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Contents

Introduction 25

Accuracy and precautions for use

Water resistance

“1,000 Hours Control” test

Technical specifications

Movement 29

Functions 30

Use 30

International Guarantee

Limited Warranty

(United States of America and Canada)

Guarantee for Australia

Jaeger-LeCoultre Customer Service

Summary of Contents for Polaris Geographic WT

Page 1: ...Jaeger LeCoultre Polaris Geographic WT ...

Page 2: ... use 25 Water resistance 26 1 000 Hours Control test 28 Technical specifications 29 Movement 29 Functions 30 Use 30 International Guarantee 46 Limited Warranty 50 United States of America and Canada Guarantee for Australia 54 Jaeger LeCoultre Customer Service 57 ...

Page 3: ...Hour hand 2 Minute hand 3 Seconds hand 4 Date 5 CrownA Setting the time and winding 6 Crown B Setting the city 7 Corrector C Setting the date 8 City disc 9 24 hour disc 10 Hour and minute of the favoured time zone 11 Power reserve ...

Page 4: ...s for use MANUALLY WOUND OR AUTOMATIC MECHANICAL WATCHES The accuracy of watch models with mechanical movements is determined by the balance wheel This oscillates at a rate of 28 800 vibrations per hour Despite all the care that the master watchmakers of the Jaeger LeCoultre Manufacture have lavished on building and assembling your watch its accuracy is subject to the influence of gravity magnetic...

Page 5: ...or abrupt actions such as golf or tennis Water resistance Your Jaeger LeCoultre watch is water resistant up to 10 bar Its water resistance can be identi fied by the symbol and or by 10 bar engraved on the case back This means that your model has been tested at an overpressure of 10 bar corresponding to an immersion pressure of 100 metres 1 bar 10 metres In accordance with the ISO 22810 NIHS 92 10 ...

Page 6: ... bracelet is suitable for the intended use avoid subjecting the watch to excessively abrupt temperature changes protect the watch from being dropped or suffering other accidental impacts and have the water resistance checked after any severe impact avoid using the controls push piece or time setting crown while under water or outside the water if the watch is not yet dry after immersion restore th...

Page 7: ...ities 1 000 Hours Control test Jaeger LeCoultre submits all its watches to the stringent 1 000 Hours Control a series of comprehensive and rigorous internal tests lasting a full 1 000 hours The 1 000 Hours Control seal placed or engraved on the back of your watch certifies that the timepiece has successfully passed all the tests relating to regularity of rate temperature atmospheric pressure and r...

Page 8: ...ement Jaeger LeCoultre tests not only the movement prior to being cased up in the watch but also the watch once it has been assembled Technical specifications Automatic mechanical Manufacture movement Jaeger LeCoultre Calibre 936A 1 28 800 vibrations hour Power reserve at least 38 hours Water resistant to 10 bar Movement Jaeger LeCoultre Calibre 963A 1 ...

Page 9: ...and seconds and date where you live i e local time Universal time i e the simultaneous reading of the time in each of the world s 24 time zones The hour and minute of the city you choose as the favoured time zone in the small dial at 6 o clock The power reserve which enables you to control the winding level of your watch at all times Use Crown A at 3 o clock enables the user to Wind the watch if i...

Page 10: ...of all the time zones Crown B at 10 o clock enables the user to Turn the city disc and the 24 hour disc Choose the desired city as the favoured time zone by positioning it opposite the triangular marker located at 6 o clock This operation automatically sets the corresponding time in the favoured time zone indicated on the small dial at 6 o clock Corrector C at 2 o clock enables the user to Set the...

Page 11: ... of the crown are enough to start your watch It will then automatically wind up when you wear it Please note that the crown does not lock when winding even when the watch is fully wound The power reserve hand allows you to control the winding level of your watch at all times ...

Page 12: ...lock If the date changes it is midnight if not it is midday When the operation is complete push the crown back to position 0 The watch starts running again SETTING THE DATE By pressing corrector C with the tool supplied with your watch advance the date manually until the correct date is displayed Note never try to adjust the date between the hours of 8 30 pm and 3 30 am This is because the automat...

Page 13: ...our turning ring Additionally the Jaeger LeCoultre Polaris Geographic WT makes it possible to read the time on the small dial at 6 o clock of a given city corresponding to one of the 24 time zones the favoured time zone The wearer selects it by turning the city disc and positioning the city of the favoured time zone opposite the triangular marker at 6 o clock The time of the favoured time zone thu...

Page 14: ... 6 o clock You can thus see the time in Athens On the 24 hour disc 5 pm On the small dial Moreover you can read the time that corres ponds to the world s other time zones The simultaneous reading of the 24 time zones can be done by reading the number on the 24 hour ring opposite the relevant city it is 4 pm in Paris 3 pm in London 8 pm in Karachi ...

Page 15: ...ver this setting operation will be necessary once again if while travelling you change time zones and wish to adopt your new time as reference time 1st operation choosing the reference city by means of the city disc Wind Crown B at 10 o clock without pulling it in either direction Position the city corresponding to the reference time zone opposite the triangular marker located at 6 o clock The hou...

Page 16: ... triangular marker at 6 o clock taking into account whether it is day or night Push the crown back in to position 0 The displays of the main dial and the small dial are now synchronised the central hands the small dial and the selected city opposite the triangular marker at 6 o clock now indicate the same time Once this pre setting is completed The 24 hour ring will turn in unison with the main ti...

Page 17: ...first make sure that the synchronisation crown Crown A at 3 o clock has been pushed back into position 0 not pulled out Failure to follow this instruction could damage the mechanism Turn Crown B without pulling it in either directioninordertopositionthenewcitychosen as the favoured time zone at 6 o clock opposite the triangular marker The time in the selected time zone is automatically displayed i...

Page 18: ...s a symbol to the left of each city affected by summer time This function makes it possible to read summer time if applicable The diagram overleaf illustrates this system Athens Paris and London are cities whose time zones apply summer time Consequently the symbol to their left suggests summer time For example as Paris summer time corresponds to winter time in Athens the symbol for Paris is positi...

Page 19: ...the left of the city that corresponds to the time zone in which you find yourself reference city opposite the triangular marker at 6 o clock Pull Crown A out to position 2 and wind forward one hour to display the time in the reference city Push Crown A back to position 1 and wind the time in the small dial back by one hour counter clockwise in order to display the same time as on the main dial Pus...

Page 20: ... the time zone in which you find yourself reference city opposite the triangular marker at 6 o clock Pull Crown A out to position 2 and wind back one hour to display the winter time in the local city Push Crown A back to position 1 and wind the time in the small dial forward by one hour Push Crown A back to position 0 You are again synchronised with universal time You can thus read the time in any...

Page 21: ...hemispheres Countries in the northern hemisphere that use the summer time system change over between March April and October each year In Europe except Iceland between the last Sunday in March and the last Sunday in October In North America between the first Sunday in April and the last Sunday in October The changeover also occurs in certain countries of the southern hemisphere but at different ti...

Page 22: ...eriods just before and after the date of the changeover you must take account of the geographical position of the country in question so as to determine whether it is in the southern or northern hemisphere GENERIC TABLE OF TIME FOR THE NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN HEMISPHERES Between March and October The hemisphere you live in To find out the time in the opposite hemisphere Northern hemisphere summer ti...

Page 23: ...layed Between October and March The hemisphere you live in To find out the time in the opposite hemisphere Northern hemisphere winter time Position the desired city at 6 o clock in the summer time position if it is displayed in the name position if it is not displayed Southern hemisphere summer time Position the desired city in the name position at 6 o clock ...

Page 24: ... interchangeability system which makes it possible to remove the strap without the use of a tool Metal and rubber straps require a tool not included in order to be removed We recommend that you contact an authorised Jaeger LeCoultre retailer or a Jaeger LeCoultre Boutique ...

Page 25: ...d to an authorised Jaeger LeCoultre retailer a Jaeger LeCoultre Boutique or an authorised Jaeger LeCoultre Service Centre If these con ditions are not met the manufacturer s guar antee does not apply Please contact Jaeger LeCoultretoobtainthelistofauthorisedJaeger LeCoultre retailers across the world International Guarantee The International Guarantee applies to Jaeger LeCoultre products sold or p...

Page 26: ...as a re sult of a manufacturing defect will at the sole discretion of Jaeger LeCoultre be repaired or replaced free of charge The Jaeger LeCoultre International Guarantee is valid only if the guar antee certificate enclosed with this booklet has been duly completed dated stamped and signed by the authorised Jaeger LeCoultre re tailer or the Jaeger LeCoultre Boutique which sold you your watch The J...

Page 27: ...esistant Jaeger LeCoultre water resistant watches can be identified by the symbol and or by 3 5 10 or 20 bar or another number de pending on the model engraved on the case back Their water resistance is guaranteed for two years from the date of purchase provid ed that the glass bezel back middle part and crown have not been damaged It is neverthe less essential to have the water resistance of your...

Page 28: ...see your User Manual For quartz watches this guarantee does not cover the battery life As a consumer you may have legal rights un der applicable national legislation governing the sale of consumer goods those rights are not affected by this guarantee ...

Page 29: ...two years from the date of purchase subject to the fol lowing conditions Any part found by our tech nical services to be defective as a result of a manufacturing defect will at the sole discretion of Jaeger LeCoultre be repaired or replaced free of charge The Jaeger LeCoultre Limited Warranty is valid only if the warranty certificate enclosed with this booklet has been duly com pleted dated stampe...

Page 30: ...om the date of purchase if your watch is water resistant or any defect resulting from contact with water if your watch is not water resistant Jaeger LeCoultre water resistant watches can be identified by the symbol and or by 3 5 10 or 20 bar or another number de pending on the model engraved on the case back Their water resistance is guaranteed for two years from the date of purchase provid ed tha...

Page 31: ...this Limited Warranty nor any other warranties whether expressed or implied including but not limit ed to any implied warranty of merchantability or of ﬁtness for any particular purpose shall extend beyond the period of two years from the date of purchase The liability of Jaeger LeCoultre is limited solely and exclusively to repair or replacement under the terms and conditions stated herein Jaeger...

Page 32: ...how long an implied warranty lasts or the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages so the above limitations or exclusions may not ap ply to you This Limited Warranty grants you speciﬁc legal rights in addition to which you may have other legal rights that vary from one Country State Province or Territory to another ...

Page 33: ...e entitled to a replacement or refund for a major failure and compensation for any other reasonably foreseeable loss or damage You are also enti tled to have the goods repaired or replaced if goods fail to be of acceptable quality and the failure does not amount to a major failure This Jaeger LeCoultre Guarantee gives you ad ditional rights provided by Jaeger LeCoultre Every Jaeger LeCoultre produ...

Page 34: ...y an authorised Jaeger LeCoultre retailer or a Jaeger LeCoultre Boutique This Jaeger LeCoultre Guarantee covers de fects of materials or workmanship of your Jaeger LeCoultre product Jaeger LeCoultre will remedy these identified defects free of charge for up to two 2 years from the date of purchase Thereafter Jaeger LeCoultre will repair any defective product or part subject to a service charge The...

Page 35: ...r by 3 5 10 or 20 bar or another number depending on the model engraved on the case back Their wa ter resistance is guaranteed for two years from the date of purchase provided that the glass bezel back middle part and crown have not been damaged It is essential to have the water resistance checked by an authorised Jaeger LeCoultre retailer a Jaeger LeCoultre Boutique or an authorised Jaeger LeCoul...

Page 36: ... also necessary to have the water resistance of the watch checked once every two years or prior to any period during which it will be sub jected to prolonged and or regular immersion Maintenance and repair work must be entrust ed to an authorised Jaeger LeCoultre retailer a Jaeger LeCoultre Boutique or authorised Jaeger LeCoultre Service Centre The list of our points of sale and service centres is...

Page 37: ...he workshops tools and parts required for the repair and mainte nance of Jaeger LeCoultre watches and clocks In certain cases especially for operations re quiring special tools and parts the Service Centres will send your watch to the Jaeger LeCoultre Manufacture in Switzerland to have the necessary work carried out ...

Page 38: ...st my timepiece for maintenance Wem vertraue ich die Wartung meines Zeitmessers an A quién confiar el mantenimiento de mi reloj A chi affidare la manutenzione del mio orologio Onde levar o meu relógio para manutenção Где произвести техническое обслуживание часов ...

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Page 40: ...91 419 1833 SWEDEN Client relations department 46 850 59 1833 SWITZERLAND Client relations department 41 21 580 1833 FOR GREECE AND PORTUGAL please refer to our website at the section Customer service Boutiques http www jaeger lecoultre com or client relations europe jaeger lecoultre com North America FOR CANADA please refer to our website at the section Customer service Boutiques http www jaeger ...

Page 41: ...ient relations southamerica jaeger lecoultre com Please refer to our website at the section Customer service Boutiques http www jaeger lecoultre com Africa SOUTH AFRICA Client relations africa jaeger lecoultre com Please refer to our website at the section Customer service Boutiques http www jaeger lecoultre com Asia and Pacific AUSTRALIA Client relations department 61 1800 710 665 Client relation...

Page 42: ...dle Huai Hai Road Shanghai 200020 China Tel 86 21 6495 9533 Fax 86 21 64950030 HONG KONG AND MACAU Hong Kong client relations department 852 8200 3002 Macau client relations department 0 800 732 Client relations hk jaeger lecoultre com JAPAN Client relations department 0120 79 1833 free from Japan only Client relations japan jaeger lecoultre com MALAYSIA Client relations department 60 1800 81 5639...

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