Instructions for use Mode d`emploi GRANDE COMPLICATION
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1. Functions and use of the split seconds chronograph The mechanism is composed of the two timer hands chronograph hand and split seconds hand in the centre of the dial They are in a superimposed position Push piece is used to activate the chrono graph Push piece is used to control the split seconds hand which can be used to simultaneously measure several events that start at the same time but are of a different duration p H The chronograph starts when push piece is pressed Push piece is used to start the chronograph N B the view is from the caseback side so the push piece is shown in and split seconds hands at the same time and to ss stop them The hands take one minute to make one revolution Push piece rE is used to stop the split seconds hand and read the time for a first event The chronograph hand continues to run N Ge YW e N ea en To stop the chronograph press push piece again N B The view is from the caseback side so the push piece is shown in reverse s Press push piece again the split seconds hand will catch up If one presses push piece again the split with the chronograph hand and they will keep running together seconds hand will catch up with the chronograph superimposed hand They will keep running together superim posed After timing the last event use the reset button to stop the hands and return them to their initial p2. e N ea en View ofthe minute strike mechanism A safety system makes it impossible to activate the striking mechanism if the slide has not been fully deployed N B the extent of slide deployment depends on the number of hours to be struck N B when the strike mechanism is activated the slide should be completely free of all external constraints View of the mechanism repeating the hours quarters and minutes Adjusting the perpetual calendar indications Preliminary notes Indication settings may be disturbed if the correctors are not used properly These correctors should only be used when necessary and following the instructions below closely The moon phase One lunation lasts for 29 days 12 hours 44 minutes and 2 8 seconds N B The table in the appendix indicates the dates of different moon phases The leap year cycle A leap year is a year divisible by four a year when the month of February has 29 days For example 1916 1920 2008 2012 2016 and 2020 The years that are evenly divisible by 100 are not leap years unless they are also evenly divisible by 400 For example 1600 2000 and 2400 Corrections if the watch has stopped for less than 3 days Check that the crown is in the proper manual winding position position EJ Using the crown turn the hands clockwise until they reach the correct indications Corrections if the watch has
3. about 1885 and new commercial links were forged at the 1889 Paris World Exposition where they exhibited complication pocket watches The Audemars Piguet factory continued to expand as the years went by Its creations represented major milestones in the history of Haute Horlogerie like the first minute repeater wristwatch in 1892 and the smallest five minute repeater movement ever made in 1915 From 1918 onwards the founders passed the reins of the business onto their sons who in turn perfected their expertise in manufacturing men s and ladies wristwatches as wellas designing new sophisticated ultra thin movements Perseverance and initiative were the watchwords while the Wall Street crash in 1929 was a bitter blow the company directors were soon designing so called skeleton watches before embarking on chronograph production But this new momentum was abruptly interrupted by the Second World War Re organisation was necessary in the aftermath of the conflict The factory focused on creating top of the range items in keeping with its tradition of innovation A strategy that would prove its worth especially since it was backed by outstanding creative daring Audemars Piguet continued to build on its now international reputation with creative designs 1972 saw the launch of the Royal Oak the first immediately successful high quality sports watchin steel followed in 1986 by the first ultra thin tourbillon wri
4. dial side Variable inertia balance wheel Balance spring with the Breguet Phillips curve KIF Elastor shock protection system Number of parts 648 f a 2 e opm Sen Y N e lt e N Watch indications and functions see figure on the inside cover Hour hand Minute hand Small seconds hand 4 Chronograph hand O Split seconds chronograph hand Minute counter hand Day of the week hand Date hand Week hand Month hand Leap vear hand Moon phase indicator Chronograph Push piece to use the chronograph Push once to start Push a second time to stop Push piece to reset the chronograph Split seconds chronograph Push piece to activate the split seconds hand Push once to stop and read an intermediate time Push a second time to allow the split seconds hand to catch up to the chronograph hand superimposed position Minute repeater Repeater slide to activate the striking mechanism Corrector push pieces to adjust the Day of the week Date date and day Week Month and leap year Moon phase Your watch is fitted with a two position crown F Crown in manual winding position Crown in time setting position The Grande Complication indicates the e Hours minutes and seconds small seconds at 9 o clock e Date day week and month Leap year cycle e Lunar calendar moon phases The watch strikes the fol
5. stopped for more than 3 days Precautions Check that the crown is in the manual winding position position Ej Before using the correctors use the crown to turn the hands until the date indicator moves 1 day forward Continue to turn the hands clockwise until they are positioned at ten minutes past ten In this position the mechanism is at rest and the correctors may be activated with no risk of damaging the calendar mechanism Use the correctors with great care use the setting stylus delivered with the watch Press on them until the adjustment has been completed N e Gan YW e N ea en Procedure for corrections Correct and set the following indicators in order 1 Leap vear adjust if required using the corrector at 8 o clock Month with the corrector at 8 o clock set this indicator to one month before the desired one Date with the corrector O at 4 o clock adjust the day week month and year simulta neously Day set using the corrector O at 2 o clock Week set using the corrector A at 9 o clock Moon phase set using the corrector Q at 10 o clock To adjust the moon phase a Display the full moon disc the disc in which the moon is fully visible and which corres ponds to the 15 day of the lunar calendar b Find out the date of the last full moon Press the corrector push piece once for each day elapsed from the date of th
6. Instructions for use M eel TA ze lt SS GRANDEZCOMPLICATION SS ww Royal Oak et JUvES AUDEMARS Calibre 2885 Selfwindtrg core Wi N AUDEMARS M Le ma tr de LARS IGUET NS Wj oF C gt _ N VA Royat Oak JULES AUDEMARS lt Jig piu at N yuh AUDEMARS PIGUET hns wS pupe N ZZ 9 Ser yO Ly PTR NS Jm Juupu puun V ENGLISH 1 Introduction p41 The Manufacture Audemars Piguet The Grande Complication 2 Watch description p 50 Views of the movement Movement technical data Watch indications and functions 3 Basic functions p55 Setting the time Time zone adjustments Winding the watch Functions and use of the split seconds chronograph Functions and use of the minute repeater Adjusting the perpetual calendar indications The moon phase The leap year cycle Corrections if the watch has stopped for less than 3 days Corrections if the watch has stopped for more than 3 days 1 The leap year 2 The month 3 The date 4 The day 5 The week 6 The moon phase 7 Time reset 4 Accessories p 67 Rotating presentation case Table of contents Sounding board Setting stylus 5 Additional comments p 69 Quick link contents page Simply click on the relevant title or subheading to following the link to your chosen section Click on
7. e last full moon to the date of the present day Setting the time If the present time is earlier than the time shown on the watch ten minutes past ten turn the hands counter clockwise Day and week Moon phase Mechanism on February 29 N aS _ Q Ge YW e N ea en Rotating presentation case The Grande Complication Automatique is delivered with a rotating presentation case equipped with two batteries to ensure continuous rewinding capability Sounding board The core of the system consists of two sounding boards made from coniferous softwood separated by a few centimetres of space N e e pa N N ab a a lt wT A bridge transmits the vibrations from the watch to the sounding boards The fold down cover maximises amplification of the gong strike by exerting just the right amount of pressure on the watch The lid has a second function When open and facing the listener it projects sound towards the latter In this way the resonator is conceived as a musical instrument in its own right Setting stylus Important the only instrument that you should use to adjust your watch is the stylus delivered with it w x Guarantee and care All details concerning the guarantee and instructions on caring for your watch are provided in the enclosed certificate of origin and guarantee 5 Additional comments
8. lowing on request e Hours quarters and minutes The split seconds chronograph times e Intervals of 1 5 of a second while counting the total minutes elapsed e Several events starting at the same time but of a different duration f a e Shean LS N w lt Ls N Setting the time Pull the crown to position EJ You may now set the time by winding in either direction without risk of damaging the movement Recommendation make sure to set the time precisely by carefully moving the hands forward to the time desired Warning e Never try to set the time when the striking mechanism is activated e Do not confuse noon and midnight Time zone adjustments The ideal moment for correcting the perpetual calendar mechanisms is between 1 am and 6 pm N L AS kar 1S Ge YW e N ea en If it is necessary to move the hands back after midnight the date and the day of the week will remain one day ahead This difference is temporary and does not require correction Winding the watch To wind the watch manually turn the crown in position EN at least 30 times The movements of the wearer s wrist will activate the automatic system and keep the watch running Warning the watch must be worn to activate the automatic system If not the automatic system will not work and the watch will stop after about two days Functions of the chronograph view caseback side
9. osition superimposed The minute counter hand at three o clock counts the total minutes elapsed one revolution is equivalent to 30 minutes Important the split seconds chronograph is designed to measure intervals of elapsed time not to run continuously In addition never press push pieces QO and at the same time this might seriously damage the mechanism N AS _ e Ge YW e N ea en Functions of the split seconds hand with the chronograph running view caseback side After timing the last event use the reset button to stop Press once on the same push piece to stop the split seconds hand and the hands and return them to their initial position superimposed read the time for the first event The chronograph will keep running N B the view is from the caseback side so the push piece is shown in reverse Functions and use of the minute repeater View of the hour strike mechanism The Grande Complication Automatique strikes the hours quarters and minutes on request Two tiny hammers strike a gong pitched low for the hours and high for the minutes these two PE 3 pitches alternate for the quarters oo View of the quarter strike mechanism Example 3 hours 37 minutes The striking mechanism is activated by means of the repeater slide built into the left side of the case middle N aS kar 1S Gea YW
10. psed since the last quarter This called for a particularly sophisticated mechanism since the watch must not only be tuned like a musical instru ment but must also know at any given time how many notes it must strike Throughout the 20 century this know how was displayed and consolidated in timepieces much coveted by connoisseurs in which striking mechanisms are often associa ted with other complex mechanisms In 1992 Audemars Piguet presen ted a wristwatch combining a Minute Repeater mechanism with another of its specialities jumping hours As early as 1924 making a complete break with the standard ana log reading of time the Manufacture in Le Brassus had introduced a pocket watch with jumping hours and small seconds at 6 o clock distinguished by the inherently un derstated elegance of Art Deco A wealth of complexities Inside the watch a balance wheel regulates the movement with precision at a steady rate of 19 800 vibrations per hour On the dial 12 indications decipher the mysteries of time The leap year hand takes four years to make one full revolution the month and week hand one year The moon phase disc starts its cycle over again every second lunation The date hand goes around once a month skipping days as decreed by the calendar The day of the week hand takes seven days to complete its circle 1 Introduction The chronograph minute hand takes thirty minutes to complete its journe
11. stwatch with automatic winding The creative spirit of the Manufacture has not faltered since offering aesthetically Original timekeepers with outstanding movements Thus it brought watches with complications back into fashion at the end of the 1980s launching its extraordinary Tradition d Excellence collection in 1999 Allthe signs of a bold spirit rooted firmly in tradition and auguring well for the future 1 Introduction Grande Complication Ww hatisa Grande Complication The layman would compare it to an intricate maze whereas a watchmaker would say thata major complication allows a timepiece to reveal more about time The master watch maker a virtuoso of arrangements that might seem improbable to others enamoured of fine workmanship as well as cutting edge technology knows that a Grande Complication takes the finishing process to the limit Yet again this proves how the hand of a skilled craftsman makes all the difference TID ile oT jit I Complications can be classifiedin three categories The first consists of watches with one or several additional hands to indicate the time e g the chronograph split seconds and jumping seconds chronographs The second contains all watches featuring striking mechanisms The third refers to watches with mecha nisms that provide astronomical indications e g date moon phase and equation of time The prestigious Grande Complication designation is besto
12. the white English to return to the main contents page The Vall e de Joux cradle of the watchmaker s art n the heart of the Swiss Jura around 50 kilometres north of Geneva nestles a landscape which has retained its natural charm to this day the Vall e de Joux Around the mid 18 century the harsh climate of this mountainous region and soil depletion drove the farming community settled there 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 into the principal industry of the Vall e de Joux This region was thus transformed as an 1881 chronicle put it into a land of milk and honey in which poverty has rapidly disappeared 2 _ j Two names for a great adventure n 1875 two young men passionate about Haute Horlogerie Jules Louis Audemars and Edward August Piguet decided to pool their skills to design and produce watches with complications in the Vall e de Joux the cradle of Haute Horlogerie Determination imagination and discipline led them to instant success A branch in Geneva was their next move in
13. wed upon a watch that possesses at least four different functions out of these three categories 1 Introduction It takes great mastery to create a timepiece offering excellence in every department design and reliability as well as precision The Calibre 2885 by the Manufacture Audemars Piguet is a case in point Fourteen lignes in diameter 31 60 mm and 8 55 mm thick this self winding mechanical watch is endowed with a split seconds chronograph a minute repeater and a perpetual calendar with moon phase functions j p afara aye ale Eci Lik al Musical hours Watchmakers in the Vall e de Joux have always nur tured a great passion and an innate talent for striking mechanisms Perhaps because amid the silence of the mountains and the hushed serenity of long snowbound winters the crystal clear sound of these miniature mu sical marvels strikes an even deeper more meaningful chord Or possibly because such a complex mechanism was bound to stir their legendary inventive spirit Founded in Le Brassusin 1875 the Manufacture Audemars Piguet soon demonstrated its skills in the art of striking watches In 1889 it presented a Grande Complication model equipped with a minute repeater mechanism stri king the hours quarters and minutes A minute repeater watch strikes on demand a low pitched note for each hour a double high and low pitched note for the quarters and a high pitched note for eve ry minute that has ela
14. y Four large hands sweep around the entire dial face the hour and minute hands run continuously while the chronograph seconds and split seconds hands can be activated by pressing on their respective push pieces Meanwhile the imperturbable small seconds hand continues to confirm that sixty seconds still make one minute A remarkable design feat The striking mechanism is activated by a well protected sliding bolt built into the left side of the case middle Tiny hammers strike a two pitched gong visible through the transparent sapphire caseback and sounding the hours quarters and minutes The Grande Complication by Audemars Piguet starts life on the watchmaker s workbench as an impressive puzzle with 648 scattered pieces With great patience precision and skill the master craftsman creates a masterpiece whose heart will go on beating much longer than his own Only a select few qualify to enter the world of complications 2 _ Y Views of the movement Calibre 2885 Bridge side Self winding Split seconds chronograph mechanical movement Dial side Minute repeater Perpetual calendar Movement technical data Basic thickness 8 55 mm Total diameter 31 60 mm 14 lignes Fitting diameter 31 mm Frequency 19 800 vibrations hour 2 75 Hz Number of jewels 52 rubies Power reserve approx 50 hours Unidirectional automatic winding direction counter clockwise from the
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