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CONGRATULATIONS You have just acquired Albatross, an advanced timepiece created from a partnership between L’Epée 1839 and MB&F. Albatross has been developed with passion and care by ou master watchmakers in Delémont – Switzerland...
CONTENTS Important information Care and maintenance Winding the timekeeping movement & the striking hour Winding the animation Activating the striking hour & the animation On demand striking hour Time setting Hours and minutes display...
IMPORTANT INFORMATION Please be very careful to never touch the red components pictured below. The movement should never be in contact with any liquids - even in vaporized form. If it occurs, the clock should be serviced immediately. A simple contact on certain pieces can generate delays in timekeeping, which can only be solved by servicing.
CARE AND MAINTENANCE Use only a soft and dry cloth to clean the clock. Dust and particles contained in the cloth could scratch parts. Do not use any kind of cleaning products to wipe the clock . It is recommended to keep the clock distant from any source of heat or vibrations.
WINDING THE TIMEKEEPING MOUVEMENT & THE STRIKING HOUR To activate the winding mechanism, push the front propellers toward the crown. Rotate the crown : Clockwise to wind the timekeeping movement Anti-clockwise to wind the striking hour Striking Hour Timekeeping mechanism mechanism...
WINDING THE ANIMATION To activate the winding mechanism, push the back propellers toward the crown Rotate the crown anti-clockwise to wind the movement of the animation Animation Matière >6-30 >30-120 >120-400 TOLERANCES COTE ET TOLERANCES EN mm Material GENERALES ISO 2768-fK ±0.05 ±0.1 ±0.15...
ACTIVATING THE STRIKING HOUR AND THE ANIMATION The two shift sticks on the bottom of the clock allow you to activate the striking hour and the animation. Both features can be activated simultaneously or independently from each other. Animation Hour striking...
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THE ON DEMAND BUTTON The on demand button can be pushed to repeat the striking hour and/or the animation. The functions activated depend on how the shift sticks are positioned. Matière Etat >6-30 >30-120 >120-400 TOLERANCES COTE ET TOLERANCES EN mm State Material GENERALES ISO 2768-fK...
TIME SETTING To set the time, gently turn the minutes cylinder clockwise (towards the top) until the correct time is set. Be careful : - Not to turn the minutes disc anti-clockwise - Not to move the hours disc Hours Minutes TOLERANCES >6-30...
HOURS AND MINUTES DISPLAY Hours and minutes are displayed on two rotating discs. The current time is indicated by a fixed needle in between the two discs. Example: Here it is 10:10 Matière >6-30 >30-120 >120-400 TOLERANCES COTE ET TOLERANCES EN mm Material GENERALES ISO 2768-fK ±0.05...
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L’Epée 1839 Swiza Sa Manufacture Rue St-Maurice 1 PO BOX 340 2800 Delémont Switzerland Customer Service: Tel. +41 (0)32 421 94 05 E-mail: sav@swiza.ch www.lepee1839.com...
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