Seiko GRAND SEIKO User manual

9S51･9S55･9S56
INSTRUCTION

9S51･9S55･9S56
INSTRUCTION

YouarenowtheproudownerofaGRANDSEIKOwatch.GRAND
SEIKOwatchesaredesignedandmanufacturedtorealizeclose-to-
perfectmechanismandproductqualitybytakingadvantageof
SEIKO'smorethan100yearsofexperienceinwatchmaking.
TopreservethehighestqualityofyourGRANDSEIKOwatch,
pleasereadtheinstructionsinthisbookletcarefullyforitsproper
useandcare,andkeepthisbookletforreadyreference.

CONTENTS
■HOWTOUSE ･･･････････････････････････････････････････････4
■TOPRESERVETHEQUALITYOFYOURWATCH ･･････････････22
■TROUBLESHOOTING ･･････････････････････････････････････28
■SPECIFICATIONS ･･････････････････････････････････････････29
■REMARKSONREPLACEMENTPARTS ･･･････････････････････30

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■HOWTOUSE
※Howtousetheautomaticmechanicalwatch(9S51・9S55・9S56)
Thisisanautomaticmechanicalwatchwithmanualwindingmechanism.
・Ifthewatchiswornonthewrist,themainspringwillbewoundautomatically
throughnormalwristmovement.
Itcanalsobewoundupbyturningthecrown.
・Tostartthewatchafteritstopscompletely,winditupeitherbyturningthe
crownorswingingitfromsidetosideuntilthesecondhandstartsmoving.
Then,setthetimeanddatebeforewearingthewatchonthewrist.

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・Towindupthewatchbyturningthecrown,turnitclockwiseslowly.The
watchcannotbewoundbyturningthecrowncounterclockwise.
About40turnsofthecrownwillwindupthewatchfully.Pleasenotethatthe
crowncanbeturnedevenafterthewatchiswoundupfully.
・Oncethewatchiswoundupfully,itoperatesforabout50hours.(Ifthewatch
isusedwithoutbeingwoundupfully,gainorlossoftimemayresult.Toavoid
this,wearthewatchformorethan10hoursaday.)Ifthewatchisused
withoutwearingonthewrist;ifitisusedonthedesk,forexample:besure
towinditupfullyeverydayatafixedtime.

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1.3HANDSWITHOUTDATE(cal.9S51)
<PartsofyourGrandSeikowatch>
Minutehand
Crown
Secondhand
Hourhand
Confirmthesecondhandismovingand
pulloutthecrownwhenthesecondhand
isatthe12o'clockposition.
Thesecondhandwillstoponthespot.
Ifthecrownisofthescrewlocktype,
unscrew the crown by turning it
counterclockwise,andthenpullitout.
<Tosetthetime>
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Turnthecrowntosetthehourand
minutehandstothedesiredtime.
※Themechanismofthemechanicalwatchis
differentfromthatofthequartzone.Toset
thetimeaccurately,firstturntheminute
hand4to5minutesbehindthedesiredtime
andthenadvanceittothecorrecttime.
Pushthecrownbackintothenormal
positioninaccordancewithatimesignal
for"00"seconds.Thesecondhandwill
startmovingimmediately.
Ifthecrownisofthescrewlocktype,
screwitincompletelybyturningit
clockwisewhilepressingit.
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2.3HANDSWITHDATE(cal.9S55)
<PartsofyourGrandSeikowatch>
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First,setthe date.Pulloutthecrownto
thefirstclick.
Ifthecrownisofthescrewlocktype,
unscrew the crown by turning it
counterclockwise,andthenpullitout.
<Tosetthetimeanddate>
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Minutehand
Date
Crown
Secondhand
Hourhand
Thewatchisprovidedwithadatefunction
andissodesignedthatthe datechanges
onceevery24hours.
Thedate changes around 12o'clock
midnight.IfAM/PMisnotproperlyset,
thedatewillchangeat12o'clocknoon.
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・Donotsetthedatebetween10:00p.m.and1:00a.m.Otherwise,thedatemay
notchangeproperly.
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Turnthecrownuntilthepreviousdateappears.
Forexample,iftodayisthe6thofthemonth,firstsetthedateto"5".
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Confirmthesecondhandismovingandpulloutthecrowntothesecondclickwhenthe
secondhandisatthe12o'clockposition.
Thesecondhandwillstop onthespot.Advancethehour andminutehandsuntilthe
desireddateappears.ThetimeisnowsetfortheA.M.period.Keepadvancingthe
handsuntilthecorrecttime.
※Themechanismofthemechanicalwatchisdifferentfromthatofthequartzone.Tosetthetime
accurately,firstturntheminutehand4to5minutesbehindthedesiredtimeandthenadvance
ittothecorrecttime.
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<Dateadjustmentattheendofthemonth>
Itisnecessarytoadjustthedateattheendof
Februaryanda30-daymonth.
EXAMPLE:ToadjustthedateintheA.M.periodon
thefirstdayofamonthfollowinga30-
daymonth
①Thewatchdisplays"31"insteadof"1".Pulloutthe
crowntothefirstclick.
Ifthecrownisofthescrewlocktype, unscrewthe
crownbyturningitcounterclockwise,andthen
pullitout.
②Turnthecrownclockwisetosetthedateto"1"
andthenpushitbacktothenormalposition.
Ifthecrownisofthescrewlocktype, screwitin
completelybyturningitclockwisewhilepressing
it.
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Pushthecrownbackintothe
normalpositioninaccordance
with a time signal for "00"
seconds.Thesecondhandwill
startmovingimmediately.
Ifthecrownisofthescrewlock
type, screwitincompletelyby
turning it clockwise while
pressingit.
・Donotsetthedatebetween10:00p.m.and
1:00a.m.Otherwise,thedatemaynot
changeproperly.
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3.3HANDSWITH24-HOURHAND(cal.9S56)
<PartsofyourGrandSeikowatch>
1Pull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.
2Turnthecrownclockwisetosetthe24-hourand
minutehandstothecurrenttimeofyourarea.
CheckthatAM/PMiscorrectlyset.
〈Example〉
Toset10:00AM,
setthe24-hourhandtothe5
o'clockpositionandtheminute
handtothe12oﾕclockposition.
Toset6:00PM,
setthe24-hourhandtothe9
o'clockpositionandtheminute
handtothe12oﾕclockposition.
※Thehourhandandthedatemaynotindicatethedesiredtimeanddate.Itisnotnecessarytoadjustthemat
thisstepastheycanbeadjustedindependentlylater.（→RefertoＰ.13andＰ.20〜21）
※Tosetthetimeaccurately,first turn theminutehandabout5minutesbehindthedesired time andthen
advanceitslowlytothecorrecttime.
<Tosetthe24-hourhandtothecurrenttimeof
yourarea>
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Minutehand
Date
24-hourHand
Crown
Secondhand
Hourhand
Thiswatch,Cal.9S56,featuresatime
differenceadjustmentfunction.
Twodifferenttimezonescanbedisplayed
atthesametimewhenyousetthehour
handand24-hourhandrespectivelyin
accordancewitheachtimezone.
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3Pushthecrownbackintothenormalpositioninaccordancewitha
timesignalfor"00"seconds.Adjustmentsofthe24-hour,minute
andsecondhandshavebeencompleted.
4Then,pulloutthecrowntothefirstclickandturnittosetthehour
handtothecurrenttime.
■Thedatecanbeadjustedatthisstep.（Todoso,refertoP.20〜21to
setthedate.）
※CheckthatAM/PMiscorrectlysetbyturningthehourhandpastthe12
o'clockmarker.Ifthedatechangestothenext,thetimeissetforthe AM
period.Ifthedatedoesnotchange,thetimeissetforthePMperiod.
※Whensettingthehourhand,otherhandsmaymoveslightly.However,thisis
notamalfunction.
5Aftersettingthehourhand,pushbackthecrown into thenormal
position.
Thetimesettingprocedurehasbeencompleted.
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<Tosetthe24-hourhandtothetimeofanareainadifferenttimezone>
Forexample, setthe24-hourhandtoGreenwichMean Timeandthehourhand tothecurrent
timeofJapan
1Pulloutthecrowntothesecondclickwhenthesecondhandisat
the12o'clock.Thesecondhandstopsonthespot.
2Turnthecrownclockwisetosetthe24-hourand minutehands to
theGreenwichMeanTime.CheckthatAM/PMiscorrectlyset.
〈Example〉
Whenitis10:00AMinJapan,
thetimedifferencebetweenGreenwichMeanTime
andthetimeinJapanis-9hours,soitis1:00AMon
GreenwichMeanTime.Therefore,set the24-hour
handtothemiddlepointbetweenthe12o'clockand
1o'clockposition,andtheminutehandtothe12
o'clockposition.
※Tosetthetimeaccurately,first turn theminutehandabout5minutesbehindthedesired time andthen
advanceitslowlytothecorrecttime.
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3Pushthecrownbackintotheunscrewedpositioninaccordance
witha timesignalfor"00"seconds.Adjustments ofthe24-hour,
minuteandsecondhandshavebeencompleted.
4Then,pulloutthecrowntothefirstclickandturnittosetthehour
handtothetimeinJapan.
■Thedatecanbeadjustedatthisstep.（Tosetthedate,refertoP.20
〜21.）
※CheckthatAM/PMiscorrectlysetbyturningthehourhandpastthe12
o'clockmarker.Ifthedatechangestothenextdate,thetimeissetfortheAM
period.（ie:12o'clock=midnight.） Ifthedatedoesnotchange,thetimeisset
forthePMperiod.（ie:12o'clock=noon.）
※Whensettingthehourhand,otherhandsmaymoveslightly.However,thisis
notamalfunction.
5Aftersettingthehourhand,pushbackthecrownintothenormal
position.
Thetimesettingprocedurehasbeencompleted.
The24-hourhandshowsthetimeofanareainadifferenttimezone,whilethecurrenttimeinthe
placeyouareisshownbythehourhandindependentlyofthe24-hourhand.Tosetthe24-hour
handtothetimeofanotherareainadifferenttimezone,repeatthestepsfrom1.
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<Timedifferenceadjustment>
Timedifferenceadjustmentenablesyoutoadjustthehourhandonlyinone-hourincrementsby
easyoperationwithoutstoppingtheminuteandsecondhands.Itisconvenientwhenadjustingthe
timebasedonadifferenttimezonewhileyoutravelabroad.
■Howtodeterminethetimedifferencesbetweentwoareas
●Beforemaking thetime differenceadjustment,itisnecessarytoobtainthetime differences
betweenthetwoareas.
〈Howtocalculatethetimedifferences〉
Assumingthatyoumovefromtimezone"A"totimezone"B"andthatthetimedifferencefrom
GMTforthetwotimezonesare"a"and"b",respectively,thetimedifferencebetweenthemcan
beobtainedfromthefollowingformula:〔b〕―〔a〕
〈Example：IfyoumovefromJapantoNewYork〉
TimedifferencefromGMTforJapan,
timezoneA:〔a〕＝＋9
TimedifferencefromGMTforNewYork,
timezoneB:〔b〕＝−5
○Timedifferencebetweenthetwocitiesis:
〔b〕―〔a〕＝（−5）−（＋9）＝（−14）hours
※TimedifferencefromGMTisshowninP.18.
※Ifdaylightsavingtimeisineffectinanarea,therewillbeaonehourtothetimedifferencefromGMT.

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1Pulloutthecrowntothefirstclick.
2Turnthecrowntosetthehourhandtothetimeofanyarea.
■Timedifferenceadjustment
●Setthehourhandtothetimeofanyareausingthetimedifferenceobtainedin"Howto
calculatethetimedifferences"
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3Aftersettingthehourhand,pushbackthecrownintothe normal
position.
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※Whensettingthehourhand,otherhandsmaymove
slightly.However,thisisnotamalfunction.
※Ifyouneedtosetthedatebetween10PMand0AM
byturningthehourhandcounterclockwise,turnthe
hourhanduntilit shows sometimebetween9PM
and10PMonce,thensetthedate.Incasethehour
handisturnedcounterclockwise,thedatewillbe
movedbackwhenthe hour handshowsaround10
PM,however,itisnotamalfunction.
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clockwise：
thehourhand
turnsclockwise
counterclockwise：
thehourhand
turnscounterclockwise

GMT：GreenwichMeanTime
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Tokyo
Seoul
Beijing
HongKong
Bangkok
Tashkent
Karachi
Moscow
Nairobi
Cairo
Istanbul
Johannesburg
Rome
GMT
GMT
GMT
GMT
GMT
GMT
GMT
GMT
GMT
GMT
GMT
GMT
GMT
+09:00
+09:00
+08:00
+08:00
+07:00
+06:00
+05:00
+03:00
+03:00
+02:00
+02:00
+02:00
+01:00
Paris
Madrid
London
Dakar
RioDeJaneiro
LaPaz
Santiago
NewYork
MexicoCity
LosAngeles
Anchorage
Auckland
Sydney
GMT
GMT
GMT
GMT
GMT
GMT
GMT
GMT
GMT
GMT
GMT
GMT
GMT
+01:00
+01:00
0:00
0:00
-03:00
-04:00
-05:00
-05:00
-06:00
-08:00
-09:00
+12:00
+10:00