Timex Intelligent Quartz All Models User Manual

W273 NA 355-095016
Perpetual Calendar • Fly-back Chronograph  
• Fly-back Chrono Compass • Linear Chronograph • World Time   
• Compass • Tide Temp and Compass • Altimeter • Depth  • Yacht Racer • Yacht Racer Pro • Chrono Timer • 3GMT   
Calendrier Perpétuel • Chronographe avec Fly-back   
• Boussole Chrono avec Fly-back • Chronographe Linéaire   
• Heure Mondiale • Boussole • Marée Température et Boussole   
• Altimètre • Profondeur • Yacht Racer • Yacht Racer Pro   
• Minuterie Chrono • 3 GMT...

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TIMEX® WATCHESCongratulations on purchasing your TIMEX® INTELLIGENT 
QUARTZ™ watch. Please read these instructions carefully 
to understand how to operate your Timex watch.
Your watch may not have all of the features described in 
this booklet.
For more information, and to register your product please visit:www.timex.com 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS 
How to Start Your Watch ...................................................5
Water and Shock Resistance ............................................. 6
Indiglo
® Night-Light ............................................................ 8
Date and Time Setting ........................................................ 9
Perpetual Calendar .......................................................... 11
Fly-Back Chronograph ...................................................... 14
Fly-back...

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HOW TO START YOUR WATCH(Does not apply to Perpetual Calendar models.) To start 
your watch remove the plastic guard from under the 
crown, then press the crown in against the case. 
Some watches require the setting crown to be screwed 
in. If your watch case has a protrusion with screw 
threads, the crown must be screwed in after setting the 
watch.
To screw in, push the crown firmly against the threaded 
protrusion and hold in while turning the crown clockwise. 
Continue to screw in the crown until...

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WARNING: TO MAINTAIN WATER-RESISTANCE, DO 
NOT PRESS ANY BUTTONS UNDER WATER UNLESS 
YOUR WATCH IS INDICATED AS 200 METER WATER-
RESISTANT. NEVER PULL OUT THE CROWN WHILE 
UNDER WATER.
1. Watch is water-resistant only as long as crystal, crown 
and case remain intact.
2.  Watch is not a certified Diver’s watch.
3.  Rinse watch with fresh water after exposure to salt 
water.
4.  Shock-resistance will be indicated on the watch face 
or caseback. Watches are designed to pass ISO test for...

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DATE AND TIME SETTINGNOTE: The watch crown has three positions: closed, 
middle and outer. To familiarize yourself with the 
difference between the various positions extend the 
crown to its outer position and then push the crown very 
lightly until you feel it click into the middle position.
To set the date and time:
Time 
Pull the crown to its outer position and turn it until the 
correct time is shown. Ensure AM/PM setting is correct by 
verifying that the date changes at midnight, not noon.
Date...

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date during this timeframe. Doing so could damage the 
watch movement.
Push crown to closed position after setting date/time. The 
second hand will begin moving.
NOTE: For months with fewer than 31 days, the date will 
need to be adjusted.PERPETUAL CALENDAROVERVIEW
A
B
12
3
1 2
3
HOUR HAND
DAY HAND
DATE HAND
SECOND HAND
MINUTE HAND
CROWN
MONTH HAND
BUTTON A 
(RECESSED)
BUTTON B 
(RECESSED)
CLOSED 
POSITION  MIDDLE 
POSITION  OUTER 
POSITION      

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LEAP YEAR OFFSET
To maintain the correct date, the watch includes a setting 
for the current leap year offset. This setting is made at the 
Timex factory or after battery replacement and cannot be 
changed, only viewed.
To view the offset, pull the crown to its middle position. 
The date hand shows the offset: 1 = 1 year after leap 
year; 2 = 2 years after leap year; 3 = 3 years after leap 
year; 4 = leap year. Push the crown in when done and 
the hands resume their normal display of day, month,...

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4TH CENTER HAND ADJUSTMENT
To readjust a misaligned 4th center hand:
1. Pull the crown to its outer position. The upper and 
lower hands reset to the ends of their sweeps 
automatically.
2.  4th center hand should point to 12 o’clock. If within 
5 seconds of pulling the crown to its outer position the 
4th center hand does not point to 12 o’clock, press 
Button A or B to move the hand counterclockwise or 
clockwise until it points to 12 o’clock.
3.  Push crown to closed position when...