LONGINES L898 CHRONOGRAPH Watch Instruction Manual
- June 30, 2024
- LONGINES
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L898 CHRONOGRAPH Watch
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Specifications
- Brand: Longines
- Model: (Model Name)
- Water Resistance: Up to 30 bar (300m)
- Country of Origin: Switzerland
Product Information
LONGINES offers a timepiece collection that embodies the brand’s
rich heritage of craftsmanship, technical excellence, and timeless
elegance. The manufacturer’s warranty ensures that your watch is
maintained to the highest standards by authorized service
centers.
Product Usage Instructions
Setting the Time
To set the time on your LONGINES watch, follow these steps:
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Pull out the time-setting crown to its outermost position.
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Rotate the crown to adjust the hour and minute hands to the
desired time. -
Push the crown back to its original position to complete the
setting.
Water Resistance Precautions
To maintain the water resistance of your watch:
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Rinse the watch in soft water after contact with sea
water. -
Get the water resistance checked annually by an approved
LONGINES Service Centre. -
Avoid activating the crown or push-pieces underwater.
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Ensure the crown and push-pieces are secured before any water
immersion.
Chronograph Usage
Your LONGINES watch features a chronograph function for timing
events up to 30 minutes with 1/5th of a second precision.
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Start/Stop: Press the start/stop push-piece to engage or
disengage the chronograph hand and counters. -
Reset: Use the chronograph reset push-piece to reset the
chronograph hand and counters.
FAQ
Q: Where can I find detailed information about my watch?
A: You can visit www.longines.com/instruction-manual or scan the
QR code provided in the manual for more information and
tutorials.
Q: How often should I have my watch’s water resistance
checked?
A: It is recommended to have your watch’s water resistance
checked once a year by an approved LONGINES Service Centre.
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INSTRUCTION MANUAL
2 INTERNATIONAL WARRANTY
LONGINES is delighted you have chosen a timepiece from its collection, which
lives up to the brand’s long-established know-how, based on research combined
with technical excellence and timeless elegance.
La Compagnie des Montres Longines, Francillon S.A. grants you, with effect
from the purchase date, a twenty-four (24) month warranty on all LONGINES®
watches models and a five (5) year warranty on the mechanical watches
purchased from January 1, 2021, under the terms set out in this warranty. All
watch straps and bracelets are covered by a 24-month international warranty
for any material or manufacturing defects. The LONGINES international warranty
covers defects in materials and manufacturing that exist at the time of
delivery of the LONGINES watch purchased (“defects”). The warranty takes
effect only if the warranty certificate has been dated and fully completed by
an official LONGINES dealer (“valid warranty certificate”). During the term of
the warranty and on presenting the valid warranty certificate, you are
entitled to have any defect repaired free of charge. In the event that repairs
cannot restore your LONGINES watch to full working order, La Compagnie des
Montres Longines, Francillon S.A. undertakes to replace it with an identical
LONGINES watch or another LONGINES watch with similar characteristics. The
warranty for the replacement watch expires on the same date as the warranty
for the replaced watch.
The warranty does not cover:
· battery life; · normal wear and tear (such as scratches on the
case and/or glass; alteration of the colour and/ or material of cases, straps,
bracelets and chains made of leather, textile, rubber or any other non-
metallic material; the PVD coating; the colour of bronze); · damage to any
part of the watch resulting from unsuitable/improper use, neglect,
carelessness,
accidents (knocks, dents, crushing, scratches when changing the
strap/bracelet, etc.), incorrect use of the watch, or failure to follow the
instruction manual; · harm of any nature whatsoever resulting directly or
indirectly from using the LONGINES watch or from any operational failure,
defect or lack of precision in the watch; · a LONGINES watch handled by non-
approved person (for example, for the purposes of replacing the battery or
carrying out servicing or repairs) or having been altered from its original
state other than under the supervision of La Compagnie des Montres Longines,
Francillon S.A.
Any other claims against La Compagnie des Montres Longines, Francillon S.A.,
for example for any kinds of damage or harm other than those set out in this
warranty, are expressly excluded, excepting statutory rights that the
purchaser can assert against the manufacturer.
This manufacturer’s warranty:
· is independent of any warranty that may be provided by the vendor and for
which the vendor accepts sole responsibility;
· in no way affects the purchaser’s rights against the vendor nor any other
statutory right the purchaser may have against the vendor.
The Customer Service department of La Compagnie des Montres Longines,
Francillon S.A. ensures your LONGINES watch is perfectly maintained. If your
watch needs servicing, entrust it to an official LONGINES dealer or an
approved LONGINES Service Centre as listed on our website at www.longines.com:
their servicing is guaranteed to comply with the standards of La Compagnie des
Montres Longines, Francillon S.A.
- Compagnie des Montres Longines, Francillon S.A., CH-2610 Saint-Imier, Switzerland.
LONGINES® is a registered trademark.
ENGLISH
CONTENTS 3
We are delighted you have become the owner of
a LONGINES watch. We recommend you read
International warranty
2
this instruction manual carefully before using your
LONGINES watch for the first time in order to en-
sure its correct operation and long life. If you would
Water-resistance
3
like more information about your watch or if it is
fitted with a complication, you can find detailed in-
formation and tutorials by going
Setting the time
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to our website at www.longines.
com/instruction-manual or by
scanning the QR code.
Longines warranty card
5
Precautions concerning waterresistance
A watch’s water-resistance can be affected by changes caused by the gaskets
drying out, or an accidental shock to the crown. To help maintain your watch’s
water-resistance, we recommend rinsing it in soft water after any contact with
sea water and having its water-resistance checked once a year by an approved
LONGINES Service Centre. In no circumstances should you open your watch
yourself.
IMPORTANT! Never activate the time-setting crown and/or push-pieces when the
watch is underwater, and ensure that the crown and push-pieces are pushed in
or screwed down before any immersion in water.
Marking on the caseback None
3 3 bar
5 5 bar + 10 bar
- 30 bar
Meaning
Not water-resistant
Water-resistant up to an overpressure of 3 bar (30 m)
Water-resistant up to an overpressure of 5 bar (50 m)
Water-resistant up to an overpressure of 10 bar (100 m)
Water-resistant up to an overpressure of 30 bar (300 m)*
*The water-resistance values indicated in metres are equivalent to the overpressure applied under standard ISO 22810.
4 CHRONOGRAPH L898
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A 3 D
A Crown B Hour hand C Minute hand D Small seconds
E Chronograph seconds hand
F 30-minute counter
G Hour counter
2 Start/ stop push-piece. Engage and disengage the chronograph hand and
counters
3 Chronograph hand and counters reset push-piece
Hour, minute and seconds display. Can be used to time events lasting up to 30
minutes, with a precision of 1/5th of a second.
Screw-in crown
Some LONGINES models are equipped with a screw-in crown, which must be
unscrewed before setting the time, correcting the date or winding, by turning
it anti-clockwise. After making the settings, return the crown to position 1,
then push it back in and screw it in firmly to ensure the watch’s water
resistance.
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Avoid setting the time while the chronograph function is in use
Setting the time and stop seconds
Pull the crown out to position 3 when the small seconds hand (situated at 3
o’clock) is at 60. Turn the crown either way to the desired time display. As
soon as the time is synchronised, push the crown back into position 1. If you
have not been wearing your mechanical watch, it needs to be wound manually
through thirty revolutions or so.
Before each timing operation, the chronograph hands must be at their start
point.
Standard Start Stop Reset function
Timing a single event: · Press push-piece 2: the chronograph will start. ·
Press push-piece 2: the chronograph will stop. · Press push-piece 3 to reset.
Rally Add function (partial times)
Used for measuring successive events, but not the intervals between them. Each
result is automatically added to the preceding one. To time the various stages
of a car rally, for example, follow the procedure below: · At the start of the
first stage, press push-piece 2:
the chronograph will start. · At the end of the first stage, press push-piece
2
again: the chronograph will stop. · Repeat for each stage of the rally. · At
the end of the final stage the chronograph will
show the total time of the rally, in other words, the accumulated time for all
the stages. · Press push-piece 3 to reset.
6 LONGINES WARRANTY CARD
Scanning the QR code on your watch’s warranty card with your smartphone’s
camera gives you access to the LONGINES website. There you will find the
specific instruction manual for your watch, available in 33 languages,
together with advice for maintaining your watch and the warranty terms.
20 01 2021
L4.805.4.11.6 49385722
You can also access this information via the QR code to be found in the instruction manual, or by going to: www.longines.com/instruction-manual
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