iwc PILOT’S WATCH CHRONOGRAPH SPITFIRE Operating Instructions Manual page 8

– Turn the crown to the right to advance the date display in
steps. Set the display to yesterday's date.
– Turn the crown to the left to advance the day display in
steps. Set the display to yesterday's day.
– Pull out the crown to position 2. This will stop the move­
ment. To set the time accurately to the second, it is best to
stop the movement as the seconds hand passes 60.
– Turn the hands forwards until the date display changes to
today's date. The hands will now be pos itioned between
12 midnight and 1 a.m.
– Now turn the hands forwards to the current time. If you
are setting the watch in the afternoon, you must turn the
hands past 12 (noon) again. Now move the minute hand a
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few minute strokes beyond the time to be set. Then pos­
ition the minute hand by moving it gently backwards until
it is exactly above the correct minute stroke. This ensures
that the minute hand begins to move immediately when you
restart the movement.
– Push the crown back into position 0 to start the movement.
– Now push the crown into position X and secure it by simultan­
eously turning it to the right.
Important: The watch is water­resistant in positions 0, 1 and
2 as long as the crown is not moved. The crown should gen­
erally always be screwed in for normal use to ensure the sta­
bility of the seal and to protect the winding mechanism.
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