Elliot Brown Bloxworth User manual

Thank you for buying an
EllioT brown waTch
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We build the toughest, best-looking
watches possible. Watches designed
from scratch to perform and to last;
watches that can be worn for years,
that’ll take the knocks, develop
character, and become part of
your story.
Your watch has been engineered with
years of specialist knowledge and
experience, and has been rigorously
tested to ensure that it’ll serve you well.
If your watch breaks within 12 months
of the date you bought it because of
something we did wrong, we’ll put it
right for you free of charge. If your
watch breaks because of something
unforeseen, because you treated it
badly, or because someone fiddled with
it, we’ll put it right for you, but there will
be a charge.
Just call us on 01202 338600, or email
us at [e-mail]
and we’ll arrange how best to get your
watch back to us.
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caring for your waTch
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It’s tough, but it’s still assembled from
precision components built to exacting
tolerances, so avoid really hard impacts.
Give it a rinse if (and when) it gets
muddy or is used in salt water, to keep
the moving components like the bezel
working at their best, and then dry it off.
As with anything made of decent
leather, it’s best not to get leather
straps soaking wet too often - swap it
for a ballistic nylon webbing strap or a
bracelet instead.
If you need to adjust your bracelet,
remove links evenly from each side, and
be careful not to let the screwdriver slip.
If you think your watch has developed
a problem, get in touch so that we can
arrange to check it over - please don’t
remove the case-back yourself, so that
we can examine it in exactly the same
condition as when the fault arose.
Your watch is sealed against dust and
moisture, so it’s wise to have it pressure-
tested every few years to ensure the
seals are ok.
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adjusTing your
waTch
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Pull the crown gently out to the first
click, and turn it clockwise until the
calendar’s showing yesterday’s date.
Now pull it gently out to the next
click, and turn it clockwise until the
calendar flicks over to today’s date.
That’s midnight last night, so carry on
adjusting the time until it’s correct, and
then just push the crown all the way in
when you’re done.
daT E
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The hours and minutes are shown
conventionally, but continuous seconds
are shown on the register (sub-dial) at
the top right - the seconds-hand in the
centre is for the chronograph.
Pull the crown gently out to the second
click, and adjust the time by turning it
clockwise. Try not to adjust the time
between 9pm and midnight, as the
calendar’s starting to change the date
between those times.
The seconds-hand stops when the
crown is pulled out to the second click.
This extends the battery life if you need
to store your watch long-term, but
more importantly, it’s absolutely vital
for those ‘Gentlemen - synchronise your
watches...’ moments.
TiME
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PUSH-BUTTON
crown
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Your watch can time events up to 11
hours, 59 minutes, and 59 seconds,
to an accuracy of 1 second.
The central hand shows chronograph
seconds, the register at the top left
is the chronograph minute counter,
and the register at the bottom is the
chronograph hour counter.
To start the chronograph, press the top
push-button.
To stop it, press the top push-button
again, and read off the three registers.
To reset it, press the bottom
push-button.
To time intervals, start the chronograph
by pressing the top push-button.
Press the bottom push-button, and read
off the intermediate time.
chronograPh
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To continue timing, press the bottom
push-button again and the chronograph
will ‘catch up’.
To stop it, press the top push-button
again, and read off the three registers.
To reset it, press the bottom
push-button.
To reset the chronograph hands,
if they aren’t resetting to zero after
a battery change:
Pull the crown gently out to the
second click.
Press the upper and lower push-buttons
together for 3 seconds.
The central chronograph seconds-hand
will sweep 360 degrees to show the
watch is in resetting mode.
Use the upper push-button to reset the
central chronograph seconds-hand.
A quick press will step the hand,
chronograPh (conTinuEd)
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and pressing and holding the
push-button will move the hand
continuously.
When the central chronograph hand
is pointing to 12, press the lower
push-button to move onto resetting the
hour counter.
Reset the hour counter in the same way,
and then press the lower push-button to
move onto resetting the minute counter.
When all the chronograph hands
are pointing vertically upwards,
simply push the crown back in to
store their positions.
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The uni-directional rotating bezel
enables you to time everyday events
quickly and simply. Turn it
anti-clockwise until the triangular
marker lines up with the tip of the
minutes-hand, and you can easily
read off the number of minutes
that have passed.
It only rotates anti-clockwise, so that it’ll
only read a shorter time remaining if it
gets knocked.
Hold one side of the screw-in bar with
thumb pressure and use the screwdriver
included to unscrew the other end.
Once the screw is almost undone, press
it to push the opposite side out.
Pull the screw out, change the strap,
refit the bar, and tighten the screw.
bEZEl changing ThE sTraP
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Unscrew the bars that hold the bracelet
links together and remove as many
links as you need to get a comfy fit,
remembering to remove links equally
from each side of the bracelet. If you
need to fine-tune the fit, use the
micro-adjustment on the clasp.
If you need to add more links, get in
touch, and we’ll send you as many as
you need.
bracElET lEngTh
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highlighTs
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If you’re interested in what makes
your Elliot Brown watch tick, here are
the highlights:
Every part of your watch case is made
from 316L stainless steel. 316L is brilliant
for watch cases - it’s really tough, takes
all our detailing beautifully, and is hypo-
allergenic, so no nasty rashes.
316L is often called marine-grade
stainless steel, because it’s unaffected
by sea water, even long-term. Give it a
rinse and it’s as good as new.
The case back is bolted down not
screwed on, so the shock-absorbing
movement holder is secured in exactly
the right place to do its best work.
Your watch has been manufactured
to the ISO 2281 for water-resistance,
and although it’s not required for ISO
2281, every single one of our watches is
pressure-tested individually to 20 ATM,
twice. Once when the case is machined,
and again when the watch has been
assembled, to make sure that the
manufacturing tolerances and assembly
meet our quality standards.
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The crown and push-buttons are
knurled for superior grip in harsh
conditions. The bezel is also machined
for confident grip, and only rotates
anticlockwise, so it can only show
a shorter remaining time if it’s
accidentally knocked.
We use a push-in crown with triple
seals rather than a screw-down crown,
because you can’t forget to screw down
a push-in crown.
The movement is located inside the
case by a stainless steel movement
housing surrounded by shock-absorbing
elastomers that minimise the amount of
vibration and shock transmitted to the
movement, so there’s less chance of it
getting damaged.
All our watches exceed the ISO 1413
standard for shock-resistance. This
test simulates the shock a watch
experiences falling 1m onto a hardwood
surface. It doesn’t sound like much, but
your watch sustains a shock of up to
5,000G when it hits that hardwood.
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The crystal is made from 2.8mm
toughened mineral glass with an
anti-reflective coating. We use mineral
crystal because although it’s not as
scratch-resistant as sapphire crystal,
it’s not as brittle either: you can still use
your watch with a scratched glass, but
you can’t use it with a broken glass...
It’s this anti-reflective coating that
produces the cool blue tint you can
sometimes see, and we only apply it to
the inside of the glass, so you don’t get
annoying fingerprints and scratches in
the coating.
The dial is cut from solid brass, detailed
in the attractive colourway you chose
(good choice by the way – very
‘you’) and finished with Japanese
SuperLuminova markings that provide
the best possible legibility in low light.
The 12 o’clock marker is different, so
there’s no doubt you’ve got your watch
the right way up, and the seconds-hand
has a luminous tip so you can be sure
your watch is definitely working, even
at night.
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The hands are bold and flooded with
SuperLuminova, so you can tell the time
instantly day or night, and the bezel has
SuperLuminova markings too, so you can
use it to time events in low light.
We source our movements from the best
(and friendliest) Swiss manufacturers.
We only specify movements that have
a certain technical elegance, that are
maintainable and repairable long-term,
and that have useful features like 5 year
battery lives, so you don’t have to have
your battery replaced every year.
Our metal bracelets are made using
316L stainless with screw-in link-pins for
maximum strength and easy adjustment,
and the heavy-duty clasp has a micro-
adjustment that you can use to fine-tune
the fit, or to extend the length of the
bracelet quickly and elegantly for use
over a wetsuit.
Our custom-made 2mm military-type
ballistic nylon webbing straps have 5
heavy-duty stainless steel loops that
secure the watch to the strap, and
laser cut holes for minimal fraying and
maximum strap-life.
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Our leather and fabric straps are cut
from the best quality materials so they’re
always best-shirt-stylish, lined with
nubuck so they’re supple and comfy, and
secured by elegant and strong deployant
clasps so that your watch can’t fall off
when you’re taking it off or putting it on.
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