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[Year indication]
The year hand indicates the years that are arranged in a
straight line as shown below.
In the widely used Gregorian calendar, a leap year is
roughly defined as a year that is divisible by four.
However, years divisible by four are not regarded as a
leap year and counted as a common year if its quotient
obtained by dividing by 100 is not divisible by four (e.g.,
years 1900 and 2100).
During the period of 1901 to 2099, a leap year occurs at
4-year intervals according to this regularity, and the same
calendared information is repeated on a 28-year cycle.
The year indication scale for this watch is also repeated
on a 28-year cycle. Therefore, the same calendar applies
to all the aligned years that the year hand points to.
(Example: The same calendar applies to the years 1916,
1944, 1972, 2000, 2028, 2056, and 2084.)
2084
2056
2028
2000
1972
1944
1916
4.
Before Using the Watch -Reference position verification-
Before the use of the watch, you should perform the following procedure to verify that
the reference position is properly set for each hand of the watch.
If the reference positions are not correctly set, the calendar feature does not properly
work.
Year 2000
Sunday
December
31st day
[Verifying the reference position]
(1) With the crown placed in the normal position,
hold down button (C) for about 2 seconds. The
year, month, date, and day-of-the-week hands
then quickly move to their reference positions.
(2) Verify that the hands are placed in the
reference positions (Sunday, December 31,
2000).
(3) Return to the present calendar display mode
by pressing button (C) or allowing the
reference position verification state to prevail
for about 30 seconds.
* If the hands are not placed in the reference
positions, correct their reference positions as
directed in Section 9, Adjusting the Reference
Positions.
(C)
