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AUGUSTE REYMOND
USER INSTRUCTIONS
QUARTZ DAY/DATE, MOON PHASE, CALENDAR WEEK
Movement AR.L706
(Fig. 11)
SETTING THE MOON PHASE, DAY, DATE AND TIME
Pull the crown out to position
II
(the second hand
❸
will stop running) and
turn the crown counter-clockwise. Move the hour hands
❶
forward over mid-
night as long as you will get your full moon position on the dial
⓫
. Continue
the movement until the hands are pointing 6.00 a.m. (outside the limited time
zone). To find faster the full moon, you also can turn the hands backwards and
forwards passing midnight several times for quick change until you reached
full moon position.
With the winding crown turn the hands backwards until the day
❺
moves.
Turn again forwards/backwards/forwards until you reach the day of the last
full moon. Now you can use corrector
b
to set the correct date hand
❹
of the
last full moon (see calendar on flap back to know the last full moon date). You
have now set the correct moon phase position, the date and the day. Move
now the crown counter-clockwise to turn the hands forward as many times
until you reach the today date and the correct time. Push the crown in and
your watch is now running.
To set the calendar week number
❼
you can push the corrector
a
until the
week hand is pointing the actual week. You can set the week at any time,
independent of the position of the crown.
Note : Corrector date : Do not use corrector
b
between 11 p.m. and 5.30 a.m.
because the automatic change mechanism is in operation between these
times
Note : Corrector calendar week : Do not use corrector
a
between Saturday
11 p.m. and Monday 1 a.m., because the automatic change mechanism is in
operation between these times
