Precautionary Items And Usage Limitations - Citizen 8203 User Manual

6. Precautionary Items and Usage Limitations

WARNING
Water Resistance
• Non-water resistant watches cannot be used underwater or in environments in contact with water.
• Water-resistance for daily use (to 3 atmospheres) means that the watch may be worn while washing your face or in the
rain, but is not to be immersed in water.
• Upgraded water-resistance for daily use (to 5 atmospheres) means that the watch may be worn while swimming, but
is not to worn while skin diving.
• Upgraded water-resistance for daily use (to 10/20 atmospheres) means that the watch may be worn while skin diving,
but not while scuba or saturated diving using helium gas.
Name
Non-water-resistant watch
Everyday-use water-resistant watch
Upgraded everyday-use
WATER RESIST(ANT) 5 bar
water-resistant watch
Upgraded everyday-use
water-resistant watch
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Indication
Specification
Watch dial and
Case back
Non-water-resistant
Water-resistant to
WATER RESIST(ANT)
3 atmospheres
Water-resistant to
5 atmospheres
WATER RESIST(ANT) Water-resistant to
10/20 bar 10 or 20 atmospheres
• Refer to the watch dial and the case back for the indication of the water resistance of your watch.
The following chart provides examples of use for reference to ensure that your watch is used properly.
(The unit "1bar" is roughly equal to 1 atmosphere.)
• WATER RESIST(ANT) ××bar may also be indicated as W.R.××bar.
Water-related use
Minor exposure Moderate exposure to
to water(washing water (washing, kitchen
face, rain, etc.) work, swimming, etc.)
NO NO
OK NO
OK OK
OK OK
Skin diving, marine Scuba diving using crown when the
sports an air tank
NO NO
NO NO
NO NO
OK NO
Pulling out the
watch is wet
NO
NO
NO
NO
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