Summary of Contents for Victorinox CHRONOGRAPH CALIBRE ETA 251.262
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INSTR UCTIO NS AND WAR R AN TY CHR O NO G R APH S...
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English 2-26 Français 27-53 Deutsch 54-79 Italiano 80-105 Español 106-130 Português 131-155 Svenska 156-180 Norsk 181-204 Suomi 205-228 Dansk 229-253 Nederlands 254-278 Ελληνικά 279-303 Authorized service centres 305-309...
English Summary VICTORINOX SWISS ARMY INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE AND LIMITED WARRANTY GENERAL INFORMATION V. SPECIFIC SECTION Disposal of used batteries Rotating bezel with How to find the calibre countup function of your timepiece Rotating bezel with Special recommendations countdown function Tachymeter feature II.
Quartz timepieces are battery-operated. When the battery is exhausted, we recommend that you have it replaced immediately at an authorized Victorinox Swiss Army Service Centre where the water resistance of your timepiece will also be checked.
General information HOW TO FIND THE CALIBRE OF YOUR TIMEPIECE To determine the calibre of your Victorinox Swiss Army Timepiece, please look at the reference number engraved on the caseback and find the corresponding calibre in the Calibre Table in the annex or download it from our website: www.victorinoxswissarmy.com / Customer Service.
Chronograph functions English II. CHRONOGRAPH FUNCTIONS USE OF THE CHRONOGRAPH Single Event: 1. Press pusher A to start the chronograph. 2 Press pusher A again to stop the chronograph. 3. Press pusher B to reset to zero. ADD function (additional timings: each time you stop the counter, the time is stopped and does not take into consideration the elapsed time): 1.
English Quartz chronographs III. INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE III. QUARTZ CHRONOGRAPHS CALIBRE ETA 251.262 Pushers: A Chronograph start/stop B Split timing, zero reset Timepiece indication: C Hours D Minutes E Seconds F Date Chronograph indication: G 1/10th of a second counter H 60-second counter I 60-minute counter J 12-hour counter...
Quartz chronographs English CALIBRE ETA 251.262 INVERSE Pushers: A Chronograph start/stop B Chronograph zero/reset Crowns: C Time setting crown D Countdown setting crown Timepiece indication: E Hours F Minutes G Date H Visual Countdown ring with 60-minute scale Chronograph indication: I 1/10th of a second counter J 60-second counter K 60-minute counter...
English Quartz chronographs VISUAL COUNTDOWN When rotating the countdown setting crown, simply align minutes on the inner bezel to be counted down with the minute hand (i.e. 20 minutes). When the minute hand reaches the triangle (0 minute), 20 minutes will have been counted down. Note: the countdown feature works for a duration between 1 and 60 minutes.
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Quartz chronographs English SETTING THE DATE 1. Pull out the crown to position 2. 2. Turn the crown and the hour hand back or forth until the desired date is reached. 3. Push the crown back to position 1. SETTING THE COUNTERS TO ZERO 12-hour counter: 1.
English Quartz chronographs CALIBRE ETA 251.272 Pushers: A Chronograph start/stop B Split timing, zero reset Timepiece indication: C Hours D Minutes E Seconds F Date Chronograph indication: G 1/10th of a second counter H 60-second counter I 30-minute counter The crown has 3 positions: 1 Normal position 2 Time zone adjustment back and forth, date setting 3 Hour and minute setting, stop second...
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Quartz chronographs English 3. Push the crown back to position 1. SETTING THE TIME ZONE 1. Pull out the crown to position 2. 2. Turn the crown back or forth to reach a new time zone. 3. Push the crown back to position 1. SETTING THE DATE 1.
English Quartz chronographs CALIBRE ETA 251.471 Pushers: A Chronograph start/stop B Split timing, zero reset Timepiece indication: C Hours D Minutes E Seconds F Date Chronograph indication: G 1/10th of a second counter H 60-second counter I 30-minute counter The crown has 3 positions: 1 Normal position 2 Time zone adjustment back and forth, date setting 3 Hour and minute setting, stop second...
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Quartz chronographs English 3. Push the crown back to position 1. SETTING THE TIME ZONE 1. Pull out the crown to position 2. 2. Turn the crown back or forth to reach a new time zone. 3. Push the crown back to position 1. SETTING THE DATE 1.
English Quartz chronographs CALIBRE ETA G10.211 Pushers: A Chronograph start/stop B Split timing, zero reset Timepiece indication: C Hours D Minutes E Seconds F Date Chronograph indication: G 1/10th of a second counter H 60-second counter I 30-minute counter The crown has 3 positions: 1 Normal position 2 Date setting 3 Hour and minute setting, stop second...
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Quartz chronographs English 3. Push the crown back to position 1. SETTING THE DATE 1. Pull out the crown to position 2. 2. Turn the crown counter-clockwise until the desired date is reached. 3. Push the crown back to position 1. SETTING THE COUNTERS TO ZERO 30-minute counter: 1.
English Mechanical chronographs with self-winding movement IV. INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE MECHANICAL CHRONOGRAPHS (SELF-WINDING) Mechanical self-winding timepieces wind themselves automatically when worn on the wrist. If your chronograph stops or is not worn sufficiently, the movement will have to be wound manually by turning the crown back and forth a few times. CALIBRE ETA AO7.211 (VALGRANGES) Pushers: A Chronograph start/stop...
Mechanical chronographs with self-winding movement English The crown has 3 positions: 1 Normal position, occasional winding 2 Date setting 3 Hour and minute setting, stop second SETTING THE TIME 1. Wind the movement if necessary by turning the crown back and forth (position 1). 2.
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English Mechanical chronographs with self-winding movement D Minutes E Seconds F Date Chronograph indication: G 60-second counter H 30-minute counter I 12-hour counter The crown has 3 positions: 1 Normal position, occasional winding 2 Date setting 3 Hour and minute setting, stop second SETTING THE TIME 1.
Mechanical chronographs with self-winding movement English 4. Push the crown back to position 1. CALIBRE ETA 7753 (VALJOUX) Pushers: A Chronograph start/stop B Zero reset C Rapid date corrector Timepiece indication: D Hours E Minutes F Seconds G Date Chronograph indication: H 60-second counter I 30-minute counter J 12-hour counter...
English Specific section SETTING THE TIME 1. Wind the movement if necessary. 2. Pull out the crown to position 2. The seconds hand will stop. Remember the date advances at 12:00 midnight, not 12:00 noon. 3. Turn the crown to position hands to the desired time. 4.
Specific section English hand of the timepiece. The position of this hand in relation to the bezel will then indicate the time elapsed since setting the bezel. ROTATING BEZEL WITH COUNTDOWN FUNCTION When a scale starts at 55 to 0 (counter-clock- wise incrementation) we may use the bezel as a countdown timer.
English Specific section TELEMETER FUNCTION The telemeter scale measures the distance of a phenomenon which is first visible and then audi- ble. The chronograph hand is released at the instant the phenomenon is seen and stopped when the sound is heard. Its position on the scale shows, at a glance, the distance, in kilo- meters, separating the phenomenon from the observer.
(1 meter = 3.28 feet). All Victorinox Swiss Army chronograph timepieces are water-resistant from 100 meters to 500 meters. Check the details on the back of your Victorinox Swiss Army timepiece case and read the following information carefully: Water resistant to 100 meters (330 feet/10 ATM).
For consumers living in the United States or Canada, please refer to the North American Warranty on our website: www.swissarmy.com. Victorinox Swiss Army Watch SA provides a three (3) year warranty (the Warranty Period) from the date of purchase against faulty materials and manufacturing. In the...
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The legislation of your country may provide you with additional rights. Victorinox Swiss Army Watch SA and its partners may not be held responsible to you or to any third party for any exceptional, indirect, secondary or resultant damage, whether on account of a contract, a harmful act, negligence, risk or other liability.
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Victorinox Swiss Army Watch SA office on +41 32 344 99 33. PRECAUTION The water resistance of your timepiece cannot be guaranteed indefinitely, considering that joints may age, crowns or pushers may sustain knocks and climate or temperature may vary.
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Authorized service centers VII. AUTHORIZED SERVICE CENTERS The complete list of Authorized Service Centers (Europe, Asia/Pacific, Middle East, Africa, Oceania, Central and South America, Canada, Caribbean, U.S.) is available on our website: www.victorinoxswissarmy.com – customer service – authorized service center For U.S.
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55590 Meisenheim 3660 Stenlose Phone: 0045 32 96 80 16 Phone: 0049 675 393 9922 Fax: 0045 32 96 80 36 Fax: 0049 675 393 9921 info@victorinox.dk zmt@zmt-online.de Finland Gibraltar Nexet Oy S. K. BEDA PAR GROUP LTD. Ravurinkatu 11 OMNI P.O.
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Av. van Becelaerelaan, 28 B 1170 Brussel Phone: 0032 2 663 80 29 Ireland Fax: 0032 2 660 18 89 Victorinox Swiss Army Service Centre gtime@gelder.be Locker, Hull & Thornton Ltd 1 Rearsby Business Park Norway Gaddesby Lane Rearsby...
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Fax: 0041 32 344 99 36 sabreu@cronometria.pl aftersale@victorinoxswissarmy.ch Spain United Kingdom Oriol I Cabanas Victorinox Swiss Army Service Centre P.° Pedro III, No. 64, 1°, 2 Locker, Hull & Thornton Ltd 1 Rearsby Business Park 08240 Manresa (Barcelona) Phone: 0034 93 877 09 88...
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Authorized service centers Authorized Service Centers are subject to change. For the most updated listing go to www.victorinoxswissarmy.com or for U.S. and Canada: www.swissarmy.com...
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VICTORINOX SWISS ARMY WATCH SA Chemin des Grillons 4 – P.O. Box 1840 – 2501 Biel-Bienne – Switzerland www.victorinoxswissarmy.com V.03036.1 (Central Europe)