When setting the date & month the second hand doesn't stop directly under the month.

TIME AND DATE
1. Press and hold MODE until HOURS digits flash (you'll be in Alarm Mode) Press MODE again to enter TIME mode, SECONDS digits will flash.
2. Press ADJUST to set SECONDS to zero.
3. Press START/STOP to select MINUTES.
4. Press ADJUST to change.
5. Repeat to set HOURS, MONTH, DAYS, and DAY of WEEK. Go through 12 hours to set AM or PM.
6. Press MODE when done.
7. To display DATE from Time display , press START/STOP.
8. With DATE displayed press and hold START/STOP, then press ADJUST to change display between DATE-MONTH and MONTH-DATE.
9. With TIME displayed, press and hold ADJUST, then press MODE to switch between 12-and 24-hour format.

ALARM AND HOURLY CHIME
1. Press and hold MODE until HOURS digits, DAY, and A or P (for AM or PM) flash.
2. Press ADJUST to change HOURS digits. Go through 12 hours for AM or PM.
3. Press START/STOP to select MINUTES.
4. Press ADJUST to change.. Press MODE when done.
5. Press and hold ADJUST, then press START/STOP to turn chime on/off. Press START/STOP again to turn alarm on /off. Release START/STOP when done.

CHRONOGRAPH
1. Chronograph will count up to 24 hours. Lap times are not stored. After 40 minutes chrono display changes from seconds to minutes.
2. With time displayed, press MODE to select Chrono Mode.
3. Press START/STOP to start.
4. Press ADJUST to view lap time. Press again to sesume lap timing.
5. Press START/STOP to stop timing . Press ADJUST to reset chrono to zero.
6. Repeat for successive laps.

To set time and date:
1) With time and date showing,
press SET and hold for 2 seconds.
2) Seconds flash. Press START/STOP to set seconds
to zero.
3) Press MODE
.
Hour flashes.
Press START/STOP
to change hour, including AM (no symbol) and PM.
4) Press MODE
.
Minutes flash.
Press START/STOP to change
minutes; hold button to scan values.
5) Press MODE. Year flashes.
Press START/STOP to change year.
6) Press MODE
.
Month flashes.
Press START/STOP
to change month.
7) Press MODE
.
Date flashes.
Press START/STOP
to change date.
8) Press SET
, at any step, to exit and save settings.
With time and date showing, press SET
to switch between 12- or 24- hour time format.
Date (day of month) appears in upper part of display in Time
mode. Press and hold START/STOP
to see month, date, and year in large digits

Or go to:
http://assets.timex.com/user_guides/Marathon/W292-Marathon-AllLanguages.pdf

How to change date on a watch?
Pull out the crown to the second click, and advance the hour and minute hands until the desired date and day appears. * If your watch has three hands, pull out the crown when the second hand is pointing to 12 o'clock. 5. Adjust the time by turning the crown in the desired direction.

Instructions for Analogue Quartz and Mechanical Watches - Seiko

https://www.seikowatches.com/support/ib/pdf/Analogue_E.pdf Search for: How to change date on a watch?
How to set new date of month on watch Google Search

TIME AND DATE
1. Press and hold MODE until HOURS digits flash (you'll be in Alarm Mode) Press MODE again to enter TIME mode, SECONDS digits will flash.
2. Press ADJUST to set SECONDS to zero.
3. Press START/STOP to select MINUTES.
4. Press ADJUST to change.
5. Repeat to set HOURS, MONTH, DAYS, and DAY of WEEK. Go through 12 hours to set AM or PM.
6. Press MODE when done.
7. To display DATE from Time display , press START/STOP.
8. With DATE displayed press and hold START/STOP, then press ADJUST to change display between DATE-MONTH and MONTH-DATE.
9. With TIME displayed, press and hold ADJUST, then press MODE to switch between 12-and 24-hour format.

ALARM AND HOURLY CHIME
1. Press and hold MODE until HOURS digits, DAY, and A or P (for AM or PM) flash.
2. Press ADJUST to change HOURS digits. Go through 12 hours for AM or PM.
3. Press START/STOP to select MINUTES.
4. Press ADJUST to change.. Press MODE when done.
5. Press and hold ADJUST, then press START/STOP to turn chime on/off. Press START/STOP again to turn alarm on /off. Release START/STOP when done.

CHRONOGRAPH
1. Chronograph will count up to 24 hours. Lap times are not stored. After 40 minutes chrono display changes from seconds to minutes.
2. With time displayed, press MODE to select Chrono Mode.
3. Press START/STOP to start.
4. Press ADJUST to view lap time. Press again to resume lap timing.
5. Press START/STOP to stop timing . Press ADJUST to reset chrono to zero.
6. Repeat for successive laps.


Have fun :)

Time and date setting
are only necessary if automatic setting by radio broadcast is unsuccessful.
To set time, date, and options:
1) With time and day showing, press and hold SET.
2) City code flashes. Press START/STOP to select city that represents your time zone. See table below
for city codes.
3) Press MODE. DST (daylight savings time) setting flashes. Press START/STOP to select AUTO (obey
setting in radio signal), ON, or OFF (disregarding setting in radio signal for ON/OFF).
4) Press MODE. Hour flashes. Press START/STOP to change hour (including AM/PM); hold button to
scan values
5) Press MODE. Minutes flash. Press START/STOP to change minutes
6) Press MODE. Seconds flash. Press START/STOP to set seconds to zero.
7) Press MODE. Year flashes. Press START/STOP to change year.
8) Press MODE. Month flashes. Press START/STOP to change month.
9) Press MODE. Day flashes. Press START/STOP to change day.
10) Press MODE. Date flashes. Press START/STOP to select M-D (month-day) or D-M (day-month) format.
11) Press MODE. Hourly chime setting flashes. Press START/STOP to select ON/OFF. When ON is
selected, watch chimes on every hour.
12) Press MODE. Button beep setting flashes. Press START/STOP to select ON/OFF. When ON is
selected, watch beeps for every button press.
13) Press SET, at any step, when done setting.
Press and hold MODE to switch between 12- and 24-hour time format.
Press SET to view date. Year is at top of display and date is below.
Press RECEIVE to view current city.
Press and hold RECEIVE to begin manual reception of time signal, as described in ATOMIC CLOCK
SYNCHRONIZATION section.

(from the User's manual)

To set the time on your Timex 1440 Watch, please follow these directions:

1. Press and hold MODE (Upper left button)
(HOURS will flash and you'll be in Alarm Mode).

2. Press MODE again to enter TIME mode.
(SECONDS digits will flash.)

3. Press ADJUST (bottom right button) to set SECONDS to zero.

4. Press START/STOP (upper right button) to select MINUTES

5. Press ADJUST to change

6. Repeat to set Hours, Date, Month, and Day of the week.
(Go through 12 hours to set AM or PM)

7. Press MODE when finished

8. To display DATE from TIME display, press START/STOP

9. With DATE displayed, press and hold START/STOP, then press ADJUST to change display between DATE-MONTH

10. With TIME displayed, press and hold ADJUST, then press MODE to switch between 12 and 24 hour format.
I hope you are now able to set the time on your watch! If you appreciate these instructions, please remember to rate this post.

--Sandy

Try this:
To set time and date:
1) With time and date showing, press SET.
2) Seconds ?ash. Press START/STOP to round time to nearest minute,
setting seconds to zero.
3) Press MODE. Hour ?ashes. Press START/STOP to change hour,
including AM (no symbol) and PM.
4) Press MODE. Minutes ?ash. Press START/STOP to change minutes;
hold button to scan values.
5) Press MODE. Month ?ashes. Press START/STOP to change month.
6) Press MODE. Date ?ashes. Press START/STOP to change date.
7) Press MODE. Day ?ashes. Press START/STOP to change day.
8) Press MODE. Time format ?ashes. Press START/STOP to select
12- or 24-hour time format. 12-hour format has AM/PM.
9) Press SET, at any step, to exit and save settings.
Date (day of month) appears in upper part of display in Time mode.
Press and hold START/STOP to see month and date in large digits.

http://assets.timex.com/user_guides/W163_M504/W163_M504_NA_EN.pdf

A. Press and hold MODE until HOURS digits flash (you'll be in Alarm Mode). Press MODE again
to enter TIME mode. SECONDS digits will flash.
B. Press ADJUST to set SECONDS to zero.
C. Press START/STOP to select MINUTES.
D. Press ADJUST to change.
E. Repeat to set HOURS, MONTH, DATE, and DAY of WEEK. Go through 12 hours to set AM
or PM.
F. Press MODE when done.
G. To display DATE from TIME display, press START/STOP.
H. With DATE displayed, press and hold START/STOP, then press ADJUST to change display
between DATE-MONTH and MONTH-DATE.
I. With TIME displayed, press and hold ADJUST, then press MODE to switch between 12- and
24-hour format.

R Huff

press the mode button untill you get to the setting where the seconds are flashing.hit the reset button to menuver through the hours, minutes, days, and months.

These are settings for the Timex SPORTS 1440 Magnetism (5b841 -W163US)
These are for the 4 button SPORTS 1440 (not 6 button) - they will also work for the 1440 SPORTS "Informer" model wrist watch - you will NOT find these instructions on the Timex website - only the 6 button which will not work on these watches is on that site!

TIME AND DATE

1. Press and hold MODE until HOURS digits flash (you'll be in Alarm Mode) Press MODE again to enter TIME mode, SECONDS digits will flash.
2. Press ADJUST to set SECONDS to zero.
3. Press START/STOP to select MINUTES.
4. Press ADJUST to change.
5. Repeat to set HOURS, MONTH, DAYS, and DAY of WEEK. Go through 12 hours to set AM or PM.
6. Press MODE when done.
7. To display DATE from Time display , press START/STOP.
8. With DATE displayed press and hold START/STOP, then press ADJUST to change display between DATE-MONTH and MONTH-DATE.
9. With TIME displayed, press and hold ADJUST, then press MODE to switch between 12-and 24-hour format.

ALARM AND HOURLY CHIME

1. Press and hold MODE until HOURS digits, DAY, and A or P (for AM or PM) flash.
2. Press ADJUST to change HOURS digits. Go through 12 hours for AM or PM.
3. Press START/STOP to select MINUTES.
4. Press ADJUST to change.. Press MODE when done.
5. Press and hold ADJUST, then press START/STOP to turn chime on/off. Press START/STOP again to turn alarm on /off. Release START/STOP when done.

CHRONOGRAPH

1. Chronograph will count up to 24 hours. Lap times are not stored. After 40 minutes chrono display changes from seconds to minutes.
2. With time displayed, press MODE to select Chrono Mode.
3. Press START/STOP to start.
4. Press ADJUST to view lap time. Press again to sesume lap timing.
5. Press START/STOP to stop timing . Press ADJUST to reset chrono to zero.
6. Repeat for successive laps.

Have fun! - Not a bad watch for the money! - - Silver Bullet