GENTIAN Vaultcase Manuale utente
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GENTIAN
Vaultcase
Instructions Manual
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CONTENTS
Our history
The case
The dial
The leather strap
The lens
The movement
INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE
Manual winding
Automatic winding
Setting the time
Setting the date
Replacing the strap
Maintenance advice
Water-resistance
The movement
Cleaning the exterior
The strap
After-sales services
Technical specications
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THE CASE
The GENTIAN Vaultcase timepiece has a 40mm case of
316L polished stainless steel. The 316L stainless steel is highly
resistant to corrosion and is hypoallergenic, making it ideal for
prolonged contact with skin.
The case is designed to be highly durable in it’s architecture
using natural curvatures to ensure proper structure. The
machining process is rened through CNC routing and complex
high-end hand nishing to create the main steel components. The
arched vault-like forms visible in the case ensure a remarkable
and unique aesthetic nish which takes advantage of the natural
reections to create its unique form. The tightly sealed screw-
down crown ensure proper water resistance of 100 metres.
The screw-in back has a mineral glass crystal window, enabling
the movement and brushed gold plated rotor to be admired.
On the back of the case are engraved the sequential number of
the timepiece, the case material, logo, case name, country of
fabrication, and maximum depth of use. The water-resistance
of your timepiece is guaranteed to a pressure of 10 bar, which
corresponds to the hydrostatic pressure exterted by a column of
water on 1 square centimetre at a depth of 100 metres under
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normal conditions. In these circumstances your timepiece is
therefore water-resistant to a depth of about 100 metres when
the crown and case back are properly screwed in place.
Screw-in
Crown
Lens
Bezel
Lug holes
Lug
Diameter..................................................................................................40.0mm
Width (w/o crown)................................................................................40.0mm
Width (w crown).....................................................................................42.8mm
Lug-to-lug length................................................................................48.6mm
Lug width................................................................................................20.0mm
Thickness.......................................................................................12.5mm
Tolerance........................................................................................+/-0.05mm
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THE DIAL
GENTIAN dials are built from the same 316L steel that the
case is, and nely brushed in a radial pattern to create the
unique “sunburst” effect. The appled indicies and the date
window are also manufactured with steel, and tted to the dial
surface by hand.
In order to ensure optimal levels of legibility, it is advised
that the sapphire crystal is kept clean at all times. The hands
are made of steel and/or tempered steel (depending on your
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Bezel
Caseback
Main Case
Sping-bar
Indicies
Lug
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THE LEATHER STRAP
The leather strap is hypo-allergenic. It is tted with a stainless
steel deployant buttery buckle for greater t and safety. Strap
width is 20mm at its widest and 18mm at the buckle.
THE LENS
The top crystal is of sapphire, made of corundum, a very
hard material (second only to diamond), free of impurities,
transparent, resistant to abrasion and with anti-reective
treatment to prevent glare in certain lighting conditions.
THE MOVEMENT
The automatic mechanical movement with manual winding
capabilities developed by Swiss Tech Calibre S24, 11 ½ lignes
(25.60mm), 4.85mm thick, 29 jewels.
The seconds hand is hackable when the crown is unscrewed to
position 2 (see diagram), allowing for precise time setting.
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Decorated Rotor
Screw-in Crown
Date Wheel
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INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE
MANUAL WINDING
1. Unscrew the winding crown to position 1 and without
pulling it out, wind it clockwise until it feels tense. DO NOT
OVERWIND, as this may damage the calibre.
2. Screw the winding crown back to position 0.
Position 0 1 2 3
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