Local time setting
Crown B
Turn the compression key to the «open» position in the
direction of the arrow.
Then pull crown B out to position 3.
The movement is thus locked (stop seconds function). To
enable precise time setting in seconds, stop the seconds hand
at 12 o’clock.
Move the hands to the desired time, by going past 12 o’clock.
If the date changes with the transition, it is midnight; if not,
it is midday. On the hour signal, push the crown back in to
position 1.The watch starts running again.
When the operation is completed, turn the compression key
to the «closed» position in the direction of the arrows.
Setting the date
The date hand automatically moves one day forward between
8.30 pm and 3.30 am, as displayed on the main watch dial.
By pressing pushpiece C using the stylus provided with the
watch, you move the date forward manually until you reach
the correct day, such as when adjusting the date for months
of less than 31 days.
Note : date correction should not be performed between
8.30 pm and 3.30 am. During that period the automatic
date-change of date mechanism is already in action.
Adjusting and selecting the second time zone
GMT System
The Master Compressor Geographic model is mechanically
programmed according to the international system governed
by Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). In this system, the world is
divided into 24 time zones, each 15° longitude in width (see
map below). In each of these time zones, the official time is
the same and it changes by one hour when moving from one
zone to the next.
Setting out from the Greenwich meridian, the central or 0
point of the time zones, 12 zones have been defined from +1
to +12 hours moving eastward and 12 others from 0 to –11
hours moving westward.
We have personalised each time zone using the name of a
city which is displayed in the window at 6 o’clock.
In the interests of legibility, we have refrained from indicating
on the city disc the few regions where the official time differs
by fractions of an hour (India, Iran, Nepal).
The minute hands of the two time zones shown on the Master
Compressor Geographic model thus move simultaneously.
Pre-setting : synchronization with the second time zone
Adjusting the second time zone requires a pre-adjustment
synchronizing the time in the second time zone, the city
and local time, in order to indicate to the mechanism the
reference city and time (local).This is done just once, so long
as the main time zone remains the same.
However, it will need to be done again if you change time
zone during a trip and you wish to keep local time as your
main time.
- First operation : crown A
Turn the compression key to the «open» position in the
direction of the arrow.Then pull crown A out to position 2.
By turning the crown, display in the window at 6 o’clock,
opposite the triangular marker, the city which corresponds
to the time zone in which you are currently located (local
city).The hour hand on the small dial moves on, while the
minute hand remains synchronized with the large minute
hand.
Push the crown back to position 1 and turn the compression
key to the «closed» position in the direction of the arrows.
- Second operation : crown B
Turn the compression key to the «open» position in the
direction of the arrow.Then pull crown B out to position 2.
Moving the crown forward or backward will make the hour
hand of the second time zone move accordingly.
Set the time on this second dial to the same time as on the
main dial, and display the appropriate AM (morning) or PM
(afternoon) indication in the window at 11 o’clock.
Push the crown back to position 1 and turn the compression
key to the «closed» position in the direction of the arrows.
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