Table of contents Introduction Accuracy and precautions for use 21 Water resistance “1000 Hours Control” test Technical specifications Movement International Guarantee Limited Warranty (United States of America and Canada)
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Minute hand Hour hand Crown A Power reserve of the functions Jumping seconds hand Power reserve of the regulator Seconds hand Date hand Moon phase hand Moon phase aperture for the northern hemisphere Date correction push-piece Moon phase corrector in the horn gap...
Introduction We would like to thank you for the confidence you have placed in Jaeger-LeCoultre. Our Maison has applied all its expertise and passion to the creation of this model. We invite you to consult the operating instructions and hope your Jaeger-LeCoultre timepiece brings you great joy.
If you observe a discrepancy in the way your watch runs, we advise you to entrust it to an authorised Jaeger-LeCoultre retailer who will make the necessary adjustments. Watches with mechanical movements must not be used for sports involving significant risk of impact or abrupt actions, such as golf or tennis.
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- have the watch’s water resistance checked by an authorised Jaeger-LeCoultre retailer at least once every two years. It is essential to have such a check carried out each time your watch is opened, and before any period during which it is liable to undergo prolonged and/or regular immersions.
Also, note that leather straps are not suited for aquatic activities. “1000 Hours Control” test Jaeger-LeCoultre submits all its watches to its stringent “1000 Hours Control”, a battery of comprehensive and rigorous internal tests lasting a full 1000 hours.
“1000 Hours Control” programme considerably exceed the standards of official timing tests, which deal only with part of the movement. Jaeger-LeCoultre tests not only the movement prior to being cased up in the watch, but also the watch once it has been assembled.
Movement Jaeger-LeCoultre Calibre 381. Important note regarding the power reserves of the Calibre 381 Dual-Wing. The Dual-Wing movement of the Duomètre Quantième Lunaire watch model features two barrels. The first barrel provides the watch’s regulator (regulating organ) with 50 hours of power reserve.
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is indicated by the blue triangle positioned between 4 and 5 o’clock. In both cases, the power reserve is at its maximum when the triangle is positioned opposite the “50” symbol. As energy is consumed, the triangle will gradually point towards the “0”...
before the timepiece can be used. If one of the power reserves is depleted, the movement will stop (no damage will be caused to the movement). It will thus be necessary to wind the two power reserves according to the instructions to restart the calibre.
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winding is absorbed by a slipping spring. This prevents damage to the gear-train. SETTING THE TIME The Duomètre Quantième Lunaire watch fea- tures a unique resetting mechanism for the seconds and jumping seconds hands, called the “jumping stop-seconds”. This enables the two hands to be reset by the crown and for the time to be set on the watch once an hour signal sounds to a precision of 1/6th of a second.
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that the escapement continues to function thanks to its dedicated power reserve. Proceed to set the hours and minutes and, on the hour signal, push the crown back into position 1. The watch starts running again. SETTING THE DATE The Duomètre Quantième Lunaire watch displays the date with a hand positioned at 9 o’clock.
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hemisphere in an aperture, and features a dual hand display of the moon phases of the southern hemisphere and the age of the moon. In order to correct the moon phases, press the moon phase corrector positioned in the horn gap at 12 o’clock using the corrector tool provided.
Manufacturer’s Guarantee for Australia, Jaeger- LeCoultre products must be purchased exclu- sively from authorised Jaeger-LeCoultre retail- ers or from Jaeger-LeCoultre Boutiques. Main- tenance and repair work must be entrusted to an authorised Jaeger-LeCoultre retailer, a Jaeger-LeCoultre Boutique, or an authorised Jaeger-LeCoultre Service Centre.
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TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF AEGER-LE OULTRE INTERNATIONAL GUARANTEE Your Jaeger-LeCoultre watch is guaranteed to protect against all manufacturing defects for two years from the date of purchase, subject to the following conditions. Any part found by our technical services to be defective as a re-...
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Jaeger-LeCoultre, unau- thorised alteration or repair, the consequences of normal wear and ageing of the watch, strap, or glass, the loss of water resistance after two...
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For quartz watches, this guarantee does not cover the battery life. As a consumer, you may have legal rights un- der applicable national legislation governing the sale of consumer goods; those rights are not affected by this guarantee.
Any part found by our tech- nical services to be defective as a result of a manufacturing defect will, at the sole discretion of Jaeger-LeCoultre, be repaired or replaced free of charge. The Jaeger-LeCoultre Limited Warranty is valid only if the warranty certificate...
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It is nev- ertheless essential to have the water resistance of your watch checked at least once every two years, and in any event, prior to any period of intensive use, either by an authorised Jaeger- LeCoultre retailer, a Jaeger-LeCoultre Bou-...
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Jaeger-LeCoultre shall not be liable, by virtue of this Limited Warranty or otherwise, for any loss or damage arising out of the use of or in-...
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Some States, Provinces, and Territories do not allow limitations on how long an implied warranty lasts or the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitations or exclusions may not ap- ply to you. This Limited Warranty grants you specific legal rights, in addition to which you may have other legal rights that vary from one Country, State, Province, or Territory to another.
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This Jaeger-LeCoultre Guarantee gives you ad- ditional rights provided by Jaeger-LeCoultre. Every Jaeger-LeCoultre product is made and tested to meet the Jaeger-LeCoultre quality standards.
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Jaeger-LeCoultre retailers or Jaeger-LeCoultre Boutiques are en- titled to provide a guarantee service as defined in this Jaeger-LeCoultre Guarantee. In order to benefit from this guarantee, you will be required to present this Jaeger-LeCoultre guarantee cer- tificate duly completed, dated, stamped, and signed by an authorised Jaeger-LeCoultre re- tailer or a Jaeger-LeCoultre Boutique.
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It is es- sential to have the water resistance checked by an authorised Jaeger-LeCoultre retailer, a Jaeger-LeCoultre Boutique, or an authorised Jaeger-LeCoultre Service Centre at least every two years, and in any event, prior to any period of intensive use.
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Maintenance and repair work must be entrust- ed to an authorised Jaeger-LeCoultre retailer, a Jaeger-LeCoultre Boutique, or authorised Jaeger-LeCoultre Service Centre. The list of our points of sale and service centres is available on our website: www.jaeger-lecoultre.com. You will also find this information at the end of this document, under the heading “Where to en-...
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Jaeger-LeCoultre Manufacture, and have the workshops, tools, and parts required for the repair and mainte- nance of Jaeger-LeCoultre watches and clocks. In certain cases, especially for operations re- quiring special tools and parts, the Service Centres will send your watch to the Jaeger- LeCoultre Manufacture in Switzerland to have the necessary work carried out.
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