Reading the time will become second nature after wearing the watch for a short time. Press the button and the LEDs light up. Follow the lines of LEDs as if they are numbers on a clock. Hours are shown by 12 LEDs in the outer ring, 10 minute intervals 10-50 are shown in the central ring and single minutes 1-9 are shown in the inner ring. Press the button twice to show the date. The month is shown by 3 LEDs in the same way as the hour, the date is shown in the same way as the minutes.