G Shock Watch Problem

[numbersman]

Any watch experts here? Maybe its an ID10t error, but I can't get my G Shock to the right time. Whats more, its a recent problem, because it was fine last year. I can't wear the watch over summer much, because the band gives my skin a rash in the hot weather. So, when I put it on for the first time this year, I noticed the time was wrong. No big deal, my city uses daylight saving, so I just turned that off. (The date on which we dropped daylight saving changed this year, so the preset was wrong.) Anyhow, the time went from being out by one hour, to being out by 2 hours. Specifically, the time is 2 hours later on my watch than it is on every other clock and watch in the house. I have checked the city code and it is correct. The model is 3269, and I just don't know what to do. Any advice?

 

[jstewart16701]

This should help

https://casiowatchparts.com/how-to/adjust-time-on-g-shock-gr-8900/

 

[DocJD]

I had to set the time on my wife's new casio she got for mowing and outdoors work . I ribbed her a bit about not being able to follow "simple directions" . Turned out to be no harder than reprogramming a super computer , except for having to use 3 tiny buttons on her very small women's casio .

 

[JeromeBarrett]

I had to set the time on my wife's new casio she got for mowing and outdoors work . I ribbed these results of phenq boosters her a bit about not being able to follow "simple directions" . Turned out to be no harder than reprogramming a super computer , except for having to use 3 tiny buttons on her very small women's casio .

Haha. I too had the same problem with my wife's Casio, but she handed it over to me to adjust the time. It took me a couple of hours research on youtube and various other websites to adjust the time correctly.

 

[Piso Mojado]

Casio's non-smart watch manuals in English are here:

https://support.casio.com/en/manual/manuallist.php?cid=009

Get the four-digit (three-digits on really old Casios) module number on the case back.

There are a few more locations but Casio's photo gives you the idea. Really small print, I have to take off my bifocals to read it.

Enter the module number and click on "Search." Download the Operation Guide .pdf file and save it in a "manuals" folder, or a "watch manuals" folder if you own a lot of watches. It's the manual that came with your Casio printed in flyspeck. On a computer you can enlarge it to readable size. Casio's menu & button system is not (to me) intuitive but their manuals are clear enough and mostly accurate.

The DW290-1V had a module revision in the early 1990s but Casio has never updated the manual. The manual is still usable but there are one or two points where you have to go with what you see on screen. This was mine when it was new. The blue paint wears off in a year and the watch looks better without it.

Tom Cruise wore one in the first Mission Impossible movie (1996).

When they can't get the producer to write an expensive watch into the movie, actors buy their own — always a cheap beater no one will steal. In 1996, Tom probably had the revised module. If he could set his watch with Casio's manual, you can too.

 

[Piso Mojado]

I can't wear the watch over summer much, because the band gives my skin a rash in the hot weather.

It may be the buckle that caused your allergic reaction. Most of Casio's watch straps are made of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and some people are allergic to PVC. But older Casio watches may have plated brass buckles, and everyone is allergic to brass. Try replacing Casio's buckle with one made of 316L stainless steel. You can buy them online for $5, here for example:

https://www.crownandbuckle.com/accessories/buckles.html

If that doesn't help, you may need a different cheap watch. Most of Casio's plastic watches need a Casio replacement strap. There are adapters to fit a nylon NATO strap on some Casio watches. But all the adapters I've seen are ugly and they're all made of PVC.