

And if it points at 3, it thinks it was a leap year three years ago (and that therefore next year is a leap year). If it points at2, it thinks it was a leap year two years ago. If it points at 1, it thinks it was a leap year last year. If the hand on Dial B is pointing at 0, then your watch thinks it is currently a leap year. Now you have to tell it when the next leap year is coming. Press B once to advance the second hand by one month. If it points at 12, your watch thinks it is December. E.g., if it is pointing to 1, your watch thinks it is January. (It can be difficult to get the stem spun just right to start the continuous date changing.) If you give it a full turn instead, the date will change continuously until you give it another little spin. Turning it to the left will set the date. Depending on the function, changing modes may automatically change the big hands on the main face. This will cause the hand on Dial C to move, changing the mode of the clock from TME (normal time), CHR (using the stop watch), L-TM (local time) and ALM (setting the alarm). With the stem in, give the stem a little twist in either direction. Turning the stem to the right means giving it a half turn or so in a clockwise direction. Stem Out: The stem pulled out all the way into this third position. Stem Mid: The stem in its middle position Stem In: The stem in its normal position, full pressed into the watch It has four labels that repeat around the circle: TME (time), CHR (stop watch), L-TM (local time) and ALM (alarm) Underneath it says "Perpetual calendar"ĭial C: The bottom middle small dial. Underneath it says "Chronograph" and "Alarm"ĭial B: The upper right small dial numbered 0-8. Main Face: The place where the main minute, hour and second hands are.ĭial A: The upper left small dial numbered up to 24. Here is how these instructions will refer to the various elements of the watch: Its functionality includes an alarm clock, a chronograph (i.e., stop watch) and a perpetual calendar. This particular model has three small dials in addition to the main face, two buttons and a stem. Here are instructions for one particular model - BL5XXX - that probably hold for similar Eco-Drive watches. The English-language instructions for setting Eco-Drive watches are close to incomprehensible. This will have to be changed to some kind of "feature list" for this thing.
