How to reset your Swatch Chronograph’s misaligned hands
Dec 24th, 2007 by mark
Stocks
I’ve posted a while ago about my experience with my Swatch Irony’s chronograph hands being misaligned. Just recently, a reader emailed me that he too was facing such a problem and battery changes don’t help. This leads me to believe that there could be more people out there who face this problem, getting frustrated, then chuck that Swatch watch away and get a new watch.
Now if you love your Swatch watch as much as I do, fret no more. This is what I discovered on how to reset the hands of the chronometer.
To reset the Microseconds hand (this is the small top right circle on the watch face):
1) Pull the center knob, half click (as how you would to change the date)
2) Next press the top push button to adjust the hand
To reset the Seconds hand (this is the long thin hand):
1) Pull the center knob, half click (as how you would to change the date)
2) Next press the bottom push button to adjust the hand
To reset the Hours hand (this is the small top right circle on the watch face):
1) Pull the center knob, full click (as how you would to change the time)
2) Next press the top push button to adjust the hand.
Once all hands are reset, push the center knob back in fully and test the watch.
Hope the above helps!
Mark - Thanks for passing on the Swatch Chrono knowledge - much appreciated!
Rob
Hi Rob,
Glad to be of help!
Mark
Hi Mark,
This was very useful. I just (today! 2 hours ago!) got the strap on my beloved 10 year old swatch replaced (I’m 25 so imagine how dear the watch is to me) and was wondering if to spend more on getting the hands aligned… Saved me a pretty penny and I’m still wearing it.
Hi Vardhan,
Glad to have helped you save those pennies!
Mark
Hi Mark,
Thank you very much for your help. Everything went wrong after I changed the battery.
Much appreciated
Dimitri
I also thank you for this post, it helped me
Thank u Thank u thank u!!
I cudnt get the microseconds one to work somehow.. but was able to reset the other 2. Cheers!
hi ! i have this irony swatch watch but i need to re-set the seconds circle at the bottom !! anyone knows how to pls ? and the 1/10 seconds hand always at 10 ?
Hi Ankur, you should bring your watch to a Swatch shop to have it looked at. It might really be faulty
Hi Sinister, the seconds circle at the bottom is supposed to be continually ticking. That circle counts the seconds for normal watch function. The big seconds needle is for stop watch function. The 1/10 seconds hand should be pointing at 0
Hi Ankur, thanks for the post, it really helped me.
Hi buddy!!!
Thanx a lot !!! Got everything sorted now …… cheers for that. If u ever find yourself in Wales, I owe you a beer !!!!
Thanks for that. I’m sure i will need to do it again in the future and i will not remember how. VERY much appreciated
thanks very very much for this post (:
PS. (The technique differs a little bit from a watch to another but the concept is the same)
Great help. It worked. Thanks
Great, thanks for that! Works a treat.