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VICTORINOX SWISS ARMY WATCH SA

Chemin des Grillons 4 – P.O. Box 1840 – 2501 Biel-Bienne – Switzerland

www.victorinoxswissarmy.com

USA

VICTORINOX SWISS ARMY, INC.

7 Victoria Drive – P.O. Box 1212 – Monroe CT 06468-1212

Consumer Service: 800 442 2706

www.swissarmy.com

VICTORINOX SWISS ARMY CANADA

904 Magnetic Drive – North York, ON – M3J 2C4

Consumer Service: 800 665 4095 ext 4127

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(North America, Asia/Pacific, Middle East, Africa, Central and South America)

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Page 1: ...INSTRUCTIONS AND WARRANTY FOR CHRONOGRAPHS 27 Page 1 ...

Page 2: ... 30 Français 31 61 Español 62 91 Brasileiro 92 117 118 141 142 165 166 190 191 214 215 239 Authorized service centers 240 249 USA and Canada Repair Coupon 251 252 English USA Chrono VSA USA 30 9 2009 10 35 Page 1 ...

Page 3: ...11 14 IV INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE MECHANICAL CHRONOGRAPHS Calibre ETA A07 211 16 Calibre ETA 7750 17 Calibre ETA 7753 19 V SPECIFIC SECTION Rotating bezel with countup function 20 Rotating bezel with countdown function 21 Tachymeter feature 21 Telemeter feature 22 Water resistance 23 VI INTERNATIONAL WARRANTY 24 VII NORTH AMERICAN WARRANTY Three year limited warranty 27 Repair coupon 251 VIII AUTHORIZ...

Page 4: ...release it If it does so you have a screw down crown After use push the crown back in or screw it down until it is secure in order to maintain the water resistance of your timepiece Quartz timepieces are battery operated When the battery is exhausted we recommend that you have it replaced immediately at an authorized Victorinox Swiss Army Service Center where the water resistance of your timepiece...

Page 5: ...ENDATIONS To avoid any errors do not perform the DATE SETTING between 9 00 p m and 3 00 a m when the date mechanism is in action Be careful not to confuse noon and midnight Never operate chronographs pushers or crown when your timepiece is under water or if it is wet and ensure that the crown and pushers are properly pushed back or screwed down after each use We recommend that you have the water r...

Page 6: ...s pusher A to stop the chronograph and read the time 3 Press pusher A again and read the additional timing and so on 4 Press pusher B to reset to zero SPLIT function the split time function is used to display an intermediate time while continuing timing This function is not available for mechanical chronographs 1 Press pusher A to start the chronograph 2 Press pusher B to display an intermediate t...

Page 7: ...reset Timepiece indication C Hours D Minutes E Seconds F Date Chronograph indication G 1 10th of a second counter H 60 second counter I 60 minute counter J 12 hour counter The crown has 3 positions 1 Normal position 2 Time zone adjustment back and forth date setting 3 Hour and minute setting stop second English USA Chrono VSA USA 30 9 2009 10 35 Page 6 ...

Page 8: ...ece indication E Hours F Minutes G Date H Visual Countdown ring with 60 minute scale Chronograph indication I 1 10th of a second counter J 60 second counter K 60 minute counter L 12 hour counter The crown has 3 positions 1 Normal position 2 Time zone adjustment back and forth date setting 3 Hour and minute setting stop second English USA Chrono VSA USA 30 9 2009 10 35 Page 7 ...

Page 9: ...ration between 1 and 60 minutes FOR CALIBRE ETA 251 262 AND CALIBRE ETA 251 262 INVERSE SETTING THE TIME 1 Pull out the crown to position 3 The seconds hand will stop Remember the date advances at 12 00 midnight not 12 00 noon 2 Turn the crown to position hands to the desired time 3 Push the crown back to position 1 SETTING THE TIME ZONE 1 Pull out the crown to position 2 2 Turn the crown back or ...

Page 10: ... out the crown to position 2 2 Press pusher A to adjust 12 hour hand to zero 60 minute counter 1 Pull out the crown to position 2 2 Press pusher B to adjust 60 minute hand to zero 60 second counter 1 Pull out the crown to position 3 2 Press pusher A to adjust the second hand to zero 1 10th of a second counter 1 Pull out the crown to position 3 2 Press pusher B to adjust 1 10th of a second hand to ...

Page 11: ... H 60 second counter I 30 minute counter The crown has 3 positions 1 Normal position 2 Time zone adjustment back and forth date setting 3 Hour and minute setting stop second SETTING THE TIME 1 Pull out the crown to position 3 The seconds hand will stop Remember the date advances at 12 00 midnight not 12 00 noon 2 Turn the crown to position hands to the desired time English USA Chrono VSA USA 30 9 ...

Page 12: ...r hand back or forth until the desired date is reached 3 Push the crown back to position 1 SETTING THE COUNTERS TO ZERO 30 minute counter 1 Pull out the crown to position 2 2 Press pusher B to adjust 30 minute hand to zero 60 second counter 1 Pull out the crown to position 3 2 Press pusher A to adjust 60 second hand to zero 1 10th of a second counter 1 Pull out the crown to position 3 2 Press push...

Page 13: ... H 60 second counter I 30 minute counter The crown has 3 positions 1 Normal position 2 Time zone adjustment back and forth date setting 3 Hour and minute setting stop second SETTING THE TIME 1 Pull out the crown to position 3 The seconds hand will stop Remember the date advances at 12 00 midnight not 12 00 noon 2 Turn the crown to position hands to the desired time English USA Chrono VSA USA 30 9 ...

Page 14: ...r hand back or forth until the desired date is reached 3 Push the crown back to position 1 SETTING THE COUNTERS TO ZERO 30 minute counter 1 Pull out the crown to position 2 2 Press pusher B to adjust 30 minute hand to zero 60 second counter 1 Pull out the crown to position 3 2 Press pusher A to adjust 60 second hand to zero 1 10th of a second counter 1 Pull out the crown to position 3 2 Press push...

Page 15: ...f a second counter H 60 second counter I 30 minute counter The crown has 3 positions 1 Normal position 2 Date setting 3 Hour and minute setting stop second SETTING THE TIME 1 Pull out the crown to position 3 The seconds hand will stop Remember the date advances at 12 00 midnight not 12 00 noon 2 Turn the crown to position hands to the desired time English USA Chrono VSA USA 30 9 2009 10 35 Page 14...

Page 16: ...osition 1 SETTING THE COUNTERS TO ZERO 30 minute counter 1 Pull out the crown to position 3 2 Press pusher A to adjust 30 minute hand to zero 60 second counter 1 Pull out the crown to position 2 2 Press pusher B to adjust 60 second hand to zero 1 10th of a second counter 1 Pull out the crown to position 2 2 Press pusher A to adjust 1 10th of a second hand to zero English USA Chrono VSA USA 30 9 20...

Page 17: ...st If your chronograph stops or is not worn sufficiently the movement will have to be wound manually by turning the crown back and forth a few times CALIBRE ETA AO7 211 VALGRANGES Pushers A Chronograph start stop B Zero reset Timepiece indication C Hours D Minutes E Seconds F Date Chronograph indication G 60 second counter H 30 minute counter I 12 hour counter English USA Chrono VSA USA 30 9 2009 ...

Page 18: ...wn to position 3 The seconds hand will stop Remember the date advances at 12 00 midnight not 12 00 noon 3 Turn the crown to position hands to the desired time 4 Push the crown back to position 1 SETTING THE DATE 1 Pull out the crown to position 2 2 Turn the crown clockwise until the desired date is reached 3 Push the crown back to position 1 CALIBRE ETA 7750 VALJOUX Pushers A Chronograph start sto...

Page 19: ...e seconds hand will stop Remember the date advances at 12 00 midnight not 12 00 noon 3 Turn the crown to position hands to the desired time 4 Push the crown back to position 1 SETTING THE DATE 1 Wind the movement if necessary 2 Pull out the crown to position 2 3 Turn the crown clockwise until the desired date is reached Note The correction of the date is not possible between 8 00 p m and 2 00 a m ...

Page 20: ...indication D Hours E Minutes F Seconds G Date Chronograph indication H 60 second counter I 30 minute counter J 12 hour counter The crown has 2 positions 1 Normal position occasional winding 2 Hour and minute setting stop second 19 Mechanical chronographs with self winding movement English English USA Chrono VSA USA 12 10 2009 16 14 Page 19 ...

Page 21: ... the date corrector pusher C until the requested date appears Note the correction of the date is not possible between 8 30 p m and 2 00 a m V SPECIFIC SECTION ROTATING BEZEL WITH COUNTUP FUNCTION When a scale is going from 5 to 60 clockwise incrementation we may use the bezel as a counter to count up to 60 minutes The rotating bezel enables divers to measure both dive time and any other lapse of t...

Page 22: ... the minute hand of the timepiece The position of this hand in relation to the bezel will then indi cate how many minutes are left to be counted down Note the countdown feature works for a duration between 1 and 60 minutes TACHYMETER FEATURE The tachymeter feature allows you to measure the speed of an object moving at constant speed Start the chronograph and stop it after a certain distance covere...

Page 23: ...observer The telemeter is so graduated that the sound travels at a speed of 330 7 meters approx 1084 97 feet second that is 1 km approx 0 62137 miles in 3 seconds If we want to know at which distance a thunder storm is taking place for example the chrono graph hand is activated as soon as the flash of lightening is visible When the crash of thunder is audible the chronograph hand is stopped The ha...

Page 24: ...t to 500 meters 1650 feet 50 ATM Appropriate for serious deep water diving The water resistance of your timepiece cannot be guaranteed indefinitely considering that joints may age crowns or pushers may sustain knocks and climate or temperature may vary We therefore recommend that you have the water resistance of your timepiece checked at an authorized Victorinox Swiss Army Service Center every 18 ...

Page 25: ...y of sole and exclusive compensation All implied warranties including warranties of fitness and merchantability are limited to the Warranty Period The international warranty is valid only if the warranty certificate is duly completed dated and stamped by an approved Victorinox Swiss Army Watch SA dealer All timepieces that fulfill the terms and conditions of our warranty including battery changes ...

Page 26: ...ality and performance Any other warranty including any warranty implied by a dealer or any implied warranty of suitability for a particular use is therefore excluded The legislation of your country may provide you with additional rights Victorinox Swiss Army Watch SA and its partners may not be held responsible to you or to any third party for any exceptional indirect secondary or resultant damage...

Page 27: ...s Army Watch SA office on 41 32 344 99 33 PRECAUTION The water resistance of your timepiece cannot be guaranteed indefinitely consid ering that joints may age crowns or pushers may sustain knocks and climate or temperature may vary We therefore recommend that you have the water resistance of your timepiece checked at an approved Victorinox Swiss Army Watch SA service center every 18 months or when...

Page 28: ...y retailers are covered under warranty Excluded from warranty coverage is any damage to the band crystal glass battery and any other part of the timepiece not expressly warranted herein as well as damage caused by abnormal or unreasonable use All implied warranties including warranties of fitness and merchantability are limited to the Warranty Period All timepieces submitted for repair under warra...

Page 29: ...nclude the information below It is recommended that you insure and track shipments Your name address phone number and e mail address optional The enclosed warranty repair coupon see last page date stamped by your retailer or the original retail purchase receipt A brief description of the problem or repairs needed While there is no charge for repair or replacement of the timepiece during the Warran...

Page 30: ...r warranty and non warrantied may be sent to any of the appropriate following locations Diamond Timepiece Repairs Authorized diamond service centers are noted with Repair of diamond dial or bezel Authorized diamond service center Repair of diamond dial or bezel as well as another repair Authorized diamond service center All other repairs not related to the diamonds Any authorized service center Di...

Page 31: ... via trackable means i e UPS U S Certified Mail or Registered Insured Mail A shipping and handling fee of 10 00 is applied to all timepieces sent for repair Purchased from Repair Coupon see last page To be detached and submitted with timepiece only when timepiece is returned for repair covered by the warranty As a member of the Victorinox Swiss Army family we would like to invite you to sign up on...

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Page 42: ...Français 31 61 Español 62 91 Brasileiro 92 117 118 141 142 165 166 190 191 214 215 239 Authorized service centers 240 249 USA and Canada Repair Coupon 251 252 250 English USA Chrono VSA USA 30 9 2009 10 44 Page 250 ...

Page 43: ...to receive e mails from Victorinox Swiss Army By check ing this box I agree to receive future product news and announcements electronically Problem or Repairs Needed Purchased From Repair Coupon To be detached and submitted with timepiece only when timepiece is returned for repair covered by the warranty English USA Chrono VSA USA 30 9 2009 10 44 Page 251 S A M P L E ...

Page 44: ...252 North American warranty Purchased from repair coupon Date of Purchase Printed in Switzerland 09 09 Retailer s Stamp English USA Chrono VSA USA 30 9 2009 10 44 Page 252 S A M P L E ...

Page 45: ...ria Drive P O Box 1212 Monroe CT 06468 1212 Consumer Service 800 442 2706 www swissarmy com VICTORINOX SWISS ARMY CANADA 904 Magnetic Drive North York ON M3J 2C4 Consumer Service 800 665 4095 ext 4127 www swissarmy com V 03036 3 North America Asia Pacific Middle East Africa Central and South America Couv Chrono III USA au format couv Victorinox 30 9 2009 16 27 ...

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