What do the three dials on a fossil chronograph watch mean and how to set them? One at 12 o'clock (6,12,18,24)and 1 at 9 o'clock (10,20,30) and one at 6 o'clock (15,30,45,60)....?

The three small dials on this watch are all part of a "stopwatch" system. The small dial at the 12 o'clock is for tenths of a second( each half circle completed is one second or 1 whole rotation equals 2 seconds.) the small dial at the 6 o'clock counts a full 60 seconds for each revolution, and the dial at the 9 o'clock counts minutes(one full circle equaling an hour.) when the stop watch is started the 12 o'clock and 6 o'clock dials will start at the same time. you will notice that every half turn on the top dial equals one "tick" on the bottom dial. After the first minute of timing the top dial will stop ticking as it is for more precise timing of things that take less than 1 minute. each full rotation of the bottom dial will then equate to one "tick" of the 9 o'clock dial. hence the three dials counting tenths of a second, seconds and minutes. the setting of these dials is fairly easy once you understand the purpose. on the side of the watch there are two buttons(one top and one bottom) with a setting wheel in the center. When in use the top button starts and stops the stopwatch and the bottom button resets the counters. To set the watch simply pull the center wheel away from the watch all the way(2 clicks) set your minute hand and hour hand and then tap the bottom button repeatedly until the small dials all line up straight up. once that is done push the center wheel button halfway into the watch or one click to set the date. then simply push the wheel the rest of the way in and voila!!! hope this answers some questions

Your watch is Chronograph watch and the big centre seconds hand is for chronograph function only - not day to day seconds counting. Check the small dials and you will see that the small seconds hand is already counting seconds- this small one is seconds counter. To engage chrono hand push the upper push button once. To stop it - push the same button again. to return to zero- push lower button. For users manual use this link: http://www.fossil.com/en_US/shop/customer_care/static/fossil-Instructions.html Rate me, please.

If you go to the Fossil web site http://www.fossil.com/en_US/shop/customer_care/static/fossil-Instructions.html
You will find a list of diagrams and associated instructions. (As you run the the curser over each model the picture changes to show the layout of the wach the instructions are for).

I could not find the model you mentioned but there must be one of these that is close to yours.

Go to Fossil.com, choose your area and then go to the bottom of the page.

There you will see "customer care", click on this and on the next page you will see a menu on the left.

Choose instructions and you will then see a list of sketches with watch types (generic)
It may take some searching but you should find what you need here!

You can get instructions for your watch from the Fossil web site.

Go to "fossil.com", go to the bottom of the page and you will see a menu, click on "customer care", and then look under "Product Info" on the left and you will see "watch instructions"

Click on this and a list of diagrams and watch descriptions will appear,Download the file that is suitable for your watch.

This is an Architect Chronograph. To start the chronograph press the top start button. To stop it press it again. To reset it press the reset or bottom button. The sub dials are minutes, hours, and seconds.

1. Pull out the time set mode button.
2. Press the upper right button repeatedly until the sweep hand makes it back to 00/60.
3. Press the time set button back into normal position.