Oris Aquis - Default Chapter; Table of Contents

Adjusting Oris watches to fit the wrist . . . . . . . . 20
Watches with leather straps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Watches with rubber straps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Watches with metal bracelets . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Fine adjustment of folding clasps . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Accuracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Chronometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Water-resistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Use and maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Technical information and
summary tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Pictograms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Metals for cases and straps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
PVD coatings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Sapphire crystal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Mineral glass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Plexi glass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Luminescent dials and hands . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Metal bracelets, leather and rubber straps . . . . 28
Lunar calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Time zones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Movements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
International guarantee for Oris watches . . . . . . 32
Proof of ownership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Subject to modifications.
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Starting Oris watches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Crown positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Standard crown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Screw-down crown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Crown with Oris Quick Lock system (QLC) . . . . . 10
Screw-down pushers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Automatic winding watches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Manual winding watches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Setting and operating Oris watches . . . . . . . . . . 12
Date, day of the week and time . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Setting the date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Worldtimer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Worldtimer with 3
rd
time zone and compass . . . 13
2
nd
time zone on outer rotating bezel . . . . . . . . 14
2
nd
time zone indicator on inner rotating
bezel with vertical crown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
2
nd
time zone with additional 24 hr hand . . . . . 14
2
nd
time zone with additional 24 hr hand and
city markers on the rotating bezel . . . . . . . . . . 14
Chronograph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Complication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Regulator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Pointer calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Alarm with automatic winding . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Tachymeter scale – measuring speeds . . . . . . . 17
Telemeter scale – measuring distances . . . . . . 17
Rotating bezel for diving watches with
a 60 minute graduation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Helium valve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Watch as a compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
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