LAURENT FERRIER LF126.01 QA Annual Calendar Watch Instruction Manual

LAURENT FERRIER LF126.01 QA Annual Calendar Watch

INFORMATION

First launched in 2018, the exclusive hand-wound LAURENT FERRIER LF126.01 features a complete set of annual calendar functions. This eminently useful horological complication in line with the other exclusive in-house calibers automatically displays the day, date, and month for months of 30 and 31 days and requires just one correction per year, on March 1st.
Visually speaking, the Annual Calendar guarantees excellent legibility thanks to its pure design. The date is indicated by a central hand and the days and months through two beveled apertures. This layout of information facilitates read-off while ensuring a pleasing aesthetic balance.
The simple operation was indeed a key criterion in developing this new caliber. The 10 o’clock pushbutton on the left side of the case serves to modify the day displayed quickly and easily, with all other adjustments made via the crown, thereby eliminating the need for any tools to perform the various corrections.
Legible, convenient and easy to use, the Annual Calendar is available in various case materials and dial sizes offering a blend of user-friendliness and timeless aesthetic appeal. Your Annual Calendar is equipped with a mechanical hand-wound movement ensuring an 80-hour power reserve and a power reserve area indication appearing on the movement side.

A few fundamental concepts:

• Central hours/minutes hands and small seconds at 6 o’clock
• Days through an aperture at 11 o’clock
• Months through an aperture at 1 o’clock
• Pointer-type date display sweeping around the dial rim
• Power reserve area indication on the movement side

OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS

Winding:
The crown in position 1 enables winding. Off the wrist and entirely rewound, your watch has a 80-hour power reserve. The power reserve area indication enables you to check the remaining reserve. If your watch has stopped after a resting period longer than the power reserve, wind it manually until you feel a resistance. It is preferable to perform manual winding with the watch off the wrist so as to avoid recurrent lateral pressure which, over the years, might risk damaging the winding stem.

Time-setting:
The crown in position 3 serves to set the time by moving the hands forwards (clockwise) and backwards (counter-clockwise). In a clockwise direction, all the indications provided by the calendar will be modified when passing midnight. In a counter-clockwise direction, the annual indications will not be modified

Adjusting the date:
Warning
The date, day and month-change mechanism operates between 9pm and 2am. It is important to avoid any adjustment of the date and day during these periods and to ensure that the crown is in position 1. Nonetheless, the hours and minutes can be modified in position 3 during this period. To be sure of performing the date adjustments within the correct time-frame, set your watch to 6am and proceed as follows: move the hands forwards until they pass midnight (the date changes, and if not that means it is noon), then continue in the same direction until the hands show 6 o’clock. When your watch has stopped, first wind it and then repeat the above-described sequence of operations.

Adjusting the date and month :
The crown in position serves to turn the date hand forwards and backwards, which will in turn change the month appearing through the aperture. If you accidentally set the date to the 31st when you are in a month with 30 days, you can move the hand backwards and the month will automatically adjust in the aperture. The function enabling you to move the date hand forwards or backwards means simple and tool-free adjustment.

Adjusting the day:
Using the pushbutton at 10 o’clock, press as many times as necessary until the desired date is displayed. It is inadvisable to correct the days at the same time as another fast crown correction.

• Pushbutton at 10 o’clock: Day correction
• Crown:
  1. Winding
  2. Adjustment (forward / backward) of the Calendar
  3. Correction of an hour of reference and the minute hand

TIPS ON USE AND MAINTENANCE

Your LAURENT FERRIER timepiece is a sophisticated precision instrument operating permanently and under a wide range of conditions. Like any high- precision instrument, it requires regular maintenance, as well as particular attention in terms of its use.

Maintenance:
Given the complexity of LAURENT FERRIER movements and to ensure the correct application of the warranty, any handling of the watch must be undertaken exclusively by the LAURENT FERRIER workshop. We thereby request that you send your watch to LAURENT FERRIER SA or contact aftersales@laurentferrier.ch. It is difficult to determine the exact frequency of maintenance services since it depends on the model, the climate, as well as the conditions of use. Nonetheless, LAURENT FERRIER recommends a complete overhaul of its models about every four to five years.
LAURENT FERRIER offers two main types of maintenance service:

Standard maintenance service:
The frequency of this operation largely depends on the use of your watch in aquatic surroundings (see the chapter on Water-Resistance). It comprises:

• Cleaning and lubricating the escapement and the balance;
• Checking the movement operating parameters and the watch functions;
• Cleaning the case ;
• Replacing all joints, water-resistance test.

Complete overhaul :
Overhaul to be made every 5 years for a well-timed timepiece. It comprises:

• Movement overhaul ;
• Taking apart and cleaning components, replacing worn parts ;
• Assembling, lubricating, adjusting, and rating;
• Refurbishing the case;
• Replacing all joints, water-resistance test.

Water-resistance :
Currently, all LAURENT FERRIER watches are designed to withstand pressure corresponding to a depth of 30 meters. While it is possible to swim with a water-resistant watch, it nonetheless must not be used for jumping off a diving board or for water sports involving significant risks of impact. In case of intensive aquatic use, we recommend having the water resistance of your watch tested once a year. In case of occasional use in such situations, this operation should be performed every two years.

Leather straps :
The leather strap of your LAURENT FERRIER watch is crafted from the most refined materials and represents a high-quality product. In order to preserve your strap from premature aging, we recommend that you comply with the
following instructions :

• Avoid prolonged exposure to sunshine so as to avoid your strap fading;
• Leather straps are not suited to aquatic activities. We thus recommend avoiding contact with water and dampness so as to prevent them from becoming distorted or discolored;
• Leather is permeable by nature, so avoid contact with oily substances or cosmetics. A leather strap lasts an estimated 12 months, although this varies according to the user’s lifestyle. If you encounter a problem with your leather strap, contact your nearest LAURENT FERRIER retailer.

Special recommendations :
What should I do to ensure that my LAURENT FERRIER watch continues to serve me well for many years to come?

• Avoid impacts and crushing;
• Avoid placing your watch on loudspeakers or refrigerators, since they generate powerful magnetic fields ;
• For water-resistant watches, after each immersion in salt water, it is advisable to rinse the case carefully in warm water;
• In order to preserve the radiance of your water-resistant watch, we recommend using a toothbrush soaked in soapy water and then rinsing carefully in freshwater;
• Always push the crown carefully back against the side of the case so as not to compromise the water-resistance of the watch;
• Avoid exposing your watch to extreme temperatures or to sudden changes in temperature;
• For a well-timed timepiece, please wind it on a regular basis.

TERMS OF GUARANTEE

INTERNATIONAL GUARANTEE
The following terms of the LAURENT FERRIER International Guarantee apply exclusively to watches sold or represented for guarantee-covered repair in any country, with the exception of the United States of America and Canada. For these two countries, kindly refer to the Limited Warranty. As of the date of purchase, LAURENT FERRIER SA grants you a guarantee of which the exact duration appears on your certificate, subject to the conditions stipulated in the present guarantee. Any part found to be flawed as a result of a manufacturing defect existing at the time of the delivery of the LAURENT FERRIER watch purchased and duly observed by our technical department will, at the sole discretion of LAURENT FERRIER, be either repaired or replaced free of charge. The International Guarantee comes into force only if the Certificate of Authenticity and Guarantee is duly filled in, dated, correctly stamped, and signed by the official LAURENT FERRIER retailer who sold you your watch. Any modification, transformation, or alteration of this Certificate, once it is established, shall render it invalid.
If your LAURENT FERRIER watch cannot be restored to normal running order by repairs, LAURENT FERRIER SA undertakes to replace it with an identical LAURENT FERRIER watch or one with similar characteristics.

This guarantee does not cover:

• Normal wear and tear and aging (such as scratches on the glass, fading of the colour and/or material of the straps);
• Leather straps;
• Damage to any part of the watch stemming from improper or abusive use, lack of due care, negligence, accidents (impacts, bumps, crushing, breakage of the glass, excessive temperatures, powerful magnetic fields, etc.), from the incorrect use of the watch as well as from any failure to follow the operating instructions supplied by LAURENT FERRIER SA, whether by the purchaser or by another person;
• Theft, loss, acts of God;
• Any damage resulting from negligence or inappropriate treatment of the watch (for example violent shocks, excessive temperatures, powerful magnetic fields), or damage resulting from accidents or natural disasters;
• Loss of water-resistance beyond two years after the date of purchase;
• Any handling by a non-authorised person (such as for servicing or repairs) or if the original state of the watch has been altered outside the control of LAURENT FERRIER SA, any handling must be performed solely in the LAURENT FERRIER Workshop.
• Consequential or incidental damage due to the above-mentioned circumstances;
• Incidental damage due to product flaws.

Any other claims in respect to LAURENT FERRIER SA, such as for damages in addition to those set forth in the present warranty, are expressly excluded, apart from any statutory rights that the purchaser may exercise in respect to the manufacturer.

This manufacturer guarantees:

• Is independent of any guarantee that may be provided by the seller and for which he is solely liable;
• Does not in any way affect the buyer’s rights vis-à-vis the seller nor any other statutory right that he might have in regard to the latter.

The LAURENT FERRIER customer care service ensures the perfect maintenance of your watch. If your watch were to require special care, return it along with its Certificate of Authenticity and Guarantee to the workshop LAURENT FERRIER.

LIMITED GUARANTEE
Your Limited Warranty applies only to products by the LAURENT FERRIER brand sold or presented for guarantee-covered repair in the United States of America or in Canada. As of the date of purchase, LAURENT FERRIER SA grants you a guarantee of which the exact duration appears on your certificate, subject to the conditions stipulated in the present guarantee. Any part found to be flawed as a result of a manufacturing defect existing at the time of the delivery of the LAURENT FERRIER watch purchased and duly observed by our technical department will, at the sole discretion of LAURENT FERRIER, be either repaired or replaced free of charge.
The Limited Warranty comes into force only if the Certificate of Authenticity and Warranty is duly filled in, dated, correctly stamped, and signed by the official LAURENT FERRIER retailer who sold you your watch. Any modification, transformation, or alteration of this Certificate, once it is established, shall render it invalid.
If your LAURENT FERRIER watch cannot be restored to normal running order by repairs, LAURENT FERRIER SA undertakes to replace it with an identical LAURENT FERRIER watch or one with similar characteristics.

This warranty does not cover:

• Normal wear and tear and aging (such as scratches on the glass, fading of the color and/or material of the straps);
• Damage to any part of the watch stemming from improper or abusive use, lack of due care, negligence, accidents (impacts, bumps, crushing, breakage of the glass, excessive temperatures, powerful magnetic fields, etc.), from the incorrect use of the watch as well as from any failure to follow the operating instructions supplied by LAURENT FERRIER SA, whether by the purchaser or by another person;
• Theft, loss, acts of God;
• Any damage resulting from negligence or inappropriate treatment of the watch (for example violent shocks, excessive temperatures, powerful magnetic fields), or damage resulting from accidents or natural disasters;
• Loss of water resistance beyond two years after the date of purchase;
• Any handling by a non-authorized person (such as for servicing or repairs) or if the original state of the watch has been altered outside the control of LAURENT FERRIER SA, and handling must be performed solely in the LAURENT FERRIER Workshop.
• Consequential or incidental damage due to the above-mentioned circumstances;
• Incidental damage due to product flaws.

Any other claims in respect to LAURENT FERRIER SA, such as for damages in addition to those set forth in the present warranty, are expressly excluded, apart from any statutory rights that the purchaser may exercise in respect to the manufacturer.

This manufacturer warranty:

• Is independent of any warranty that may be provided by the seller and for which he is solely liable;
• Does not in any way affect the buyer’s rights vis-à-vis the seller nor any other statutory right that he might have in regard to the latter.

With the exception of any relevant provisions in the law currently in force, the present Limited Warranty shall be the exclusive manufacturer warranty. This Limited Warranty as well as any other expressly or implied warranties, including but not limited to any implied warranty of merchantability or of fitness for any particular purpose, is strictly limited to the exact duration appearing on your certificate and commencing with the date of purchase.
The responsibility of LAURENT FERRIER is exclusively confined to repairing or replacing on the terms implied by the present Limited Warranty. LAURENT FERRIER shall not be deemed liable, in accordance with the present Limited Warranty or in any other way, for any loss or damage following the use or the inability to use this watch nor for any indirect or accidental damage whatsoever, concerning your watch. The certain States, Provinces or Territories do not allow limitations on how long an implied warranty lasts, nor for the exclusion or limitation of incidental or indirect damage, the above-mentioned restrictions or exclusions may not apply to you.
The LAURENT FERRIER customer care service ensures the perfect maintenance of your watch. If your watch were to require special care, return it along with its Certificate of Authenticity and Warranty to the workshop LAURENT FERRIER.

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