[. . . ] Analog Chronographs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Chrono Type I & II. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Chrono Type III & IV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Chrono Type V. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] Once the hour and minute hands have been set, the crown must be pushed back into position 1 at the exact second. CHRONO TYPE III Display elements ³ Second hand Minute hand Hour hand Center Stop-second Minute counter Hour counter Date Push button B Crown Control buttons Push button A 18 19 CHRONO TYPE IV Display elements ³ Minute hand Hour hand Center Stop-second Minute counter Hour counter Date Push button B Crown Control buttons Push button A The chronograph function records the time of an event in seconds up to 12 hours. Basic Function (Elapsed Time) · Press pusher A (top) once to start the timing operation: press again to stop timing. · Once the timing operation has been completed, press pusher B (bottom). Chronograph Accumulated Timing · Press pusher A (top) once to start the timing operation: press again to stop timing. Continue to press A to start and stop the accumulated timing function. · Once the timing operation has been completed, press pusher B (bottom). The chronograph and totalizer hands reset to zero. 21 20 Measurement of Intermediate (Split) Times · Press pusher A to start timing. · Press pusher B to read off the first split time without interrupting the measurement of the total time. The chronograph has continued its measurement so that the chronograph hands catch-up to allow for the elapsed time. · Repeat this procedure until the action to be timed has been completed. · Once the timing operation has been completed, press pusher B. The chronograph and totalizer hands are now reset to zero. REINITIALIZING THE CHRONOGRAPH HANDS (SUBDIALS) Following a battery change, an incorrect actuation, violent impact or exposure to a strong magnetic field, one or other of the chronograph counter hands may fail to revert to its original position (zero). · Keep the pushers A and B depressed simultaneously for at least 2 seconds (the center stop-second rotates by 360 degrees). Zero Reset of the Center Stop Second · Single step: press pusher A briefly. Adjusting next hand press pusher B. 23 22 Zero Reset of the Hour Counter (position 6:00) · Single step: press pusher A briefly. Zero Reset of the minute counter hand (position 9:00) · Single step: press pusher A briefly. · Keep the pushers A and B depressed simultaneously for at least 2 seconds (the center stop-second rotates by 360 degrees). Corrective mode is activated. 24 Zero Reset of the Center Stop Second · Single step: press pusher A briefly. Zero Reset of the Minute Counter Hand and the Hour Counter Hand (position 6:00) · Single step: press pusher A briefly. Return the crown to position 1. 25 ANALOG CHRONOGRAPHS CHRONO TYPE V NOTE: Your watch will have either a "pull-out" or "screw-down" crown. Push in the crown and screw down, away from you, 28 29 until it is sealed tight into its normal position (1). TO SET TIME ALONE: Unscrew the crown by turning it toward you to get to unscrewed position (2) and refer to instructions "C" and "D". Measurement of Elapsed Times · Press pusher A (at 2 o'clock) to start the timing operation. · Press again to stop timing. [. . . ] · At the time signal, push the crown back down firmly against the case in position 1. NOTE: For precise time setting, it is advisable to pass the desired minute and position the hand in the counterclockwise direction. NOTE: Never operate the crown when the watch is wet. 44 45 RAPID DATE ADJUSTMENT · Pull the crown out to position 2. · Push the crown back down firmly against the case to position 1. [. . . ]