Special Characteristics - Breitling Colt oceane Maintenance Manual

SPECIAL CHARACTERISTICS
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RIDER-TAB BEZEL
The bezel o f yo u r watch is fitt ed w ith 4 ho u r-marke rs
called rider-t.i bs: they
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used as po in ts of refer ence to
mark the lim e (If d e part ure or a limi t time o ne w is hes
to rem em ber. Oil m od els wi th no chron ograph fu nc­
ti on s . the) a lso se n -e
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" m in u te ch rono grap h "
en abling one to
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tune e la psed in minutes .
Rider- t: bs make it eas ier to ro t.u c the bezel by g iving a
be tte r gr ip (es pec ia lly wh e n wear ing g loves) an d
addit ion al ly pro tect till' g
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SUN COMPASS
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ch ro no m e te r ma y be used
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a s u n co mpass, thus e nabling
yo u to d e term in e th e No r the rly -So u ther ly di rec tion . For l"l'gio ns th at ha ve
inst a ted da yli ght sav in g time , s u b tract one ho m wh e n direct ing the w a tch.
III the Northern he111i"l'hcrc
Po in t the ho ur ha nd pr ecisel y to wa rd s the s un. In relati on
to th e wa tch d ial, th e p o in t locat ed m idw ay be tw een
th e cur ren t ti me a nd 12 o ' clock indica tes th e So u th, th e
No r th be ing ex actly o p pos ite .
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In the Southern hC1ilisl'llere
Po int th e hou r-m a rker loc a ted a t 12 o 'cl ock on th e d ia l
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pr e cisel y tow ards the s un. In re lat ion to th e wa tch d ia l,
the po in t locat ed m id wa y bet w een th e cu rre n t lim e a nd
12 o'c loc k indica tes th e No r th, the Sou th being exactl y " .
opposite .
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