesunlessthe
followingsafetyregulationsarestrictlyobserved.
41

HOWTOUSE
TOPRESERVETHEQUALITYOFYOURWATCH
Namesoftheparts
Instructionsforuse
（modelswithtwohands/modelswiththreehands）
（modelswithdate/modelswithdateanddayoftheweek）
Intercalarysecond(leapsecond)

44
46
48
52
54
56
58
60
64
66
68
73
74
After-saleservice
Guarantee
Dailycare
Waterresistance
Magneticresistance
Band
SpecialClasps
Lumibrite
Battery/Batterylife/Accuracy

CONTENTS
42

HOWTOUSE

Namesoftheparts
Crown
Date/Day
of
theWeek
Minute
Hand
Hour
Hand
Second
Hand
44

Checkthetypeofthecrownofyourwatch
Goto
"Instructions
foruse"
Thecrown
turns.
Thecrown
doesnotturn.
Turnthe
crown
clockwise.
Unscrewthecrownbyturning
itcounterclockwise.
Tosetthewatch
Unscrew.
Screwup.
Thecrownofyourwatch
is*thescrewlocktype.
※Thistypeofcrowncanbescrewedintothewatchbodytoavoidbeingpulledout
bymistake.
○Aftercompletingallsettingsofthewatch,screwthecrowninagainbyturning
itclockwisewhilepressingit.
○Ifthecrownturnsouttobetoostifftobescrewedup,turnthecrown
counterclockwiseonceandthengiveanothertry.
Donotscrewitinbyforceasitmaydamagetheslotsofthecrown. 45

Instructionsforuse（modelswithtwohands/modelswiththreehands）
Modelswithtwohands Modelswiththreehands
46

47
TimeSetting
○Thetelephonetimesignalservice(Tel.117)isconvenientforsettingthetime.
Note
Formodelswithascrewlocktypecrown,alwaysscrewthecrownupagainaftersettingthetime
Pulloutthe
crown.
Ifyourwatchhasthreehands,
pulloutthecrownwhenthe
secondhandisatthe
12o'clockposition.
Turnthecrown
tosetthetime.
Inordertosetthetime
accurately,turntheminute
hand4to5minutesahead
andthenreturnittothe
correcttime.
Pushthecrown
backintoits
normalposition.
Ifyourwatchhasthree
hands,pushthecrown
backinsimultaneously
withatimesignal.

Instructionsforuse（modelswithdate/modelswithdateanddayoftheweek）
Modelswithdate Modelswithdate
anddayoftheweek
48

49
○Thetelephonetimesignalservice(Tel.117)isconvenientforsettingthetime.
Note
Formodelswithascrewlocktypecrown,alwaysscrewthecrownupagainaftersettingthetime
Timesetting
SUN SUNSUN
Pulloutthecrown
tothesecondclick
whenthesecond
handisatthe
12o'clockposition.
Turnthecrown
tosetthetime.
Inordertosetthetime
accurately,turntheminute
hand4to5minutesahead
andthenreturnittothe
correcttime.
Pushthecrown
backintoits
normalposition
simultaneously
withatimesignal.

Date(Dayoftheweek)setting（Donotsetdate/dayoftheweekbetween9:00PMand4:00AM）
Pulloutthe
crowntothe
firstclick.
Pushthecrown
backintoits
normalposition.
Note
Formodelswithascrewlocktypecrown,alwaysscrewthecrownupagainaftersettingthetime
※Somemodelsdisplaythedateanddayoftheweekinthereverseorder.
Date※
Dayoftheweek※
SUN MON MON
Turnthecrownto
setthedate(day
oftheweek).
Dayoftheweekcan
bedisplayedeitherin
JapaneseorEnglishby
yourchoice.
50

51
Thedatemakesoneroundina31-dayperiod.
Itisnecessarytoadjustthedateattheendofthe
monthfollowingamonththathaslessthan31days.
Note
Whendate(dayoftheweek)changesduringdaytime
IthappenswhenAM/PMiswronglyset.
Advancethehourhandbytwelvehours.
(Referto"TimeSetting".)
Timeperiodthatisnotgoodforsettingthedate(dayoftheweek)
Between9:00PMand4:00AM
(Thedate(dayoftheweek)maynotchange.)
Whendateadjustmentisrequired

INTERCALARYSECOND(LEAPSECOND)
Normallythereare86,400secondsinaday.Duetoaslightchangeintheearth's
rotation,extrasecondmaybeaddedtoonedayduringtheyear.Thisiscalledthe
intercalarysecond.Everyyearthedecisionismadewhethersuchanadjustment
is needed. When the adjustment takes place, the standard time should be
correctedbydelayingthestandardtimeonesecond.TokeepyourSEIKOwatch
accurate with the world standard time, adjust your watch to a time signal
wheneversuchadjustmentismade.
According to the information from the observatories all over the world, the
standardtimeisdelayedonesecondsimultaneouslythroughouttheworldbythe
GreenwichRoyalObservatory.
IntheGreenwichMeanTime,anextrasecondwillbeaddedtotheoneminute
between11:59P.M.and12:00A.M.eitheronDecember31storonJune30th.
IntheJapanTime,duetothetimedifferentialanextrasecondwillbeaddedto
theoneminutebetween8:59A.M.and9:00A.M.onJanuary1storJuly1st.
However, the adjustment may not be made in some years. Please, check by a
newspaper,etc.whethersuchanadjustmentwillbemadeornot.
52

TOPRESERVETHEQUALITYOFYOURWATCH

After-saleservice
○Therepairpartsofthiswatchwillberetainedusuallyfor7years.
○Somealternativepartsmaybeusedforrepairifnecessary.
Repairparts
○ContacttheretailerfromwhomthewatchwaspurchasedorSEIKOCUSTOMER
SERVICECENTERtohavethebatteryreplacedwithanewone.
Itisrecommendedtoexchangethegasketatthesametimetomaintainthewater
resistantperformance.
○Batteryreplacementwillbeatcostevenwithintheguaranteeperiod.
○Forawaterresistantwatchwith10BARorabove,awaterresistantperformance
checkisalsorecommended.
Pleasenotethatitmaytakesomedaystoconductthecheck.
○Ifthewatchrunsdownonanewbattery,itrequiresanoverhaul.
Batteryreplacement
54

55
Thewatchisaprecisiondevice.Ifthepartsrunshortoftheoilorgetwornout,
thewatchmaystopitsoperationorlosetime.Insuchacase,havethewatch
overhauled.
Notesonoverhaul
○ContacttheretailerthewatchwaspurchasedfromorSEIKOCUSTOMER
SERVICECENTERforrepairoroverhaul.
○
Withintheguaranteeperiod,presentthecertificateofguaranteetoreceiverepairservices.
○
Guaranteecoverageisprovidedinthecertificateofguarantee.Readcarefullyandretainit.
Notesonguaranteeandrepair

Guarantee
○Thewatchbody(movement･case)andmetallicband.
Guaranteecoverage
○Batteryreplacementandchangeofleather/urethane/clothband
○Troublesordamagecausedbyaccidentsorimproperusage
○Scratchesorgrimecausedbyuse
○Problemsanddamagecausedbyactsofgod,naturaldisastersincludingfire,
floodsorearthquakes.
○Thecertificateofguaranteeisvalidonlyifallthenecessaryitemsareproperly
filledin.Wewillnothonoranalteredortamperedcertificateofguaranteeforfree
repairservices.
Exceptionsfromguarantee
Infollowingcases,repair/adjustmentserviceswillbeatcosteven
withintheguaranteeperiodorunderguaranteecoverage.
Withinoneyearfromthedateofpurchase,weguaranteefreerepair/adjustmentservice
againstanydefectsaccordingtothefollowingguaranteeregulations,
providedthatthewatchwasproperlyusedasdirectedinthisinstructionbooklet.

56

57
○Foranydefectsunderguarantee,submitthewatchtogetherwiththeattached
certificateofguaranteetotheretailerfromwhomthewatchwaspurchased.
○Ifrepairservicescannotbeprovidedbytheretailerfromwhomthewatchwas
purchased,contactSEIKOCUSTOMERSERVICECENTER.Inthiscase,
theattachedcertificateofguaranteeisalsoneeded.
Proceduretoclaimfreerepairservices
○Thecase,dial,hands,glassandbracelet,orpartsthereofmayberepairedwithsubstitutes
iftheoriginalsarenotavailable.Ifnecessary,movementswillbereplaced.
Refertothepage54ofthisbookletfortheretentionperiodoftheparts.
○Forlengthadjustmentserviceofametallicband,asktheretailerfromwhomthe
watchwaspurchasedorSEIKOCUSTOMERSERVICECENTER.
Otherretailersmayundertaketheserviceonachargeablebasis.
Others
Freerepairservicesareguaranteedonlyundertheperiodandconditionsspecified
inthecertificateofguarantee.Itdoesnotaffectspecificlegalrightsofaconsumer.
ThecertificateofguaranteeisvalidonlyinJapan.