Watch Setup - ChronoRacer
Thanks for picking up a Clocked-Out Collective watch. Let’s get you set up.
Inside your ChronoRacer is a Seiko VK63 mecha-quartz movement, the best of both worlds. Quartz handles the timekeeping, so it’s accurate and low-maintenance. A mechanical module runs the chronograph, so every press of a pusher has that crisp, satisfying click, and the hands snap right back to zero when you reset.
Getting to Know Your Watch
The crown.
Your crown screws down to keep water out, so you’ll always unscrew it before setting the time. To unscrew it, turn it toward you until it pops free. To screw it back in, push it in gently and turn it away from you until it’s snug. Don’t force it.
| Crown Position | What It Does |
|---|---|
| Position 0 (pushed in) | Normal position |
| Position 1 (first click) | Not used |
| Position 2 (second click) | Set the time |
The pushers.
| Pusher | What It Does |
|---|---|
| Top pusher (2 o’clock) | Start and stop the chronograph |
| Bottom pusher (4 o’clock) | Reset the chronograph to zero |
The subdials.
| Subdial | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| 3 o’clock | The hour in 24-hour time, so you can tell a.m. from p.m. at a glance |
| 6 o’clock | Running seconds for everyday timekeeping |
| 9 o’clock | Chronograph minutes, which count up while the chronograph is running |
Setting the Time
- Unscrew the crown and pull it out to Position 2.
- Turn the crown away from you to move the hands to the correct time. Check the 24-hour subdial at 3 o’clock to make sure you’ve landed on a.m. or p.m. correctly.
- Push the crown back in and screw it down snug.
Using the Chronograph
The chronograph is your built-in stopwatch. Use it for laps, workouts, cooking, or anything else you want to time.
- Start: press the top pusher. The big center seconds hand starts sweeping.
- Stop: press the top pusher again. The hands freeze so you can read your time.
- Keep going: want to pause and pick back up? Press the top pusher again, and it’ll continue from where it stopped.
- Reset: once it’s stopped, press the bottom pusher. All the chronograph hands snap back to zero.
Reading your time: the big center hand counts the seconds, and the subdial at 9 o’clock counts the minutes. If the 9 o’clock hand is on 5 and the center hand is on 30, that’s 5 minutes and 30 seconds.
Don’t mix them up: the small seconds at 6 o’clock always keep running, even when the chronograph isn’t. It’s there to show your watch is ticking. Your chronograph time is always the big center hand.
Good to know:
- Always stop the chronograph before you reset it.
- Never use the pushers underwater. Pressing them can let water in.
- If the chronograph hands ever stop returning exactly to zero (after a hard knock, for example), reach out to us and we’ll help you sort it out.
Using the Tachymeter Bezel
The tachymeter turns your chronograph into a speedometer. Time how long it takes to cover a known distance, and the bezel tells you your average speed. No math required.
- Start the chronograph as you pass the start of a measured distance, like a kilometer marker on the highway.
- Stop it when you’ve covered exactly one kilometer (or mile).
- Look at where the center seconds hand is pointing on the tachymeter scale. That’s your average speed in kilometers (or miles) per hour.
Example: you cover 1 kilometer in 30 seconds. The seconds hand points to 120 on the bezel, so you were averaging 120 km/h.
Keep in mind: the tachymeter only works for distances that take under 60 seconds to cover. Any slower, and the seconds hand runs off the scale.
Bonus use: it works for anything you can count per hour. If it takes 45 seconds to pack one order, the scale reads 80. That’s 80 orders an hour.
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