SPECIAL CHARACTERISTICS
BATTERY END-OF-LIFE INDICATOR (EOL)
RIDER-TAB BEZEL
The watch movement is fitted with a battery end-of-life detector, signalled by the
The bezel of your watch is fi tted with 4 hour-markers called
small seconds hands which begin to jump every 4 seconds. The bat t ery must be
rider-tabs : they are used as points of reference to mark a start
replaced within the next few days by an authorized Breitling agent. Also ask for a
time or a limit time you wish to remember. On models without
water-resistance test to be performed on the watch.
a chronograph, they also provide a "minute chronograph"
function enabling you to measure time elapsed in minutes.
Rider-tabs make it easier to rotate the bezel by giving a better
PULSOMETER SCALE
grip (especially when wearing gloves) and additionally protect
the glass.
Start the chronograph, count 30 heartbeats and stop it. Read the number of beats per
minute off the pulsometer scale.
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SPECIAL CHARACTERISTICS
SUN COMPASS
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Your Breitling chronometer may be used as a sun compass, thus enabling you to determine
North and South. For regions that have instated daylight saving time, subtract one hour
when aligning the watch.
In the Northern Hemisphere
Point the hour hand precisely towards the sun. In relation to the
watch dial, the point located midway between the current time and
12 o'clock indicates South, North being exactly opposite.
In the Southern Hemisphere
Point the hour-marker located at 12 o'clock on the dial precisely
towards the sun. In relation to the watch dial, the point located
midway between the current time and 12 o'clock indicates North,
South being exactly opposite.
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