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AUTOMATIC CHRONOGRAPH
1/1 OF A SECOND – TYPE C
Includes new Datron automatic chronographs
H
M
S
C
D
E
J
A
B
1 2 3
LEGEND:
H
– Hour hand
M
– Minute hand
S
– Small seconds hand
C
– Chronograph seconds counter
D
– Chronograph 12-hour counter
E
– Chronograph 30-minutes counter
J
– Date display
1, 2, 3
– Crown positions
A
– Chronograph push-button (start/stop)
B
– Chronograph push-button (split-time/reset)
These automatic chronograph models feature a fine
37-jewel Swiss movement with 42-hour power reserve,
minute counter (up to 30), hour counter (up to 12), and
small seconds subdials; center-mounted chronograph
seconds hand, and date display. They can be used
to time an event up to 12 hours, 30 minutes and 59
seconds in duration to the nearest second.
NOTE: The motion of your arm during normal daily
activities should be sufficient to keep an automatic
timepiece wound. However, if you have not worn your
watch for more than 48 hours and it has stopped,
you will need to wind your chronograph movement
by hand before setting the time or operating the
chronograph functions:
1. With the crown in position 1, flush against the c
ase, turn the crown clockwise approximately
20 revolutions.
2. Reset time following instructions below.
TIME/DATE SETTING
To set the time:
1. Pull crown out to position 3; watch stops.
2. Turn crown in either direction to move hands to
desired time – check that the date changes at
midnight, not at noon.
3. Push crown back in to position 1; watch restarts.
To adjust the date rapidly:
1. Pull crown out to position 2.
2. Turn crown in either direction to change the date.
3. When correct date is displayed in window
J
, push
crown back in to position 1.
CHRONOGRAPH FUNCTIONS
Overview
Use buttons
A
and
B
to operate the chronograph.
Pressing button
A
the first time will start the
chronograph. While the chronograph is running,
the three chronograph counter hands will sweep
continuously, indicating the number of currently elapsed
seconds (hand
C
), minutes up to 30 (hand
E
), and
hours up to 12 (hand
D
). Pressing button
A
a second
time will stop the chronograph. Pressing button
B
will
reset hands
C
,
E
and
D
to zero.
IMPORTANT: The crown must be in position 1, and
hands must be at zero before the chronograph is
started. If necessary, press button
B
to reset to zero.
DO NOT use chronograph while crown is pulled out
to position 2 or 3. DO NOT operate chronograph
buttons
A
and
B
while timepiece is under water.
FIGURE A
