Minute repeater
Caution:
Under no circumstances should you manipulate
the winding crown while the minute repeater is striking the
time and during 30 seconds thereafter. Doing so could cause
damage to the repeating mechanism which would not be
covered by the warranty.
To activate the striking mechanism, push the slide
(9) all the way up.
Now release it completely - do not pull it down.
The strike sequence of the minute repeater
must be allowed to end completely before it is
activated again.
Two small hammers will now strike the hours,
quarter-hours, and minutes on two gongs of low
and high pitch. If the watch was set aside unwound
for an extended period of time, the minute repeater
might not indicate the correct time because the oil
may have thickened at some points inside the
mechanism. This is absolutely normal and has no
negative consequences. The striking mechanism
will function correctly again within one to two
hours after the watch has been rewound.
Chronograph
Thanks to its mechanical chronograph function,
your Triple Complication Ref. 5208 allows you
to stop times with an accuracy of one sixth of a
second. Stopped times are indicated by the large
chronograph hand from the center as well as by the
60-minute and 12-hour counters at 3 and 9 o’clock,
respectively. Unlike most other chronographs,
the Ref. 5208 is a three-phase chronograph whose
functions are controlled by a single pusher.
When the pusher at 2 o’clock is pressed, the
following commands are generated in succession:
1. Start the chronograph hand (12) and the
60-minute/12-hour counters (11)/(14).
2. Stop the chronograph hand and the
60-minute/12-hour counters.
3. Reset (10) the chronograph hand and the
60-minute/12-hour counters (11)/(14).
Caution:
To safeguard the functional integrity of your
watch, please follow these recommendations:
- Rewind manually (20 turns of the crown) before using
the chronograph if your watch has not been worn during
the past 24 hours.
- Do not activate the minute repeater while the chronograph
is running.
- After having set the time, wait for 2 minutes before
starting the chronograph.
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