Edox Watch - 3. GENERAL INFORMATIONS

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1.4 What are the service intervals?
Every 24 months
we advise you to do maintenance service
(water resistance, movement accuracy
test).
Every 5 years
we advise you to do a complete mainte-
nance service (complete movement revi-
sion, water resistance, accuracy and
functionality complete revision).
Who should I contact for a
maintenance service or battery
replacement?
We recommend that you contact an au-
thorized Edox retailer, as they are the only
certified specialists equipped with the
tools and apparatus required carrying out
the work and the necessary checks in a
professional manner. Furthermore, only
these certified specialists can guarantee
that their work is carried out in accord-
ance with Edox’ strict quality standards.
Make sure that right after each battery
change the watch has been water-re-
sistant tested.
1.5 Environmental protection
Collection and treatment of end of life
Quartzwatches*
This product should not be disposed of
with household waste. It has to be re-
turned to a local authorized collection
system. By following this procedure you
will contribute to the protection of the en-
vironment and human health. The recy-
cling of the materials will help to conserve
natural resources.
*valid in EU member states and in any
countries with corresponding legislation.
2. PRECISION TOLERANCES
Mechanical watches
The mechanical Edox watch with an auto-
matic movement does not need to be
wound by hand.
The motion of your wrist makes the rotor
(oscillating weight or mass) turn, thereby
winding up the mainspring of the watch
movement.
The everyday activity of life is sufficient in
itself to wind up an automatic Edox watch
and it will run continually, even if it is re-
movedatnight.However,ifnotwornfor
approximately 40 hours, it will stop. To
make the watch work again, turn the
crownclockwiseabout20times.Nowset
the time and if possible the date, etc.
2.1 Mechanical watches accuracy
Depending on the movement, the daily
tolerance of a mechanical watch can be of
30 seconds. If you notice a bigger toler-
ance rate, you can have your watch ad-
justed at a service center in your country,
free of charge within the guarantee peri-
od.
2.2 Chronometer watches accuracy
Every Edox Chronometer comes with a
rating certificate issued after an official
test by the Swiss Ofcial Chronometer
TestingInstitute(COSC).Theaccuracyof
the watch movement is tested electroni-
callyattheCOSCduring15daysindiffer-
ent positions and at different
temperatures. The average daily rating
must not exceed -4/+6 seconds per day.
OnlyEdoxwatcheswhichhavesuccess-
fully undergone the ofcial COSC rating
procedure qualify as chronometers.
3. GENERAL INFORMATIONS
3.1 Helium escape valve
Decompression system which allows he-
lium to escape from inside the watch
when the watch is worn for professional
use in pressure chambers. (Long-term
underwater work, crude oil exploration,
etc.)
Important: The Edox helium valve opens
and closes automatically (for the models
wearing the new automatic Helium es-
cape valve). The models wearing a non-
automaticHeliumescapevalvemusthave
the valve screw down in order to guaran-
tee the water resistance of the watch.
UnscrewtheHeliumescapevalveonlyto
release the gas from the watch. Do not
unscrew it under water in order to prevent
water entering the mechanism.
3.2 Tachymeter scale
Some Edox Chronograph watches have a
tachymeter scale. With this scale it is pos-
sible to measure the speed. The distance
is 1 km. To measure the elapsed time
press the start/stop button when the vehi-
cle (power-boat) passes the starting and
the final point or target. The figure shown
by the hand on the tachymeter scale indi-
cates the average speed in kilometers. If
forinstanceacarcoversa1kmdistance
in 30 seconds, you can consider it to an
averagespeedof120kmperhour.