Is the second hand of your watch's chronograph not neatly on the 12? Is it just in front of it or behind it? Very annoying and especially irritating. But the little problem is easy to solve. In this blog, we explain in a few steps how to reset the seconds hand.

Easily set the chronograph yourself

Sometimes you buy a watch online and the chronograph second hand is not quite right on the 12 when you receive it. Or you have adjusted the time or date on your watch and accidentally did something so that the second hand does not return to the 12 neatly.

Of course this bothers you. But to solve this little problem, you don't need to go to the jeweller. Anyone can simply do it themselves in just four steps.

Chronograaf goed zetten

Does your watch's seconds hand keep going past 12 with resetting? You can easily solve this yourself.

Step 1

Pull out the crown of your watch.

Step 2

Press the top button (in some cases this may also be the bottom button) to operate the chronograph. If you press the button once, the hand will jump a few tenths to a second. If you keep the button pressed, the second hand rotates faster.

Step 3

Keep pressing the button until the second hand returns to 12.

Step 4

Is the second hand positioned correctly? Release the button and press the crown of your watch again. The second hand will return to the 12 every time you reset the chronograph.

In this video, using a TW Steel VS4 Volante watch, we show how it works:

For a watch with a Swiss movement (Swiss movement), it all works slightly differently.

Is this still a problem? You still haven't quite figured it out. Please contact your dealer.

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How do I set the second hand of my chronograph watch

Easily set the chronograph yourself

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