BALL Watch Watch User Manual

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A
utomatic Chronograph 
 
The crown has 3 positions: 
Position 1: Running position and manual winding 
Position 2: Correction of date and day 
Position 3: Time setting with stop-second 
 
2 Push-buttons: 
Push-button at 2 o'clock: Start-stop of chronograph 
Push-button at 4 o'clock: Return to zero of chronograph 
 
Chronograph function: First ensure that the crown is in position 1 and that the 
chronograph hands are reset to zero. 
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P1. Upper start/stop control push-button This push-button enables you to start and 
stop the chronograph function. Pressing once starts the central second hand. As 
soon as the second hand has revolved once around the dial the minute hand is set 
into action. Pressing again stops these hands and a third push sets the chronograph 
function working again. 
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P2. Lower return-to-zero push-button After stopping the chronograph by pressing 
the upper control push-button P1, press the lower push-button P2 to reset the 
counters to zero. This push-button only functions when the counters are stopped. 
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Running second hand: Most Ball chronographs feature running seconds in the 
subdial at 9 o'clock. The Trainmaster Cannonball features running seconds at 
the unusual 3 o'clock position. 
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Chronograph second hand: Start and stop by pressing the upper push-button P1. 
Reset to zero by pressing lower push-button P2. 
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Minute counter: Indicates the minutes elapsed from the start time by moving 
forward one unit for each complete revolution of the second hand. Reset to zero 
by pressing push-button P2. 
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Hour counter: Indicates the hours elapsed from the start time by moving forward 
one unit for each two complete revolutions of the minute counter. Reset to zero by 
pressing push-button P2.