My daily watch is a Citizen Eco-Drive. The instructions are funky, plus I can never find the instruction booklet. Dave Weinberger has instructions for setting a bunch of Eco-Drive functions. But his instructions didn’t cover how to reset the second hand if it gets jolted out of place (you know, like if your 2-year old throws your watch across the room). Here’s how to reset the second hand on a Citizen Eco-Drive watch:
Chronograph Second Hand Zero Positioning
- Pull the crown out to the time correction position.
- Press button (A) for 3 seconds or more and release it, the watch enters the chronograph second 0 position correction mode.
- Press button (A) to position the chronograph second hand at the 0 position.
• The chronograph second hand can be advanced one second at a time (in the clockwise direction) each time button (A) is pressed.
• The chronograph second hand can be advanced rapidly by depressing button (A) continuously.
- Once the chronograph second has been positioned at the 0 position, reset the time and return the crown to the normal position.
- Press button (B) to check that the chronograph minute hand has been reset to the 0 position.
Thanx, worked well sorted out the problem.
That totally worked! Thanks.
Thank you so much for your help. This is the first time I’ve ever owned a Citizen EcoDrive so when the second hand was off I had no clue that it could be fixed. Again, thank you.
Thank you so very much for posting this up! This worked perfectly!
Thank you very much!!! I have a different watch, but had a similar problem. You’ve made my birthday!
You rock! This has been bugging me for 6 months!
hey what is the model of that watch?
i have a citizen eco drive calibre 8651
and it doesn’t have ‘A’ and ‘B’ buttons.
Does anyone know how to reset the
second hand on this watch?
I’ve got this one. Dunno about your model, but is this the manual (PDF)?
Thanks. I am out if the country (USA) and will be for about a year. Of course I did not bring my watch manual with me.
There were a few bumps upon arrival and the second hand got out of sync. While it is not critical (as I can do any needed adjustment mentally) it is nice to have everything working properly again.
I had forgotten the “hold for three or more seconds” part.
This had been annoying me for weeks, this fix was perfect and easy. Thanks!
Excellent, glad to hear it!
Thanks! I was going to take it to the jeweler and they would have charged an arm and a leg. I thought it had something to do with not being charged.
Thanks, that was driving me nuts. excellent fix
Thanks! I have 3 eco-drives and have two that this happened to. I heard there was a way to fic it, but my friend forgot the hold for 3 seconds part. Awesome advice, really appreciative!
Thanks so much for this posting, can now wear my watch with pride!
Thanks very much!! I thought I’d have a look on the net before I went into the shop ranting and making a fool of myself!
Thank you for posting these instructions. It was driving me crazy.
Worked great. Has annoyed me for many weeks.
Thank you!
Thanks for this. This was starting to annoy me.
Want to thank you very much.
Love the watch I have but the second hand out of position was very annoying.
Great advice on how to fix, and so simple.
Brilliant!
Thank you so much!!!.
A million thanks to you buddy.
My fiancee gave me an Eco-Drive as gift a week after I proposed to her. The second hand shift made me restless for over a year.
I am getting married in 4 days. just fixed that second hand today, thanks to you.
You rock man!!!
thank you soooo much! you helped me! now my eco-drive watch chronograph’s second hand is fixed!!!
thank you! 🙂
Am I the only one that this has not helped. I have 2 eco drives and both had this problem. The H500 movement one was no prob and is fixed great. The other with the E812 movement has the modes you switch to with the crown in the standard position. I have tried holding button A with the crown in and out in both time and chrono mode. Held for 3 seconds and longer in both and nothing… It doesn’t let me adjust it like the other did
Thanks so much. My awesome eco drive was left asleep for 6 months and then second hand was slightly off. This worked perfectly. So happy. Thanks
seems like all the manuals and setting instructions can be found here:
http://www.citizenwatch.com/en-us/support/setting-instructions/
similar sites for other countries. Just google “Citizen Watch Manuals”
Thanks for information!! This worked flawlessly.
Totaly Works Mark from UK thought my watch was broken, thank you for your post works 100%
I second that emotion!- thanks for this. Not sure where I left the manual, and your post did the job. Thanks!
Worked perfectly, thanx.
Thanks a million – worked perfectly! This has been driving me crazy for a year and I was about to take my watch to a shop to have it fixed. You saved my sanity, my dignity, and my wallet!
Perfect explanation, works with charm.
Excellent thanks for the info, used the same instructions on my sons Hugo boss watch and hey presto worked a treat thanks again.
Thank you very much for this post. Worked like a charm.
Thanks a lot. It worked like charm worked out all my worries about my watch.
Thanks worked as well for me…saved me from having to call Citizen’s
Great post and advice – thanks for help.
worked a treat thank you your a star !!!
I’m sensing a nobel (time) piece award coming your way. H500 fixed and second hand reset. Thanks U Rock.
Thanks!!! I was worried this would require repair and it was driving me crazy.
Thank you. Glad I could fix it on my own.
Sweet.
WERE IS THE A BUTTON
Top button on the right side. At least on my watch.
Thanks so much.
I knew it could be done but bugger me if I could remember!!
This is now printed and stuck on the notice board at home. 🙂
Thanks. My 20 month old tossed mine.
I just did a review about the Citizen watch. I’ve had some readers inquire about this. Thanks so much for the info!
Cheers,
I just did a review about the Citizen watch. I’ve had some readers inquire about this. Thanks so much for the info!
Cheers,
http://www.shakswatchbrands.com/citizen-gn-4-s
Shak Watch Guru
Awesome!!!
Mine was stuck on 59 after it stopped moving this totally fixed it. Was about to waste money sending it in for servicing!! Thank you
Thanks
Thanks a lot very clever!
Worked out great!
Worked for me. Thanks.
Thanks a lot, works for my citizen movement calibre H500! Very handy tip when you don’t have the manual at hand 🙂
Thx, worked great!
Eight years after you post this… and it just helped me today. Google is an amazing thing. Thanks again!
Citizen always offers high-quality watches at such attractive prices, they are beautiful & reliable timepieces. Citizen & Seiko are my No.1 choices!
Short but useful article about how to use Eco-Drive watches. Thank you so much!
Or like when a crazy gf launches it across a parking lot. Thank you! This helped a ton!
Hi. Thanks for the very useful guide. It wirked for my citizen chronograph ( not an ecodrive) too!!
Thanks it worked a lot better than the Citizen web site.
Thanks, I would never have figured that one out without help.
Citizen H570.
Worked like a charm. Thank you.
have a solution for adjusting minute counter of chronogaph?
thank you very much….
Took literally 5 seconds. Have been driving me crazy for the last 2 years.
Thank you so much.
Excellent, straight to the point. Thank you!
Thank you! As many others have said – thought it was broken and was driving me nuts! Google is your friend 🙂
Thank you. It worked great. You don’t have any idea how many people I asked and they didn’t know they sell citizen watches. My watch is at least 15 years old and I don’t know where the manual is, I’m glad they’re smart people like you.
Still works like a charm. Thanks!
Wish I had looked online months ago for an answer to this problem. Works like a charm. Thank you very much indeed for taking the time and trouble to post this solution.
I had taken my watch to a horologist to sort this problem but he stated that it required a new battery but he couldn’t get hold of one because he wasn’t a citizen agent, having read your instructions it reset and is working perfectly. Good job I didn’t go swimming with it on though, he’d forgotten to tighten the back having taken it apart but that’s now rectified and working perfectly.
THANKYOU
kudos
Thank you very much. It worked.
Thx!
Thanks!! Worked and easy enuf for me to understand.☺☺
Worked perfectly! Thank you!
Great man.. helped alot.
Great Fix. But the 2nd hand does not not go on the 12.00 setting it’s slightly off. Any Ideas
Thanks for posting this (over 9 years ago!) This post is definitely older than my Eco Drive watch, but the instructions still worked just fine to fix the second hand on the stopwatch function of my WR100 when I noticed tonight that it was no longer aligned properly. Great job!
Thanks! Worked like a charm.
Excellent tip. Thanks a lot mate! Saved me some money not having it sent away. Brilliant.
Awesome! Thank you! Bought mine on our honeymoon and wear it almost daily for last 15 years. First time I’ve ever had an issue and it was a super easy fix thanks to this post.
Haha… seems like this advice has been doing people well for a loooooong time.
Like many of the other commentators above, this was driving me mad.
Thanks for the tip! Can’t believe this isn’t in the manual.
All the best,
David
Spot on Cheers
thanks worked a treat 🙂
Thanks a lot, worked with the first try 🙂
Awesome! thanks for the post!
Brilliant. Thank you. Worked a treat 🙂
Worked perfectly on my 10 year old Eco-Drive Chrono
Thanks
Well hot damn! That’s been bugging me about my watch for years. That worked perfectly. Thanks!
Excellent, worked perfectly. thanks.
This site has now been bookmarked. Thanks!
Brilliant. Thanks for putting on here 🙂 Worked a treat.
Thank you, thank you!!
i have a citizen eco drive aqualand b741 and the cronograph working but the watch not, second hand go back and forward
Very good article. I definitely appreciate this website. Thanks!