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Summary of Contents for Calibre 2875

Page 1: ...Mode d emploi Instructions for use TOURBILLON POWER RESERVE AND DATE DISPLAYS Calibre 2875 XII XI X V I ...

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Page 3: ...automatic tourbillon movement 2 1 The Tourbillon 2 2 Automatic winding 2 3 Power reserve 3 Characteristics of the movement and case 3 1 The movement 4 Basic functions 4 1 Setting the time 4 2 Setting the date 5 Description of the watch 5 1 Functions and displays as shown on illustration 6 Note ...

Page 4: ...uguenot roots and the latter came from one of the oldest families in the Vallée de Joux Seldom does one witness an encounter between two such promising individuals as these exceptionally talented young watchmakers From the beginning Jules Louis Audemars took on the role of technical manager whilst Edward Auguste Piguet dealt mainly with the financial side of the business Dividing responsibilities i...

Page 5: ...here traditional craftsmanship and demands for the very highest quality live on The reason for this surely lies in the fact that the business is still to this day the property of the two founding families of Audemars and Piguet 2 DESCRIPTION OF THE AUTOMATIC TOURBILLON MOVEMENT We congratulate you as the fortunate buyer of this extraordinary automatic tourbillon wristwatch with power reserve and c...

Page 6: ...ether with the escapement components at a rate of one revolution per minute and by its constant rotational motion compensates for rate variations in the vertical positions see figure below 185 years later in 1986 Audemars Piguet succeeded for the first time in fitting this system in a wristwatch with an automatic extra thin movement This automatic movement is provided with the smallest cage ever b...

Page 7: ...eed of movement of the weight which can be increased by a sudden movement of the wearer determines the intensity of these phenomena The weight is positioned near 1 pm for three reasons 1 Due to its optimum position on the wrist where to and fro arm movements are most frequent see figure below the platinum iridium weight ensures very effective winding with just the slightest movements 2 The tourbil...

Page 8: ...54 hours Full barrel winding after approx 14 turns of the crown Automatic winding mechanism with weight having limited or sector rotation KIF Elastor balance wheel shock absorbing system Flat balance spring Balance with weighting screws Titanium tourbillon cage Minute counter 30 minutes Number of parts 268 Copper nickel zinc bottom plate and bridges Basic mechanism Basic mechanism back dial ...

Page 9: ...ally at midnight 4 3 Winding the watch If the watch were to stop 3 turns of the crown in position A are sufficient to start it again Subsequent winding is then performed by the wrist movements relayed by the automatic winding mechanism To restart the movement after a prolonged stoppage simply wind it up with its crown until the power reserve indicates about 12 hours 5 DESCRIPTION OF THE WATCH 5 1 ...

Page 10: ...r waterproof servicing performed immediately Water resistance of Royal Oak models As shown on its certificate of guarantee your watch is water resistant to 20 metres Water resistance may be adversely affected by accidents or by contact with aggressive substances acid perfume liquid metal salt water etc After an incident of this type it is essential to avoid any submersion of the watch and have a new...

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