Breitling MONTBRILLANT 47, User Manual

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th OF AN HOUR DIAL DISPLAY
Your B
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chronometer is equipped with a scale dividing the hour into
hundredths, thus making it easier to read off the minutes on a decimal base.
E.g.:
0.6 h = 36 minutes.
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SPECIAL CHARACTERISTICS
SUN COMPASS
Your B
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chronometer may be used as a sun compass, thus enabling
you to determine the northerly-Southerly direction. For regions that have
instated daylight saving time, subtract one hour when directing the watch.
In the Northern hemisphere
Point the hour hand precisely towards the sun. In relation
to the watch dial, the point located midway between
the current time and 12 o’clock indicates the South, the
north being exactly opposite.
In the Southern hemisphere
Point the hour-marker located at 12 o’clock on the dial
precisely towards the sun. In relation to the watch dial,
the point located midway between the current time and
12 o’clock indicates the north, the South being exactly
opposite.
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