Omega SA 1108 manual

OPERA TING INSTRUCTIONS I/8[...]

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3 English Contents 1 INTRODUCTION • Special recommen d ation s 4 • Environm ental protecti on 5 • Leather straps 5 • Anti-r eflective treatmen t 6 • Screw-in crown 6 • OMEGA Internati on al Warr anty 7 2 OPERA TING INSTRUCTIONS • Quartz watch 11 Cal. 1376 • 1424 • 1426 • 1456 • 1530 • 1532 • 1538 • 4000 • Quartz Chrono[...]

4 Special recommendations What must I do to ensure that my OMEGA watch pro- vides me with ex cellent service for many y ears? Magn etic fields: avoid placing your watch on loudspeak- ers or refri gerators , since they gen erate powerful mag- neti c fields. Swimming in the sea: always rinse your watch with warm water afterwards . Shocks: wh ether th[...]

5 English Used batteries , watch components an d electronic watch es should not be thrown away . They should be recycled correctly . We recommen d you return them to your nearest OMEGA r etailer . OMEG A re comm end s that you fol low th e ste ps below in or der to pres erve the con diti on o f yo ur l eat her str ap f or a s lon g as po ssible : ?[...]

6 Anti-reflectiv e treatment t Scre w-in crown The anti- refle ctive treatm ent on both sid es of the sapphire crystal improves the visibility of your watch’s dial. Wear and tear may cause marks to appear . These are consi dered norm al and are th erefore n ot covered by the warr anty . Some watches are fitted with a screw-in crown which should b[...]

7 English OMEGA International W arranty (V alid for U.S.A. only) Y our OMEGA® watch is warran ted by OMEGA SA* FOR A PER I OD OF TWENT Y-FO UR (24) MONT HS, THI RTY -SIX (36) MONTH S FOR W A T CHES WITH A CO-AXIAL ESCAPEMENT , FROM THE DA TE OF PURCHASE und er the terms and con- dition s of this warranty . The internati onal OMEGA war- ran ty cove[...]

8 – the OMEGA watch handl ed by non-au thorized person s (e .g. for battery replacemen t , service or repair) or whi ch has been altere d in its orig in al cond iti on beyon d OMEG A SA ’s contr ol. ALL APPLICABLE IMPLIED W ARRANTIES, INCLUDING THE IMPLIED W ARRANTY OF MERCHANT ABILITY AND OF FITNESS FOR A P ARTICULAR PURPOSE GIVEN T O YOU BY L[...]

9 English OMEGA International W arranty Y our OMEGA® watch is warran ted by OMEGA SA* for a period of twenty-four (24) month s, thirty-six (36) month s for watches with a Co-Axial Escapement, from the d ate o f purchase under the terms and condition s of this warranty . The intern ational OMEGA warranty covers material and man ufacturing defects e[...]

10 – indir ect or consequenti al dam age of any kind resulting from e .g. the use , the n on-functionin g, the d efects or the in accuracy of th e OMEGA watch; – th e OMEGA watch handled by non-auth orized per- sons (e.g. for battery replacemen t, service or repair) or which has been altered in its original conditi on beyond OMEG A SA ’s cont[...]

11 English Quartz W atch CALIBRES 1376, 1456 (fig. II) The cr own has 2 positions: 1. Normal position (wearing position): when pushed into the case, the crown ensures that the watch is water-resistan t. 2. Time setting: pull the crown out to position 2, turn the crown forwards or backwar ds. Push th e crown back to position 1. CALIBRES 1426, 1530, [...]

12 CALIBRES 1424, 1538 (continued) Date setting: the date can be mo ved forw ards or backwards by moving the hour hand past midnigh t accordin gly . Push the cr own back to position 1. 3. Time setting: p ul l the c row n out t o p os i tio n3 . The seconds han d will stop. Turn the crown forwar ds or bac kwa rds. S ynchron ise the se conds by p ush[...]

13 English Quartz chronogr aph CALIBRE 1270 (fig. X) Th e time fun cti on s (hou rs, min ute s, seco nds) ar e dr iven by a pri m ary mot or usi ng t radi tion al q uart z watc h tech nolo gy . The chronogr aph functi ons are provi ded by a combinati on of quartz and mechanical technology . The chronogr aph hand , driven by a separate motor , makes[...]

14 CALIBRE 1270 (continued) • Pusher B: reset (after stoppin g). Note: Though the chronogr aph stops after 11 hours in order to conserve ener gy , it cannot be reset without pressin g pusher A bef orehand . CALIBRE 5200 The hour , minute , second and chronograph functi ons are powered by 4 motors using convention al quartz techno- logy . The cr o[...]

15 English Addition function (cr own in position 1): • Pusher A: Start • Pusher A: Stop to read tim e • Pusher A: Press again to r estart • Pusher A: Stop At the en d o f the last step, the chr onograph in dicates the total tim e • Pusher B: Reset Spl it- time f unctio n (spl it se con ds , c rown in po siti on 1): • Pusher A: Start •[...]

16 CAL IBR ES 112 0, 250 0, 252 0, 26 10 (fig. I) • 2 627 (fig. III) • 2300 (fig . I X) The crown has 3 positi ons, but only positions 1 an d 3 are functi onal for cal. 1120 jewellery versi on (fig. IV). 1. Normal position (wearing position): when pushed into the case, the crown ensures that the watch is water-resistan t. Occasional winding: if[...]

17 English P ower r eserve (continued) If the watch is not worn, or during periods of low activity , the power reserve indicator hand progressively moves an ti-clockwise. If the power reserv e ind icator han d is poin ting to below 1/4, this mean s that the watch’s power reserve is less than 10 h ours. In this case, th e watch should be worn or w[...]

18 CALIBRES 3205 (fig. XV) • 3220 (fig. XIII) • 3601 • 3602 The cr own has 2 positions: W atch functions: 1. Normal position (wearing position): when pushed into the case, the crown ensures that the watch is water-resistan t. Winding: if the watch has not been worn for 45 hours or mor e, win d it up with the crown in position 1. 2. Time setti[...]

19 English Regatta function (continued) For a yacht race , the chron ograph should be started at the warning sign al by pressing pusher A. Once the 5 circles on the display have chang ed colour to blue, this means that 5 minutes have passed sin ce the warning signal. Once the circles have chang ed to red , this mean s that 10 minutes have elapsed a[...]

CALIBRES 1151 (fig. XI) • 1152, 1164 (fig. XII) • 3301, 3303, 3313 (fig. XIV) • 3304 (fig. XIX) The cr own has 3 positions: W atch functions: 1. Normal position (wearing position): when pushed into the case, the crown ensures that the watch is water-resistan t. Winding: if the watch has not been worn for 45 hours or mor e, win d it up with th[...]

21 English Self-winding split seconds chronogr aph CALIBRE 3600 (fig. XVII) • 3612 (fig. XVIII) W atch functions (calibre 3600) The cr own has 2 positions: 1. Normal position (wearing position): when pushed into the case, the crown ensures that the watch is water-resistan t. 2. Time setting: hour – minutes – seconds . Pull the crown out to po[...]

22 Chronogr aph functions with split seconds: Th e split -secon ds fun cti on allows split tim es to be re cord ed whilst the chr onograph is runnin g. 1. Start the chr onograph by pr essing pusher A (start). 2. T o reco rd a split time , press pusher C. The split-seconds hand D st ops, indicati ng the s plit time, whils t the chron ograph contin u[...]

23 English CAL IBR ES 186 1, 18 63 (fig. XV) • 1866, 3604 (f ig. XV I) The cr own has 2 positions: W atch functions: 1. Normal position (wearing position): when pushed into the case, the crown ensures that the watch is water-resistan t. Winding: turn the cr own forwards un til it stops. 2. Time setting: hours – minutes – seconds . Pull the cr[...]

CALIBRE 1866–Date and moon phase correction Date setting (small coun ter at 12 o'clock): press corrector C. Setting the moon phase: press corrector D to move the disc into the full-moon position. Then determine how man y days have elapsed sin ce the last full m oon (consult a calendar) and press the corrector the equivalent number of tim es.[...]

25 English P erpetual calendar CALIBRE 1680 (fig. V) The particularity of the Greg orian calendar is that one day (29th Febru ary) is ad ded to th e year every four years to compensate for the length of the solar year , which is 365.242192 d ays, or almost 365 1/4 d ays. Such years are called leap years and their number (e .g. 1996) is divis- ible [...]

26 1.3. Setting the date and hour hands: Pull the cr own out to position 2. Th en turn the crown: the hand moves in 1-hour jumps. If it is necessary to correct the date , (A), contin ue to turn th e crown an d the date will chan ge automati cally when switching from AM to PM, or the contr ary , dependin g on the direction the crown is turned . Then[...]

27 English 2.2. Display and correction o f the yearly cy cle . Follow in g display of the mon th ( cf. 2.1.), th e calend ar con tinues to funct ion an d th e year cycle is displayed in Rom an nu mera ls f or 8 secon ds, (C). I = leap year +1 Example: 2005, 2009, 2013 II = leap year +2 Example: 2006, 2010, 2014 III = leap year +3 Example: 2007, 201[...]

28 P eople travellin g East, for ex ample from Lond on to Hon g Kon g, should pull the crown out to position 2 and move the hour hand forwar ds (in this case by 8 hours). The table above can be used to calculate any tim e difference . P eople tra vellin g We st, for ex ample from Lon d on to Ne w Y ork, sho uld p ull th e crow n out to posit i on 2[...]

29 English Self-winding GMT & GMT Chronogr aph Occasional winding: if the watch has not been worn for 44 hours (cal. 1128, 2628) or 55 hours (cal. 3603) or mor e, win d it up with the crown in position 1. 2. Setting the time zone: pull the crown out to positi on 2 an d turn it. Only the hour han d moves (clockwise or anti clockwise), without af[...]

30 3. Setting the time : hours – minutes – seconds . Pull the crown to position 3. The seconds hand will stop. T urn the crown forwards or backwards. Synchronise the seconds by pushing the cr own back to position 1 to coinci de with a given time si gnal. SECOND TIME ZONE (calibre 1128, fig. VI) Thanks to the “24-hour” hand with its triangul[...]

31 English Omega mechanical watches with a certified chr ono- meter mov ement Omega watches bearing the chronom eter inscription (in accord ance with the certificate issued by your autho- rised Omega r etailer) are high-precision timepi eces that have passed the precisi on tests of the Official Swiss Chron ometer T esting Institute (Contrôle Offic[...]

32 The pr ecision o f a mechanical m ovement depen ds on the indivi dual habits of the wearer and can theref ore vary . A qualifi ed Omega watchmak er can adjust the precision of a watch to within the Omega tolerances, which are from -1 to +6 seconds per d ay . Other Omega mechanical watches Th e maj ority of watches that do not have a chron omete [...]

33 English Y our OMEGA Seamaster Professi onal Diver is th e watch for pro fessional and amateur divers, as well as deman ding sportsmen and –women. A robust design, the new h elium escape valve (exclusive OMEGA patent), together with all the protecti on systems, offer optimal security and reli ability . In ord er to ensure that your watch rem ai[...]

34 How to use the helium escape v alve (fig. 2) In it s n orm al posi tio n (f ig. 2.1) , th e OMEG A hel ium esc ape va lv e is per fect ly wate rti gh t tha nks to gas ket (B) , but it is n ot f unc ti on al, sin ce it is scr ewe d in . Dur in g the de com pres si on phas e, un scr ew th e crow n of th e val ve in ord er to re lease th e mec hani[...]

35 English T o r ead th e time , th e p ositi on of the cent ra l second s han d is used. For observat io ns over lon ger period s, the indi ca- ti on s o f the to talisers (h ours an d minu tes) are also used . Using the tach ymetric scale Example: calculatin g the speed of a car . Record the time the car takes to cover a distance of 1 kilometr e.[...]

36 For your own peace of mind and convenience , we rec- ommend that you have the length and position of your rubber bracelet adjusted by an authorised OMEGA service centre . When adjusting the length of the strap, the clasp should be set in its shortest position. 1) Measur e the circumferen ce of the wrist using the flexible m eas ur e, pla cin g t[...]

37 English 4) Insert the two spring pins in the holes in th e rubber and attach th e metal connector . 5) Insert the rubber section s with the connectors fitted into the steel clasp by pushing in th e two spring pins . The si de mark ed OMEGA should face th e skin. Rubber strap 5 6[...]

38 Only OMEGA leat her straps, specially designed for this fold over clasp, should be used. For your own peace of mind and convenience , we recomm end that you have your new clasp fitted by an authorised OMEGA service centr e. Y ou can always adjust the length of the bracelet yourself. a) Snap-fastening f oldover clasps Opening T o open your clasp,[...]

39 English Foldo ver clasps b) Foldo ver clasps with pushers Opening (fig. 5) T o open the clasp, press the two pushers eith er side o f the Om ega buckle an d pull upwards. Closing (fig. 6) Put the watch on your wrist and close the clasp by pushing on it with your thumb un til you hear a click. Adjusting the length (fig. 7) fig. 5 fig. 7 fig. 6 Lo[...]

40 O V l U c P a i S Z : k ; m h o r t g N d q n M T f Y e s é b Pictograms Calibre n umber Co-Axial Self-windin g Chron ometer Man ual-winding Ω - mati c Quartz Easy Time Z one Change P ower Reserve T achymeter Split-seconds P erpetual Calendar Big d ate Therm ocompensated movemen t End o f battery life indicator Sapphire crystal Multi-layer ed[...]

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