Since clock and calendar are the unit of life, many people have to depend on clocks and dates. As technology occupies a huge place in our daily lives, a wide variety of options, from smart watch models produced with new technology to high-end luxury branded watch models, have become the focus of attention of watch lovers.
Although it is quite easy for watch lovers who have adopted the watch culture to choose the watch that suits their needs, as there are many watch models, choosing the right watch is not always that easy. When the watch is not compatible with personal tastes, it becomes difficult to use and not comfortable. In a watch, there are many different functional parts in the case section where the mechanism is located, and we need to know our watch well in order to know how to use them all properly. Manual mechanisms such as calendars are particularly sensitive.
Since clocks have a big place in people's lives, they should be adjusted to show the correct time. Since each watch's mechanism is different, it may require different winding settings. For example, battery-operated watches with quartz mechanisms do not need to be wound until the battery runs out, but hand-wound watches must be wound manually every certain hours. By installing such models manually, you energize the power supply. But you need to be very careful and sensitive when doing this. Because using too much force when winding manually may cause the mainspring to break and the watch gear to be damaged and damaged.
When setting watch models with automatic movements, you must first turn the button a few times and start the watch when it stops. Clocks in this model are designed so that you can wind them as many times as you want, so there is no chance of damage to the spring. In automatic watches, when the mainspring is full, it continues to spin on its own. In this way, they have the potential to tour an infinite number of times and provide comfortable use.
How to Set a Digital Watch?
After technology took its place in our lives, there has been a rise in digital products. These products also include digital Watches. Adjusting digital Watches has also created a question mark.
In digital watch models, the face of the watch consists of a full LED screen or a semi-LED screen. The time can be read on the LED screen in optionally set twelve and twenty-four time zones. Watches with digital displays have options such as touch screens and buttons. In watches with touch screens, all settings are made by touching the screen, holding the screen or using various methods. In digital watches with buttons, settings such as time, date and synchronization are made by pressing the buttons. Although such settings vary depending on the basic features of the watch, they can generally be made easily.
There are also smart phone compatible watch models. In such watch models, if they are included, you can control many different features such as heart rate, sleep measurement, step counting, etc. via synchronization. To do this, if the smart watch has a Bluetooth or other connection feature, it must be turned on and paired with the smartphone used. Devices compatible with the paired smartphone will automatically sync. After syncing, you can perform most of the functions usually found on the phone just using the smartwatch. You can manage calls and messages or access various multimedia applications.
You need to use screen or button combinations to activate all these functions included in the watch. Since there are many different brands and models of digital watches on the market, not all of them have a standard setting method.
How to Set an Analog Watch?
In analog watches, adjustment is usually made using the crown. This is an easy process, anyone who uses a watch can easily handle this process. However, setting the date is a job that requires precision and the crown button used to set the date should be used carefully. Calendar setting on Watches is a very sensitive setting. When setting the calendar, especially in analog Watch models, it is necessary to be gentle with the crown. Since analog Watch mechanisms consist of several installed movement systems, it is very important to make adjustments without disturbing the movements of the gears in the mechanism.
When the seconds display passes 12 o'clock, the date is adjusted by pulling the crown. The hour and seconds hands rotate until they reach the date you want displayed on the watch. After setting the time in this way, the settings should be completed by returning the crown to the position where it always stops. Some analog models have a date mechanism that should change when 12 time zones expire. The advantage of this setting is that it is possible to set the date by turning the crown as many times as you want. However, in manual winding watch models, you need to be very gentle with the turning ring in order not to break the mainspring.
How to Adjust an Automatic Watch?
Automatic Watch models There are steps to follow when setting it up. First of all, the winding ring must be turned over and over to give power to the spring. After this step, when the mainspring, which has the ability to rotate on its own, fills its energy, automatic watches can be adjusted by pulling the crown out. Models that adjust the date by rotating the dial may not have a day and night indicator. However, in some automatic Watch models, adjustments are made using the buttons used to operate the date display.
However, in some automatic Watch models, the time and date setting process may be automatically reflected on the watch screen after setting the world time. This situation is especially common in digital automatic watch models.
Since the date and time settings in automatic Watch models vary from brand to brand and model to model and are handled by very delicate mechanisms, it is recommended that they be made by an expert or research is done before adjusting the Watch and then the adjustment is made.
How to Set a Smart Watch?
Nowadays, with the development of technology, it has become popular and used by almost everyone. smart watch models There is actually no specific answer to the question of how to set it up. Setting up smartwatches produced in various brands and models depends on which operating system the watch works on.
Touch screen watches are designed to make customers' lives easier and help them with daily tasks. Since it is a member of the wearable technology class, which is generally designed to enable the user to do everything he can do from his phone, from the watch, it allows you to set the time and other settings by touching the completely digital screen, without any buttons or manual crown.
The touch functional area on the screens of smart watches, usually located at the bottom of the screen, helps you perform various operations on the watch. However, usually when you turn the watch screen on, the time and date setting options will appear on the screen by pressing and holding the screen for a few seconds. After the desired date information, you set the time information that needs to be adjusted and press the confirmation button on the screen, and your watch is set.
Smart Watch models, which are one of the most popular and popular products of modern times, all their settings change depending on which brand and model you purchase. Therefore, there may be situations where you will need to pair it with your phone when it comes to setting a digital Watch. After you turn on your phone's Bluetooth features and synchronize it with the watch, the information of your smart watch will appear on your phone screen, and a button may also appear to activate the smart watch. When you press the activate button, the two devices are paired and the smart watch starts to alert you to notifications coming from the phone. Automatic Watch setting with many different features such as heart rate, sleep measurement, step counting can be easily done using your phone.
How to Set the Date on Watches?
Date setting on Watches can be adjusted using a variety of methods, depending on whether the watch model is digital or analog. In analog model Watches, it is usually adjusted by turning the adjusting handle. However, setting the date is a job that requires a lot of precision and the setting lever must be used with precision. Since the mechanisms in the analog Watch consist of many large and small gear systems, making adjustments without disrupting the working system of the gears in the watch machine is a task that requires knowledge and is important to prevent damage to the watch.
Date setting is done by moving the crown to the pull position when the second hand is above twelve. The hour and minute hands are then turned clockwise until the day hand reaches the day you want. In this way, the time is also adjusted and the adjustment is completed by returning the crown knob to its previous position. In some analog models, the date is automatically set to change when the twelve-hour period is completed. Using this setting, it is possible to set the date of the watch by turning the winding ring as many times as necessary. However, in hand-wound watch models, you need to be sensitive to the risk of the mainspring breaking and we should avoid turning it harshly.
On digital watches, this setting is made by touching the place where the date is written on the screen or by using various button combinations. After selecting the date, the digital Watch can be set by selecting the desired date from the options on the screen. In push-button digital watch models, the settings tab can be accessed and settings can be made by using the right and left buttons. Again, adjustments can be made by pressing the buttons quickly and selecting the desired date.
Hybrid watch models, which are among the designs that luxury brands have loved in recent years, have usage functions on different principles. These hybrid models, which generally have both analog and digital displays, are designed with buttons that provide ease of use. In these models, it is very easy to make adjustments using the button belonging to the date and calendar display.
How to Adjust the Indicators Inside a Watch?
The indicators inside the Watch vary depending on various watch models. The symbols on the dial of the watches will allow you to benefit from all the features of the watch in the most efficient way. The gradual development of watch technology manifests itself in exclusive models. Indicators consist of panels on small screens in digital watches, while in analog watches they attract attention with one or more dials with hands.
The first and perhaps the most popular of these displays is chronographs. The chronograph, found in many analog watches, was developed for use in various races today. A watch with a chronograph feature has more than one sub-dial. Chronograph indicators also have hands on them like a clock. When a contestant completes the challenge, they can record the current time with this feature by pressing the crown. Chronographs function as a kind of Chronograph and can be adjusted using buttons on the watch or chronograph-specific pull handles.
Alarms are perhaps one of the most functional indicators in a Watch. In digital watches, it is shown with the symbol “AL” or “alarm clock”. If you set an alarm at a time you want, your Watch will notify you of the alarm by giving an audible warning. While adjustments are made via the crown on analog watches, alarms are set via buttons on digital watches. Alarms are designed to remind you of your daily schedule and help you organize your plans.
The tachymeter on the screens of some analog watch models is usually seen in the upper right part of the dial. This indicator contains numbers written counterclockwise. Additionally, each number gradually increases from left to right. This feature, available in some watches, helps calculate speed and distance within a certain period of time. In other words, this feature directly shows you the equivalent of a certain mathematical calculation. This helps you save time during calculations. This feature can be reset and made ready for use again with the buttons on the right and left side of the watch.
