Setting The Time; Minute Repeater; Water Resistance - Patek Philippe 5213 Manual

SETTING THE TIME

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Minute repeater

The strike sequence of the minute repeater
must be allowed to end completely before it
is activated again.
Caution: Never actuate the winding crown as
long as the repeater is working and for 30 sec-
onds thereafter. Doing so could cause dam-
age to the repeating mechanism which would
not be covered by the warranty.
striking mechanism, push the slide (8) all the way
up. Now release it completely – do not pull it
down!
Two small hammers will now strike the hours,
quarter-hours, and minutes on two gongs of low
and high pitch. If the watch was set aside unwound
for an extended period of time, the minute re-
peater might not indicate the correct time because
the oil may have thickened at some points inside
the mechanism. This is absolutely normal and has
no negative consequences. The striking mechanism
will function correctly again within one or two
hours after the watch has been rewound.
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6
To activate the
pull the crown out (7).
•
set the hands to the correct time If you advance the hands
•
beyond midnight, all displays of the perpetual calendar will be
advanced as well.
after having set the time, push the winding crown (6)
•
home again.
Recommendations

WATER RESISTANCE

Although your watch is equipped with a water-
resistant crown, it is not protected at all against
the ingress of moisture because of the slot for the
minute repeater slide.
Therefore, exercise care to ensure that liquid does
not come into contact with your watch.
SERVICE
We recommend that you have your watch serviced
at least once every three to five years. For this pur-
pose, we suggest you take it to an Authorized Patek
Philippe Retailer who will send it to our Geneva
manufacture, the only location authorized to serv-
ice watches with minute repeaters. You can then be
assured that your watch will be inspected and over-
hauled by a qualified master watchmaker at Patek
Philippe headquarters in Geneva.
The master watchmaker will completely disassemble