Panerai LO SCIENZIATO RADIOMIR 1940 TOURBILLON GMT ORO..., Instructions Manual

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4. Return the winding crown
(A)
to the initial position
(0)
and screw it down
again.
T
HE
GMT
FUNCTION
The GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) system, also known as universal time and
adopted throughout the world, divides the terrestrial globe into 24 one-hour
sections (time zones), each equivalent to 15° of longitude. The Greenwich meridian
was taken as the fundamental reference meridian for the localisation of time zones
by the international conferences held in Rome in 1883 and in Washington in 1884.
Starting from meridian zero (or Greenwich meridian), 24 time zones have been
defined, from 0 to +12 towards the east, and from 0 to -12 towards the west. The
zero meridian has a very important function for sailors: the time at Greenwich is the
reference for the calculations which enable the longitude at sea to be determined,
and thus the establishment of the ship’s exact position.
The GMT function enables the local time and the time in another country (home
time) to be read at the same time.
S
ETTING THE SECOND TIME ZONE
1. Unscrew the winding crown
(A)
and pull it out to the first click
(position 1)
.
2. Set the required time. The hour hand
(B)
will move at intervals of one hour
and will indicate the local time, that is, the time in the place where it is loca-
ted at that moment.
3. The hand of the second time zone
(D)
will indicate the home time, that is,
the time in the country of origin. This hand moves at the same rate as the
local time hand
(B)
, carrying out a complete revolution in 12 hours. At the 3
o’clock position a further hand
(E)
displays the GMT time divided into 24
hours, to avoid possible confusion between morning and afternoon.
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INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE
LO SCIENZIATO - RADIOMIR 1940 TOURBILLON
GMT ORO ROSSO
W
INDING THE WATCH
1. Unscrew the winding crown
(A)
without pulling it out and turn it clockwise
so that the power reserve indicator
(G)
on the back reaches the fully-wound
position indicated by the number 6.
2. Screw the winding crown
(A)
down again.
S
ETTING THE TIME
1. Unscrew the winding crown
(A)
and pull it out to the second click
(position 2)
.
2. Ensure that the hour hand of local time
(B)
is superimposed on the hand of
the second time zone
(D)
. If this is not the case, return the winding crown
(A)
to the first click
(position 1)
. In this position the hour hand
(B)
can be
moved in clicks of one hour. Make the hour hand
(B)
coincide with that of
the second time zone
(D)
. Then return it to position 2 to complete the ope-
ration of setting the time.
3. Set the correct time. Check the hand
(E)
, so as to set the time before or after
midday. If, for example, it is 3 o’clock in the afternoon, check that the hand
(E)
is in the left part of the small dial.
B
E
D
C
A
H
0 2 1
G
F
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