Stauer Flyboy 1916 Midnight Men’s Watch Instructions

: June 8, 2024
: Stauer

Table of Contents

Midnight Flyboy 1916
World War 1 Ace conquers time Travel
INITIAL OPERATION
TIME SETTING
OTHER FUNCTIONS
FEATURES
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Midnight Flyboy 1916

World War 1 Ace conquers time Travel

In 1917, Dieudonne Costes fought head-to-head against lead-spitting enemy planes over the Balkans. Ten years later, the crack French pilot faced a different kind of challenge: navigating the pitch black skies over the South Atlantic. Behind the stick of his aircraft, he soared across the time zones from Senegal to Brazil to complete the world’s first non-stop flight across the South Atlantic.

Inspired by his record breaking feat and the world’s earliest aviator timepieces, Stauer is proud to introduce the Midnight Flyboy 1916 Watch. The first multi-function wristwatches forever changed air combat, allowing pilots to time complicated maneuvers and coordinate attacks. The Midnight Flyboy features a spectacular face, set inside a case fused in rose gold. Three tachymeters and a movable bezel to measure speed and ascent and the chronograph function allows you to measure elapsed time and stop on a dime. Interior complications mark elapsed minutes and hours as well as display a 24-hour clock.

Stauer Flyboy 1916 Midnight Men’s Watch

A - Chronograph Seconds Dial
B - Start/Stop Chronograph Button
C – Crown
D - 24 Hour Dial
E – Reset Chronograph Button
F – Date Window
G – Watch Seconds Dial
H – Chronograph Minute Dial

INITIAL OPERATION

Locate the crown on your Stauer watch (Diagram Part C). There are three crown positions (0-1-2)
Remove the plastic piece between the crown and the watch case. Your watch is now in position “1.”
Push crown back to “0” (zero) position to initiate analog time

TIME SETTING

Setting the Analog Time

To set the analog time: Pull the crown out to position “2.” Rotate the crown counter-clockwise (toward you) until desired time is set. Once time is set, push the crown back to the “0” (zero) position.

Setting the Date (Part F)

Pull the crown out to position 1. Rotate the crown counterclockwise (toward you) until current date is reached. Once Date is set, push crown back to original “0” (zero) position.

OTHER FUNCTIONS

Using the Chronograph

This Chronograph is able to measure and display time in 1/1 second united up to a maximum of 59 minutes (part H) 59 seconds (part G)

Start and stop the chronograph by pressing the upper right hand button (B) once.
Reset the Chronograph by pressing the lower right hand button (E) once. The Chronograph second hand (Part A) and the Chronograph minute hand (Part H) will return to the zero position. (Didn’t go to “0” - see Chronograph Reset )

Chronograph Reset
The Chronograph Reset is used when the Chronograph Second hand (Part A) does not return to the “0” zero position when resetting it. It is also used after the battery has been replaced.

Pull the crown out to position “2.”
Press the upper right hand button (B) multiple times to advance the Chronograph Second Hand (Part A) back to zero position.
( NOTE: Do not push the crown to the normal position while you are setting the Chronograph Second Hand. If you do this, the Chronograph Second Hand will stop and the watch will recognize wherever it stops to be the new zero position.)
Once the hand has been set to the zero position, push crown back to its normal position.
Your chronograph has now been reset and you can resume normal functions.