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Watch Maniac
·That's actually really cool I would love to see something like that in person.
My greying Milgauss
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Foo2rama
··Nowhere near as grumpy as he used to be...Ahh the millgauss. Not as anti-magnetic as even the most basic omegas, and apparently not as UV resistant either.
that being said I love the grey and orange dial.
that being said I love the grey and orange dial.
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OptionZ
·Ahh the millgauss. Not as anti-magnetic as even the most basic omegas, and apparently not as IV resistant either.
that being said I love the grey and orange dial.
I don’t know anyone who would wear a steel of any sort in a field exceeding that. At that point, i’m worried about physical interactions to the case, not magnetization of the hairspring. Even stainless steel becomes ferromagnetic if work hardened, and I wouldn’t want to play around.
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Scarecrow Boat
··Burt Macklin, FBIHow anti-magnetic is it? I know Hodinkee had tested it to 4000 Gauss, which is a super strong magnet.
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Bizcut1
·It's a Milgauss. A very nice piece but hardly a vintage (or vintage variant) watch in high demand.
Have Rolex replace the dial and second hand and go, go, go for another 30 years...
Have Rolex replace the dial and second hand and go, go, go for another 30 years...
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BlackTalon
··This Space for RentAhh the millgauss. Not as anti-magnetic as even the most basic omegas, and apparently not as IV resistant either.
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Foo2rama
··Nowhere near as grumpy as he used to be...an IV may be just what it needs to regain the strength to fight against the dial fade.
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OptionZ
·Doh auto correct!!! UV…
In terms of what the Milgauss is about, it’s an antiquated technology that has been superseded many times over by modern tech. Just like dive watches, Pilot watches, tachymeters.
Now, for the shielding to work, the dial needs to contain just as much flux as the plate in back. I wonder in the dial is a different material
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Scarecrow Boat
··Burt Macklin, FBII wonder in the dial is a different material
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OptionZ
·Given brass is antimagnetic and is the material of choice for watch dials, I’m going to guess it is brass. It is what Rolex uses for majority of their other dials.
That would make sense from manufacturing. But it would not make sense from magnetics. Brass is not ferromagnetic, but a shield needs to be ferromagnetic, but also needs low remanence.
You’d either shield it front and rear, or not shield it at all. The Milgauss is becoming a puzzle to me. Given how many scientists probably own the watch, I surprised there isn't more technical info about it. I may be forced to run my own experiments
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Foo2rama
··Nowhere near as grumpy as he used to be...That would make sense from manufacturing. But it would not make sense from magnetics. Brass is not ferromagnetic, but a shield needs to be ferromagnetic, but also needs low remanence.
You’d either shield it front and rear, or not shield it at all. The Milgauss is becoming a puzzle to me. Given how many scientists probably own the watch, I surprised there isn't more technical info about it. I may be forced to run my own experiments
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Scarecrow Boat
··Burt Macklin, FBIThat would make sense from manufacturing. But it would not make sense from magnetics. Brass is not ferromagnetic, but a shield needs to be ferromagnetic, but also needs low remanence.
You’d either shield it front and rear, or not shield it at all. The Milgauss is becoming a puzzle to me. Given how many scientists probably own the watch, I surprised there isn't more technical info about it. I may be forced to run my own experiments
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OptionZ
·Hmm... do you think divers own and use dive watches? Or do Pilots use Pilots watches?
I am a scientist, and I do know other scientists attracted to the Milgauss.
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If you still have the dial, hold a magnet against it
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Scarecrow Boat
··Burt Macklin, FBIIf you still have the dial, hold a magnet against it
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·Oh, it’s not mine but it does look like brass(?) I’m just sharing the images here.
Just full disclosure. I am a scientist with a few patents in the field of magnetics. And a Milgauss owner.
And I am trying very hard not to dissect my watch to answer these questions.
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·Ah. I do agree.
Just full disclosure. I am a scientist with a few patents in the field of magnetics. And a Milgauss owner.
And I am trying very hard not to dissect my watch to answer these questions.
(is no one getting my magnet puns? - I know they can be polarizing)
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Dan S
·I believe that the original IWC Ingenieur had a soft iron layer on the back of the dial, which combined with the soft iron back cover to make a faraday cage around the movement. I've never heard anything about the Milgauss dial material.
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·I believe that the original IWC Ingenieur had a soft iron layer on the back of the dial, which combined with the soft iron back cover to make a faraday cage around the movement. I've never heard anything about the Milgauss dial material.
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