Digital
User Guide
Royal Oak Caliber 7138
Welcome
Welcome to the user manual for the Royal Oak - Caliber 7138. This User Guide will walk you through the steps to setup and maintain your Audemars Piguet.
1. Hour Hand
Indicates the current hour.
2. Minute Hand
Shows the current minutes.
3. Day Indicator
Displays the day of the week.
4. 24H display
Differentiates between AM and PM.
5. Date Indicator
Shows the current date.
6. Week Indicator
Tracks the week number.
7. Month Indicator
Displays the current month.
8. Perpetual calendar non-correction zone indicator
Marks periods when manual adjustments shouldn't be made.
9. Year indicator
Shows the current year within the leap year cycle.
10. Moon phase indicator
Depicts the current phase of the moon.
11. Crown position indicator
Displayed are all possible positions of the crown.
Winding
Before starting, make sure your watch is wound. To wind your watch, remain in position A and rotate the crown clockwise approximately 35 times.
Enter the current time
To ensure the following information is accurate, please indicate here the time that your watch is currently set at.
Calendar correction (Under 3 days)
If the watch stopped for over 3 days, skip to the next step. If your watch has been stopped for less than 72 hours, pull the crown out to position C and set the date and time by turning the crown clockwise, then push it back to position A.
Calendar correction (Over 3 days)
If your watch has been stopped for more than 72 hours, start here.
Check non-correction zone
Before setting the date, ensure the 24-hour indicator is not in the red zone (9 p.m. to 3 a.m.). If it is, proceed to the next step. Otherwise, continue to the step for setting the year and month.
Exit the red zone
Pull the crown to position C and turn it clockwise to set the date and time until the indicator moves out of the red zone, around noon (12 p.m.) is safest.
Exit the red zone
Once out of the red zone, push the crown back in to position A. The correct perpetual calendar setup will follow in the next steps.
Set the date
To set the date, pull the crown out to position B and turn the crown clockwise. It may take several turns of the crown before the correction is visible.
Setting the year and month
To set the year and month, pull the crown to position B and turn the crown counter clockwise. It may take several turns of the crown before the correction is visible.
Set the time
To correct the time and the 24-hour indication, pull out the crown to position C. The date can be adjusted in both directions.
Set the week and day
To set the week, push the crown to position B’ and turn it clockwise. First, set the week number, then the day. The week number updates after Sunday to Monday and may require multiple adjustments.
Setting the moon phase
To set the moon phase, stay in position B’, turn the crown counterclockwise to a full moon, then count days since the last full moon. Rotate counterclockwise, making the moon jump for each day. Multiple turns may be needed.
Push the crown in
In order to prevent any ingress of dust or moisture, push the crown inwards.
Completed
Congratulations! Your watch is now set.