Panerai Radiomir Manual Del Usuario página 13

goes past 12, 12 corresponds to midnight, otherwise it corresponds to
midday.
2. Return the winding crown (A) to the initial position (0) and screw it down
again.
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HE FUNCTION
The GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) system, also known as universal time and
adopted throughout the world, divides the terrestrial globe into 24 one-hour
sections (time zones), each equivalent to 15° of longitude. The Greenwich
meridian was taken as the fundamental reference meridian for the localization
of time zones by the international conferences held in Rome in 1883 and in
Washington in 1884.
Starting from meridian zero (or Greenwich meridian), 24 time zones have been
defined, from 0 to +12 towards the east, and from 0 to -12 towards the west.
The zero meridian has a very mportant function for sailors: the time at
Greenwich is the reference for the calculations which enable the longitude at
sea to be determined, and thus the establishment of the ship's exact position.
The GMT function enables the local time and the time in another country
(home time) to be read at the same time.
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ETTING THE SECOND TIME ZONE
1. Unscrew the winding crown (A), pull it out to the first click (position 1).
2. Set the appropriate time. The hour hand (B) moves in steps of one hour and
will indicate the local time, that is the time where the watch is being worn.
3. At this point, the hand of the second time zone (E) will indicate the home
time, that is, the time in the country of departure. This hand moves at the
same rate as the local time hour hand (B), making a complete revolution in
12 hours. At the 9 o'clock position, on the small seconds dial, a further
hand (F) displays the GMT time divided into 24 hours, to avoid possible
confusion between morning and afternoon.
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REPLACING THE STRAP
The wire strap attachments are a feature of the Panerai Radiomir. An exclusive
patented system allows the strap to be replaced easily: the screws at the
corners of the case are unscrewed, releasing the attachments which can then
be unthreaded from the old strap and reinserted in the new one.
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