Winding
Crown in position 1
It takes 88 rotations of the crown to restore the 88-hour
power reserve. However, the Calibre Royal features
another high-effi ciency system. You need only wind the
watch manually using the crown until the power reserve
reaches 30 or 40 hours. The self-winding system will do
the rest. Although your Calibre Royal has an excellent
isochronism once it has reached a power reserve of 16
hours, for the sake of convenience we recommend you
fully wind the movement.
Setting the moon phase
This operation is very simple. Using a stylus to press on
the corrector, set the moon disc to the full moon position.
A at 9 o’clock on the Rue Royale watch
B at 6 o’clock on the Paris Royal watch
Using a lunar calendar
(Pequignet’s website www.pequignet.com), fi nd the date of
the last full moon. Count the days elapsed since the last full
moon, and then press the corrector the same number of times
using the Pequignet stylus.
For example: the date of the correction is 15 June.
The lunar calendar tells you that the date of the last full
moon was 10 June. So we count the days 11, 12, 13, 14,
15, i.e. a total of 5. So after setting to the full moon
position, press the corrector 5 times.
NB: we recommend not making this setting between
midnight and 3 a.m.
Setting the time
Crown in position 3
Turn the crown in position 3 to move the hands forward.
NB: if it is after 12 o’clock, remember to go past the “12”
once.
Setting the large dual date and day window
Crown in position 2
Set the time in advance as indicated above, with the
crown in position 3.
To set the day of the week, turn the crown (position 2)
anti-clockwise. The fast forward system enables you to
scroll through the dates easily. To set the date, turn the
crown clockwise.The fast forward system enables you to