Slide Chronograph; Amortiser ® Anti-Shock System - Ball NM2038 Owner's Manual

7. Slide Chronograph

MODELS: CM3888
See above instructions for "Automatic Watch" , with the following changes.
Position [X]: Normal position
Position [0]: Manual winding position
Position [1]: Day/Date adjustment
Position [2]: Setting the time
To operate the slide-bar:
[S0] Normal position
[S1] Start/Stop the chronograph
[S2] Reset the chronograph
The patented Slide Chronograph system includes a circular slide bar fitted
around the case that allows the trigger, stop and reset of the chronograph
in one and the same control integrated in the case at the 9 o'clock position.
The intuitive movement required to activate the mechanism consists of
making the external control slide along the case.
• To trigger the chronograph, move the slide bar clockwise [S1]. The slide bar
then automatically returns to its original position [S0]. A second movement
clockwise [S1] stops the chronograph, and a third movement [S1] starts the
chronograph again.
• To reset the chronograph, move the slide bar counterclockwise [S2]. This
movement only functions when the counters are stopped.
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8. Amortiser ® anti-shock system
MODELS: DC2036, DC3036, PM2096
By locking the rotor of the automatic movement, the Amortiser
system reduces the risk of damages during high-impact activities.
When the Amortiser is locked in the "ON" position, the rotor cannot spin,
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which protects the movement in case of shock. In this setting, the watch
operates like a manually-wound watch.
When the Amortiser ® is unlocked in the "OFF" position, the rotor spins
freely and can wind the automatic movement.
The Amortiser device, patented and exclusive to BALL Watch, secures the
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movement against extreme shocks. This feat of micromechanics is characterized
by a ring of protection, both protecting magnetically and enveloping the
movement to absorb shocks in combination with a locking mechanism for the
automatic rotor. On the caseback, the form of an airplane propeller (DC2036,
DC3036) or a submarine (PM2096B) operates the lock that secures the oscillating
mass of the watch movement for the wearer. These ingenious systems protect the
mechanism not only against lateral impact but also vertical impact.
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