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INtroductIoN p 25 Quick-link contents page. - the Manufacture audeMars Piguet Simply click on the relevant title or subheading to following the link to your chosen section. Click on the white « English » to return to the main contents...
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MANufActurE AudEMArS pIGuEt The Vallée de Joux : cradle of The waTchmaker’s arT in the heart of the swiss jura, around 50 kilometres north of geneva, nestles a landscape which has retained its natural charm to this day : the Vallée de joux.
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— jules louis audemars and edward daring. august Piguet — decided to pool their skills to audemars Piguet continued to build on its now design and produce watches with complications in international reputation with creative designs. the Vallée de joux, the cradle of haute horlogerie.
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GENErALIty it was in 1990 that the dual-time calibre was launched in the marketplace, the first wristwatch powered by a single movement capable of displaying two time zones simultaneously. the power required by an automatic watch to wind it and maintain its functions is produced by wrist movements.
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VIEwS of tHE MoVEMENt Technical daTa of The moVemenT calibre 2329/2846 total thickness : 4.90 mm total diameter : 26.60 mm caseback side frequency : 28,800 vibrations/hour (4 hz) number of jewels : 33 Minimal power reserve : approx. 38 hours unidirectional selwinding (anticlockwise) Balance with variable inertia blocks flat balance-spring...
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wAtcH INdIcAtIoNS ANd fuNctIoNS (see figure on the inside cover) hour hand Minute hand Power reserve hand date hand hands for second time zone day/night hand Your watch is fitted wih a three or four-position crown : crown in "screwed down" position (certain royal oak models only) crown in position for winding movement manually...
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seTTing The Time seTTing The Time of The second Time zone on certain royal oak models, always unscrew the Pull the crown to position C. Position the hour crown to access the different settings. hand of the second time zone by turning the crown, then push to crown to position B.
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power reserVe rapid daTe seTTing the power reserve hand (at 9 o'clock) indicates the warning : the date correction sector is between autonomy of the movement operation. 9 pm and 0.05 am (see figure). full winding on certain royal oak models, always unscrew the approximate position of crown to access the different settings.
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