My Elgin Steel PQS Chrongraph is not working. The minute hand stays in place and occasionally moves only to stop a half hour later. The second hand is functioning. I can not advance the minute hand with the function buttons. I should mention that I did drop the watch on a tile floor.

Set time on ELGIN PQS chrongraph thank you

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Feb 10, 2010 - Rotate the stem clockwise to move the hands to the correct hour and minute. Depress the stem and wind the crown to keep the watch running. Read ...

https://www.google.com/search?q=ELGIN+FQ022+STEEL+PQS+CHRONOGRAPH+MEN%27S+WATCH+manual

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• Setting an Elgin stem-set pocket watch. Pull the stem out of the crown at the 12 o'clock position of an Elgin stem-set pocket watch. Rotate the stem clockwise to move the hands to the correct hour and minute. Depress the stem and wind the crown to keep the watch running.

So answering this many years after you posted. But I just found my sane watch in a drawer and decided to tinker with it. The watch is only part automatic. That works the second hand. The hour and minute hand runs on a battery. It's inside and under the auto part. One screw and you work see it. Easy fix.

Here's the manual. Unlike stated above, fluorescent works just fine. https://watchguy.co.uk/technical/Citizen/E030%20Recharge%20Guide.pdf

https://oureverydaylife.com/how-to-set-an-elgin-watch-12298144.html

Movado watches require repairs done by an authorized Movado dealer. Call your locally-owned high-end jeweler and they can send it off for you... or Google "Movado repair" for an online resource.
It's not cheap (just like the Movado watch!), so I guess you need to decide how important it is to you to have the second hand movement.

This is a solar powered watch. I have placed mine under an incandescent light over night and it has started working again. Fluorescent light will not work. It needs to be out in the light whenever possible.

go to Buliva web site and look for the chorograph 561/598
FEATURES
1. Hours, minutes, seconds and date display.
2. 60 minute Chronograph (CHRONO) with minutes and
seconds display.
3. 24 hour hand, permanently synchronized with the normal
12 hour hand.
A. SETTING THE TIME
1. Pull the crown out to position “3” (See diagram). If the crown has
a “screw-down” lock, then unscrew the crown lock first by turning
the crown toward you, then pull it to position “3”. Do not forget to
screw the crown back “IN” after all setting is completed.
2. Turn the crown towards you (hands moves clockwise) until the
date changes at approximately midnight.
3. Continue turning the hour and minute hands to the correct time.
If it is afternoon you must go past 12 o’clock again (noon) to set
the correct time.
4. When the correct time is set,push crown back to position “1”.
B. SETTING THE DATE
1. Pull crown to position “2”(See proceeding diagram).The watch
will continue to run.
2. Turn the crown away from you until the correct date appears.
3. Once the date is set, push the crown back to position “1”.
Note: Do NOT set the date between the hours of 8:00 PM and
3:00 AM.This would not damage the watch,but the date may need
to be reset later.
C. CHRONOGRAPH (CHRONO) ADJUSTMENT
If the chrongraph second hand is not positioned at the proper
starting position (12 o’clock or “zero” position), use the below
procedure.It does not need to be repeated unless the watch
receives an impact sufficient to move the hand out of position, or
the Battery has been changed.
1. Pull crown out to position “3”.
2. Push button “A” to move the Chrono Second hand (long hand) to
the “0” or 12 o’clock position. Each button push will move the
hand one step – BUT holding the button down will advance the
hand rapidly.
3. Push crown back to position “1”.
D. USING THE CHRONOGRAPH (CHRONO)
Note: The maximum chrono reading is 60 minutes, However the
chrono will continue running once 60 minutes has passed. The
resulting one hour periods may be added together mentally to keep
track of longer periods.
For example – If you know that approximately one hour has
passed since you started the chronograph, and the chrono reads
25 minutes, then you know that the chrono has been running 60
minutes plus 25 minutes, which is one hour and 25 minutes.
1. Push Button “A” to start the chronograph. Push button “A” again
to stop the chronograph.
2. Push button “B” to return the two chronograph hands to the
“Zero” or starting point.
3. The Chronograph can be stopped and started again
(Button “A”), repeatedly, to “ADD” times together.
BOOK NO. 561/598 Chrono FS00/01/10
BOOK NO. 561/598 Chrono FS00/01/10
Watch Setting Guide
4/2007

I did find two authorized dealers:
www.kenmarwatches.com
www.princetownwatches.com
Contact both and request users manual fur your specific model. They must be able to help.

It;s probably a difective movement mechinism.
Ed
NC Electronic
Mills, Wyoming