SETTING THE TIME
To set the time, gently pull the crown all the
way out to position 2 and turn it clockwise or
counter-clockwise in order to move the hands
forwards or backwards. Once you have set the
correct time, push the crown home again into
position 1.
We recommend setting the time by moving the
hands in a clockwise direction. If you do none-
theless decide to set the time by turning the hands
counter-clockwise, first move the minutes hands
back a little further than necessary and then com-
plete the setting clockwise so as to reduce any
gear backlash. It is important to note that setting
the time in one way or the other entails no risk
of damage to the movement.
Caution
:
The time should never be set while the grande
or petite sonnerie or minute repeater is in operation, nor for
30 seconds thereafter.
SELECTING THE STRIKEWORK MODE:
GRANDE SONNERIE, PETITE SONNERIE, SILENCE
On the side of the case at 6 o’clock, there is a
slide switch that can be used to select the desired
strikework mode:
- If the slide switch is in the intermediate posi-
tion at 6 o’clock (position “G” on the picture),
the
grande sonnerie
-mode is active.
- If the slide switch is pushed left, towards
9 o’clock (position “P” on the picture, slide
switch hand-engraved with the inscription
“petite”), the
petite sonnerie
-mode is activated.
- If the slide switch is pushed right, towards
3 o’clock (position “S” on the picture, slide
switch hand-engraved with the inscription
“silence”), the
grande
and
petite sonnerie
are dis-
abled and the “silence” mode is activated. It is
important to note that, even in “silence” mode,
the minute repeater can still be activated on
demand.
USING THE MINUTE REPEATER
The minute repeater strikes the time on demand
at any given moment. This is done by pressing
the pusher in the winding crown (indicated by
“MR” on the picture) all the way in and then
releasing it. The watch strikes the hours (on low-
pitched tones), the quarter-hours (simple, double
or triple sequence of three pitches – high, low,
medium – for each quarter-hour) and the minutes
(high-pitched tones). No time-setting should be
done while the minute repeater is in operation,
nor for the 30 seconds after the last strike.
Kindly wait until the repeater has finished striking
before activating it again. Caution: Never actuate
the winding crown while the repeater is in opera-
tion, nor for 30 seconds thereafter.
Actuating the minute repeater while the
grande
or
petite sonnerie
are striking or about to strike will
cancel the grande or petite sonnerie indication
in progress. The minute repeater mechanism will
override the other strikework modes and audibly
indicate the time on demand.
P G S
MR
1
2
