Sólo había visto por encima el hilo de WUS, y una pena no saber alemán, pero leyendo un poco más despacio cada vez me parece más interesante, quien quiera el artículo en alemán:
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Y sobre lo que han ido traduciendo los foreros de WUS: lista de los modelos que han pasado el test:
Breitling Superocean Steelfish XL (2000m rated)
Certina 1888 (300m)
Doxa Sub750T Professional (750m)
Fortis B-42 Marinemaster (200m)
Mido All Dial Diver Automatic (200m)
Oris TT1 Titan Divers (300m)
Sinn U2 (2000m)
TAG Heuer Aquaracer (300m)
UTS Professional Diver 1000 (1000m)
Pruebas que han pasado:
[Remark: it's a DIN standard - this means some of it has nothing to do with real life and the language or nomenclature can be somewhat screwed. Further remarks also in italics.]
1. Readability: From a distance of 25 cm everything must be readable under all lighting conditions. The continued function of the watch must be perceptible.
2. Functionality of the operation elements. [with no requirements?]
3. Functionality of the device for preselection of of the diving time [they're talking about the rotating bezel]: Must be secured against accidental adjusting, must have a minute scale with contrasting 5-minute markers.
4. Fitting elements. [no requirements either?]
5. Accuracy.
6. Tightness at air overpressure: The watch has an inner pressure of 1 bar, has to withstand an outer pressure of 2 bar.
7. Function test at water pressure: The watch will be exposed to the water pressure given by the manufacturer for 20 minutes, it may not stop during the test.
8. Tightness at water pressure: The watch will be exposed to 1.25 times of the water pressure stated by the manufacturer for 1 hour. Subsequently a pressure of 0.3 bar is applied, also for 1 hour. Before and after the tests a check for condensation is done - condensation on the inside of the crystal is a giveaway of water intrusion.
9. Saltwater-proofness: The watches are put into an air-saturated solution containing 3% Sodiumchloride [Salt].
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Y sobre los fallos graves:
Watches having technical problems were: Breitling, Doxa, Mido, Oris.
Doxa and Oris stopped at pressures slightly below (Doxa, but second sample flawless) or well above (Oris) manufacturer's depth ratings. In case of the Doxa that's 750 m - do you want to go this far?
But the true failures are:
1. The crushed Breitling crystal (But who cares? At 1900 m? And a second sample was flawless! Just a case of "s#### happens".)
2. The functional test of the Mido at depth, as it stopped well before the manufacturers spec. pressure was reached. (Well, "just another desk divers watch" some of you might say.)
El cristal del Breitling se rompió a los 1900 m.
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