List Of Major Time Zones Around The World; Daily Care; Performance And Type - Seiko 3B51 Instructions Manual

LIST OF MAJOR TIME ZONES AROUND THE WORLD
Refer to the table below to set the time zone area in the Time Zone Adjustment mode.
Second hand Names of representative Ti m e di f ference wi t h
positions cities (Time Zone) Japan Standard Ti m e
51-second position London/UTC ★ − 9 hours
52-second position Paris/Berlin ★ − 8 hours
53-second position Cairo ★ − 7 hours
54-second position Jeddah − 6 hours
55-second position Dubai − 5 hours
56-second position Karachi − 4 hours
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57-second position Dhaka − 3 hours
58-second position Bangkok − 2 hours
59-second position Hong Kong − 1 hours
0-second position Tokyo (Japan) ± 0 hour
1-second position Sydney ★ +1 hours
2-second position Nouméa +2 hours
3-second position Wellington ★ +3 hours
4-second position (DST Wellington) +4 hours
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Daily care
● The watch requires good daily care
・Do not wash the watch when its crown is at the extended position.
・Wipe away moisture, sweat or dirt with a soft cloth
・ T o clean the clearances (around the metallic band, crown or case back),
a soft toothbrush is convenient.
・ A fter soaking the watch in seawater, be sure to wash the watch in clean
pure water and wipe it dry carefully.
※ I f your watch is rated as non-water resistant or water resistant for
daily use, do not wash the watch.
Performance and type → page 109.
Water resistance → page 110.
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● Turn the crown from time to time
・In order to prevent corrosion of the crown, turn the crown from time to time.
・ T he same practice should be applied to a screw lock type crown.
(No need to pull out the screw lock type crown.)
Crown → page 87
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Second hand Names of representative Ti m e di f ference wi t h
positions cities (Time Zone) Japan Standard Ti m e
40-second position Midway Islands − 20 hours
41-second position Honolulu − 19 hours
42-second position Anchorage ★ − 18 hours
43-second position Los Angels ★ − 17 hours
44-second position Denver ★ − 16 hours
45-second position Chicago ★ − 15 hours
46-second position New York ★ − 14 hours
47-second position Santiago ★ − 13 hours
48-second position Rio de Janeiro ★ − 12 hours
49-second position (DST Rio de Janeiro) − 11 hours
50-second position Azores ★ − 10 hours
Daylight Saving Time (Summer Time) is in eff ect in time
zones indicated with a ★ mark.(As of January 2010)
※ I f the time zone is set to a region other than Tokyo
(Japan), the signal reception function will not work.
There are time diff erences around the world based on "Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)."
There are 24 regions (Time Zones) around the world with a time diff erence of one hour.
This system has been adopted internationally by setting the total time diff erence around
the world as 24 hours.
In addition, Daylight Saving Time (Summer Time) is individually adopted in some regions.
[What is UTC (Coordinated Universal Time)?]
U TC is the universal standard time coordinated through international agreement.
It is used as the official time around the world. UTC is determined by adding
a leap second to GMT (Greenwich Mean Time), which is determined through
astronomical measurement, in order to keep the precise time.
[What is summer time (DST)?]
S ummer time is daylight saving time. Advancing the watch one hour to prolong
daytime during longer daylight hours in summer. Daylight saving time has been
adopted in about 80 countries, mainly in Europe and North America. The adoption and
duration of daylight saving time vary depending on the country.
※ Time diff erences between regions and daylight saving time may change due to circumstances of a country or region.
※ A time diff erence established in 15 minute or 30 minute units is adopted in very limited regions (ex. India).
Performance and type
The case back shows the caliber and performance of your watch
※ The figure above is one example. Performance of your watch is different from above sample.
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Water resistant
performance
Refer to pages 1 10
Magnetic resistant
performance
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Reter to pages 1 12
Caliber number
The number to identify
the type of your watch
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