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move immediately when you restart the movement. To start the seconds hand, push in the crown to
position 0. Moving the hands forwards past midnight causes the calendar to switch to the following
day. When advancing the calendar, you can follow and observe the automatic switching sequence.
Important:
– Under no circumstances must the hands be turned back between 8 p.m. and 2 a.m. as this will
result in maladjustment of the calendar.
– The hands must never be turned anticlockwise beyond 2 a.m.
– The crown must be pushed back into the normal position (X) before wearing the watch to avoid
unintentional adjustment of the calendar.
SET TING YOUR WATCH CORRECTLY
To set your watch correctly, proceed as follows:
– Release the crown by turning it to the left.
– Wind the movement (approximately 20 revolutions of the crown).
– Pull out the crown to position 2 and turn the hands forwards to approximately 4.40 a.m. This ensures
that the calendar mechanism is not in the middle of the automatic switching phase and that you
can also see the calendar displays easily.
BIG PILOT'S WATCH PERPETUAL CALENDAR
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– Push the crown into position 0 and pull it back to position 1.
– Slowly turn the crown to the left. The calendar now advances in steps. Set the display to yester-
day's date, keeping an eye on the month and the year.
– Pull out the crown to position 2. This will stop the movement. To set the time accurately to the
second, it is best to stop the movement as the seconds hand passes 60.
– Turn the hands forwards until the date display changes to today's date. The hands will now be
pos itioned between 12 midnight and 1 a.m.
– Now turn the hands forwards to the current time. If you are setting the watch in the afternoon, you
must turn the hands past 12 (noon) again. Now move the minute hand a few minute strokes beyond
the time to be set. Then position the minute hand by moving it gently backwards until it is exactly
above the correct minute stroke. This ensures that the minute hand begins to move immediately
when you restart the movement.
– Push the crown back into position 0 to start the movement.
The entire calendar is now automatically set correctly. There is no need for you to know the current
phase of the moon or whether you are in a leap year. You do not even need to set the day of the
week. This simplified setting is very convenient, particularly if you have not worn your IWC watch for
a few days.
BIG PILOT'S WATCH PERPETUAL CALENDAR
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