Weems and Plath Classic Navigator Watch (White Dial) User Manual

About your watch, Watch history, Setting the time & date

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THANK YOU

Thank you for purchasing the Weems & Plath Field Watch.

For 80 years our company has been committed to making

instruments of the highest quality. From development and

manufacture on through to the finished product, we take

meticulous care at every step of the process. Our reputa-

tion rests on our steadfast adherence to this standard and

your satisfaction is a top priority for us.

ABOUT YOUR WATCH

Your watch uses a Push-Pull crown. The crown seals your

watch against moisture and protects the delicate move-

ment stem from shock. It is very important that the crown

is properly sealed against the case to ensure years of wa-

ter resistant time keeping performance. (Please refer to

crown illustration for positions to set the time and date.)

Each watch is engraved with a separate serial number.

WATER RESISTANCE - Each watch is carefully manufac-

tured to the highest standards per Weems & Plath speci-

fications for water resistant performance and is tested at

the factory before being shipped to Weems & Plath. There

are water resistant seals located in the crown and case

back. The watch is designed for use while swimming or for

most other surface water sports. It is waterproof to a depth

of 165 feet. Your watch will remain water resistant as

long as the crown is returned to Position 1 and seated

tightly against the case. Please rinse the watch in fresh

water after immersion in salt water.

BATTERY LIFE - Your watch is powered by a battery

which will last approximately 2 years.

WATCH HISTORY

Developed during the late 1920s by U.S. Naval officer

Philip Van Horn Weems and co-patented with Longines

under the name of Weems Second Setting Watch, this

watch has earned a lasting place in history as one of early

aviation’s most reputed wrist instruments, the pride and

prize of countless pilots and navigators. Based on its in-

ventor’s “Weems System of Navigation” instrument series,

Weems’ watch design featured both a rotating internal dial

and a turning bezel designed for to-the-second synchroni-

zation with a radio-borne time signal.

Today, Weems & Plath is re-launching this fabled time-

piece as the Weems Field Watch, highlighted by a special

limited production featuring a Swiss quartz movement and

rotating bezel in its generous-size stainless steel case.

The Weems Field Watch recalls a proud chapter in Weems

& Plath corporate history, not least the company’s pivotal

role as the source of first-class flight instruments avail-

able throughout the 1930’s and beyond to a long series

of distinguished aviation pioneers including almost every

aviator during World War II.

This new limited production men’s Swiss-made quartz

watch has a rotating bezel which can be set as a visual re-

minder to monitor elapsed time. The uni-directional bezel

rotates to align the bezel guidemark with the minute hand.

The dial and hands are fitted with tritium micro gas lighting

(GTLS), a technology formerly only found in professional

dive watches. Dials are available in white or black. Each

watch is accompanied with two watch bands. One is a

luxurious, black, water resistant Italian calf skin band, the

other is a stylish nylon band.

SETTING THE TIME & DATE

1. Pull crown to Position 3. Advance the hands to

display the next day in the calendar window.

2. Set the DATE: Move the crown to Position 2.

Turn crown to set date.

4. RETURN the crown to Position 1 with crown

seated tightly against the case.

3. Set the TIME: Move crown to Position 3 and

turn crown to set the desired time.

Position 1 -

Water resistant position.

Position 2 -

Sets Date

Position 3 -

Sets Time of Day.

NOTE: NEVER OPERATE THE

CROWN WHEN THE WATCH IS WET!

WAR

RAN

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REP

AIR

Two

Year Limited W

arranty Repair Coupon

WAR

RAN

TY

Pack the

watch carefully

(without the

gift

box). Fill

in the

“Two

Year

Limited W

arranty

Repair Coupon”

(other side

of this

panel) and

enclose it

with your

watch. Make

sure your

complete name,

address and

phone number

are legible.

Include your

original purchase

receipt with the watch and repair coupon.

TO

RET

URN

W

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Return your watch insured to:

Weems & Plath Service Center

214 Eastern Avenue

Annapolis, MD 21403

We

certify that

the watch

purchased is

warranted to

the original

pur-

chaser for

a period

of two

years from

the original

purchase date,

under

normal use,

against defective

materials or

workmanship. This

warranty

does not

apply to

the case,

crystal, bracelets,

straps and

battery cells,

but to

the watch

face, hands

and movement

only. This

limited warranty

is in lieu of all other warranties, whether expressed or implied.

We

reserve the

right to

relinquish all

responsibility for

repairs and

this

warranty is

void if

the watch

has been

damaged by

accident or

unrea-

sonable use, neglect,

improper service

or other cause not arising

out of

defects in

material or

workmanship. This

warranty gives

you specific

legal rights,

and you

may have

other rights

which may

vary from

state to

state. Your

remedy under

any applicable

warranty including

the implied

warranty of

the merchantability

is limited

to replacement

of the

watch

only. In

no event

shall the

manufacturers be

liable for

special, indirect,

incidental or

consequential damages.

Some

states do

not allow

the

exclusion or

limitation or

consequential damages,

so the

above limita

-

tion may

not apply

to you.

The

manufacturer limits

the duration

of any

implied warranty

including the

implied warranty

or merchantability

to two

years from the date of the original purchase.

During the

above two

year period

we will

repair, adjust

and/or replace

(at our

option) defective

parts without

charge to

the purchaser

when the

watch is

returned postage

prepaid and

insured with

proof of

invoice and

date of

purchase. W

atches returned

without proof

will be

repaired at

the

service rates in effect at the time of return.

Two

Year Limited W

arranty

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Please read instructions before setting watch

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