Longines L897 User manual

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

2INTERNATIONAL WARRANTY
LONGINES is delighted you have chosen a time-
piece from its collection, which lives up to the
brand’s long-established know-how, based on re-
search combined with technical excellence and
timeless elegance.
La Compagnie des Montres Longines, Francillon
S.A. grants you, with effect from the purchase date,
a twenty-four (24) month warranty on all LON
GINES® watches models and a five (5) year war-
ranty on the automatic watches purchased from
January 1, 2021, under the terms set out in this
warranty. All watch straps and bracelets are cove-
red by a 24-month international warranty for any
material or manufacturing defects. The LONGINES
international warranty covers defects in materials
and manufacturing that exist at the time of delivery
of the LONGINES watch purchased (“defects”). The
warranty takes effect only if the warranty certificate
has been dated and fully completed by an official
LONGINES dealer (“valid warranty certificate”). Dur-
ing the term of the warranty and on presenting the
valid warranty certificate, you are entitled to have
any defect repaired free of charge. In the event that
repairs cannot restore your LONGINES watch to full
working order, La Compagnie des Montres Longines,
Francillon S.A. undertakes to replace it with an iden-
tical LONGINES watch or another LONGINES watch
with similar characteristics. The warranty for the
replacement watch expires on the same date as the
warranty for the replaced watch.
The warranty does not cover:
• battery life;
• normal wear and tear (such as scratches on the
case and/or glass; alteration of the colour and/
or material of cases, straps, bracelets and chains
made of leather, textile, rubber or any other
non-metallic material; the PVD coating; the colour
of bronze);
• damage to any part of the watch resulting from
unsuitable/improper use, neglect, carelessness,
accidents (knocks, dents, crushing, scratches when
changing the strap/bracelet, etc.), incorrect use of
the watch, orfailure to follow the instruction manual;
• harm of any nature whatsoever resulting directly or
indirectly from using the LONGINES watch or from
any operational failure, defect or lack of precision
in the watch;
•
a LONGINES watch having being handled by a
non-approved person (for example, for the purposes
of replacing the battery or carrying out servicing or
repairs) or having been altered from its original state
other than under the supervision of La Compagnie
des Montres Longines, Francillon S.A.
Any other claims against La Compagnie des Montres
Longines, Francillon S.A., for example for any kinds
of damage or harm other than those set out in this
warranty, are expressly excluded, excepting statuto-
ry rights that the purchaser can assert against the
manufacturer.
This manufacturer’s warranty:
• is independent of any warranty that may be provid-
ed by the vendor and for which the vendor accepts
sole responsibility;
• in no way affects the purchaser’s rights against the
vendor nor any other statutory right the purchaser
may have against the vendor.
The Customer Service department of La Compagnie
des Montres Longines, Francillon S.A. ensures
your LONGINES watch is perfectly maintained.
If your watch needs servicing, entrust it to an offi-
cial LONGINES dealer or an approved LONGINES
Service Centre as listed on our website at
www.longines.com: their servicing is guaranteed to
comply with the standards of La Compagnie des
Montres Longines, Francillon S.A.
*Compagnie des Montres Longines, Francillon S.A.,
CH-2610 Saint-Imier, Switzerland.
LONGINES® is a registered trademark.

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CONTENTS
We are delighted you have become the owner of
a LONGINES watch. We recommend you read
this instruction manual carefully before using your
LONGINES watch for the first time in order to en-
sure its correct operation and long life. If you would
like more information about your watch or if it is
fitted with a complication, you can find detailed in-
formation and tutorials by going
to our website at www.longines.
com/instruction-manual or by
scanning the QR code.
Precautions concerning water-
resistance
A watch’s water-resistance can be affected by
changes caused by the gaskets drying out, or an ac-
cidental shock to the crown. To help maintain your
watch’s water-resistance, we recommend rinsing it
in soft water after any contact with sea water and
having its water-resistance checked once a year by
an approved LONGINES Service Centre. In no cir-
cumstances should you open your watch yourself.
IMPORTANT! Never activate the time-setting crown
and/or push-pieces when the watch is underwater,
and ensure that the crown and push-pieces are
pushed in or screwed down before any immersion
in water.
*The water-resistance values given in metres are
equivalent to pressure applied in accordance with
standard ISO 22810.
ENGLISH
International warranty 2
Water-resistance 3
Setting the time 4
Longines warranty card 5
1 2 3 4 5
None Not water-resistant No No No
3 bar
Water-resistant to
a pressure of
3 bar (30 m)*
Yes Yes Yes
5 bar
Water-resistant to
a pressure of
5 bar (50 m)*
Yes Yes Yes
10 bar
Water-resistant to
a pressure of
10 bar (100 m)*
Yes Yes Yes
30bar
Water-resistant to
a pressure of
30 bar (300 m)*
Yes Yes Yes
1 indication on the case back
2 meaning*
3 rain, washing your hands
4 showering, taking a bath, washing dishes, doing
housework
5 swimming, snorkelling
3
5
+
*
KEEP THE BATTERY OUT OF REACH OF
CHILDREN
The battery can cause serious injuries if swal-
lowed or placed inside any part of the body.
Seek medical attention immediately.
WARNING

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B C
E
A
ACrown
BHour hand
CMinute hand
DSeconds hand
EMonth and date
window
Hour, minute, seconds, month and date display.
Screw-in crown
Some LONGINES models are equipped with a screw-in crown, which must be unscrewed before setting the
time, correcting the date or winding, by turning it anti-clockwise. After making the settings, return the crown
to position 1, then push it back in and screw it in firmly to ensure the watch's water resistance.
COMPLICATIONS  L897

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COMPLICATIONS  L897
Bearing in mind that the hands are already
positioned at 12 noon, turn the crown forward to
adjust the desired time to before 12 noon (night and
morning), and backward for afternoon and evening.
Push the crown back into position 1.
A date correction is required at the end of every
February. This correction can be made by moving
the hands forward, with the crown in position 3.
Setting the time and stop seconds
Pull the crown out to position 3when the seconds
hand is at 60. Turn the crown either way to the
desired time display. As soon as the time is
synchronised, push the crown back into position 1.
If you have not been wearing your mechanical
watch, it needs to be wound manually through thirty
revolutions or so.
Avoid any quick month corrections on the 30th
and / or quick date and month corrections
between 20:00 and 05:00; this could damage the
mechanism.
Quick date and month correction
NB: for any correction, the hands must be
positioned at 12noon.
Pull the crown out to position 3.
To change the date, move the hands forward by
turning the crown backward. Continue to turn the
crown to position the hands at 12 noon.
Push the crown back into position 2.
Turn the crown backward until the first (1) of the
month is displayed, and then turn the crown forward
to the desired month display.
Then turn it backward again to the desired date
display.
Pull the crown out to position 3.