Seiko 4F56 - Intercalary Second; To Preserve the Quality of Your Watch

Normally there are 86,400 seconds in a day. Due to a slight change in the earth's
rotation, extra second may be added to one day during the year. This is called the
intercalary second. Every year the decision is made whether such an adjustment is
needed.Whentheadjustmenttakesplace,thestandardtimeshouldbecorrectedby
delayingthestandardtimeonesecond.TokeepyourSEIKOwatchaccuratewiththe
worldstandardtime,adjustyourwatchtoatimesignalwheneversuchadjustmentis
made.
According to the information from the observatories all over the world, the standard
time is delayed one second simultaneously throughout the world by the Greenwich
RoyalObservatory.
In the Greenwich Mean Time, an extra second will be added to the one minute
between11:59P.M.and12:00A.M.eitheronDecember31storonJune30th.
IntheJapanTime,dueto the time differential anextrasecondwillbeadded to the
oneminutebetween8:59A.M.and9:00A.M.onJanuary1storJuly1st.
However, the adjustment may not be made in some years. Please, check by a
newspaper,etc.whethersuchanadjustmentwillbemadeornot.
Intercalarysecond(LEAPSECOND)
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TOPRESERVETHEQUALITYOFYOURWATCH