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3 January 2014, 10:32 AM | #1 |
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Omega's anti magnetic movement
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3 January 2014, 01:18 PM | #2 |
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It's certainly an interestingly modified movement. Although using silicon and nickel phosphorous alloys is nothing new, and make no mistake there are still plenty of magnetically susceptible parts in the movement... they just don't affect the time keeping.
Overall I think this 15000 gauss is a little over sensationalized. Amagnetic balance springs are becoming more and more common and it's not like a large percentage of the watches out there are becoming magnetized regularly anyway. Magnetically resistant watches have been available for decades yet you don't see the entire market flocking to them simply for that feature. Furthermore magnetic field strength decreases with 1/r^2 so even a strong magnet has rapidly diminishing field strength at relatively short distances. My prediction is it will go the way of the co-axial movement. Different, yes; game changing, no. |
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