CITIZEN 8651 Abbreviated Watch Instructions

CITIZEN 8651 Abbreviated Watch

Product Information

The product is a wristwatch that displays time, date, day-of-week, and moon phase indications.

• Components: Date hand, Day-of-week hand, Minute hand, Hour hand, Moon phase indication, Second hand, Month adjustment button, Month hand, Crown
• Crown’s position: 0, 1, 2
• Moon phase indication: Lunar age, Tide, New moon, First quarter moon (about 7), Full moon (about 15), Last quarter moon (about 22), Neap tide, Spring tide

Product Usage Instructions

Follow the steps below to use the wristwatch:

1. Set the day of week:
   • Pull the crown out to position 2. The second-hand stops.
   • Rotate the crown clockwise to set the day-of-week hand.
   • Push the crown in to position 0.
2. Set the date:
   • Pull the crown out to position 1.
   • Rotate the crown counterclockwise to set the date hand.
   • Push the crown in to position 0.
3. Set the month:
   • Press and release the month adjustment button to adjust the month hand.
4. Set the time:
   • Pull the crown out to position 2 when the second-hand points to 0 seconds. The second-hand stops.
   • Rotate the crown clockwise to set the time.
   • Push the crown in to position 0 in accordance with a reliable time source to finish the procedure.
5. Set the moon phase:
   • Pull the crown out to position 1.
   • Rotate the crown clockwise to set the moon phase indication.
   • Push the crown in to position 0.

Note: It is recommended to execute settings in the following order: day- of-week, moon phase, date, month, and time for convenience.

• This watch is solar-powered. Expose the dial to light and use it sufficiently charged.
• To see details of charging time, specifications and operations, refer to the instruction manual: 8651 instruction manual

Component identification

• Actual appearance may differ from the illustrations.
• The crown has two positions when pulling it out.

Setting the day of week

It is convenient to execute settings on this watch in the following order: day-of week, moon phase, date, month and time.

• The day-of-week hand moves synchronously with the hour and minute hands.

1. Pull the crown out to position 2.
   • The second-hand stops.
2. Rotate the crown clockwise to set the day-of-week hand.
   • The day-of-week indication starts to change at about 0:00 AM and finishes to change at about 5:00 AM.
3. Push the crown in to position 0.

Setting the moon phase

1. Pull the crown out to position 1.
2. Rotate the crown clockwise to set the moon phase.

• Refer to a newspaper or other source to see actual moon phase.
• Use the indicated moon phase only as a reference.
• The moon phase can be set more accurately when it is new or full moon.

Push the crown in to position

Setting the date

• Do not adjust the date while the watch shows 9:00 PM ‒ 0:00 AM. Otherwise, the date indication may change incorrectly thereafter.
• Date indication adjustment is required on the first days of March, May, July, October and December.

1. Pull the crown out to position 1.
2. Rotate the crown counterclockwise to set the date hand.
3. Push the crown in to position 0.

Setting the month

• Do not adjust the month while the date indication shows 31 ‒ 2. Change the date indication to any other day than 31 ‒ 2 before adjusting the month. Adjust the date indication again after finishing the month indication adjustment.

1. Press and release the month adjustment button to adjust the month hand.

Setting the time

1. Pull the crown out to position 2 when the second-hand points 0 second.
   • The second-hand stops.
2. Rotate the crown clockwise to set the time.
   • Change of the day of week indication shows it just became AM. Take care the time set is AM or PM.
   • Move the hands 4 or 5 minutes forward and move them back to the right time to set the time more precisely.
3. Push the crown into position 0 in accordance with a reliable time source to finish the procedure.

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