Simply click on the relevant title or subheading to following the link to your chosen section. INtrOductION p. 31 Click on the white « English » to return to the main contents - The MAnufAcTure AudeMArs PigueT page. abOut tHE watcH p. 34 3126/3840...
Introduction tHE 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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Two names for a greaT adVenTure creative daring. in 1875, two young men passionate about Audemars Piguet continued to build haute horlogerie — jules Louis Audemars and edward on its now international reputation August Piguet — decided to pool their skills to design with creative designs.
About the watch The Audemars Piguet chronograph is a wrist watch which rewinds automatically. The movements of tHE 3126/3840 SELFwINdING the wearer’s wrist generate the energy required for it to function. cHrONOGrapH This energy, harnessed by a 22 carat gold oscillating...
About the watch gear Train A train produced according to AP quality standards tEcHNIcaL SpEcIFIcatIONS fulfils the following criteria : OF tHE MOvEMENt Pinions are polished 1. regulaTing organ The pivots and sweep of the pivots are burnished. Through balance bridge 1 : The non-functional surfaces of the wheels are gold-plated and adorned with a circular pattern 2, guarantees high precision positioning of the...
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selfwinding daTe mechanism This calibre meets the following standards : The date display fulfils the following criteria : extremely low friction at the wheels and springs. instantaneous date jump at midnight via the date jumper train 1. rapid winding in both directions 1. fast correction of date disc via the correction Barrel with large power reserve (approx.
Technical daTa of The moVemenT vIEwS OF tHE MOvEMENt Total thickness : 7.16 mm Total diameter : 29.92 mm calibre 3126/3840 frequency of balance wheel : 3 hz (21,600 vibrations/hour) number of jewels : 59 Minimal power reserve : approx. 50 hours...
Use of functions watcH INdIcatIONS aNd FuNctIONS (see figure on the inside cover) The chronograph records intervals of 1/6th of a second while counting the total number of minutes and hours. hour hand Minute hand small second hand at 12 o’clock chronograph hand 30-minute counter hand at 9 o’clock 12-hour counter hand at 6 o’clock...
Use of functions winding The waTch on certain royal oak models, always unscrew the seTTing The Time crown to access the different setting positions. The unscrewed crown will automatically position itself on certain royal oak models, always unscrew the at B. crown to access the different setting positions.
Use of functions returning to zero Press the pushpiece using The chronograph start Press the pushpiece stop Press pushpiece once again To read the time taken for an event, consult the following : – the chronograph hand – the minute counter hand –...
Use of functions using The TachomeTer fig. 1 The tachometric scale associated with the chronograph function enables speed read-off. engage the chronograph (sTArT) and stop the chronograph after 1 kilometre (sToP). The value indicated by the chronograph hand on the tachometer scale corresponds to the average speed over 1 kilometre.
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