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1fastsaleen · 28 December 2007, 05:00 AM

Ok I need a little help on this one.

What is so special about this watch? I'm sure I could search the web a find out but I appreciate your opinions more so.

Thanks in advance.

Lol-x · 28 December 2007, 03:59 PM

There is quite a bit written about this watch on the forum. You can do a search for "milgauss" and you will get a lot of replies.
However, it is a watch that has been around for quite a number of years. It has just been re-released with a new movement, case, bracelet etc. The anniversary model has a green tinted sapphire crystal that looks quite alluring or at least interesting.

Defiancekofb · 28 December 2007, 04:08 PM

What is the MSRP for the green tinted version at an AD?

Lol-x · 28 December 2007, 04:10 PM

About US$6,250 if you can get it

Defiancekofb · 28 December 2007, 04:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lol-x

About US$6,250 if you can get it

I just wanted to know because flebay has them at SS Daytona-like prices.

river999 · 3 January 2008, 12:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lol-x

About US$6,250 if you can get it

I was told that "if you can find it, this one is going for $12,500".
True?

Lol-x · 28 December 2007, 04:16 PM

E-scam, yeah if you got to have it and price is no object well......

Thani · 28 December 2007, 07:27 PM

you tell me whats not special???

SPACE-DWELLER · 28 December 2007, 07:36 PM

Basically, what makes the Milgauss special is the highly anti-magnetic case construction (two casebacks and a Faraday cage that protects the movememt from the influence of magnetic fields of up to 1,000 Gauss (0,1 Tesla). The Parachrom Blue hairspring adds to great anti-magnetic properties:

Rolex made a highly anti-magnetic watch earlier, the Oyster Quartz, that was anti-magnetic to 1,000 Oersted.

Design-wise, the new Milgauss is special in as much as it has a green-edged crystal (the GV version = Glasse Verte). Also there are orange 3, 6 and 9 markers and Milgauss writing on the GV. The lightning bolt hand (orange, too) is a reminiscent of the lightning bolt hand that you also found on the early, now discontinued Milgauss models.

mike · 28 December 2007, 07:39 PM

One of the thicker watches in the line up,

1fastsaleen · 29 December 2007, 05:54 AM

Thank you guys. I appreciate the education.

Goodwatch · 29 December 2007, 08:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SPACE-DWELLER

Basically, what makes the Milgauss special is the highly anti-magnetic case construction (two casebacks and a Faraday cage that protects the movememt from the influence of magnetic fields of up to 1,000 Gauss (0,1 Tesla). The Parachrom Blue hairspring adds to great anti-magnetic properties:

Rolex made a highly anti-magnetic watch earlier, the Oyster Quartz, that was anti-magnetic to 1,000 Oersted.

Design-wise, the new Milgauss is special in as much as it has a green-edged crystal (the GV version = Glasse Verte). Also there are orange 3, 6 and 9 markers and Milgauss writing on the GV. The lightning bolt hand (orange, too) is a reminiscent of the lightning bolt hand that you also found on the early, now discontinued Milgauss models.

You are a gem! The original Milgauss started out as a less than stellar watch (like the Daytona). Now they are very sought after.

funlab · 29 December 2007, 12:30 PM

it seems to be a highly over hyped watch based on the reputation of the early predecessor. i personally find little attractive about it and don't find it interesting in form or function. some out there do like it and that's what makes this hobby so much fun. beauty is certainly in the eye of the beholder. i'm not going to get this watch and i can't understand for the life of me why anyone would pay the outrageous dollars some of the sellers are asking. the market is a curious place.

stewie · 29 December 2007, 06:21 AM

I have the white face one, and I still love to read about the, and I'll see these pics and im like "man that is pretty, wait, I have one!".. haha

daytona1 · 29 December 2007, 07:55 AM

Really I cant see any reason to own this watch unless you are a radar tech or a doctor that works very close to some kind of imaging machine. Is there a differant reason? Maybe I just dont understand.

Arturo · 3 January 2008, 02:31 AM

There going to be fewer of them naturally due to the limited market of people who need this kind of watch.....a scarcity borne of reality, and not of the kind of purposeful scarcity created by Rolex to increase the interest in the SS Daytona...a very nice watch, but hardly worth the hype when compared to all the other worthy candidates. But we are in a world of myth and symbol and the convergence of both into icons. For some this beautiful Milgauss will become an icon, but I doubt that Rolex will push it like it has the SS Daytona which is such a transparent ploy.

28 December 2007, 05:00 AM	#1
1fastsaleen Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: so. cal. Posts: 28	Milgauss Ok I need a little help on this one. What is so special about this watch? I'm sure I could search the web a find out but I appreciate your opinions more so. Thanks in advance.

28 December 2007, 07:27 PM	#8
Thani Banned Join Date: Oct 2007 Real Name: Thani Location: Dubai UAE Watch: Milgauss 116400 GV Posts: 2,082	you tell me whats not special??? Attached Images

28 December 2007, 07:36 PM	#9
SPACE-DWELLER "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Real Name: Bo Location: Denmark Watch: Rolex, of course! Posts: 22,436	Basically, what makes the Milgauss special is the highly anti-magnetic case construction (two casebacks and a Faraday cage that protects the movememt from the influence of magnetic fields of up to 1,000 Gauss (0,1 Tesla). The Parachrom Blue hairspring adds to great anti-magnetic properties: Rolex made a highly anti-magnetic watch earlier, the Oyster Quartz, that was anti-magnetic to 1,000 Oersted. Design-wise, the new Milgauss is special in as much as it has a green-edged crystal (the GV version = Glasse Verte). Also there are orange 3, 6 and 9 markers and Milgauss writing on the GV. The lightning bolt hand (orange, too) is a reminiscent of the lightning bolt hand that you also found on the early, now discontinued Milgauss models. __________________ With kind regards, Bo LocTite 221: The Taming Of The Screw...

28 December 2007, 03:59 PM	#2
Lol-x Facilitator Join Date: Nov 2005 Real Name: Steve Location: Omnipresent Posts: 33,588	There is quite a bit written about this watch on the forum. You can do a search for "milgauss" and you will get a lot of replies. However, it is a watch that has been around for quite a number of years. It has just been re-released with a new movement, case, bracelet etc. The anniversary model has a green tinted sapphire crystal that looks quite alluring or at least interesting.

28 December 2007, 04:08 PM	#3
Defiancekofb "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: US Posts: 1,999	What is the MSRP for the green tinted version at an AD?

28 December 2007, 04:10 PM	#4
Lol-x Facilitator Join Date: Nov 2005 Real Name: Steve Location: Omnipresent Posts: 33,588	About US$6,250 if you can get it

28 December 2007, 04:16 PM	#7
Lol-x Facilitator Join Date: Nov 2005 Real Name: Steve Location: Omnipresent Posts: 33,588	E-scam, yeah if you got to have it and price is no object well......

28 December 2007, 07:39 PM	#10
mike "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 22,683	One of the thicker watches in the line up,

29 December 2007, 05:54 AM	#11
1fastsaleen Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: so. cal. Posts: 28	Thank you guys. I appreciate the education.

29 December 2007, 12:30 PM	#13
funlab "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Real Name: David Location: US Posts: 347	it seems to be a highly over hyped watch based on the reputation of the early predecessor. i personally find little attractive about it and don't find it interesting in form or function. some out there do like it and that's what makes this hobby so much fun. beauty is certainly in the eye of the beholder. i'm not going to get this watch and i can't understand for the life of me why anyone would pay the outrageous dollars some of the sellers are asking. the market is a curious place.

29 December 2007, 06:21 AM	#14
stewie Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: USA Posts: 323	I have the white face one, and I still love to read about the, and I'll see these pics and im like "man that is pretty, wait, I have one!".. haha

29 December 2007, 07:55 AM	#15
daytona1 Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: miami Posts: 673	Really I cant see any reason to own this watch unless you are a radar tech or a doctor that works very close to some kind of imaging machine. Is there a differant reason? Maybe I just dont understand.

3 January 2008, 02:31 AM	#16
Arturo "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2005 Real Name: Arturo Location: Pacific Northwest Watch: Black GMT ll Posts: 1,271	There going to be fewer of them naturally due to the limited market of people who need this kind of watch.....a scarcity borne of reality, and not of the kind of purposeful scarcity created by Rolex to increase the interest in the SS Daytona...a very nice watch, but hardly worth the hype when compared to all the other worthy candidates. But we are in a world of myth and symbol and the convergence of both into icons. For some this beautiful Milgauss will become an icon, but I doubt that Rolex will push it like it has the SS Daytona which is such a transparent ploy.

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