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First use
THE WATCH IS DELIVERED IN "ENERGY SAVING"
MODE The watch hands are factory-set to 12 o'clock,
and the crown is held in position 2 by a black clip
placed around the winding stem. This part must be
removed before first using the watch. Check with
your retailer that this operation has been performed.
If not, follow the procedure below: Remove the
black clip to release the crown. Push the crown back
into position 1; the watch is automatically set to the
Swiss time and date. You can then set the local time
(refer to the "time-setting" section).
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IMPORTANT
If the crown is pulled out to position 2 for more than
60 seconds, the watch will automatically revert to
"energy saving" mode, and the hands will return to
12 o'clock.
Time-setting
Pull the crown out to position 2 – the seconds hand
will automatically return to 12 o'clock.
Turn the crown either way to the desired time
display. TURN THE CROWN SLOWLY to set minute
by minute.
TURN THE CROWN QUICKLY to set hour by hour
– the hand will move forward or backward by one
hour. As soon as the time is synchronised, push the
crown back into position 1.
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COMPLICATIONS – L289
Date correction
Pull the crown out to position 2. Turn the crown
quickly either way, to move the hour hand forward
or backward in successive one-hour steps, without
affecting the minute and seconds displays.
When the hour hand passes midnight, the calendar
will automatically display a new date - either the next
day or the previous day, depending on the direction
of correction. Hence there is a limit of +/- 1 day, so
as not to disrupt the perpetual calendar. Push the
crown back into position 1.
End of life (E.O.L.)
and end of energy (E.O.E.)
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The watch indicates that the battery is reaching
its end of life via one of its hands jumping every
5 seconds. After approximately six months in this
mode, the watch will switch to E.O.E. mode: the
hands will stop at 12 o'clock. If the watch battery
is replaced in E.O.L. mode or within six months of
switching to E.O.E. mode, you will not need to adjust
the perpetual calendar. If however the battery is
replaced after this period, an approved watchmaker
will need to program the perpetual calendar.
Chronograph function
(partial times)
Used for measuring successive events, but not the
intervals between them. Each result is automatically
added to the preceding one. To time the various
stages of a car rally, for example, follow the
procedure below:
At the start of the first stage, press push-piece 2:
the chronograph will start.
At the end of the first stage, press push-piece 2
again: the chronograph will stop. Repeat for each
stage of the rally. At the end of the final
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