Elliot Brown The Canford 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
everything working well, 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 lower crown gently out to
the first click, and turn it so that the
calendar’s showing yesterday’s date.
Now pull it out gently to the next
click, and adjust the time so that 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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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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The inner rotating bezel enables you to
time everyday events quickly and easily.
If you want to count from a specific
time, turn the upper crown until the
triangular marker on the bezel lines up
with the tip of the minutes-hand, and
you can easily read off the number of
minutes that have passed.
If you want to count down towards a
specific time, turn the upper crown
until the triangular marker on the bezel
lines up with the end-time, and you
can easily count down the number of
minutes to go.
bEZEl
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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.
changing ThE sTraP
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 perfectly 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 crowns are knurled so they’re always
easy to use, even when you and your
watch are wet, cold, or muddy, but have
smooth, radiused edges so they won’t
damage the cuff of your favourite shirt
or wetsuit.
We use crowns with triple seals
rather than screw-down crowns, 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.
The crystal is made from 2.8mm
toughened mineral glass with an
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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 conditions.
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 with
an end-of-life indicator.
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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rEcycling
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We have chosen to group together
with other retailers in joining the
‘Distributor Take-Back Scheme’.
Through this scheme, we have paid
toward the provision of improved
recycling facilities for our customers.
Customers will be able to take any
old electrical equipment to participating
civic amenity sites (household
waste recycling centres) run by
their local councils.
Funding collected through the
Distributor Take-Back Scheme has
been distributed between all the local
authorities in the UK to ensure the
provision of improved recycling facilities.
Producers of these products will then
ensure that deposited items are taken
away and recycled.
You can locate your closest participating
collection site at recycle-more.co.uk.
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We put our heart and soul into every
watch we make, and we hope you
absolutely love yours.
Alex and Ian
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elliotbrownwatches.com
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