TABLE OF CONTENTS General views 1.1. Basic movement 1.2. Perpetual Calendar mechanism Description of watch 2.1. Technical details of movement 2.2. Indications provided by the watch 2.3. Functions and indications illustrated by diagrams Basic functions 3.1. Setting the time 3.2. Time zone adjustments 3.3.
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THE AUDEMARS PIGUET CHRONOGRAPH PERPETUAL CALENDAR The Audemars Piguet «Chronograph Perpetual Calendar» is a self-winding wrist watch which will prove to you that our passion for watchmaking knows only one limit: a strict respect for the noblest of traditions. The Chronograph Circumstances and events regularly cause us to measure a fixed amount of time between two actions.
2. DESCRIPTION OF THE WATCH 2.1. Technical details of movement • Thickness of movement and assembled Perpetual Calendar mechanism: 7,35 mm • Casing diameter: 26,00 mm (11 ligne) • Oscillations/hour: 28'800 (4 Hz) • Jewelling: 54 rubies • Continuous running of movement when fully wound: 38 hours •...
Day indicator hand Date indicator hand Month indicator hand Leap year indicator hand Moon phase indicator hand Day corrector Day, date, and month corrector Month corrector and leap year cycle indicator Moon phase corrector Chronograph hand Pushbutton of the chronograph function Push once: start Push again: stop Pushbutton to return to zero...
3.2. Time zone adjustments Time zone adjustments can be carried out without risk of damaging the mechanism between the hours of 1 a.m. and 6 p.m. If it is necessary to turn the hands back after midnight, it will be noticed that the date and the day of the week will have advanced one day.
rest and the correctors may be activated with no risk of damaging the calendar mechanism. To activate the correctors, press down applying firm, gra- dual pressure, using the setting stylus provided for this refer to 7.2. purpose ( 4.2.2.Adjustment procedures see dia- Correct and carry out steps in following order ( grams...
5. OPERATION OF CHRONOGRAPH Start: Press pushbutton ( ) which starts the three chronograph hands. Stop: Press pushbutton ( ) once again to stop the chronograph. To read the time taken for an event, consult the follo- wing : - the hour counter hand ( ) which indicates the number of hours and half-hours taken, - the minute counter hand (...
We advise you only to use the stylus illustrated below to set the correctors. All models equipped with the movement cal. 2226/2839 are water-resistant and comply with the ISO 2281 standard. They can therefore withstand the different pressures indicated. However, do not use these models for scuba diving activities under any circumstances.
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