Longines DolceVita - Manual (Page 35)

75
Longines’ quartz chronographs fitted with calibre L538
or L541 show the hours, minutes, seconds and date.
As far as the chronograph functions are concerned,
these models can be used to time events that last
up to 30 minutes (cal. L538) or 12 hours (cal. L541),
and show the results to a 1/10
th of a second.
3-position crown
Adjusting the time and stop seconds
(See page 59)
Changing the time zone and the date
Pull the crown out to the intermediate position 2. The
hour hand can be moved in either direction without
affecting the minute and seconds hands. Turn the crown
until the desired date appears. The date changes at
midnight. Push the crown back in to position 1.
Chronograph standard functions
(See page 74)
IMPORTANT! Do not leave the crown in
the intermediate position 2 for longer than
20 minutes as this may affect the time function.
Quartz chronographs L538, L541
L541 L538
Hour hand
Hour hand
12-hour counter
30 minute counter
Chronograph
seconds hand
Chronograph
seconds hand
Minute hand Minute hand
1/10 second counter 1/10 second counter
Start – Stop push-piece Start – Stop push-piece
Split and return-to-
zero push-piece
Split and return-to-
zero push-piece
3-position crown 3-position crown
Date aperture Date aperture
Chronograph
Minute hand
Small seconds Small seconds
1 2 3 3 2 1
A A
B B