«Moon phases» Watches User`s Manual
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1. make adjustments to the settings whenever the battery needs changing Initial setting of your wristwatch is performed in accordance with the moon phase calendar provided at the end of this User Guide To ensure that your watch operates with perfect precision for many years to come we advise you to pay very careful attention to the advice provided hereafter Usage Settings Models with a screwed crown To ensure that they remain water resistant some models are fitted with a screwed crown Before proceeding to setting the time or the time zone dial you must first unscrew the crown into position IB before pulling it out into position I or MI Important After each operation you must always screw the crown back down to ensure that your watch remains water resistant Setting the time Pull the crown out into position III the seconds hand 3 stops at this point Turn the crown forwards or backwards until the hands display the correct time Once the hour hand passes the 12 o clock position you can see if it indicates midnight the date changes at this point or midday the date does not change Advice on how to synchronise your watch To synchronise the second hand 3 with an official time signal radio TV Internet pull the crown out into position II when the second hand is at 12 o clock This then stops Guide the hands into the correct time setting At the tone press the crown back into position I and tighten it down if you have2. strong magnetic fields To benefit from the highest standards of service and to ensure your guarantee remains in force please always contact an approved TISSOT representative or retailer TISSOT Quartz watches benefit from the incomparable precision of quartz Their power reserve usually enables them to operate for more than 2 years in continuous use If you envisage not wearing your watch for several weeks or months we would advise you to put it to one side with the crown pulled out into position Il This cuts the electrical power supply to the motor thereby extending battery life considerably Replacing the battery Once the battery has run flat it must be replaced without delay by an approved TISSOT representative or retailer Battery type button type zinc silver oxide primary battery cell Renata 373 Service life about 3 years Collection and treatment of end of life quartz watches This symbol indicates that this product should not be disposed with household waste It has to be returned to a local authorized collection mmm system By following this procedure you will contribute to the protec tion of the environment and human health The recycling of the materials will help to conserve natural resources valid in the EU member states and in any countries with corresponding leg islation 133_EN 12 09 TISSOT
3. Ti TISSOT SWISS WATCHES SINCE 1853 Moon phases Watches www tissot ch User s Manual Display and functions Hour hand Minute hand Small seconds hand O Date indicator Day of week indicator Month indicator Moon phase indicator Crown with 3 positions 8 Neutral position not pulled out Il Position for adjusting date month and moon phase unscrewed half pulled out Ill Position for setting time and day of the week unscrewed completely pulled out Models with a screwed crown IA IB S ie ig IA Initial position screwed down not pulled out i IB Winding position unscrewed not pulled out 1 2 133_EN 12 09 Moon phases Watches Congratulations We would like to congratulate you on having chosen a watch from TISSOT one of the most highly renowned Swiss brands in the world With its distinc tive and nostalgic character and constructed with meticulous care from the finest materials and components your watch is protected against shock loads variations in temperature water and dust Your watch is equipped with an ultra flat quartz movement delivering extre mely high standards of precision and operation and the dial displays hours minutes seconds and date with day and month with a moon phase display programmed for the next 10 years into the future After initial setting all you need to do is to
4. a model with a screwed crown Setting the day of the week Pull the crown into position II and move backwards and forwards between 23 00 hrs and 01 00 hrs 11 p m and 1 a m Note Due to the fact that this operation alters the date this then has to be corrected by pulling the crown out into position Il and turning it Setting the date and the month Pull the crown out into position Il and turn it forwards until the correct date 4 is displayed During this operation your watch will continue to function normally so you will not need to alter the time When the date changes from the 31st to the 1st the month indicator advances by one month Since the display for phases of the moon was programmed in advance all you have to do is alter the date on months with less than 31 days Setting the phases of the moon Pull the crown out into position II and turn it forwards until the correct phase of the moon 7 is displayed Note For precise adjustment purposes place the moon phase indicator on the full moon setting At this point each jump of the indicator advances the setting by one whole day The moon and its phases The phases of the moon cycle from one new moon to the next one lasts 29 days 12 hours 44 minutes and 2 8 seconds The new moon corresponds to the first lunar day fig 1 The moon is invisible because its dark side is facing us On the 8th day fig 2 after completing one quarter turn a crescent moon appears w
5. ht hours we would observe in the course of a calendar year that the Sun when viewed from the Earth passes in front of each of the twelve constellations of the zodiac from right to left being in front of a different constellation at each point in time The lunar orbit around the Earth shares almost exactly the same elliptical plane as the Earth describes around the Sun It follows from this that the Moon s orbit also causes it to pass in front of this group of constellations Due to the regular and repetitive nature of this movement and its phases the moon has always served as a means of counting the passage of time Indeed this is why the lunar calendar is still used for timekeeping purposes We are thus able to order our lives in terms of the lunar cycle The rhythm of natural phenomena also has a profound influence on people animals and plant life The new quartz TISSOT watch with lunar cycle function is therefore intended for hunters mushroom collectors fishermen navigators etc and for the enli ghtened amateur interested in following the trends of modern fashion Care and maintenance We would advise you to clean your watch regularly except for the leather strap using a soft cloth and warm soapy water After immersion in salty water rinse it in fresh water and leave it to dry completely Do not leave it anywhere where it might be subjected to major variations in temperature or humidity in direct sunlight or near
6. ith the curve facing to the right like the belly of a large D This shows that the moon is waxing at this point www tissot ch 2 2 T SWISS WATCHES SINCE 1853 45 15 45 O 15 _ Waxing moon _ G On the 15th day of the lunar cycle fig 3 at the mid point of its revolution we see a fully illuminated circle indicating the full moon The moon at this point is directly opposite the sun On the 23rd day of the lunar cycle fig 4 at the end of its third quarter and immediately prior to the last quarter of its cycle the crescent appears curved towards the left like a large D This shows that the moon is waning at this point A new lunar cycle now commences 3 4 O _ Newmoon 4 E 15 o 15 _ Fullmoon 45 Waning moon The moon changes continuously between these characteristic positions The time which has elapsed between two new moons corresponds to approxima tely one month This is known as a synodic cycle The orbit of planet Earth around the sun describes what is known as an elliptical path on a defined plane Let s represent this plane extending to infinity up to the point where it intersects the sphere of fixed stars Alongside this circle is a range of constel lations familiar to most of us as the constellations of the zodiac Aries Taurus Gemini Cancer Leo Virgo Libra Scorpio Sagittarius Capricorn Aquarius Pisces If it were possible to see stars during daylig
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