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- Page 1 Contents Introduction Accuracy and precautions for use Water resistance “1000 Hours Control” test Technical specifications Movement Functions International Guarantee Limited Warranty (United States of America and Canada) Guarantee for Australia Jaeger-LeCoultre Customer Service...
- Page 2 Minute hand Corrector C: Setting the date Crown A: Setting the time and second time zone Hour and minute of the time zone City disc for selecting the time zone -hour indication of the time zone Power-reserve indicator Hour hand Crown B: selecting the city for the time zone Seconds hand...
- Page 3 Introduction We would like to thank you for the confidence you have placed in Jaeger-LeCoultre. Our Mai- son has applied all its expertise and exacting standards to the creation of this model. We invite you to consult the operating instruc- tions and hope your Jaeger-LeCoultre time- piece brings you great joy.
- Page 4 Water resistance Your Jaeger-LeCoultre watch is water resistant up to 5 bar. Its water resistance can be identi- fied by the symbol and/or the engraving: “5 bar”...
- Page 5 - 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 in which it is liable to undergo prolonged and/ or regular immersions.
- Page 6 Also, note that leather straps are not suited for aquatic activities. “1000 Hours Control” test The Jaeger-LeCoultre Manufacture pays close attention to the quality and to the final checks of its watches. The 1000 Hours Control is a series of internal...
- Page 7 Technical specifications - Automatic mechanical movement, Jaeger-LeCoultre Calibre 939AA. - 28,800 vibrations/hour. - Power reserve: approximately 70 hours.
- Page 8 Thanks to a mechanically powered disc indi- cating the 24 time zones of the GMT system, your Master Control Geographic watch has a dual hour display whereby a small interior dial is used to indicate one of the 24 time zones se- lected from the disk.
- Page 9 - The hours, minutes and day/night indicator of the city selected for the 2 time zone. - The power reserve, which enables you to control the winding level of your watch at all times. 0 1 2 Crown A at 3 o'clock enables the user to: - Wind the watch if it has not been worn for more than 70 hours.
- Page 10 - Synchronise the local reference time and the time of the 2 time zone. Crown B at 10 o'clock enables the user to: - Select the desired city (displayed in the window at 6 o’clock), plus the automatic setting of the time in this city, which appears in the 2 time zone.
- Page 11 SETTING THE HOUR, MINUTES, AND SECONDS (LOCAL TIME) Pull Crown A out to position 2. The movement is then locked (“stop seconds” function). For an exact setting, position the seconds hand at 12 o'clock. Wind until the date has changed, in order to differentiate between midday and midnight.
- Page 12 SETTING AND SELECTING THE 2 TIME ZONE The Master Control Geographic is mechanically programmed according to GMT, the international time system. According to this system, the earth is divided into 24 time zones with a breadth of 15 degrees of longitude (see table below). In each of these...
- Page 13 (e.g. India, Iran, Nepal). The minute hands of the two time zones on the Master Control Geographic advance simultaneously. Pre-setting: synchronising local reference time and the time of the 2...
- Page 14 However, this setting operation will be necessary once again if, while travelling, you change time zones and wish to adopt your new city as a reference (local time). operation (selecting your reference city): Wind Crown B (at 10 o'clock) without pulling it, in either direction.
- Page 15 display the correct day or night indicator in the small 24 hour dial to the left of the small dial. For this, observe the zone indicated by the hand: the light zone indicates daytime, i.e. the period between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. Push the crown back in to position 0.
- Page 16 TIME In certain countries, local time moves forward by an hour during the summer months. Your Master Control Geographic watch, which is mechanically programmed, does not take these local specificities into account. In order to factor these in, the disc of your Master Control Geographic displays the symbol "...
- Page 17 However, the South Georgia time zone does not apply summer time; there is therefore no symbol. If you live in a country which adopts summer time, the following setting will be necessary. When you change from winter to summer time, please proceed as follows: - While turning Crown B (at 10 o'clock), position the symbol "...
- Page 18 - Push Crown A back to position 0. When changing from summer time to winter time: - While turning Crown B (at 10 o'clock), position the city that corresponds to the time zone in which you find yourself (reference city) in the window at 6 o'clock, opposite the triangular marker.
- Page 19 (because of the inversion of the seasons). The three cities concerned, indicated in the time zone disk of your Master Control Geographic, are Rio de Janeiro, Auckland, and Sydney, who apply summer time between the months of October and February/March (according to annual decrees).
- Page 20 during periods just before and after the date of the changeover), you must take account of the geographical position of the country in question, so as to determine whether it is in the southern or northern hemisphere. GENERIC TABLE OF TIME FOR THE NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN HEMISPHERES Between March and October:...
- Page 21 Between October and April: To find out the time in the hemisphere opposite hemisphere: you live in Northern Position the desired city at hemisphere 6 o'clock: (winter time) - in the " " summer time position, if it is displayed, - in the "name"...
- Page 22 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.
- Page 23 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-...
- Page 24 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...
- Page 25 Centre (for further information please see your User Manual). 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.
- Page 26 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...
- Page 27 Jaeger-LeCoultre, unauthorised alteration or repair, the consequences of nor- mal wear and ageing of the watch, strap, or...
- Page 28 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-...
- Page 29 or consequential damages relating in any way to this watch. 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.
- Page 30 This Jaeger-LeCoultre Guarantee gives you additional rights and remedies under the Aus- tralian Consumer Law and any other laws in relation to the goods. Every Jaeger-LeCoultre product is made and tested to meet the Jaeger-LeCoultre quality standards. Neverthe-...
- Page 31 Jaeger-LeCoultre retailers or Jaeger-LeCoultre Boutiques are entitled to provide a guarantee service as defined in this Jaeger-LeCoultre Guarantee. In order to bene- fit 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.
- Page 32 It is essential to have the wa- ter resistance checked by an authorised Jaeger- LeCoultre retailer, a Jaeger-LeCoultre Boutique, or an authorised Jaeger-LeCoultre Service Cen- tre at least every two years, and in any event, pri-...
- Page 33 In Australia, a claim under the Jaeger-LeCoultre Guarantee may be sent to Richemont Australia Pty Ltd, provider of the guarantee service, at...
- Page 34 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-...
- Page 35 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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