Seiko 6R27 Manual - Page 12

English ACCURACY OF MECHANICAL WATCHES ● The accuracy of mechanical watches is indicated by the daily rates of one week or so. ● The accuracy of mechanical watches may not fall within the specified range of time accuracy because of loss/gain changes due to the conditions of use, such as the length of time during which the watch is worn on the wrist, arm movement, and whether the mainspring is wound up fully or not, etc. ● The key components in mechanical watches are made of metals, which expand or contract depending on temperatures due to metal properties. This exerts an effect on the accuracy of the watches. Mechanical watches tend to lose time at high temperatures while they tend to gain time at low temperatures. ● In order to improve accuracy, it is important to regularly supply energy to the balance that controls the speed of the gears. The driving force of the mainspring that powers mechanical watches varies between when fully wound and immediately before it is unwound. As the mainspring unwinds, the force weakens. Relatively steady accuracy can be obtained by wearing the watch on the wrist frequently for the self-winding type and winding up the mainspring fully everyday at a fixed time to move it regularly for the wind-up mechanical type. ● When affected by a strong magnetism from outside, the mechanical watch may loss /gain time temporarily. The parts of the watch may become magnetized depending on the extent of the effect. In such a case, consult the retailer from whom the watch was purchased since the watch requires repair including demagnetizing. 22 English SPECIFICATIONS 1 Features Cal. 6R20, 6R21, 6R24 6 hands, time display (Hour, minute and second hands), day and date display, power reserve indicator Cal. 6R27 5 hands, time display (Hour, minute and second hands), date display, power reserve indicator 2 Vibrations per hour 28,800 3 Loss/gain (daily rate 25 - 15 seconds at normal temperature range (between 5°C and 35°C) 4 Continuous operating time More than approx. 45 hours 5 Driving system Automatic winding type with manual winding mechanism 6 Jewels Cal. 6R20, 6R21, 6R27 29 jewels Cal. 6R24 31 jewels * The accuracy above is factory adjusted. ** Due to the characteristics of mechanical watches, any actual daily rate may not fall within the range of time accuracy specified above dependent on the conditions of use, such as the length of time during which the watch is worn on the wrist, temperature, arm movement, and whether the mainspring is wound up fully or not, etc. 23