How to set unaligned quartz-Chrono-Hands + N.W.A.

1. NWA

2. How to align the hands of a quartz Chrono

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1. NWA

Hello Fellow,

First things first:

I have a new watch. The Zeppelin 8888-2. I've always wanted to have a chronograph with a panda or reverse panda look and it was introduced to me at Watch Time in Düsseldorf. I knew it should have been a quartz, because of the price and service costs.

I really liked it at first sight. I see watches as jewelry and I love it when it flashes and sparkles. The subdials, the rehaut, the polished case and the curved glass… everything shines. I really like the play of colors between the black dial and the silver rehaut and subdials.

I am aware that it is somehow reminiscent of a Navitimer. However,.... Zeppelin does not build “Homage” watches in the sense of Copy Cats. They still have their own designs and design language but you can see their inspirations.

The fact that the glass is mineral glass doesn't bother me. The K1 glass is significantly more scratch-resistant. That's enough for me and will (hopefully) remain scratch-free for many years to come.

The leather strap is, we have to be honest, not that good. It feels soft on the inside, but is extremely stiff. In cheap bracelets, strips of cardboard are often sewn between the layers to feed the material. Also, the tape was way too long. With my 16.5cm wrist circumference there were at least one or two holes missing. But the tape in general would have been too long and wouldn't have looked good.

It does not have a company logo because Zeppelin (or PointTec) does not produce bracelets but purchases them itself. Maybe from overseas.

That's why yesterday I bought a new, better, very high quality leather strap from my watchmaker. With white decorative stitching and everything made in Germany.

But I want to be careful with criticism. Because we must not forget that Zeppelin offers relatively inexpensive watches. This model officially costs just under 300 euros.

Which is more than fair. Zeppelin (PointTec) offers watches that are tremendous fun for enthusiasts and affordable for almost everyone. This should be taken into account. However, I was lucky to find this watch for even less but had to wait almost two months. So I have little to criticize. This watch is simply fun and looks phenomenal on my arm.

And the remarkable thing is: the large second hand hits every single second index. No fun.

I “almost” had one small point of criticism. The watch arrived with the chronograph hands not aligned. I'll tell you how I solved this in the second part.

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1. How to align the hands of a quartz Chrono (Ronda)

Misaligned hands on chronographs can be annoying. But the good thing is that with quartz chronographs you can correct this yourself manually very quick and easy. And yes, this works with ANY quartz chronograph. The only difference is in the way you set them up. This always depends on the respective clockwork manufacturer and the model.

Zeppelin uses Swiss Ronda movements in their quartz chronographs. Here it works like this:

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1. Pushing both buttons at once to make the big second hand rotated (this essentially puts the watch into programming mode)

2. Leaving all buttons

3. Push the upper button to set the second hand.

4. Push the lower button to switch to the next (subdial) hand.

5. Push the upper button to set the (subdial) hand.

6. Push the lower button again to switch to the next subdial.

7. Push the upper bottom to set the subdial hand.

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For some ETA movements the button combination is/can be different.

There the individual subdials are controlled via the crown positions.

e.g. On some older models:

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1. Pull the crown to position 1

2. Press one of the buttons. The upper and the lower. One of the hands will move. Hold down the button to move the pointer faster

3. Pull the crown to position 2

4. Press the buttons and check which other hands can now be adjusted.

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On some newer models the combination is as follows:

1. Pull the crown to position 2

2. Pushing both buttons at once to make the big second hand rotated (this essentially puts the watch into programming mode)

3. Continue to hold both buttons. Now release your finger from the top button and press it again and again until the pointer is in the 12 position, while still keeping the bottom button pressed.

4. Try the same with the bottom button while holding down the top one.

5. Push the crown to position 1 and repeat to see which totalizer responds to which button and adjust.

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These were just a few options that could save you a lot of money at the watchmaker, nerves and the unnecessary return of a watch. These were the most comons. If none of these works, try a little bit arround or check at the internet for your specific movement. There will be a solution.

But in general it shows the advantages of quartz watch movements, especially in chronographs, and how cool they can be.

Have fun with it.