Patek Philippe CALIBER 324 S QA LU 24H/303 User manual

CALIBER 324 S QA LU 24H⁄303
ANNUAL CALENDAR
WITH 24H INDICATION
CALIBER 324 S QA LU 24H/303

CALIBER
 SQALU H
/
ANNUALCALENDAR
WITH HINDICATION
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CALIBER
 SQALU H
/
ANNUALCALENDAR
WITH HINDICATION
English
English

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Introduced in 1996 and patented by Patek Philippe,
the Annual Calendar is the first timekeeping mech-
anism that automatically displays the month, the day
of the week, and the correct date under considera-
tion of months with 30 and 31 days, so it only has
to be adjusted once a year on March 1. Its construc-
tion represented a formidable challenge. To eliminate
rockers and levers to the greatest possible extent,
Patek Philippe’s engineers designed an architecture
that relies mostly on wheels and pinions. The caliber
324 S QA LU 24H movement consists of 347 parts,
whereas a conventional perpetual calendar with a
moon-phase display needs only around 280 compo-
nents. The calendar indications are complemented
by a 24-hour dial. Additionally, the Annual Calendar
models feature an extremely accurate moon-phase
display that deviates from the true lunar cycle by only
one day every 122 years.

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DISPLAYS
Hour hand
Minute hand
Second hand
Subsidiary dial:
24-hour indication
Apertures:
Day of the week
Date
Month
Moon phases
CROWN
0Normal operation (screw-down crown)
1Manual winding
2Setting the time
CORRECTION
PUSHPIECES
Day-of-week correction
Date correction
Month correction
Moon-phase correction
DISPLAYS
Hour hand
Minute hand
Second hand
Subsidiary dial:
24-hour indication
Apertures:
Day of the week
Date
Month
Moon phases
CROWN
1Manual winding
2Setting the time
CORRECTION
PUSHPIECES
Day-of-week correction
Date correction
Month correction
Moon-phase correction

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INSTRUCTIONS
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MOVEMENT
• Caliber 324 S QA LU 24H/303
• Self-winding
• Annual Calendar
• Diameter: 33.30 mm
• Height: 5.78 mm
• Number of parts: 347
• Number of jewels: 34
• Power reserve:
min. 35 hours – max. 45 hours
• Winding rotor:
central rotor in 21K gold,
unidirectional winding
• Balance: Gyromax®
• Frequency:
28,800 semi-oscillations/hour (4 Hz)
• Balance spring: Spiromax®
• Patek Philippe Seal
WINDINGCROWN
The winding crown is used to manually wind the
watch (position 1) and to set the time (position 2).
For Nautilus models equipped with a screw-down
crown, it must be completely unscrewed before you
can perform any adjustments.
WINDING
Your watch incorporates a self-winding movement.
The movements of your wrist set a centrifugal mass
in motion; this tensions the mainspring, which stores
the energy. When you take off your fully wound
watch, it will continue to run for at least 35 hours.
When it has stopped after depleting the power
reserve, it can be rewound by hand (about 10 clock-
wise turns of the crown).

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SETTINGTHETIME
To set the time, unscrew the crown completely
(Nautilus models), pull it gently all the way out, and
move the hands in either direction. Once you have
set the correct time, push the crown home again
(and screw it down). The 24-hour indication, linked
to the central hour and minute display, makes it
possible to distinguish a.m. and p.m. times. When
you turn the hands clockwise beyond midnight, the
calendar displays will advance as well. We advise
against turning the hands counterclockwise across
midnight because this would desynchronize the
calendar displays; however, it would not damage
the calendar mechanism.
ANNUALCALENDAR
The Annual Calendar indicates the day of the week,
the month, and the date, automatically taking into
account months with 30 and 31 days. If the watch
is worn daily, the date only needs to be corrected
on March 1 (forward by 3 days in non-leap years,
and by 2 days in leap years). A calendar correction
may also be necessary if the watch was set aside for
a longer period of time and stopped running. If the
hands are moved clockwise beyond midnight, the
calendar displays will advance by one day.
The crown must be completely unscrewed
before you can wind the watch or set the
time (Nautilus models).
Please wind the watch and set the time before
you put the watch on. This prevents lateral
pressure on the winding stem. Please use
your fingernails to pull the crown out and
turn it gently between two fingertips.
Never pull out the crown in a humid envi-
ronment or underwater: the water resist-
ance of your watch is assured only when
the crown is pushed home (and screwed
down).
Correction push pieces should be actuated
exclusively with the correction stylus that
was delivered with the watch. The use of
any other tool could damage your timepiece.
Do not perform any calendar correction
between 8 p.m. and 3 a.m. or moon-phase
correction between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m.
The calendar corrections must be performed
strictly in the order described below:
1. Move the hands to 6 a.m.
2. Set the date to the first day of the month
3. Correct the month
4. Correct the date
5. Correct the day of the week
6. Correct the moon phase
7. Set the time
CAUTION

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PREPARATIONS
1. If your watch has stopped running, rewind it by
hand before performing any corrections or adjust-
ments (about 10 clockwise turns of the crown).
2. You can be sure that performing adjustments is
safe if you first set your watch to 6 a.m.; observe
the 24-hour dial to distinguish between 6 a.m.
and 6 p.m.
3. Make sure to set the date to the first day of the
month with the correction push piece at 4 o’clock.
DATECORRECTION
To set the date , actuate the correction push piece
at 4 o’clock as many times as needed to display
the current date.
MONTHCORRECTION
To set the month , actuate the correction push
piece at 2 o’clock as many times as needed to dis-
play the current month.
DAYOFWEEKCORRECTION
To set the day of the week , actuate the correction
push piece at 10 o’clock as many times as needed
to display the current day.

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MAINTENANCE
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CERTIFICATEOFORIGIN
Your watch is delivered with a certificate of origin
that indicates the movement and case numbers. The
certificate is valid only if it is dated, signed by an
Authorized Patek Philippe Retailer, and completed
with your name. It guarantees the authenticity of
your watch and validates your warranty privileges
for a period of two years after the date of sale. The
unique movement and case numbers of each watch
are transcribed into the workshop journals. With
this information, you may have yourself entered
in the Patek Philippe Register of Owners and will
obtain the International Patek Philippe Magazine free
of charge.
PATEKPHILIPPESEAL
As an all-encompassing hallmark of quality,
the Patek Philippe Seal applies to the entire
watch, including the movement, case, dial,
hands, pushers, strap, and clasp as well as to all other
facets that contribute to the precision and aesthetic
perfection of the timepiece. It covers the technical,
functional, and aesthetic factors, but also rate accu-
racy, dependability, and customer service quality.
Additionally, it reflects the maker’s know-how and
all other assets needed for the development, produc-
tion, and long-term maintenance of an extraordinary
timekeeping instrument.
MOONPHASE
CORRECTION
Each time the correction push piece at 8 o’clock
is actuated, the moon-phase disk will advance by
one day. To begin the correction procedure, advance
the moon-phase disk until a full moon is displayed
in the middle of the aperture. Consult an almanac or
visit www.patek.com and count the number of days
that have elapsed since the last full moon (relative
to the current date). To set the correct moon phase,
press the correction push piece as many times as
the number of days that have elapsed since the last
full moon.

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QUALITYCONTROL
The movements and completely assembled watches
are subject to a series of technical tests and visual
inspections to verify their rate accuracy, winding
speed, power reserve, reliability, water resistance,
and overall appearance. Once assembled, your self-
winding watch will run for several weeks before
leaving the workshops; it fully complies with the
stringent criteria of the Patek Philippe Seal.
ACCURACY
The rate accuracy of Patek Philippe watches is ver-
ified in several phases of manufacturing, both with
uncased and fully cased movements. The final test
is performed with a wrist motion simulator and
the results must conform to the following Patek
Philippe precision benchmarks:
The rate accuracy of calibers with a diameter of 20 mm
or larger must range within -3 and +2 seconds per
24 hours.
The precision of a watch is determined by how accu-
rately it keeps the time. A watch that is fast or slow
is considered precise if the amount by which it is
fast or slow remains constant. Such a deviation can
be easily corrected. Consequently, the final test of
accuracy takes place on your wrist. Your tempera-
ment or the nature of your physical activities can
cause slight irregularities. Fluctuations in position,
temperature, or air pressure, the presence of mag-
netic fields (as produced by most electronic devices,
metal detectors, household appliances, etc.) as well
as vibrations and other factors may also affect its
accuracy. If you notice that your watch exhibits
such irregularities, please do not hesitate to take
it to an Authorized Patek Philippe Retailer or an
Authorized Service Center where no effort will be
spared to assure that it is adjusted to meet your
expectations.
WATERRESISTANCE
Your watch is fitted with different types of seals
and a screw-down crown (Nautilus models) to pro-
tect the movement against the ingress of dust and
moisture and to prevent damage if it is immersed
in water. Nonetheless, we recommend that you pre-
vent direct contact with water if your watch has a
leather strap.
It is advisable to have a water-resistance test car-
ried out every year on your watch. This is a simple
procedure that takes only a few minutes at a prop-
erly equipped point of sale.
SERVICE
We recommend that you have your watch ser-
viced every three to five years. With this in mind,
we suggest that you take or send your watch to
an Authorized Patek Philippe Retailer or an
Authorized Service Center. This gives you the
assurance that your watch will be entrusted to the
hands of a qualified Patek Philippe watchmaker in
Geneva or at an Authorized Service Center.