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Setting month, date, and day of the week on non-digital watch

I bought this watch at a discount shop and it didn't have a manual.  It has three additional dials; one to represent day of the week, one for the month, and one for the date.  I cannot figure out how to set these three dials individually.
It is an Element of New York watch. (non-digital)

  • caninkor Dec 21, 2008

    Alas, I had already tried that .... to no avail.  Any other ideas, anyone?

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If the watch only has the crown stem (used to set the time on most watches) on the side of the watch, then that is what will set the chronographs. You should have 1 chronograph that has the day of the week, 1 that has the actual number day of the month, and 1 that represents 24 hours (this one helps you know when the date will change over and when the time is am or pm). It should have three places in the crown stem in which it will "catch" when you pull it out. The first and second catch will set the day and date of the month and the third will set the time, which will also turn the 24 hour chrono hand to show you if you are setting am or pm. If you have a crown stem and two push buttons on the side of your watch, then you usually have a truly functioning chronograph feature, but your watch wouldn't since the chronos have the date function instead.

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Try pulling the stem out. Turn the stem in the counter clock wise direction and see if that changes the date/day

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