Armand Nicolet Tramelan User manual

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ESPAÑOL 29
FRANÇAIS 55
DEUTSCH 81
ITALIANO 107
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Your Armand Nicolet Watch 04
Use, Care and Maintenance 04
Contemporary Movements 08
Chronograph Three-Counters 08
Chronograph Two-Counters 09
Complete Calendar - A 10
Complete Calendar - B 11
Date 12
Date & GMT or Big Date & GMT 13
Day & Date 15
Moon & Date 16
O.H.M (Original Historical Movements) 17
Automatic 17
Central Seconds 18
Small Seconds 18
Venus Chronograph Two-Counters 19
Tachymetric Scale on Chronograph 20
Telemeter Scale on Chronograph 20
Tools 21
Technical Control 22
Armand Nicolet International Warranty 24
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Your Armand Nicolet Watch
Armand Nicolet, Tramelan
Whether it’s the gift for a dear person, or your own purchase, the thought that
you are wearing one of our watches gives us great satisfaction. We hope that
our watch brings you as intense a pleasure as the care and the attention we put
into creating the style and ensuring its comfort and quality down to the last
detail. You will appreciate this watch even more in the future, when you will
have learnt to esteem its discreet, but always reliable presence throughout the
day that, second by second, will accompany you through your life.
Use, Care and Maintenance
How to ensure an excellent service of your Armand
Nicolet watch for many years
Manual Winding Watch
Wind your watch only once a day, preferably in the morning, turning the crown
clockwise until it becomes hard to turn. Avoid over winding your watch, don’t
force the crown or you will break the winding mechanism.
Self Winding Watch
To start and set your watch, wind it manually rst (turning the crown
clockwise several turns in a clockwise direction until the second hand moves)
then set the time and date(for instructions on setting the time and date, see
the section relative to the model purchased). Your watch has a sophisticated
automatic winding mechanism that continuously self winds the movement
according to the movement of your wrist. If you wear the watch during the
day for approximately 12-16 hours, the self winding mechanism will provide
a power reserve of around 34 hours ( depending on how much you move your
wrist while wearing the watch). If you wear the watch less than 12-16 hours
a day, the power reserve will not reach its maximum charge causing it to drain
before 34 hours. If you do not wear your watch daily but you would like it to
continuously keep its power reserve, we advise you to purchase an automatic
watch winder which allows you to place your watch on its rotating supports
that turns it in two directions, always keeping the watch with its maximum
power reserve.
Your Armand Nicolet Watch
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If you prefer to manually wind your watch when not wearing it, you should
turn the crown daily for about 55 complete turns to have the 34 hours power
reserve, if it is a manual winding watch for about 23 complete turns.
Each time you turn the crown with your nger you make only an half turn, so
it is advised to double the amount of turns you make with your ngers to reach
the complete turns.
ATTENTION:
IT IS STRICTLY FORBIDDEN THE USE OF ELECTRIC
MOTORS OR PLASTIC BANDS TO TURN THE CROWN
BECAUSE THE HIGH SPEED IN TURNING THE CROWN
RISKS THE DAMAGING OF THE WINDING MECHANISM.
The M02 & S05 collections are furnished with screwed in crowns.
To set the watch the crown must be completely unscrewed. When completely
unscrewed, the crown functions like a normal crown.
To avoid damaging the winding stem caused by the incorrect use of the screwed
in crown, follow the directions below:
1. Unscrew the crown completely turning it in a counter clockwise direction
then position it into the time setting position.
2. Follow the section in the Operating Instructions referring to the model that
you have purchased to set the calendar and the time.
3. After having set the calendar and the time push in the crown to the winding
position and wind the watch turning it in a clockwise direction.
4. After having wound the watch, screw the crown in turning it in a clockwise
direction while pushing the crown in contemporarily. Your watch is now sealed
and ready to wear.
Water Resistance
Your watch is water resistant up to the depth indicated on the back of the case.
To ensure water resistance before immerging your watch in water please be
certain that:
• for watches with screwed in crowns and pushers. The crown and the
pushers must be completely screwed in;
• for watches with normal crowns. The crown must be pushed completely
against the case;
• Although our watches are designed and built so that the pushers and crown
can be used even when submerged in water we recommend that you do not
trigger them when the watch is underwater as the internal gaskets of these
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devices may be damaged by hits or corrosive substances (not visible to the naked
eye) leading to risky water or humidity inltrations inside the movement.
If you want to use these devices completely safely when the watch is submerged
in water we recommend testing your watch every year for water resistance in a
service center conveniently equipped.
After having used the watch under salt water, rinse it with fresh water at room
temperature.
Luminous
The luminous featured in our watches is made only of non radioactive material
and glows only if the pigments have been fully activated so that they emit
light for about 5 hours with a descending performance. Best results are
achieved with sunlight or bluewhite articial lamps. For example if a watch is
permanently covered by the shirt-sleeve it gets activated only weakly, and little
light is emitted in the dark.
Shocks
Avoid any kind of shocks whether physical or thermal to your watch Do not
expose it to temperatures higher than 60°C or 140°F and lower than 0°C
or 32°F.
Magnetic elds
Avoid placing the watch near loudspeakers or other apparatuses generating
magnetic elds.
Chemicals
Avoid direct contact with detergents, perfumes, cosmetics, solvents, etc., since
they may damage the case gaskets, the strap or the bracelet.
Cleaning
To maintain the brightness of your watch, your bracelet and rubber strap,
do not use abrasive materials for cleanings. Wash them with a soft brush,
lukewarm water and neutral soap then rinse with tap water and dry with a
soft cloth.
Leather straps
Our leather straps are produced from only the best quality leather and only
leather from animals raised in captivity, not from protected wild species. The
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leather we use has been produced from natural methods and do not contain any
toxic compounds. In order to preserve the beauty and condition of your strap for
as long as possible we recommend:
• not to immerse the strap in water;
• to avoid prolonged exposure to intense sunlight or spot lights to prevent the
colour from fading;
• to avoid contact with greasy substances, creams and cosmetic products;
• to clean it periodically with a soft brush or a soft cloth.
Anti-Glare:
The anti-glare treatment on the sapphire crystals of the Armand Nicolet
watches is made up of three super thin layers of special salts applied on
both sides of the crystal. These super thin lms signicantly reduce the light
reection of the crystal and considerably improve readability of the dial and
hands in different light conditions.For the best efciency of the anti-glare we
recommend accurately cleaning the crystal with a soft clean cloth, like the one
supplied with your watch. A rough cloth or a brush may damage or remove part
of the anti-glare lm.In case the efciency of the anti-glare has been reduced
by dirt or greasy deposits determined by the normal every day use, we suggest
washing the crystal with lukewarm water and neutral soap, rinsing it off,
drying and cleaning it with a clean soft cloth.
Overhaul and After Sale Service
Your watch is a mechanical watch and like all sophisticated mechanisms it
needs a periodical overhaul. To maintain the efciency and precision of your
Armand Nicolet watch we suggest you submit it for an annual check-up of the
functions and the water-resistancy to an Armand Nicolet Authorised Retailer.
The number of complete overhauls depends upon the model, the climate, the
usage and also on the owner’s individual care. As a general rule, your watch
should be serviced every ve years.
For servicing we recommend to submit the watch to an Armand Nicolet Service
Centre who are the only appointed centres, equipped with the necessary tools to
carry out the work according to the strict Armand Nicolet quality standards.
For the list of Armand Nicolet Service Centres please consult our web site
www.armandnicolet.com or contact us at:
ARMAND NICOLET After Sales Service
Tel. [phone] Fax [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]
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Contemporary Movements
Contemporary Movements
Chronograph Three-Counters
Shape and Type of Movement
Round Caliber, Mechanical Lever Movement, Manual or Self Winding
Mechanism, 28 800 vibrations per hour (4Htz), 51 Jewels.
Functions
Analogue display: hours, minutes in the center, continuous seconds at 3; 60
sec chronograph in centre, 30 Min counter at 9 and 12 hr. counter at 6. The
crown has different positions to wind the watch and set the time. You will feel
the clicks when changing positions.
Crown’s positions
1. Winding/Wearing position.
2. Time setting, optimal seconds stop.
Time setting
By turning the crown in position 2 set the time by turning the hands clockwise.
Chronograph functions
If your watch is furnished with screw in pushers. To use the
chronograph functions unscrew the pushers by turning them counter clockwise.
When you have used the chronograph function, screw the pushers back in to
their place.
Pusher A: Start/Stop the Chronograph.
Pusher B: Return the Chronograph to starting position.
Chronograph Three-Counters
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Contemporary Movements
Chronograph Two-Counters
Shape and Type of Movement
Round Caliber, Mechanical Lever Movement, Manual or Self Winding
Mechanism, 28 800 vibrations per hour (4Hz), 49 Jewels.
Functions
Analogue display: hour, minutes in the center, continuous seconds at 3; 60 sec.
chronograph in the center, 45 min. counter at 9.
The crown has different positions to wind the watch and set the time. You will
feel the clicks when changing positions.
Crown’s positions
1. Winding/Wearing position.
2. Time setting, optimal seconds stop.
Time setting
By turning the crown in position 2 set the time by turning the hands clockwise.
Chronograph functions
If your watch is furnished with screw in pushers. To use the
chronograph functions unscrew the pushers by turning them counter clockwise.
When you have used the chronograph function, screw the pushers back in to
their place.
Pusher A: Start/Stop the Chronograph.
Pusher B: Return the Chronograph to starting position.
Chronograph Two-Counters
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Contemporary Movements
Complete Calendar - A
Shape and Type of Movement
Round caliber, Mechanical Lever Movement, Manual or Self Winding
Mechanism, 28 800 vibrations per hour (4Hz), 25 Jewels.
Functions
Analogue display: hours, minutes, seconds and date at 6; day, month & moon
phase indicators in window.
The crown has different positions to wind the watch and set the time. You will
feel the clicks when changing positions.
Crown’s positions
1. Winding/Wearing position.
2. Time setting, optimal seconds stop.
Corrector A: Quick Month correction.
Corrector B: Quick Date correction.
Corrector C: Quick Moon correction.
Corrector D: Quick Day correction.
Calendar and time setting
Using the push pen furnished with the watch, push:
• corrector “A” to set the Month;
• corrector “B” to set the Date;
• corrector “C” to adjust the Moon (each push corresponds to one day). To adjust
the moon correctly, move it to the full moon position, then use a calendar to calculate
how many days have passed since the last full moon and press the corrector the same
number of times minus one;
• corrector “D” to set the Day.
Set the calendar one day before the actual date.
Warning: To avoid damage to the calendar mechanism,
never use the correctors when the watch’s hands are
between 3:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.
Move the crown to position 2 and set the time by turning the hands clockwise;
turn the hands past midnight until the actual date appears and then set the
time. Of course if you set an afternoon time the hands must rst pass noon.
Now the calendar and time are set correctly.
Complete Calendar - A
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Contemporary Movements
Complete Calendar - B
Shape and Type of Movement
Round Caliber, Mechanical Lever Movement, Manual or Self Winding
Mechanism, 28 800 vibrations per hour (4Hz), 25 Jewels.
Functions
Analogue Display: hours, minutes, seconds and date in the center, day at 4 and
month at 7, moon phase indicator in window.
The crown has different positions to wind the watch and set the time. You will
feel the clicks when changing positions.
Crown’s positions
1. Winding/Wearing position.
2. Time setting, optimal seconds stop.
Corrector A: Quick Moon correction.
Corrector B: Quick Day correction.
Corrector C: Quick Month correction.
Corrector D: Quick Date correction.
Calendar and time setting
Using the push pen furnished with the watch, push:
• corrector “A” to adjust the Moon (each push corresponds to one day). To adjust
the moon correctly, move it to the full moon position, then use a calendar to calculate
how many days have passed since the last full moon and press the corrector the same
number of times minus one;
• corrector “B” to set the Day;
• corrector “C” to set the Month;
• corrector “D” to set the Date,
Set the calendar one day before the actual date.
Warning: To avoid damage to the calendar mechanism,
never use the correctors when the watch’s hands are
between 3:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.
Move the crown to position 2 and set the time by turning the hands clockwise;
turn the hands past midnight until the actual date appears and then set the
time. Of course if you set an afternoon time the hands must rst pass noon.
Now the calendar and time are set correctly.
Complete Calendar - B
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Contemporary Movements
Date
Shape and Type of Movement
Round Caliber, Mechanical Lever Movement, Manual or Self Winding
Mechanism, 28 800 vibrations per hour (4Hz), 25 Jewels.
Functions
Analogue display: hours, minutes and seconds, date display in window. The
crown has different positions to wind the watch, set the date and time. You will
feel the clicks when changing positions.
Crown’s positions
1. Winding/Wearing position.
2. Quick date correction.
3. Time setting, optimal seconds stop.
Time setting
By turning the crown in position 2 set the date one day before the actual date.
Warning: To avoid damage to the calendar mechanism,
never use the quick date correction when the watch’s
hands are between 8:00 p.m. and 2:00 a.m.
Move the crown to position 3 and set the time by turning the hands clockwise;
turn the hands past midnight until the actual date appears and then set the
time. Of course if you set an afternoon time the hands must rst pass noon.
Now date and time are set correctly.
Date
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Contemporary Movements
Date & GMT or Big Date & GMT
Shape and Type of Movement
Round Caliber, Mechanical Lever Movement, Manual or Self Winding
Mechanism, 28.800 vibrations per hour (4Hz), 25 Jewels
Functions
Analogue display: hours (12 hour hand or local time that completes a rotation
of the dial every 12hours), minutes, seconds and 24 hours (home time hand or
GMT that completes a rotation of the dial every 24 hours).
Date display in window.
The crown has different positions to wind the watch, set the time, the date and
the GMT hand. You will feel the clicks when changing positions of the crown.
Crown’s positions
1. Winding / Wearing position of the watch
2. By turning the crown clockwise quick date correction;
NB: the date change is synchronized with the 12 hour hand passing midnight,
not with the 24 hour GMT hand.
By turning the crown anti-clockwise quick 12 hour hand correction advancing
by one-hour clicks.
3. Setting of hours, minutes and GMT
Setting of date and time.
Pull out the crown in position 2:
1. By turning the crown anti-clockwise activate the mechanism for quick
correction of the 12 hour hand and move it forward until the date changes
so that you may determine midnight. Move the 12 hour hand further until
it shows the same time shown by the 24 hour hand. If it’s an afternoon time
make sure to pass midnight and reach the pm time to keep the date change
synchronized with midnight. At this point the 12 hour hand and the GMT
hand are synchronized and you may rst set the date and then the time.
2. By turning the crown clockwise activate the mechanism for the quick date
correction until you reach the correct date.
Pull out the crown in position 3:
By turning the crown in this position you may set the time. At this point the
time, the date and the GMT hand of the watch are all set and synchronized
Date & GMT or Big Date & GMT
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correctly.
Setting of the GMT for the simultaneous reading of two time zones
(for example local time and home time during a journey in an area
with a different time zone)
• The 12 hour hand (local time) completes a rotation of the dial every 12
hours and it is used to indicate the local time.
• The 24 hour hand (home time or GMT) completes a rotation of the dial
every 24 hours and it is used to indicate the home time or the time of a different
time zone.
To use this function it’s necessary to quick change the time shown by the 12
hour hand without changing the time shown by the 24 hour hand.
The exclusive mechanism developed by Armand Nicolet for your
GMT watch allows this operation to take place quickly, practically
and safely by proceeding as follows:
Pull out the crown in position 2 and by turning it anti-clockwise move forward
the 12 hour hand by one-hour clicks until it reaches the local time. By doing so
the time shown by the GMT hand doesn’t change.
By moving forward the 12 hour hand the date changes passing midnight. The
12 hour hand can be set during any time of the day without damaging the date
mechanism.
• When travelling EASTBOUND: To set your watch at the local time
move forward the 12 hour hand until it reaches the time of the place where you
are at by turning the crown anti-clockwise in position 2.
The date will synchronize automatically as the 12 hour hand will make it
change when passing midnight.
• When travelling WESTBOUND: To set your watch at the local time
move forward the 12 hour hand until it reaches the time of the place where you
are at by turning the crown anti-clockwise in position 2.
The quick correction mechanism of the 12 hour hand can move the hand only
forward and when the hand passes midnight the date will change.
After setting the local time you shall now set the date.
By turning the crown clockwise in position 2 the quick date mechanism will
trigger and the correct date shall be set.
Date & GMT or Big Date & GMT
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Contemporary Movements
Day & Date
Shape and Type of Movement
Round Caliber, Mechanical Lever Movement, Manual or Self Winding
Mechanism, 28 800 vibrations per hour (4Hz), 25 Jewels.
Functions
Analogue display: hours, minutes and seconds, day & date display in window.
The crown has different positions to wind the watch, set the date, the day and
time. You will feel the clicks when changing positions.
Crown’s positions
1. Winding/Wearing position.
2. Quick date and day correction.
3. Time setting, optimal seconds stop.
Time setting
By turning the crown in position 2 counter clockwise set the date, turning the
crown clockwise set the day till one day before the actual date.
Warning: To avoid damage to the calendar mechanism,
never use the quick date & day correction when the watch’s
hands are between 8:00 p.m. and 2:00 a.m.
Move the crown to position 3 and set the time by turning the hands clockwise;
turn the hands past midnight until the actual date and day appears and then
set the time. Of course if you set an afternoon time the hands must rst pass
noon. Now the date, day and time are set correctly.
Day & Date
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Contemporary Movements
Moon & Date
Shape and Type of Movement
Round Caliber, Mechanical Lever Movement, Manual or Self Winding
Mechanism, 28 800 vibrations per hour (4Hz), 21 Jewels
Functions
Analogue Display: hour, minutes, seconds and date at 6 o’clock, Moon phase
Indicator in window. The crown has different positions to wind the watch, set
the date and time. You will feel the clicks when changing positions.
Crown’s positions
1. Winding/Wearing position.
2. Time setting, optimal seconds stop.
Corrector A: Quick moon correction.
Corrector B: Quick date correction.
Moon Phase, date and time setting
Using the push pen furnished with the watch, push:
• corrector “A” to adjust the Moon (each push corresponds to one day). To
adjust the moon correctly, move it to the full moon position, then use a calendar
to calculate how many days have passed since the last full moon and press the
corrector the same number of times minus one;
• corrector “B” to set the Date. Set the calendar one day before the actual date.
Warning: To avoid damage to the calendar mechanism,
never use the quick Date, Day, Month & Moon correction
when the watch’s hands are between 3:00 p.m. and 6.00 a.m
By turning the crown in position 2, set the time by turning the hands clockwise
past midnight. The correct date and moon will appear. Of course if you set an
afternoon time the hands must rst pass noon. Now the moon and time are
set correctly.
Moon & Date
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O.H.M
O.H.M (Original Historical Movements)
Automatic
Shape and Type of Movement
Round Caliber, Mechanical Lever Movement, Manual or Self Winding
Mechanism, 21.600 vibrations per hour (3Hz), 25 Jewels
Functions
Analogue display: hours, minutes and seconds.
The crown has different positions to wind the watch and set the time. You will
feel the clicks when changing positions.
Crown’s positions:
1. Winding /Wearing position
2. Time setting
Time setting
By turning the crown in position 2 set the time by turning the hands clockwise.
Automatic
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Central Seconds
Shape and Type of Movement
Round Caliber, Mechanical Lever Movement, Manual Winding Mechanism,
21.600 vibrations per hour (3Hz), 17 Jewels
Functions
Analogue display: hours, minutes and central seconds.
The crown has different positions to wind the watch and set the time. You will
feel the clicks when changing positions.
Crown’s positions:
1. Winding /Wearing position
2. Time setting
Time setting
By turning the crown in position 2 set the time by turning the hands clockwise.
Small Seconds
Shape and Type of Movement
Round Caliber, Mechanical Lever Movement, Manual Winding Mechanism,
18’000 vibrations per hour (2,5Hz), 17 Jewels
Functions
Analogue Display: hour, minutes and small seconds at 6 o’clock.
The crown has different positions to wind the watch and set the time. You will
feel the clicks when changing positions.
Crown’s positions:
1. Winding /Wearing position
2. Time setting
Time setting
By turning the crown in position 2 set the time by turning the hands clockwise.
Central Seconds / Small Seconds
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O.H.M
Venus - Chronograph Two-Counters
Shape and Type of Movement
Round Caliber, Mechanical Lever Movement, Manual Winding Mechanism,
18’000 vibrations per hour (2.5Hz), 17 Jewels
Functions
Analogue Display: hour, minutes in the center, continuous seconds at 9 o’clock;
60 sec. chronograph in the center, 30 min. counter at 3 o’clock.
The crown has different positions to wind the watch and set the time. You will
feel the clicks when changing positions.
Crown’s positions:
1. Winding/Wearing position
2. Time setting
Time setting
By turning the crown in position 2 set the time by turning the hands clockwise.
Chronograph Functions:
Pusher A: Start/Stop the chronograph
Pusher B: Return the chronograph to starting position
Venus - Chronograph Two-Counters
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Tachymetric Scale on Chronograph
Is used to read the speed in Km/h of
an object in motion by the position
of the central second’s hand of the
Chronograph.
Example: Calculating the speed
of a car.
Using the Start/Stop pushers on your
chronograph, record the time the car
takes to cover the exact distance of 1
kilometre and read the speed in Km/h
on the Tachymetric scale indicated
by the central second’s hand of your
chronograph.
Telemeter Scale on Chronograph
It’s used to read the distance in Km of a
visible event by the position of the central
second’s hand of the Chronograph.
Example: calculating the distance of
an event, like the distance of a lightning
strike. Using Start/Stop pushers on
your chronograph, record the time the
sound takes to reach you after you have
seen the lightning and read the distance
in Km on the Telemetric scale indicated
by the central second’s hand of your
chronograph.
Tachymetric / Telemeter Scale on Chronograph
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