Annual Calendar And Equation Of Time - Girard-Perregaux Watch Manual De Usuario

Date change by hand
Press on the corrector a) (located at 4 o'clock) using a small tool delivered with your watch. One
press on the corrector corresponds to moving one day forward.
Warning: going from the 31
to the 1 leads to a change in the month indicated (continuing to the next
st st
month).
Day of the week
Press on the corrector b) (located at 10 o'clock) using a small tool delivered with your watch, until
the desired day of the week appears in the window.
Month
Press on the corrector c) (located at 2 o'clock) using a small tool delivered with your watch, until
the desired month appears in the window.
Warning: do not perform this operation if the date or calendar display is between the 30
the 2 , as the month change mechanism is engaged, as you risk damaging the mechanism.
nd
Moon phases
Press on the corrector d) (located at 8 o'clock) using a small tool delivered with your watch, until
the desired moon phase appears. One press on the corrector corresponds to moving one day
forward.
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ANNUAL cALENDAR AND EqUATIoN of TIME

Introduction
Unlike a conventional calendar mechanism, your annual calendar only
requires date correction for February in non-leap years, i.e. 3 corrections in
total in a 4-year cycle.
Setting
Hour and minute
Before adjusting the time, make sure that the hands are in the date change
position, i.e. at midnight rather than midday. To be sure, use midnight as
a reference for the date and day change to ensure you are positioned at
the right time of day.
A. Pull out the crown of your watch into the hour setting position, in
and
th
position 2). The seconds hand will stop.
B.
T urn your crown clockwise so as to indicate the selected time minus 5
minutes.
c. Slowly move the minute hand forward, stopping it exactly at the
selected minute.
D. At the desired time, push the crown back against the case, in position 0);
the watch will restart immediately.
Warning: after making any setting, always return the crown to its original
position against the case, position 0), to preserve the water resistance of
your watch and prevent any damage to the mechanism. To do so, refer to
the chapter "Crown."
English
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B
c
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