WT-941 / WT-951 / WT-961 / WT-966B / WT-967 Battery Replacement and FAQs

Battery Replacement

NOTE:  This process requires small tools and precise movements.  You may want to seek out a qualified jeweler or watch repair shop.

• Place a soft clean cloth on your work surface to avoid scratching the crystal.
• Lay the watch face down on the cloth. Remove the four screws located on the back of the watch.
• Remove the back, being careful to note which way it came off. Make sure the gasket stays in place.
• Now, you have to be VERY careful with the clip over the battery. 
• Find the U-shaped end of it that is bent over the side of the battery that locks it in.  Then use a tool that allows you to lift up the U a bit to unsnap it, so it can gently be lifted up and over the battery.  This clip does not need to be removed, just opened enough that the battery can be removed.
• Remove the battery.
• Replace the battery with a CR 1620 3-Volt Lithium cell battery.
• Push the battery clip down to lock. This secures the battery in place.
• Make sure the gasket is in place on the back case to maintain water resistance.
• Replace the back, making sure it goes on the same way it came off. The writing on the back should face the same direction as the writing on the front.

NOTE: If the back is put on upside down you will not get a good seal even if the back seems to be on all the way.

• Replace the screws on the back.
• The watch will display dashes “-: --“ at this point.

Set the Time Zone

Press and hold the button in for 2 seconds, until the Date changes to a Time Zone. Immediately upon seeing the Time Zone on the display of the watch-release the button. Then press and release the button until you get to the desired time zone.

US Time Zones are letters:
• ATL Atlantic
• EST Eastern
• CST Central
• MST Mountain
• PST Pacific
• ALA Alaskan
• HAW Hawaiian

At night put the watch into signal search mode by pressing and releasing the button on the side, check the DST setting once more then put the timepiece in a window facing Ft. Collins, Colorado, and leave overnight. If you do not have a window facing this direction, locate the timepiece near an outside wall and point the unit in this general direction. Allow up to 5 nights for the Time and Tower Icon to appear.

Additional Troubleshooting

Watch Displays Dashes

After a battery change the watch will show Dashes “-: --“. This is normal until the WWVB signal is received. The time cannot be set on these watches. Only the Time Zone can be set. Press and hold the button in for 2 seconds, until the Date changes to a Time Zone.

US Time Zones are letters:
• ATL Atlantic
• EST Eastern
• CST Central
• MST Mountain
• PST Pacific
• ALA Alaskan
• HAW Hawaiian

Watch Band Replacement

WT-941 / WT-951 / WT-966B

The band connects with a standard straight-pin connection. A replacement band of the same or different style may be purchased where watchbands are sold. Be sure a replacement band fits snugly between the lugs that hold the pin.

These watches are no longer produced so the exact band styles may no longer be available.

WT-967

The band connects with a standard straight-pin connection. A replacement band of the same or different style may be purchased where watchbands are sold. Be sure a replacement band fits snugly between the lugs that hold the pin.

The stretch band cannot be adjusted for size. Links cannot be added or removed.

The Hour is Incorrect but the Minutes are Correct / The Watch did not make the change for Daylight Saving Time / The Date is Incorrect

Check to see that the Time Zone is correct.  For the Atomic Digital Watches, press and hold the button in for 2 seconds, until the Date changes to a Time Zone.

US Time Zones are letters:
• ATL Atlantic
• EST Eastern
• CST Central
• MST Mountain
• PST Pacific
• ALA Alaskan
• HAW Hawaiian

If Daylight Saving Time is observed in your location, check that the DST feature is set to ON.
Press and hold the button for 8 seconds until a 12h or 24h flash where the time was. Be sure it reads DST ON above the 12 or 24.

At night put the watch into signal search mode by pressing and releasing the button, check the DST setting once more then put the timepiece in a window facing Ft. Collins, Colorado, and leave overnight. If you do not have a window facing this direction, locate the timepiece near an outside wall and point the unit in this general direction. Allow up to 5 nights for the Time and Tower Icon to appear.

Test the battery if it has been more than a year.

The Minutes are Incorrect

Check to see if you have a tower icon on the watch. The Tower icon indicates the watch has received a signal from Ft Collins, Colorado in the past 24-hours.

Test the battery if it has been more than a year.

The Watch will not Receive the WWVB Signal

Location/Interference/History-questions to consider as they can contribute to the signal not being picked up:
• Is the watch located near an exterior wall or window that faces Ft. Collins, Colorado?
• What part of the world is the watch kept?
• Have there been storms in this area lately?
• Is the building where the watch is at night single-family or multi-family dwelling?

NOTE: The watch will not search for a WWVB signal if not in a North American Time Zone.

Follow the procedures above for Incorrect Hour

The Display is Blank or Missing Segments or Numbers / The Button is not Responsive

Test the battery if it has been more than a year.

This can happen after a battery change if the position of the movement is disturbed or put in upside-down

How to Change the Display between 12-hour time and 24-hour time

Press and hold the button for 8 seconds until a 12h or 24h flash where the time was. Press and release the button to change between four options.

• 12h DST ON
• 12h DST OFF
• 24h DST ON
• 24h DST OFF

NOTE: DST should be on in order to change appropriately.