Audemars Piguet 26223RO.OO.D010CA.01, Instructions For Use Manual

Page 1: ...TOURBILLON AND CHRONOGRAPH CALIBRES 2895 AND 2941 HAND WOUND INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE MODE D EMPLOI ...

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Page 4: ...e Manufacture Audemars Piguet About the watch p 40 The tourbillon The chronograph Twin barrel system Power reserve THE Materials Watch description p 50 Views of the movement Technical data of the movement Specificities Use of functions p 54 Watch indications and functions Crown position indicator Setting the time Winding the watch Using the chronograph The linear minute counter Power reserve ENGLI...

Page 5: ...ere to seek other sources of income With their high degree of manual dexterity inexhaustible creativity and enormous determination the inhabitants of the valley known as Combiers were naturally drawn to watchmaking Due to their high quality the movements they produced acquired great popularity with the Geneva firms which used them to create complete watches From 1740 onwards watchmaking developed ...

Page 6: ...atches with complications back into fashion at the end of the 1980s launching its extraordinary Tradition d Excellence collection in 1999 All the signs of a bold spirit rooted firmly in tradition and auguring well for the future Two names for a great adventure In 1875 two young men passionate about Haute Horlogerie Jules Louis Audemars and Edward August Piguet decided to pool their skills to desig...

Page 7: ...inciple has remained largely the same to this day the escapement parts wheel pallet and balance are held in a movable frame rather than being fixed in the movement By rotating on its axis every minute with the escapement parts this frame enables all the parts to change position constantly thereby offsetting the running differences caused by the effects of gravitation 185 years later in 1986 Audema...

Page 8: ...wn mark with an exclusive chronograph mechanism showcasing one of the Brassus Manufacture s latest advances in reliability and precision The chronograph mechanism features a new highly effective coupling lever This provides dual gearing adjustment to ensure greater accuracy an exclusive Audemars Piguet innovation that also prevents the chronograph hand from jumping when the start function is activ...

Page 9: ...ccuracy and reliability THE DOUBLE CONE The power reserve indicator benefits from two other unprecedented developments that guarantee reliable and accurate display thanks to perfect adjustment and permanent winding of the indicator hand The power reserve indicator with double inverted cone transmission was developed by Audemars Piguet The Manufacture has now adapted this system to a wristwatch for...

Page 10: ...carbon while the chronograph bridges are made of nickel silver with a black PVD coating Research work in another field led to the development of innovative ceramics For the crown and pushpieces depending on the model Audemars Piguet selected a ceramic material with very specific physical properties The ceramic has undergone particularly delicate treatments calling on all the knowhow of the Manufac...

Page 11: ...ade of ISO carbon Dial side Tourbillon bridges and chronograph counter made of hand drawn polished steel 2895 and steel with black PVD coating 2941 Crown position indicator bridges and power reserve bridges made of sapphire blasted nickel hand drawn and coated with black PVD Tourbillon carriage bridges and arm made of sapphire blasted steel and coated with black PVD with polished bevels Balance co...

Page 12: ...ower reserve 237 hours Hand wound Balance with variable inertia screws Breguet balance spring Mobile stud holder Number of parts 392 Specificities Integrated chronograph movement Linear 30 minute counter Twin barrels in parallel Locking gear Stopwork Black PVD balance Double cone power reserve Carbon mainplate Anodised aluminium bridges Manual finishing of the cut out parts polished bevels hand dr...

Page 13: ... reserve 237 hours Hand wound Balance with variable inertia screws Breguet balance spring Mobile stud holder Number of parts 393 Specificities Integrated chronograph movement Linear 30 minute counter Twin barrels in parallel Locking gear Stopwork Black PVD balance Double cone power reserve Carbon mainplate Anodised aluminium bridges Manual finishing of the cut out parts polished bevels hand drawn ...

Page 14: ... c Pushpiece of the chronograph function Push once start Push again stop d Pushpiece to return to zero Your watch is fitted wih a four position crown A Crown in screwed down position N Crown in neutral position R Crown in manual winding position H Crown in position for setting the time Caution the crown must be unscrewed to access the different settings Afterwards carefully screw it back into posi...

Page 15: ...ion H You may now set the time by winding in either direction without risk of damaging the movement It is advisable to set the hand five minutes past the desired time and then to move it back to the exact time This allows the gears to re align themselves thus ensuring optimal precision Push the crown back to position N then carefully screw it in to position A to guarantee water resistance Winding ...

Page 16: ...l these operations the watch continues to function normally Important the chronograph is designed to measure intervals of elapsed time and not to run continuously In addition never press pushpieces c and d at the same time this might seriously damage the mechanism Use of functions Using the chronograph Start Press the pushpiece c Stop Press pushpiece c once again To read the time taken for an even...

Page 17: ...e openings shifting from white to black For instance 0 or 30 minutes 19 minutes 25 minutes Power reserve Power reserve full Approximate position of the hand after the watch has been completely rewound with a power reserve of about 10 days Power reserve medium Approximate position of the hand after the watch has run for about 7 days We advise rewinding the watch to maintain optimal operating accura...

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