MUHLE SW 280-1 Teutonia IV Moon Phase Men Watch Instructions

: June 9, 2024
: MUHLE

Table of Contents

MUHLE SW 280-1 Teutonia IV Moon Phase Men Watch
Quality Certificate
Initial use of the watch
Setting the date and time
Adjusting the moon phase display
The water resistance of your watch
Preserve the value of your watch
Warranty
References
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MUHLE SW 280-1 Teutonia IV Moon Phase Men Watch

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Quality Certificate

Dear Customer, We congratulate you on the purchase of your new precision watch from Nautische Instrumente Mühle-Glashütte, and wish you lots of enjoyment. Mühle watches are crafted and inspected by our watchmakers in Glashütte/Saxony, the traditional home of German watchmaking. With this certificate of quality, we guarantee that your Mühle watch is in perfect working condition. For any defects, we provide a 24-month warranty from the date of purchase. Mühle-Glashütte GmbH nautische Instrumente und Feinmechanik

Learn more about your Mühle watch
Mühle watches are time measuring instruments. That is why they focus on the essential function of a watch: precisely measuring time and displaying it at a glance. The various time information you can obtain from your watch can be found by folding out the cover on page 3.

Displays (also see page 3)

Hour hand
Minute hand
Second hand
Display of the date
Display of the moon phase

Your Mühle watch is equipped with an automatic winding mechanism and is wound by activity when wearing the watch. Once fully wound, the watch has the power reserve listed in the technical specifications. That is the amount of time the fully-wound watch can be set aside without activity before it stops. The full power reserve is reached if the watch is worn at least 12 hours a day at an average level of activity.

Alternatively, the watch can be wound by hand (also see page 22). Depending upon the model, 20 to 25 turns of the rotating crown are necessary in order to build up the full power reserve. Mühle automatic watches are equipped with a slip coupling, i.e. they cannot be over-wound when winding by hand.

Initial use of the watch

Prior to initial use of the watch, you should wind the watch by hand. This ensures a sufficient power reserve for the watch to continue running precisely after the exact setting of the second hand. Here is how you wind your watch:

Turn the crown in the direction of 6 o’clock until it releases from the winding stem/thread. The crown is now in Position 1 , the winding position (also see page 3).
Turn the freely rotating crown 20 to 25 times clockwise or in the direction of 12 o’clock.
Now the date, time and moon phase can be adjusted.
In case the watch is only to be wound, push the crown gently in the direction of the case, thereby turning it in the direction of 12 o’clock, in order to screw the crown back into the case until hand-tight. Only then is the water resistance of the watch preserved.

Setting the date and time

In order to prevent damage to the movement, the hands should generally only be adjusted clockwise. Here is how you set the clock:

Wind the watch as described on page 22. Attention: Afterwards, do not screw the screw-in crown into the case.
Pull the crown into Position 3 (second lock-in position).
Turn the hand clockwise until the date changes, and set the time to 4:05 AM.
Press the crown back into Position 1 , then pull it back into Position 2 (first lock-in position).
Set the date by turning the crown in the direction of 12 o’clock until the current date is displayed.
Pull the crown into Position 3 . (The second hand stops and enables a precise setting down to the second. Pull the crown once the second hand has reached the index at 60 seconds or 12 o’clock. This enables the minute hand to be set precisely to an index.)
Depending upon the 12-hour interval, now the current time can be set
(in doing so, for afternoons, the hour hand must be adjusted once beyond 12 o’clock). To adjust this setting, turn the hand clockwise until the current time is indicated.
Press the crown into Position 1 . Now the moon phase display can be adjusted.

Adjusting the moon phase display

You can adjust the moon phase display on your Mühle watch using the crown. By adjusting it to crown position 2 and turning it in the direction of 6 o’clock, you can advance the moon phase in one-day steps. Before adjusting the moon phase, set the time and date, as the moon phase is also advanced if the hands on the watch are moved beyond 24 hours. This is how you adjust the moon phase display:

Pull the unscrewed crown into position 2 (first click).
Turn the crown in the direction of 6 o’clock until the moon is at the centre in the window of the moon phase display and can be fully seen.
Based on the full moon schedule below, determine when the last full moon occurred – relative to the current date.
Determine the number of days since the last full moon, based on the current date.
Advance the moon phase display by the relevant number of days. Now the current moon phase is displayed.
Press the crown into position 1 and screw it back into the case until hand-tight (see page 23).

Sample setting:
Today is July 8, 2023. The last full moon was on July 3. Five days have passed since then, so that the moon phase display needs to be advanced by five steps in order to synchronise it with the current date.

Full moon 2023: January 7, February 5, March 7, April 6, May 5, June 4, July 3, August 1, August 31, September 29, October 28, November 27, December 27
Full moon 2024: January 25, February 24, March 25, April 24, May 23, June 22, July 21, August 19, September 18, October 17, November 15, December 15

Please note that the date of the full moon may vary by one day depending on the date line of your country.

The water resistance of your watch

The water resistance of your watch has been inspected according to German DIN standard 8310 at the overpressure indicated on the case back. Prior to use in water, check whether the crown is in Position 0 , i.e. screwed into the winding stem of the case until hand-tight! Only then is the water resistance of the watch preserved. MUHLE-SW-280-1-Teutonia-IV-Moon-Phase-Men-Watch-
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Attention! The water resistance ratings apply to brand-new watches. Over time, the water resistance of a particular watch may become impaired due to shocks and knocks, in case of chemical reactions due to petrol, adhesive, paint, cleaning spray etc., as well as frequent turning of the crown (abrasion).

Above all, only watches that are actually water resistant at the rated compressive strength are suitable for swimming and diving. We recommend that you have the water-resistant quality of your watch checked every 2 years (or annually in case of frequent use in water).

Recommendations for use in water:

Preserve the value of your watch

To ensure that your watch from Glashütte will always remain your trusted companion, we ask that you observe a few instructions. Your watch will not only thank you for regular care by preserving its optimal value, this will also ensure its flawless function over the long-term.

Where possible, protect your watch from extreme shocks and magnetic fields (e.g. do not set your watch down on electrical devices).
The movement of a mechanical watch should be regularly serviced. We recommend having an inspection performed every 4-5 years.
Have the water-resistant quality of the watch checked every 2 years (or annually in case of frequent use in water).

Please refer to the SERVICE BOOKLET for wristwatches and the service area on our website for further instructions on careful use of your watch.

Warranty

The company Mühle-Glashütte GmbH provides a 24-month warranty on the flawless function of the watch from the date of purchase. During the warranty period, production defects are remedied free of charge. Excluded from the warranty are defects caused by improper treatment, failure to observe the instruction manual, external influences (shock, pressure, temperature) or unauthorized interference. Also not included in the warranty is decorative damage to the case, glass or strap caused due to normal wear or improper use. Liability for incidental or consequential damages is excluded. The amount of compensation is limited to the purchase price of this model. In order to prove the claim of warranty, please include the completely filled-in certificate of warranty for the watch. A warranty is only provided if the certificate of warranty has been properly filled in by the specialist salesperson. The watch is sent in at the sender’s risk. Damages caused by the buyer or occurring after the expiry of the warranty can be remedied at your expense in the service department of our factory or by any Mühle specialist retailer.

Mühle-Glashütte GmbH
nautische Instrumente und Feinmechanik Altenberger Straße 35 · 01768 Glashütte/Sa., Germany Tel. +49 35053 3203-0