Breitling CLASSIC AVI CHRONOGRAPH 42 Mode D'emploi page 11

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EASURING AN INTERRUPTED SHORT TIME
1. Press pushpiece A to start the chronograph. Hand 3 shows the
measurement in seconds.
2. To interrupt the measurement, press pushpiece A once more.
To restart the time measurement, press pushpiece A. This
procedure makes it possible to add up several short times.
3. The chronograph is reset to zero by pressing pushpiece B,
once the fi nal measurement has been stopped.
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SPECIAL CHARACTERISTICS
SUN COMPASS
Your Breitling chronometer may be used as a sun compass, thus enabling you to determine
North and South. For regions that have instated daylight saving time, subtract one hour
when aligning the watch.
In the Northern Hemisphere
Point the hour hand precisely towards the sun. In relation to the
watch dial, the point located midway between the current time and
12 o'clock indicates South, North being exactly opposite.
In the Southern Hemisphere
Point the hour-marker located at 12 o'clock on the dial precisely
towards the sun. In relation to the watch dial, the point located
midway between the current time and 12 o'clock indicates North,
South being exactly opposite.
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