INTERNATIONAL WARRANTY & OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
CONTENTS 1 The Great Circle & History 2 The Traditional Art of Watchmaking 3 4 International Warranty After Sales Service / Maintenance and Care OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS 6 8 10 12 14 16 CHRONOSPORT CHRONOSCOPE CHRONOLUNAR CHRONODIVER CHRONOFLITE WORLDTIMER ETA 2836-2 Movement Valjoux 7750 Movement Valjoux 7751 Movement Valjoux 7750 Movement ETA 2893-2 Movement ETA 2893-2 Movement
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Watches Crafted in the Traditional Art of Watchmaking We certify that your Ernst Benz Great Circle Timepiece was manufactured in Switzerland with great care and attention to detail, adhering to the most stringent quality standards of the time-honored watch industry. Your mechanical watch was handcrafted, finished and assembled at every stage of the manufacturing process, with precision and quality, by highly skilled craftsmen. Their attention to detail is beyond compare, using only the finest materials of which there can be no compromise. An Ernst Benz timepiece is made up of hundreds of extremely precise components, undergoing quality control monitoring and rigorous testing throughout every step of its manufacture. As watchmakers, we are devoted to well-crafted, beautiful timepieces, thus we use only mechanical movements of the highest quality, ensuring many years of reliable service. The standards of perfection and quality of traditional craftsmanship, which we impose upon ourselves, are such that it is only possible to produce a limited quantity of timepieces per year. 2 We thank you for choosing Ernst Benz and hope you enjoy your Great Circle Timepiece. International Warranty Your Ernst Benz Great Circle Watch is Internationally Guaranteed for 2 years from the date of purchase against all manufacturing defects. To benefit from the conditions of your Ernst Benz International Guarantee, the Guarantee Certificate must be stamped, dated and signed by an Authorized Ernst Benz Dealer when you purchase your watch. The Ernst Benz International Guarantee (Warranty) does not cover Damage resulting from accidents, improper use, abuse, mishandling, inappropriate or violent treatment (including blows, crushing, dents, dropping, shocks, etc.), alteration, manipulation or repair by a non-authorized service center. The consequences of normal wear and tear or aging of the watch, the bracelet, leather strap and it s buckle. Scratches or damages to the metallic surface or crystal. Damage to the crown or pushers of the chronograph. Damage caused by lack of care and maintenance or use in a manner not compliant with Ernst Benz s recommendations. Theft or loss. How to obtain service under this Guarantee (Warranty) In the unlikely event that service is required during the guarantee period, take your watch, along with the completed Guarantee Certificate and a copy of the sales receipt, to an Authorized Ernst Benz Dealer. You may also send your watch, along with a copy of the completed Guarantee Certificate and a copy of the sales receipt to: Ernst Benz North America 177 S. Old Woodward Avenue Birmingham, MI 48009 USA 00+1+248.203.2323 Please remember to ship your watch in a secure, suitably protective packaging and to insure the package against loss or damage. Take care to enclose your name, return address, contact information and an explanation of the service issue that you are experiencing. Postage, insurance and shipping are the responsibility of the watch owner. Please adhere to the above conditions in order to ensure that you receive entirely satisfactory international service. 3
After Sales Service Maintenance After Sales Service Care Maintenance: Your watch is mechanical and during its manufacture, your watch has received very special attention by skilled craftsmen. To maintain its proper functioning, as all mechanisms, your watch should be routinely serviced by one of our After-Sales Service Agents. Once a Year: We recommend that you have your watch checked annually for water resistance and it s exterior inspected to insure the case, crown, crystal and bracelet or strap are intact. Three to Five Years: We recommend that you have your watch mechanically overhauled every 3-5 years, so that you receive complete satisfaction and your timepiece continues to function for many years to come. In view of the meticulous work that is involved in high quality craftsmanship, you will have to do without your watch for the short time required for service. Any repair or other operation carried out on your Ernst Benz watch must be done by an official and appointed Ernst Benz Service Center. Exterior Care: To maintain the finish of your watch and your bracelet (if applicable), we advise that you clean it regularly with a soft brush, lukewarm water and mild soap. Then rinse with fresh water and dry with a soft cloth. Water Resistance: Your Ernst Benz Great Circle Automatic Watch has been manufactured to withstand water pressures equivalent to a depth of 5 ATM, which is equal to 165 feet or 50 meters. Each watch we produce is individually tested both in a pressure chamber and a vacuum chamber prior to leaving our factory. Your watch must be serviced regularly and have its seals replaced to maintain its resistance to water, particularly as the water resistance is dependant on individual use. Important Note: You should check that the crown is in the proper position before exposing the watch to water. You must never engage the chronograph function of your watch while submerged in water. Always remember to rinse your watch in fresh water after exposure to saltwater or chlorine. Please follow the instructions covering the correct handling of your specific watch. The following are hazards to avoid: Dropping, careless or rough setting, excessive tension on straps, neglect of cracked or broken crystals and damaged crowns or pushers. A mechanical watch is a precision mechanism which is asked to work 24 hours a day, indefinitely. Treat it with respect. 4 5
CHRONOSPORT CHRONOSPORT (ETA 2836-2) Operating Instructions 1 Winding Crown Normal Position: Manual Wind Position 1: Day/Date Adjustment Position 2: Time Adjustment 2 Hour Hand 3 Minute Hand 4 Second Hand 5 Date Window 6 Day Window To set the time, pull the Winding Crown (1) out into position -2- and turn it counter-clockwise (CCW). Keep turning the crown until the hands pass 12 o clock midnight and the day/date display advances. Then continue to turn the crown until you set the correct time. This will assure the correct setting of your watch in relation to AM/PM. After the time has been adjusted correctly, the watch is set in motion by pressing the winding crown back to its normal position. The Second Hand (4) remains stationary to allow the watch to become synchronized for precise accuracy. Setting the Day / Date: are between 8pm - 2am can cause serious damage to the calendar gears of the internal movement and such damage is not covered under warranty. To change the day setting, pull the Winding Crown (1) out into position -1- and turn clockwise (CW) or turn the crown counter-clockwise (CCW) to change the date setting. 6 7
CHRONOSCOPE CHRONOSCOPE (Valjoux 7750) Operating Instructions To set the time, pull the Winding Crown (1) out into position -2- and turn it counter-clockwise (CCW). Keep turning the crown until the hands pass 12 o clock midnight and the day/date display advances. Then continue to turn the crown until you set the correct time. This will assure the correct setting of your watch in relation to AM/PM. After the time has been adjusted correctly, the watch is set in motion by pressing the winding crown back to its normal position. The Perpetual Second Hand (5) remains stationary to allow the watch to become synchronized for precise accuracy. Setting the Day / Date: are between 8pm - 2am can cause serious damage to the calendar gears of the internal movement and such damage is not covered under warranty. To change the day setting, pull the Winding Crown (1) out into position -1- and turn clockwise (CW) or turn the crown counter-clockwise (CCW) to change the date setting. 8 1 Winding Crown Normal Position: Manual Wind Position 1: Day/Date Adjustment Position 2: Time Adjustment 2 Hour Hand 3 Minute Hand 4 Chronograph Second Hand 5 Perpetual Second Hand 6 Chronograph 30-Minute Hand 7 Chronograph 12-Hour Hand 8 Date Window 9 Day Window 10 Chronograph Start/Stop Pusher 11 Chronograph Reset Pusher The Timer Functions: Press the Start/Stop Pusher (10) and the chronograph is set in motion. Pressing the same pusher again stops the chronograph hands, allowing you to read the elapsed time with a precision of 1/5 second. After pressing the Start/Stop Pusher (10) again, the hands will continue to move (additional movement). Start-stop-start operations can be carried out as often as required. By pressing the Reset Pusher (11) when the chronograph has been stopped, all three timer hands are reset to zero. 9
CHRONOLUNAR CHRONOLUNAR (Valjoux 7751) Operating Instructions To set the time, pull the Winding Crown (1) out into position -2- and turn it counter-clockwise (CCW). Keep turning the crown until the hands pass 12 o clock midnight and the day/date display advances. Then continue to turn the crown until you set the correct time. This will assure a correct setting of your watch in relation to AM/PM and assure that the 24-Hour Hand (10) is set correctly. After the time has been adjusted correctly, the watch is set in motion by pressing the winding crown back to its normal position. The Perpetual Second Hand (15) remains stationary to allow the watch to become synchronized for precise accuracy. Setting the Day, Date, Month & Moon Phase: are between 8pm - 2am and engaging the moon between 8pm - 6am can cause serious damage to the calendar gears of the internal movement and such damage is not covered under warranty. 10 1 Winding Crown Normal Position: Manual Wind Position 1: Date/Month Adjustment Position 1: Moon Phase Adjustment Position 2: Time Adjustment 2 Day Adjustment 3 Hour Hand 4 Minute Hand 5 Chronograph Second Hand 6 Date Hand 7 Month Window 8 Day Window 9 Chronograph 30-Minute Hand 10 24-Hour Hand 11 Chronograph 12-Hour Hand 12 Start/ Stop Pusher 13 Reset Pusher 14 Moon Phase Display 15 Perpetual Second Hand To change the date and month, pull the Winding Crown (1) out into position -1- and turn counter-clockwise (CCW). To change the moon phase, turn the crown clockwise (CW). The day is set by pressing the Day Adjustment Push-Piece (2) with a pointed instrument. The Timer Functions: Press the Start/Stop Pusher (10) and the chronograph is set in motion. Pressing the same pusher again stops the chronograph hands, allowing you to read the elapsed time with a precision of 1/5 second. After pressing the Start/Stop Pusher (10) again, the hands will continue to move (additional movement). Start-Stop-Start operations can be carried out as often as required. By pressing the Reset Pusher (11) when the chronograph has been stopped, all three timer hands are reset to zero. 11
CHRONODIVER CHRONODIVER (Valjoux 7750) Operating Instructions To set the time, you must first unlock the Winding Crown (1) by turning it counter-clockwise (CCW), then pull the crown out into position -2- and turn counter-clockwise (CCW). Keep turning the crown until the hands pass 12 o clock midnight and the day/date display advances. Then continue to turn the crown until you set the correct time. This will assure a correct setting of your watch in relation to AM/PM. After the time has been adjusted correctly, the watch is set in motion by pressing the winding crown back to its normal position. The crown must be re-tightened and locked down before the watch can be worn. The Perpetual Second Hand (5) remains stationary to allow the watch to become synchronized for precise accuracy. Setting the Day / Date: are between 8pm - 2am can cause serious damage to the calendar gears of the internal movement and such damage is not covered under warranty. To change the day setting, pull the Winding Crown (1) out into position -2- and turn clockwise (CW) or turn the crown counter-clockwise (CCW) to change the date setting. The Timer Functions: Press the Start/Stop Pusher (10) and the chronograph is set in motion. Pressing the same pusher again stops the chronograph hands, allowing you to read the elapsed time with a precision of 1/5 second. After pressing the Start/Stop Pusher (10) again, the hands will continue to move (additional movement). Start-stop-start operations can be carried out as often as required. By pressing the Reset Pusher (11) when the chronograph has been stopped, all three timer hands are reset to zero. Rotatable Bezel for Diving: Display of elapsed time by means of a Unidirectional Rotatable Bezel. Turn bezel counter-clockwise (CCW) to mark Minute Hand (3) with/at luminous Triangle Marker (12). Bezel scaled for 60 minutes. 13 12 1 Winding Crown Normal Position: Locked Down Position 1: Manual Wind Position 2: Day/Date Position 3: Time Adjustment 2 Hour Hand 3 Minute Hand 4 Chronograph Second Hand 5 Perpetual Second Hand 6 Chronograph 30-Minute Hand 7 Chronograph 12-Hour Hand 8 Date Window 9 Day Window 10 Chronograph Start / Stop Pusher 11 Chronograph Reset Pusher 12 Luminous Mark
CHRONOFLITE GMT GMT (ETA 2893-2) Operating Instructions To set the time, you must first unlock the Winding Crown (7) by turning it counter-clockwise (CCW), then pull the crown out into position -3- and turn clockwise (CW). Keep turning the crown until the hands pass 12 o clock midnight and the day/date display advances. Then continue to turn the crown until you set the correct time. This will assure a correct setting of your watch in relation to AM/PM. A second time zone can be selected by means of the GMT/24-Hour Hand (6) which completes one revolution in 24-hours. After the time has been adjusted correctly, the watch is set in motion by pressing the winding crown back to its normal position. The crown must be re-tightened and locked down before the watch can be worn. 1 Hour Hand 2 Minute Hand 3 Second Hand 4 Date Indicator 5 Universal Time Indicator Bezel 6 GMT/24-Hour Hand 7 Winding Crown Normal Position: Locked Down Position 1: Manual Wind Position 2: Date Indicator Position 2: 24-Hour Hand Position 3: Time Adjustment Setting the Date and 24-Hour Hand: are between 8pm - 2am can cause serious damage to the calendar gears of the internal movement and such damage is not covered under warranty. To change the date, pull the Winding Crown (7) out into position -2- and turn clockwise (CW). To change the 24-hour Hand (6), turn the crown counter-clockwise (CCW) and rotate the hand until you have reached your desired time indication. Rotatable Bezel for Dual Time: A bi-directional GMT/Universal Time Indicator Bezel (5), which is set to the GMT/24-Hour Hand (6), allows for reading the time of any other time zone the user is observing. 14 15
CHRONOFLITE WORLD TIMER WORLD TIMER (ETA 2893-2) Operating Instructions To set the time, pull the Winding Crown (7) out into position -2- and turn it clockwise (CW). Keep turning the crown until the hands pass 12 o clock midnight and the day/date display advances. Then continue to turn the crown until you set the correct time. This will assure a correct setting of your watch in relation to AM/PM. A second time zone can be selected by means of the GMT/24-Hour Hand (6) which completes one revolution in 24-hours. (see Setting the Date and 24-Hour Hand below) Setting the Date and 24-Hour Hand: are between 8pm - 2am can cause serious damage to the calendar gears of the internal movement and such damage is not covered under warranty. To change the date, pull the Winding Crown (7) out into position -1- and turn it counter-clockwise (CCW). To change the 24-Hour Hand (6), turn the crown clockwise (CW) and rotate the hand until you have reached your desired time indication. 16 1 Hour Hand 2 Minute Hand 3 Second Hand 4 Date Indicator 5 World Timer Indicator Ring 6 GMT/ 24-Hour Hand 7 Winding Crown Normal Position: Manual Wind Position 1: Date Adjustment Position 1: 24-Hour Hand Position 2: Time Adjustment 8 Crown for World Timer Ring Rotatable Inner Ring for World Time: Display of local time (for instance Tokyo 9.00 hrs) by means of an Hour Hand (1) and Minute Hand (2). A second time zone (e.g. Bangkok 7.00 hrs) can be selected by means of an additional hand (6), which completes a revolution in 24 hours. A rotatable World Time Ring (5) which is set to the 24-Hour Hand (6), makes it possible to read the time of any other time zone (e.g. London 24.00 hrs or New York 19.00 hrs). The letter -S- on the World Timer Ring (5) indicates Summer Time or Daylight Savings Time for those cities that observe it. Refer to the time under the -S- next to the city you are observing. (e.g., London 23 hrs or New York 18 hrs) 17