The dials on my chronograph wristwatch do not move
I recently just got a D & G sandpiper chronograph wristwatch as a christmas present.
the watch has the hour,minute and seconds dials.
it also has 2 push buttons and 3 other small faces(don't know what exactly to call them)each having a single dial.
the first push button (A)sets the dial in one of the faces moving,it also stops it.
the other push button (B)also does the same thing to the same dial,once or twice it set the dial on another face in motion but since then the dial's on the 2 other faces don't move on pressing any of the push buttons
i like to know the cause of this and any possible way of fixing this.
thanks.
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This watch appears to be a battery operated model from the details I can find. Self Winding watches tend to be a LOT more expensive and usually a Big brand name! Assuming the Chronograph is designed to work the two buttons are usually 'Start/Stop', (top button) and 'Reset', (bottom button). Try this.
-Press the top button once. The smaller dials should start moving.
-Press the top button again. The smaller dials should stop moving.
-Press the bottom button once. The dials should reset to zero.
There is another function of the Reset button. You can 'Freeze' the chronograph display for things like lap times.
-Start the chronograph, (Top button once).
-Press the Reset button once, (Bottom button). The dials should stop. The chronograph is still running you have simply paused the display.
-Press the Reset button again. The dials should 'Jump' to the current position the timer is at.
-Press the Top button once to stop the chronograph.
*Note* Some of the cheaper watches simply have the dials and buttons for the look of it and don't actually work.
The seconds hand is purely a 60 second timer mate! It's the small crono dial at the top which is actually the real seconds hand! To get it going you need to unscrew your top adjusting wheel and push it once.....and it will start and the watch will hold time fine! To stop the large seconds timer hand undo the bottom adjusting wheel and push it! Boom job done! It caught me out aswell until a watch maker told me Rolex works the same and what you think is your seconds hand is just a timer the other hands won't follow hope this helps chaps
It sounds to me as it is a quartz chronograph and it is right that the centre seconds hand moves only if the pushbutton is pressed. If you look close enough, you will notice that the small subdial finger is ticking and counting seconds. It is recommended to replace battery, as sometimes watches been laying in stores for a few years before selling and the battery is flat or underpowered.
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Try this method. Set the date until it reads a couple of days in the past and then set the correct time. Of course do not touch your date or time settings between the hours of 9PM-1AM. Wait until the next day, then move the hour hand forward until you reach the current date with the correct time.
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