Setting The Watch To The Correct Time; Adjusting The Seconds; Correcting The Date And The Month - Breitling Emergency Manual

Press once on the crown: if the letter A or
P is displayed, the time readout is in the
2x12H mode, as for example:
before noon after noon
Note: when the timer readout is in the
2x12H mode, a small P appears next to the
hour figure between noon and midnight .
If no letter is visible, the time readout is in the 24H mode,
as for example:
To change the
time display
mode, press the
crown twice .
before noon after noon

9.2 Setting the watch to the correct time

Put the watch in the 24H time readout mode (see 9 .1) .
Select and display local time .
Pull the crown out: the hour and minute
digits flash on and off .
Set the watch to the correct time by rota-
ting the crown: rapid rotation moves the
hands forward or backward by a full hour,
while slow rotation moves them in either
direction by one minute .
Push the crown back in .
If desired, return the watch to the 2x12H mode (see 9 .1) .
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9.3 Adjusting the seconds

If the watch loses or gains a few seconds, after some time
on the wrist for instance or following setting operations,
it can be easily reset to the exact second .
Select and display local time .
Pull the crown out: the hour and minute
digits flash on and off .
Push the crown back in . The seconds digits
flash on and off for 1 minute .
While the seconds digits flash, push the
crown back in precisely at an observatory
time signal or when a reference time source
marks the exact minute: this will return the
seconds digits to zero .
Check that the minute display corresponds to the exact
time; if it does not, add or subtract a minute (see 9 .2) .

9.4 Correcting the date and the month

Note: the calendar is programmed to provide the exact date
during a full leap-year cycle of four years, thus requiring a
correction every February 29 only .
Select the seconds-date function display .
seconds/date
Pull the crown out: the seconds disappear
and the month appears instead .
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