Fromanteel 706.3 Swiss Quartz Caliber User Manual

Fromanteel 706.3 Swiss Quartz Caliber

Product Information

The Swiss Quartz Caliber 706.3 is a highly advanced and complicated movement used in the Globetrotter Series Moonphase watch by Fromanteel. It displays the time in hours, minutes, and seconds, along with a very detailed date. The movement is manufactured by Ronda, a renowned Swiss caliber manufacturer. The watch features a sapphire glass with a hardness grade of 9 on Mohs’ scale for superior protection. It is also water-resistant up to 5 ATM.

Product Usage Instructions

Crown Position: The crown has a normal position (0) where the watch is locked to prevent accidental adjustments. The Quartz movement is activated and draws power from the battery in this position. Always keep the crown in position 0 when wearing the watch.

Date Setting: To set the date, follow these steps:

1. Pull the crown out to position (1).
2. Unscrew the pusher protector of the A-pusher by turning it anti-clockwise.
3. Once fully unscrewed, you can operate the A-pusher to set the correct date.
4. After setting the date, screw the pusher protector back to lock the A-pusher.

Note: Avoid changing any day dates between 10.00 pm and 4.30 am (22:00h – 04:30h) as automatic time/day/moonphase changes are in progress during this time, and changing the dates may damage the movement.

Time Setting: To set the time, follow these steps:

1. Avoid changing any day dates between 10.00 pm and 4.30 am (22:00h – 04:30h) as automatic time/day/moonphase changes are in progress during this time, and changing the dates may damage the movement.
2. When setting the time, pull the crown out to position (1).

Refer to the provided diagram for the functions of different hands, pushers, and crown positions.

For proper operation and maintenance of your Fromanteel watch, please follow these instructions carefully.

APPLICABLE TO:
THE GLOBETROTTER SERIES MOONPHASE

CONGRATULATIONS

• Welcome to the small circle of individuals who, if we are to be ab-solutely precise, demand slightly more of a watch than absolute precision.
• Appreciation of a watch is more than a mere recognition of the correct time. It is enthusiasm for an ingenious idea. For the inter-play between precision and imagination. Between time and time-lessness. Between boundaries and infinity. Between laws to which the entire world is subject, and taste, which cannot be dictated to anyone.
• That’s why Fromanteel devotes time to watches that must not only run with absolute precision but which also, with every passing se-cond, exert a fascination with the great achievements of master craftsmanship: a fascination with new inventions of a technical, ma-terial or formal nature, even if they are concealed in minute details that are perhaps not even visible.
• You are now the owner of a beautiful new example of this Froman-teel tradition, gifted to you by a special someone, or by yourself. Whoever it was, has come to realize that this was the time to credit you for the good you did or achieved. May this watch forever be the reminder of that moment.
• Fromanteel. Quality Time you can truly own.

TECHNICAL FUNCTIONS OF THE QUARTZ 706.3 CALIBER

• Your Fromanteel watch displays the time in hours, minutes and seconds, together with the very elaborated date. The 706.3 Caliber is therefore one of our most advance and complicated movements. It is able to measure and the days of the week, the date, the month and the phases of the moon.
• The Swiss Quartz movement is of the highest quality and manu-factured by the renowned Swiss caliber (movement) manufacturer Ronda.
• Your watch is protected by a sapphire glass of hardness grade 9 on Mohs’ scale. Your watch is water-resistant to 5 ATM.
• To ensure that this extraordinary watch continues to perform fault-lessly in the future, we present you with a good set of tips on how to operate and maintain it.

PRODUCT OVERVIEW

1. Hour hand
2. Minute hand
3. Second hand
4. Crown
5. A-Pusher
6. B-Pusher
7. Date-Retrograde
8. Day-Retrograde
9. Month-Retrograde
10. Moonphase Window
11. C-Pusher
12. Pusher Protectors

FUNCTIONS OF THE CROWN

NORMAL POSITION

With the crown in the normal position (0), your watch is ‘locked’ from an accidental adjustment of your hour, minute, or date. Also, the Quartz movement is activated and draws power from its battery at this position. The crown must always be in position 0 when you are wearing your watch.

DATE SETTING

Important: Do not change any day dates between 10.00 pm and 4.30 am (22:00h – 04:30h). During this time automatic time/day/moonphase changes are in progress. Doing so may damage the movement.
Pull the crown out to position (1). Unscrew the pusher protector of the A-pusher, by turning it anti-clockwise. Once fully unscre-wed, you can operate the A-pusher. Press the A-pusher to set the correct date. Once set, screw the pusher protector to ‘lock’ the A-pusher.

TIME SETTING

Important: Do not change any day dates between 10.00 pm and 4.30 am (22:00h – 04:30h). During this time automatic time/day/ moonphase changes are in progress. Doing so may damage the movement. When setting the time, Pull out the crown to position (1). This will stop the movement.
Now use the crown to move the minute hand a few minute-strokes beyond the time to be set. Then position the minute hand by mo-ving it gently backward until it is precisely above the correct minute stroke. This ensures that the minute hand begins to run immediately when you restart the movement. When setting the time, please be aware of the date change, which always takes place at 12 midnight. If this change has already taken place at 12 noon, you must move the hands forwards by 12 hours.

DAY SETTING

Important: Do not change any day dates between 10.00 pm and 4.30 am (22:00h – 04:30h). During this time automatic time/day/moonphase changes are in progress. Doing so may damage the movement.
Pull the crown out to position (1). Unscrew the pusher protector of the B-pusher, by turning it anti-clockwise. Once fully unscre-wed, you can operate the B-pusher. Press the B-pusher to set the correct day. Once set, screw the pusher protector to ‘lock’ the B-pusher.

MONTH SETTING

Important: Do not change any day dates between 10.00 pm and 4.30 am (22:00h – 04:30h). During this time automatic time/day/moonphase changes are in progress. Doing so may damage the movement.
Pull the crown out to position (1). Unscrew the pusher protector of the C-pusher, by turning it anti-clockwise. Once fully unscre-wed, you can operate the C-pusher. Press the C-pusher to set the correct month. Once set, screw the pusher protector to ‘lock’ the C-pusher.

SETTING THE MOON PHASE

1.  Waxing moon
2. Waning moon
3. Full moon
4. New moon

Important: Do not change any day dates between 10.00 pm and 4.30 am (22:00h – 04:30h). During this time automatic time/day/ moonphase changes are in progress. Doing so may damage the movement.

Note: when setting the correct moon phase it is best to do so du-ring a Full Moon, as you’d have the best phase of reference.

Pull out the crown to position (1). This will stop the movement.
Now use the crown to move the minute- and hour hand as you would to adjust the time. Keep turning the hands and you will see per 24 hours (a day) the moon phase adjusting slowly into position. Keep turning until you reached the right moon phase and push the crown back in.

PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE

• Dust and dirt tend to collect in gaps in the back of the case or strap. We advise, therefore, to clean your watch occasionally. Use a dry toothbrush to clean your watch-case. Avoid contact with solvents, detergents, perfumes, cosmetic products, since they may damage the leather strap, your watch case or the gaskets between the push-ers or crown.
• Avoid speakers or refrigerators, since these have strong magnet-ic fields. Avoid shocks, whether thermal or other. Avoid tempera-tures above 60˚C (140˚F), below 0˚C (32˚F) or extreme temperature changes.
• For the Chronograph: do not operate the pushers under water to prevent water from entering the movement. Store your watch in a dry place when not using it.
• Replace an empty battery as soon as possible. Fromanteel offers a battery replacement service on its website or in The Fromanteel Store. Each Fromanteel Quartz watch comes with an ‘end-of-life’ battery indicator. You will notice the second-hand jumping in inter-vals of 3 to 4 seconds. This means the battery should be changed in the next 2-3 weeks to prevent permanent damage to the watch.

A THING OR TWO ABOUT WATER RESISTANCE

• The water-resistance of Fromanteel watches is stated in ATM (at-mosphere) instead of in meters. 1 ATM stands for a unit of pressure equal to the air pressure at sea level (or 14.72 pounds of weight per square inch). Meters, which are often used elsewhere in the watch industry to indicate water-resistance, cannot be equated with dive depth because of the test procedures that are frequently used.
• Water-resistance shown in meters provides no indication as to actu-al use of the watch in the presence of moisture and wetness, and in or under water. As body movement caused by swimming or strong water current can also influence the increase in pressure. Depth al-one would be inaccurate to address the water-resistance of your watch. All Fromanteel watches are made to resist 5 ATM (or more, if differently indicated).
• To ensure that your watch continues to function correctly, you should have it checked by a Fromanteel Service Centre at least once every two years. Your watch should also be tested after ex-posure to unusually harsh conditions. If the tests are not carried out as stipulated, or if the watch is opened by an unauthorized third party, Fromanteel will accept no warranty or liability claims.

A NOTE: ABOUT THE STRAPS
Most of the Fromanteel straps are made of leather. Fromanteel of-fers, however, a small selection of textile or rubber with a leather or textile inlay. These straps are carefully made by hand and use natu-ral materials. It is therefore essential to make sure that the high-qua-lity strap does not come into contact with water, oily substances, solvents, cleaning agents, or cosmetic products. This way, you can prevent discoloration and premature aging of the material.

SERVICE YOUR WATCH

Although the parts in this watch are all manufactured from top-qua-lity materials, some components are subject to natural wear and tear. It is particularly important to ensure that the points at which wear occurs are always well lubricated and that oil contaminated by metal abrasion is regularly removed. For this reason, we recom-mend that you have your watch serviced approximately every 3 to 4 years.

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