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Dailycare
Dailycare
Thewatchrequiresgooddailycare
○Inordertopreventcorrosionofthecrown,turnthecrownfromtimetotime.
(Noneedtopulloutthescrewlocktypecrown.)
Turnthecrownfromtimetotime
○Wipeawaymoisture,sweatordirtwithasoftcloth
○Tocleantheclearances(aroundthemetallicband,crownorcaseback),
asofttoothbrushisconvenient.
○Aftersoakingthewatchinseawater,besuretowashthewatchinclean
purewaterandwipeitdrycarefully.
Beawareofariskthatawaterresistantwatchmaylessenitswater
resistantperformancebecauseofdeteriorationoftheadhesiveon
theglassorgasket,orthedevelopmentofrustonstainlesssteel.
Donotleavemoisture,sweatanddirtonthe
watchforalongtime.
Donotwearthewatchwhiletakingabathorasauna.
Steam,soaporsomecomponentsofahotspringmayacceleratethe
deteriorationofwaterresistantperformanceofthewatch.
CAUTION
Donotturnorpulloutthecrownwhenthe
watchiswet.
Watermaygetinsideofthewatch.
※Iftheinnersurfaceoftheglassiscloudedwithcondensationorwaterdropletsappear
insideofthewatchforalongtime,thewaterresistantperformanceofthewatchis
deteriorated.Immediatelyconsulttheretailerfromwhomthewatchwaspurchasedor
SEIKOCUSTMERSERVICECENTER(listedontheendofabook).
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Magneticresistance
(affectofmagneticfield)
SEIKODiver'sWatchesarehardtocomeundermagneticinfluence
oftheoutside.(JISlevel-1standard)
JISlevel-1standard:Keepthewatchmorethan5cmawayfrommagneticproducts.
※
When affected by a strong magnetism from outside, the mechanical watch may lose/gain time
temporarily. The parts of the watch may become magnetized depending on the extent of the effect. In
such a case, consult the retailer from whom the watch was purchased since the watch requires repair
includingdemagnetizing.
Cellularphone(speaker)
Bag(withmagnetbuckle)
AC-poweredshaver
Portableradio(speaker)
Magneticcookingdevice
Magnetichealthbelt
Magneticnecklace
Magnetichealthmat
Magnetichealthpillow
etc
Examplesofcommonmagneticproductsthatmayaffectwatches
Lumibrite
[IFYOURWATCHHASLUMIBRITE]
LumiBriteisaluminouspaintthatiscompletelyharmlesstohumanbeingsandnaturalen-
vironment,containingnonoxiousmaterialssuchasradioactivesubstance.
LumiBriteisanewly-developedluminouspaintthatabsorbsthelightenergyofthesunlight
andlightingapparatusinashorttimeandstoresittoemitlightinthedark.
For example, if exposed to a light of more than 500 lux for approximately 10 minutes,
LumiBritecanemitlightfor5 to8hours.Pleasenote,however,that,asLumiBriteemits
thelightitstores,theluminancelevelofthelightdecreasesgraduallyovertime.Thedura-
tionofthe emittedlightmayalsodiffer slightlydependingonsuch factorsasthebright-
ness of the place where the watch is exposed to light and the distance from the light
sourcetothewatch.
<Referencedataontheluminance>
(A)Sunlight
[Fineweather]:100,000lux [Cloudyweather]:10,000lux
(B)Indoor(Window-sideduringdaytime)
[Fineweather]:morethan3,000lux [Cloudyweather]:1,000to3,000lux
[Rainyweather]:lessthan1,000lux
(C)Lightingapparatus(40-wattdaylightfluorescentlight)
[Distancetothewatch:1m]:1,000lux
[
Distancetothewatch:3m]:500lux(averageroomluminance) [Distancetothewatch:4m]:250lux
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Troubleshooting
Turn the crown or swing the watch to wind it
up.Thewatchwillstartoperating.Ifthewatch
not,consulttheretailerfromwhomthewatch
waspurchased.
The watch is not wound up
sufficiently.
The watch stops
operating.
Advancethehandsby12hours.
AM/PMisnotproperlyset.
The date changes at
12o'clocknoon.
Consulttheretailerfromwhomthewatchwas
purchased.
Water got inside the watch due to
thedeteriorationofthegasket,etc.
The glass is blurred and the
blurpersistsforalongtime.
The normal accuracy will resume when the watch is
keptawayfromclosecontactwiththemagneticsource.
Ifthisconditionpersists,consulttheretailerfromwhom
thewatchwaspurchased.
The watch was brought into
closecontactwithamagnetic
object.
Thenormal accuracy will not resume. Consult
the retailer from whom the watch was
purchased.
You dropped the watch, hit it
against a hard surface or wore it
whileplayingactivesports.
The watch was exposed to strong
vibrations.
Consulttheretailerfromwhomthewatchwas
purchased.
Thewatchhasnotbeenoverhauled
formorethan3years.
The normal accuracy will resume when the
watchreturnstonormaltemperature.
Thewatchhasbeenleft inextremelyhigh or
lowtemperaturesforalongtime.
The watch gains/
losestemporarily.
Problem Possiblecause Solution
※Forthesolutionoftroublesotherthanlistedabove,contacttheretailerfromwhomthewatchwaspurchased.
Band
(maintenanceprocedure)
・M etallicband
・Leatherband
・ Moisture,sweatorsoilwillcauserustevenonastainlesssteelbandiftheyareleftforalongtime.
・ Lackofcaremaycauseayellowishorgoldstainonthelowersleeveedgeofshirts.
・ Wipeoffmoisture,sweatorsoilwithasoftclothassoonaspossible.
・ Tocleanthesoilaroundthejointgapsoftheband,wipeitoutinwaterandthenbrushitoffwitha
softtoothbrush.
(Protectthewatchbodyfromwatersplashesbywrappingitupinplasticwrapetc.)
・ Becausesometitanbraceletsusepinsmadeofstainlesssteel,whichhasoutstandingstrength,
rustmayforminthestainlesssteelparts.
・Ifrustadvances,pinsmaypokeoutordropout,andthewatchcasemayfalloffthebracelet,orthe
claspmaynotopen.
・
Ifapinispokingout,personalinjurymayresult.Insuchacase,refrainfromusingthewatchandrequestrepair.
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Aleatherbandissusceptibletodiscolorationanddeteriorationfrommoisture,sweatanddirectsunlight.
・ Wipeoffmoistureandsweatassoonaspossiblebygentlyblottingthemupwithadrycloth.
Thebandtouchestheskindirectlyandbecomesdirtywithsweatordust.Therefore,
lackofcaremayacceleratedeteriorationofthebandorcauseskinirritationorstain
onthesleeveedge.Thewatchrequiresalotofattentionforlongusage.
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Notesonskin
irritationandallergy
Skinirritationcausedbyabandhasvariousreasonssuchas
allergytometalsorleathers,orskinreactionsagainstfrictionon
dustorthebanditself.
Notesonthe
lengthoftheband
Adjustthebandtoallowalittleclearancewithyourwristto
ensureproperairflow.Whenwearingthewatch,leaveenough
roomtoinsertafingerbetweenthebandandyourwrist.
・Polyurethaneband
・ Donotexposethewatchtodirectsunlightforalongtime.
・ Pleasetakecarewhenwearingawatchwithlight-coloredband,asdirtislikelytoshowup.
・ RefrainfromwearingaleatherbandwatchotherthanAquaFreebandswhilebathing,swimming,andwhen
workingwithwaterevenifthewatchitselfiswater-resistantenforcedfordailyuse(10-BARwaterresistant).
・ Apolyurethanebandissusceptibletodiscolorationfromlight,andmaybedeterioratedbysolventor
atmospherichumidity.
・ Especiallyatranslucent,white,orpalecoloredbandeasilyadsorbsothercolors,resultingincolorsmearsor
discoloration.
・ Washoutdirtinwaterandcleanitoffwithadrycloth.
(Protectthewatchbodyfromwatersplashesbywrappingitupinplasticwrapetc.)
・ Whenthebandbecomeslessflexibleorcracked,replacethebandwithanewone.
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