I need to set the time on a new cheap watch...

[romanskie]

My son lost the instructions before I could get to it and I need to get the thing off of military time so he can read it, he's seven and his life is confusing enouhg!
Thanks in advance

[darth vader]

make? model?

[romanskie]

That is the problem, I paid like 10.00 for it at Wal-mart. On the back it says Advance AW21853W, thats it. It is digital, has the date and a very annoying alarm. I have looked every place on the web I can think of, nothing! All I want to do is see if we can get am, pm.

[mibn2cweus]

Many timepieces cycle through 24H > AM > PM > 24H formats as you increment the hour through each range.
If there is no AM PM indication when you pass 23 I am at a lost as to how to help you.

[darth vader]

It's not the same model but hopefully it may be the same way to change the setting:
http://www.watchnet.com/forums/watchtalk/forum .pl?noframes;read=14627

[romanskie]

Thanks so much, I will try all of the above, if it doesnt work its going back to Wal-mart.

[Toureman]

It would give your child a lot of kudos at school if you taught him the 24 hour clock, (military time).

[weecalf]

This could be the answer to this rather tricky question .Step 1 .Place said watch on solid floor or such like .2 Go to shoe box and remove heaviest shoe from the box .(If there is no heavy boot or shoe borrow from your neighbour ) 3 Put on the right shoe /boot ,place the unshoed foot approx 12" from the watch on the floor .4 .Raise the shoed or booted foot approx 15" of the floor and with all mustered might stamp down on the watch with the heel part of the shoe/boot .Do this the amount of time to ensure that the offending object smashed in to as many pieces as possible .These watchs were only invented to give us trouble and should at earliest dealt with in this manner .