What watch are you wearing today?

Er, not true.

 

AP RB II Offshore today for me. Definitely my favorite.

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beev
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IWC Perp today
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Which part? Chronoflex being perpetual calendar or serviced by Cartier? Serviced I mean having the perpetual calendar set if need be.

 

This watch is spectacular.

 

wow.

aren't they limited to 300 or something like that?

very nice watch!

 

At Midnight Top dial read ED
At 6am bottom dial reads 6
At 9am left dial reads 9
At noon top dial reads 12
At 6 PM bottom dial reads 18
At 9pm left dial reads 21

great fun.

Gary
Espada
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Thank you it just arrived FedEx today. I've been thinking about this watch for a year now almost and IWC Boutique down out of LA happened to have it.

1 of 250 North American Edition

 

Panerai PAM312
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Congratulations and wear it in good health.

The last IWC I purchased was the 3712 Rattrapante back in 2001. I will now start paying more attention to what is going on in Schaffhausen.

 

Chronoreflex refers to a the electro mechanical chronograph, made by F Piguet, used by Cartier and others. A quick google check will show you Cartier chronoreflex watches without any perpetual calendar module/function whatsoever.

Usually on a quartz model like the Chronoflex Perp Cal a combination of using the crown in different setting positions and using the chrono buttons will allow you to reset the calendar.

Just took me a minute to find this online-so to answer your reply-not all chronoflex Cartier watches are Perp Cals, and no, you do not need to send your watch to Cartier to reset the Perp Cal functions.

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Posted 22 October 2009 - 08:54 AM
Setting of Cartier Chronoreflex Movement

Initialization of Chronoreflex Movement

Before embarking on any of the initialisation functions you must be familiar with the functions of the dial and the seconds-hand. These make for essential reading and provide a reference point for the different modes.

It follows from this that the initialization process must always be carried out when the watch is fitted with a dial and in its case. The established order for the initialization process is as follows: Year, Month, Date, Time.

To start the initialization mode proceed as follows
• Pull the crown into position 2
• Adjust the hands until they display a full hour (e.g. 03:00, 04:00 etc.) with the minute hand positioned at 12:00 on the dial
• First of all press P2 three times, then P1 three times

Initialization of the Year
Once you have completed the procedure of accessing the initialization mode you automatically find yourself in the first phase of reading the year setting.
• Function of the Dial
The dial is divided into 4/4
Each ¼ (numerals 3,6,9,12,) represents a specific year
Leap years are identified by the numeral 12

• Seconds Hand
Displays the year recorded in the memory
Example for the year 2003 the hand will postion itself on the numeral 9 on the dial

• Pusher 2
This pusher functions as a corrector
Each press advances the seconds hand advances ¼ turn
In this way you can select the desired year

• Pusher 1
A single press on this enables you to commit a year setting to the memory and to proceed directly to the next phase.




Initialization of the Month
• Function of the Dial
The 12 hours represent the 12 months of the year

• Seconds Hand
The seconds hand will position itself on the month setting recorded in the memory
Example: Hand positioned over number 6 on the dial = the month of June

• Pusher 2
This functions as a corrector
Each press advances the seconds hand 1 hour (1/12) on the dial enabling you to select the desired month

• Pusher 1
A single press on this enables you to commit the month setting to the memory and to proceed directly to the next phase.

Initialization of the Date
• Function of the Dial
To read off the date the minute circle of the dial is used
The first 31 minutes represent the days of the month

• Seconds Hand
Positioning the seconds hand over one of these minutes (1-31) shows the date recorded in the memory at that point in time
Example: If hand stops on the 4th minute = 4th of the month

• Pusher 2
This functions as a corrector
Each press advances the seconds hand 1 step (1 minute on the dial) on the dial enabling you to select the desired date. After the 31st day the hand returns automatically to 1 (1st Minute) and you can restart the cycle.

• Pusher 1
A single press on this enables you to commit the date setting to the memory and to proceed directly to the next phase.


Note
The date indicated by the direct drive seconds hand is the one displayed on the calendar rather that the current date. The latter setting is adjusted in a different process

Initialization of the Time
• Function of the Dial
To read off the date the minute circle of the dial is used
The first 23 minutes (starting with 12 o’clock) represent the 24 hours in a day
Midnight(“0”) is represented by the numeral 12 on the dial

• Seconds Hand
The seconds hand should indicate the time at which we adjusted the watch at the start of the initialisation process. This indicates the importance of adjusting the minute hand precisely on the 12 o’clock setting on the dial

• Pusher 2
This functions as a corrector
Each press advances the hand 1 step (1 minute on the dial) enabling you to gain access to the time setting function
After the 23rd hour the hand returns to 12 o’clock on the dial representing midnight “0”

• Pusher 1
A single press on this enables you to commit the date setting to the memory and completes the entire initialization cycle.


Calendar Correction
• To correct the date shown on the calendar all you have to do is to advance the hour hand and minute hand using the correction bias on the time zone or hour setting function the calendar setting will the change accordingly.
• While the watch case is open you gain access to the correction screw in the electronic movement.
• Turn this screw in the direction indicated by the arrow.
• Every notch of movement represents an advance of one day on the calendar. However to make a correction which also involves a change of month you have to perform an initialisation of the movement.

Warning
Do not make any corrections between 22:00 & 02:00

Correction of any Misalignment of the Chronograph Hands
Procedure for accessing the “correction mode”
• Pull the crown into position 1
• Maintain the pressure on Pusher 2 (Bottom Pusher) and press Pusher 1 (Top Pusher) 3 times in rapid succession
• Then P2 enables us to alter the setting of the chronograph hand
• Every press on this component causes the chronograph hand to advance one step
• To put the time forward rapidly press and hold down this Pusher
• To stop chronograph hand correction mode press P1. You then move to the correction mode for hands on the hour and minute counters
• Press P2 again each push advances the aforementioned counter hands one step at a time
• Maintaining pressure on the pusher causes the hands to advance rapidly
• To end this correction process press P1 again
• Push the crown back into position 01

Important
It is advisable to perform these systematically each time the hands are fitted

 

Great info there, a bit complicated for me especially the last part. IMHO I would take it there and I do take them to Cartier of BH for servicing the Cartier watch's I own. Same with my Rolex, although now it has to shipped to TX since they closed the LA store. They refer to the Chronoflex (yes a Piaget movement) to a mechanical quartz. Interesting when looking at it it is just that a quartz with some mechanical parts. So yes it does have a perpetual calendar just does not need to be set by them.

 

Cool, a thread I can actually contribute to.

I have been a timepiece fanatic since I bought my first Nautica Quartz Chronograph when I was 11...took a whole lot of washing cars and mowing lawns!

I'll get some wrist pics later on...but if it helps any, I wore my Pam 111 today. =)

 

Great pics! Love those watches!

 

@Albert, just for clarification, it's not a Piaget movement, it's a movement provided by Frederique Piguet (owned by the Swatch Group). The base model chronograph movement is the 1270, used in watches sold by Bulgari, Eterna, Chopard, Hublot, Omega, Daniel Roth, and Tiffany, along with others. I'm not sure who made the piggyback perpertual calendar module but it could be a firm like Dubois Depraz, Jaquet, or others who do that sort of work.

 

Great information you are providing here.

 

PP is up in the rotation now

 

Omega Seamaster Chrono
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Tiffany T-57

 

Corum Admirals Cup Competition today. For some reason I can't post pics.

IMG tags aren't working...so take my word for it. HA

 

good choice - i have the titanium/red gold version but i like the steel version as well.

 

I am impressed that you took a pic, uploaded it and posted on a thread while driving

Damn

 

Seamaster Chrono, my favorite, wear one daily tho it looks better if front of a Ferrari wheel.

 

AP RB2 again....
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