Girard-Perregaux Laureato, User Manual

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Page 2: ...r use and care 49 Water resistance precautions 50 User guide 52 settings 52 Crown 52 Winding 53 Practical functions 55 Hour and minute 55 Date 59 Power reserve indicator 61 Second time zone 62 WORLD TIME INDICATOR 64 Tachometric scale 66 CHRONOGRAPH 67 ...

Page 3: ...45 English Astronomic functions 68 Day night indicator 68 Moon phases indicator 69 BI RETRO 71 Full calendar 74 Annual calendar and equation of time 77 PERPETUAL calendar 80 ...

Page 4: ...tchmaking to the latest cutting edge technologies Our uninterrupted history spanning more than two centuries our dozens of watch patents and our never ending quest for innovation make our Brand one of the most prestigious names in Swiss Haute Horlogerie Our heritage is our most precious asset and we are proud to count you as one of its guardians We invite you to consult the user guide and hope you...

Page 5: ...hase date If during this period your timepiece were to exhibit one of these defects we are committed to repairing it free of charge Once the warranty period has expired repairs will be invoiced for parts and labor To be entitled to this warranty you must submit a copy of the warranty certificate properly completed dated stamped and signed by an authorized dealer or distributor You are therefore ad...

Page 6: ...and normal aging of the watch in particular scratches scoring etc Damage caused deliberately or resulting from incorrect handling negligence or an accident Damage resulting from abnormal use or misuse in particular impacts or crushing Watches with the identification number or any other identification mark deliberately removed or altered Loss and theft Damage caused by natural events such as fire n...

Page 7: ...ol thinners perfumes cleaning products glues paints etc to prevent any damage to your watch and its leather strap Avoid exposing your watch to a powerful magnetic field magnets loudspeaker etc Avoid violent impacts Avoid leaving your watch immobile for long periods of time Only regular wear prevents the oils contained in the movement from congealing Never attempt to open the case of your watch you...

Page 8: ...tion level to ensure you can enjoy the following activities ACTIVITIES DEGREE OF WATER RESISTANCE 3 atm 3 bar 30 m 100 ft 5 atm 5 bar 50 m 165 ft 10 atm 10 bar 100 m 330 ft 50 atm 50 bar 500 m 1650 ft Rain splashing yes yes yes yes Shower bath surface water sports no yes yes yes Swimming snorkeling no no yes yes Scuba diving no no no yes ...

Page 9: ...ckwise direction whilst keeping it pressed against the case of your watch Never activate the crown or push buttons of your watch under water if the watch is in contact with water or when it is wet 2 Water resistance test The water resistance of your watch is ensured by a sophisticated system of seals These are subject to the damaging effects of a range of external factors perspiration changes in t...

Page 10: ...back into position 0 once you have finished using it To do this press the crown against the case as illustrated below Screw down crown The screw down crown ensures perfect water resistance to the depth for which the model was designed Setting A Unscrew the crown to go on to different settings To do this turn the crown counter clockwise B To assure its water resistance it is important that the crow...

Page 11: ...cal movement This type of movement means that to function normally your watch needs to be regularly wound Depending on the model and the power reserve of your watch it can go between 30 to 60 hours between two windings Setting To wind your watch turn the crown clockwise when it is in position 0 or 0 when it is a screw down crown As soon as it starts to resist it means the mechanism is sufficiently...

Page 12: ...ind it If your watch has not been worn for several consecutive days it has to be manually wound To do this please refer to the paragraph above Manual winding mechanical movement Quartz movement Quartz watches are battery powered and do not need to be wound The battery must be replaced periodically approximately every 2 years To have the battery replaced contact an approved Girard Perregaux Repair ...

Page 13: ...wo or three positions depending on the model of your watch 2 position crown 0 Movement manual winding position crown not pulled out 1 Time setting position crown pulled out 3 position crown 0 Movement manual winding position crown not pulled out 1 Date setting position crown half pulled out 2 Time setting position crown fully pulled out ...

Page 14: ...r the seconds hand will stop B Turn your crown clockwise so as to indicate the selected time minus 5 minutes C Slowly move the minute hand forward clockwise 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 th...

Page 15: ... hour and minute hands move from 6 to 6 o clock left to right and from 0 to 60 minutes left to right respectively before returning immediately to their starting point and beginning their journey once more 12 hours 60 minutes Hour hand Minute hand ...

Page 16: ...kwise 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 in 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 ...

Page 17: ...tch without altering the time The indication of the date is synchronized with the hour and minute hands In any case you need to correct the date display for any month not lasting 31 days for a single date Warning Do not perform this operation between 8 PM and 8 AM as the date change mechanism is engaged and the mechanism could become damaged ...

Page 18: ...ning After making any setting always return the crown to its original position against the case in position 0 to preserve the water resistance of your watch and prevent any damage to the mechanism To do so refer to chapter Crown Hand display date If your watch has a hand display date you can correct it via the corrector found on the case of your watch Press on the corrector with the help of the li...

Page 19: ...ower in real time or how long your watch can work for before it will need to be wound again Reading The power reserve status of your watch is indicated by a little hand moving along a graded arc Setting The power reserve indicator is synchronized with the movement so it does not need to be set Stop soon Full ...

Page 20: ...ng make sure the position of the hands corresponds to the date changing at midnight and not at midday Use midnight as an approximate reference for the date jump to ensure you are positioned at the right time of day Warning The date hand only follows the local hour hand set using the push buttons at 2 o clock and 4 o clock A Pull the crown of your watch out to the time setting position in position ...

Page 21: ...nd prevent any damage to the mechanism To do so refer to chapter Crown Date change by hand Press on the corrector a located at 8 o clock using the small tool supplied with your watch until the date hand indicates the desired date One press on the corrector corresponds to one day forward Warning Between 11PM and midnight a date correction using corrector a will only enable the date to be moved forw...

Page 22: ...e watch crown to the time setting position in position 1 The seconds hand will stop B Rotate the crown until the required time less 5 minutes is displayed C Slowly move the minute hand forward clockwise stopping it exactly at the selected minute D At the desired time screw the crown back against the case in position 0 the watch will restart immediately Warning After making any setting always screw...

Page 23: ...time Summer time The summer time system was adopted by certain countries for energy saving purposes It consists of adding one hour to the legal time during the summer months The 1966 WW TC watch does not take the summer time change into account because it is not adopted by all countries Japan China Taiwan etc So a difference of one hour should be taken into account during this period 24 time zones...

Page 24: ...e Reading Let us take a road with 2 markers A and B set one kilometer or mile apart Start your chronograph as your car passes marker A then stop it as it passes marker B Then read the average speed in kilometers hour or miles hour on the tachometer scale at the tip of the chronograph center seconds hand Start Start Stop Stop ...

Page 25: ...ter hand pointing to the dial s graduated rim Setting A Press your watch s push button at 2 o clock The center seconds hand will start B Press the same push button at 2 o clock again the center seconds hand will stop C Press your watch s push button at 4 o clock The center seconds and the counter hands will return to zero Warning While the second hand is working never reset to zero to prevent dama...

Page 26: ...it is day or night The special window depicts the night sky in which the shape of the moon and sun changes as the day advances Reading When setting the time take into account the day night indication as this is synchronised with the hour and minute indications For example at midnight the moon should appear at 6 o clock while at midday the sun should appear at 6 o clock ...

Page 27: ...nar month Reading A disc with two moons placed in a starry sky turns in a window At the start of each moon phase one of the two moons appears in the left hand section of the window it initially appears as a slim crescent emerging from behind the rounded edge then gradually grows over the course of the days In the middle of the lunar month the moon appears in the middle of the window in its full fo...

Page 28: ...sure use midnight as a reference for the date and day change to ensure you are positioned at the right time of day For watches without a corrector pull the crown into position 1 and turn it clockwise until the desired moon phase is displayed Warning After making any setting always return the crown to its original position against the case in position 0 to preserve the water resistance of your watc...

Page 29: ...setting position in position 2 B Rotate the crown until the required time less 5 minutes is displayed C Slowly move the minute hand forward clockwise 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 ...

Page 30: ...desired date appears in the window C At the desired date push the crown back against the case in position 0 Warning After making any setting always return the crown to its original position against the case in position 0 to preserve the water resistance of your watch and prevent any damage to the mechanism To do so refer to chapter Crown ...

Page 31: ...ted as this could damage the movement Moon phases Press corrector b positioned at 14 30 using the small tool supplied with your watch until the desired moon phase is displayed One press on the corrector corresponds to one day forward Warning Do not correct the moon phase indicator between 7 00 PM and 1 00 AM when the date change mechanism is being activated as this could damage the movement To be ...

Page 32: ...e the day of the week the month and indicates moon phases Warning Do not correct the calendar or the moon phases indicator when the mechanism changing the date is engaged between 3 PM and 8 PM as this could damage the mechanism 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 ...

Page 33: ...on 1 The seconds hand will stop B Turn your crown clockwise so as to indicate the selected time minus 5 minutes C Slowly move the minute hand forward clockwise 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...

Page 34: ... 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 30th and the 2nd as the month change mechanism is engaged as you risk damaging the m...

Page 35: ...u are positioned at the right time of day A Pull out the crown of your watch into the hour setting position in position 2 The seconds hand will stop B Turn 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 re...

Page 36: ... The month disc b is synchronized with the date hand so it does not need to be changed C At the desired date 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 in position 0 to preserve the water resistance of your watch and prevent any damage to the mechanism To do...

Page 37: ... a given location varies according to the season The 24 hour day used for civil time is calculated using the average duration of the solar day Reading The equation of time function indicates the difference between the mean time and the solar time This difference is indicated by a little hand which moves along a graduated arc It can extend to between approximately 14 and 16 minutes for certain date...

Page 38: ...non standard common years into account years which are not leap years as they can be divided by 100 but not by 400 such as 2100 Setting Before making any correction ensure that the time display is between 1 00 PM and 8 30 PM Outside this range any rotation of the stem in position 1 will have no effect Use midnight as an approximate reference for the date jump to ensure you are positioned at the ri...

Page 39: ...he seconds hand will stop B Rotate the crown until the required time less 5 minutes is displayed C Slowly move the minute hand forward clockwise 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 in po...

Page 40: ... Warning After making any setting always return the crown to its original position against the case in position 0 to preserve the water resistance of your watch and prevent any damage to the mechanism To do so refer to chapter Crown Warning For months with 30 days the date takes approximately 4 hours 30 minutes to jump to the first day of the next month passing through the 31st For the month of Fe...

Page 41: ...press on the push button corresponds to one day forward Please note that the push button can be activated at any time of day without any risk of damage Leap year indicator The leap year indicator is synchronised with the month disc which is in turn synchronised with the date hand It does not need to be set ...

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