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I have a seiko chronograph sports 150 watch; had the battery changed a few day ago and just noticed that the second hand & stopwatch hands are not 'centered'. is ther a way to reset this ? cheers

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As jimmyguru said.
1. Pull the crown to the second position (all the way out)
2. Push and hold the reset button and allow the chronograph hand to rotate near the 12 o'clock position.
3. Release the reset button.
4. Repeatedly push and release the reset button to find tune the hand position until it is right at 12 o'clock.
5. Push the crown back in.

  • raybeamer Oct 01, 2010

    I had to repeatedly short the contact and the battery inside the watch first to get the top hand, 1/10, to zero, then follow the above instructions.

  • awtjr1943 Jun 28, 2011

    On some models pull the stem only out to the first position.

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TRY TO DOWNLOAD THE MANUAL FROM A SUPPORT SEIKO SITE.YOUR CALIBER IS 7T62.YOU MUST PULL OUT THE CROWN TO THE SECOND POSITION AND RESET THE CHRONO WITH THE TWO BUTTONS.

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Pull the stem all the way out (two clicks). Press the upper button to change the zero-position of the stopwatch's second hand; press the lower button to change the zero-position of the minute hand. Reset the time by turning the stem. Push the stem back in. I hope this is clear!

(I couldn't figure this out until I read the replies by jimmyguru and aa member. Thank you both. I am adding the info info that each button sets a different hand of the stopwatch. Hold button in, to move the hand quickly; push it in briefly, to move the hand slowly.)

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