Watch enthusiasts and military fans around the world like to dig into what watches the U.S. military wears. The U.S. military has the ability to make money, so it has always been a major consumer of professional watches. The variety, details, and brands are unparalleled among others.
As the bomb disposal unit is always on the front line of explosion danger, the military watches equipped with it have the highest requirements for sturdiness among all watches. Building a Hurt Locker military watch is by no means an easy task. Therefore, the U.S. Navy Hurt Locker chose Ball, a specialist in tool watches. Ball is also one of the U.S. military’s long-term military watch suppliers. The Hurt Locker military watch is the most shock-resistant Ball in history. This watch is designed to withstand the impact and shock of explosions to the greatest extent.
It can be said that Boll has taken great pains to maximize the shock resistance. Shock protection is like doing Tai Chi. It focuses on one\'s strength to dissolve the impact. There are three unique tricks in total, which allow him to protect the body with magical power and easily cope with the test of 50,000Gs.
The most important component of a watch is the movement. Ball also pursues durability when it comes to movement. This watch is equipped with the ETA 2892A2 automatic movement. The ETA 2892 movement has a simple structure, is accurate and durable, and this watch The watch uses a polished version of the observatory level. Ball has now achieved full-line observatory certification in terms of movement.
The movement is the “viscera” of a watch. Just like the bomb disposal unit in reality puts on explosion-proof suits for bomb disposal engineers, Bohr also dresses the entire machine. Xin created a set of "explosion-proof suits".
Ball has created a very large black protective inner ring, made of extremely elastic composite materials, that wraps the entire movement and dial, firmly fixing its position. This black protective inner ring can effectively absorb and dissipate the impact of the impact. energy. At the same time, the protective ring has a precisely calculated structure and is divided into two sections. At the same time, each section has three circular protrusions to buffer the bottom cover and soft iron cover, making the movement seem to be suspended in the case. Greatly reduce the impact of impact on the movement.
Not only that, Ball has also upgraded the movement body to be shockproof. The eye-catching red device on the balance wheel is the SpringLock hairspring lock system, which can effectively reduce the damage to the hairspring during external impacts. Impact, the impact can be reduced by up to 66%.
The hairspring is an elastic metal wire that often deforms when subjected to strong impact, causing the hairspring to "disorganize". In response to this problem, Ball developed a hairspring lock device. The hairspring lock is essentially a protective cover made of red composite material. The frame covers the hairspring to prevent the hairspring from deforming when it is subjected to a huge impact. It can also effectively Isolate the external impact and damage to the hairspring body.
This technology was launched by Ball in 2013, which made the industry shine. Later, Ball further optimized it and launched the second generation hairspring lock system in 2016, optimizing the hairspring lock structure and using a new hairspring made of red composite material. Lock system, this watch uses the second generation hairspring lock system.
In addition to putting on a special "golden bell" for the hairspring to prevent the hairspring from "extraordinary actions". Ball also developed a spinner lock, the Spring SEAL system, to address the weaknesses of the "snap" fine-tuning structure.
This Boer is equipped with ETA 2892A2, which uses an eccentric screw fine-tuning structure. When a strong impact strikes, the eccentric screw will often be displaced, thus making the travel time accuracy slower or faster. The Spring SEAL system is to The trimmer is locked twice to prevent it from shifting, thus avoiding speed errors.
These three sets of combinations give this watch ten times the performance of traditional shock-proof watches, and can easily withstand impacts equivalent to 50,000 g of force.
As a qualified military watch, the three most basic elements are waterproof, shockproof, and antimagnetic. This military watch has no shortcomings in these three elements. This watch has a soft iron cover structure, and there is an anti-magnetic metal sheet behind the bottom cover. Using the Faraday cage effect principle, it can resist 1000 Gauss magnetic interference and is the same level as Rolex\'s magnetic type.
Like many Hurt Lockers, this watch is crafted from grade 2 titanium. During bomb disposal missions, bomb disposal personnel will encounter various types of bombs, some of which may contain strong magnetic fields. These magnetic fields can interfere with the normal operation of bomb disposal tools and even detonate bombs. Therefore, the equipment of bomb disposal units is often made of magnetically inert materials to resist magnetic field interference.
Titanium is magnetically inert and is used in many bomb disposal equipment. Therefore, Ball chose titanium alloy to build bulletproof military watches. Grade 2 titanium is also called "pure titanium". The tensile strength of grade 2 titanium is over 750MPa, and the yield strength is over 500MPa. This means that grade 2 titanium will not be easily deformed or damaged when subjected to external forces. It has good tensile properties and can well cope with explosion damage.
The engraving on the back cover also shows elements of the Hurt Locker. The pattern is the fourth level EOD Master badge of the US Navy Hurt Locker, which is the highest level badge in the unit.
As a military watch for the Navy\'s bulletproof troops, the working environment of underwater bomb disposal must also be considered. This watch is also a 300-meter waterproof diving watch. It adopts a screw-in bottom cover and crown design. In order to prevent the crown from being damaged after an explosion. The explosion damaged the crown, making it impossible to pull it out. Ball also designed an additional bridge guard for the lock handle for double locking and protection.
The diving bezel is made of stainless steel, not sapphire or ceramic, because these materials will shatter after an explosion. The anti-slip grooves on the outer edge of the bezel are very thick, and the sound of rotation is very crisp, even when wearing professional gloves. Can be easily operated.
Whether it is an explosion-proof suit or a diving suit, there is a corresponding thickness, so Ball added a quick extension design to the buckle. At the same time, Ball adopted a three-fold design with higher structural strength, so that the strap can withstand 1,400 Newtons of impact. , the lock is more secure and will not be blown away.
Ball is affectionately called the "Lamp Factory" by watch friends. The entire watch has 28 tritium luminous tubes in two colors. The U.S. military has always had requirements for all-weather luminous performance of military watches. Therefore, LED or tritium gas tube luminous lights are commonly used in military watches, because the combat environment may instantly enter a lightless environment, and the current mainstream Swiss super luminous light requires light energy storage. The tritium gas tube has full-time and global luminescence, no need to store light, and it becomes bright when it is dark.
Nowadays, the watch industry is developing in an increasingly diversified direction, and the market continues to be segmented. Ball’s role as a Swiss high-end professional tool watch is outstanding. It is not difficult to see that almost all of Ball’s research and development are centered around The word "durable" unfolds, and this point was decided 133 years ago.
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