Jaquet Droz THE TIME ZONES, Manual

INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE

THE TIME  ZONES

The crown has three 

positions

  Neutral position 
  GMT time-setting and GMT    

     date correction position

  Reference time-setting       

     position(counter at 12 o’clock)

Starting the watch

Crown in position 

.  This 

position enables you to restart the 
self-winding movement manually 
by turning the crown upwards ( ).

Important note

: 

Do it before 

each use (minimum 40 turns).

Setting the time (reference 

time – subdial at 12 o’clock)

Pull the crown out to position 

.  

Then turn the crown upwards ( ) 
to move the hands to the required 
time.

Important note

:

 The 24-hours 

indication corresponds to the 
reference time.

For accurate time-setting, be 
careful to make the last adjustment 
by turning the crown upwards ( ) . 

After this operation, push the 
crown back to position 

,  then 

turn the crown downwards ( ) to 
ensure it rotates freely.

Important note

: 

When in the 

reference time-setting position 
(position   ) do not turn the crown 
downwards ( ).

Correcting the GMT time 

Pull the crown out to position 

.   

Then, according to the chosen 
time zone, turn the crown upwards 
( ) or downwards ( ) to move the 
hands forwards or backwards to 
the required time.

Correcting the GMT date

Pull the crown out to position 

.  Then, according to the 

chosen date, turn the crown 
upwards  ( ) or downwards 

( ) to move the hour hand 
forwards or backwards to the 
required date.

After this operation, push the 
crown back to position 

,  then 

turn the crown downwards ( ) to 
ensure it turns freely.

Kindly remember

: 

This watch is 

guaranteed water-resistant to 3 bar 
(30 metres), provided the crown is 
in position 

.

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