Anti Magnetic watch?

[VKM]

Suggestions please for a good anti magnetic watch which is genuinely anti magnetic for daily wear. Currently my daily wear is a Rolex 124060. Don't find the Milgauss or Omega appealing. So looking for any other swiss brand.
Cheers!

[Andad]

Pick any one.

[VKM]

Is IWC 357002 anti magnetic? It is not mentioned in the specs but AD says it is.

[beshannon]

Originally Posted by VKM

Suggestions please for a good anti magnetic watch which is genuinely anti magnetic for daily wear. Currently my daily wear is a Rolex 124060. Don't find the Milgauss or Omega appealing. So looking for any other swiss brand.
Cheers!

Not sure what you find unappealing about Omega, so it is hard to recommend anything to you.

[ap1]

VC os

[enjoythemusic]

Tudor BBC is METAS certified

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[Tools]

Almost every good quality watch made today is anti-magnetic as far as the hair spring is concerned.

Not sure why that would be a major consideration, however, the new Air King uses the same movement as the Milgauss.

[watchmavan]

Originally Posted by VKM

Is IWC 357002 anti magnetic? It is not mentioned in the specs but AD says it is.

Haha, AD says something that the manufacturer does not! I call bu115hit. He can get away with it as all watches have anti-magnetic properties. Most very little, others more. There's actually quite a large range. But with very few above 500 gauss. Even the Rolex Milgauss is only around 1000, which is not done at the calibre level but by a Faraday cage that it suits in.

[VKM]

Originally Posted by enjoythemusic

Tudor BBC is METAS certified

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Seems to be a good choice. I'll take a look at it.

[VKM]

Originally Posted by Tools

Almost every good quality watch made today is anti-magnetic as far as the hair spring is concerned.

Not sure why that would be a major consideration, however, the new Air King uses the same movement as the Milgauss.

Originally Posted by watchmavan

Haha, AD says something that the manufacturer does not! I call bu115hit. He can get away with it as all watches have anti-magnetic properties. Most very little, others more. There's actually quite a large range. But with very few above 500 gauss. Even the Rolex Milgauss is only around 1000, which is not done at the calibre level but by a Faraday cage that it suits in.

My business involves being amidst loudspeakers, turntables and other Audio related electronics all day. I'm constantly setting them up/interchanging the various components of the music rig/moving them around for placement. Sometimes I'm with the technician to oversee the servicing part where it is all opened up.

I thought this would be as simple as finding a good antimagnetic watch and be done with it. But now your replies make me think if I should look for how much gauss I need? Or am I being too finicky and don't need it after all?

[VKM]

Originally Posted by beshannon

Not sure what you find unappealing about Omega, so it is hard to recommend anything to you.

The Omega bracelets are too flimsy for my liking and not a fan of Omega in general except a few models.

[Andad]

I can't recommend any mechanical watch for your application.

Some speaker neo magnets can touch 15000 gauss?

[watchmavan]

Originally Posted by VKM

The Omega bracelets are too flimsy for my liking and not a fan of Omega in general except a few models.

Personally I own two Rolex and three Omega and would struggle to say that. But each to their own.

[watchmavan]

Originally Posted by VKM

My business involves being amidst loudspeakers, turntables and other Audio related electronics all day. I'm constantly setting them up/interchanging the various components of the music rig/moving them around for placement. Sometimes I'm with the technician to oversee the servicing part where it is all opened up.

I thought this would be as simple as finding a good antimagnetic watch and be done with it. But now your replies make me think if I should look for how much gauss I need? Or am I being too finicky and don't need it after all?

Looks like you're already there with watch and work. If the watch continues to keep good time then you're OK. Mind you I would think you keep your watch away from the danger zones already. But really, nothing else come close to Master Chronometer certification. So Omega and Tudor are your go to. At a level below I'd be looking for a silicon hairspring.

[beshannon]

Originally Posted by VKM

The Omega bracelets are too flimsy for my liking and not a fan of Omega in general except a few models.

Understood, good luck

[VKM]

Originally Posted by Andad

I can't recommend any mechanical watch for your application.

Some speaker neo magnets can touch 15000 gauss?

If I cant wear a mechanical watch then I might as well stop wearing a watch altogether

[VKM]

Originally Posted by watchmavan

Looks like you're already there with watch and work. If the watch continues to keep good time then you're OK. Mind you I would think you keep your watch away from the danger zones already. But really, nothing else come close to Master Chronometer certification. So Omega and Tudor are your go to. At a level below I'd be looking for a silicon hairspring.

Looking at the options looks like I have to eat my words and go for Omega SM Aqua Terra. Let me chew on that and see if I will be able to go for it.
Thanks mate.

[DJ2020]

I used to routinely expose my watches beyond 9500 gauss. Repeated exposure will add up in a watch. At that kind of field strength a paper clip becomes dangerous.

I had to be careful not to get to close. At 10 feet away you could feel the force pulling on anything magnetic. It will snatch Bobby pins out of hair.

Rolex with there version of Anti-magnetic properties took weeks to build up enough exposure to magnetize the plates and gears to slow it down. No not run fast - the hair spring was not affected.

Omega was the only watch I could find that would hold up day to day.
I am still around magnetic fields routinely and find that certain parts can still be magnetized sometimes like pins in bracelets, collars and buckles.

But at around 1000 - 1500 gauss, Any watch with a Si hair spring will do fine. Using a Fluke gauss meter you will be surprised at just how close you have be to a magnetic source in order for it to be a problem with a modern movement equipped with a Si spring before it becomes a problem.

[enjoythemusic]

Originally Posted by VKM

My business involves being amidst loudspeakers, turntables and other Audio related electronics all day.

Selling the Studer? Say it ain't so!

[watchmavan]

Worth also noting that the Master Chronometer certification used by Omega and also Tudor now is not "to" 15000 but to "at least"15000.

[EEpro]

VC overseas is my vote.

[watchmavan]

Originally Posted by EEpro

VC overseas is my vote.

Don't seem to recall any anti-magnetic features from this maker that aren't the same offered by a standard ETA calibre. From what I've seen it offers less than the watch the op has as being replaced!

Am I missing some info here. Not a brand I know a lot about?

Edit: calibre is rated to 25,000 A/m thanks to the inclusion of a soft iron casing ring and nothing to do with the calibre. That converts in gauss to only:

Result

25000 A/m
=
314.15926536 gauss

[EEpro]

Originally Posted by watchmavan

Don't seem to recall any anti-magnetic features from this maker that aren't the same offered by a standard ETA calibre. From what I've seen it offers less than the watch the op has as being replaced!

Am I missing some info here. Not a brand I know a lot about?

Edit: calibre is rated to 25,000 A/m thanks to the inclusion of a soft iron casing ring and nothing to do with the calibre. That converts in gauss to only:

Result

25000 A/m
=
314.15926536 gauss

You gents have higher standards than industry standards.

ISO 764:2020
Horology — Magnetic resistant watches

Magnetic resistant watch:
Watch designed to withstand a homogeneous and continuous direct current magnetic field of 4800 A/m encountered on a daily basis

Enhanced magnetic resistant watch:
Watch designed to withstand a homogeneous and continuous strong direct current magnetic field equal or higher than 16000 A/m encountered in close proximity

As long as you don't go inside the MRI or take the watch off and insert it into the voice coil of the subwoofer, this is going to be fine. I work around klystrons and magnetrons at work and have only ever had my early 2000s 300m Seamaster 2254 affected by magnetism. My modern Rolex watches, modern Omegas, and VC have all been just fine.

[watchmavan]

Originally Posted by EEpro

You gents have higher standards than industry standards.

ISO 764:2020
Horology — Magnetic resistant watches

Magnetic resistant watch:
Watch designed to withstand a homogeneous and continuous direct current magnetic field of 4800 A/m encountered on a daily basis

Enhanced magnetic resistant watch:
Watch designed to withstand a homogeneous and continuous strong direct current magnetic field equal or higher than 16000 A/m encountered in close proximity

As long as you don't go inside the MRI or take the watch off and insert it into the voice coil of the subwoofer, this is going to be fine. I work around klystrons and magnetrons at work and have only ever had my early 2000s 300m Seamaster 2254 affected by magnetism. My modern Rolex watches, modern Omegas, and VC have all been just fine.

I would agree that almost any modern watch will do the trick if not being silly. However, given today's range of options I think anti-magnetic for the op is something more. 100m is the standard for a divers watch but few people would settle for less than 200m. It is not about the standard really and never had been. So I'd say again that 300 gauss is in fact very little given what's available.

[VKM]

Originally Posted by ap1

VC os

Originally Posted by EEpro

VC overseas is my vote.

I let go of a VC OS few years back when the AD pushed me to take it off his hands. I've been regretting it ever since and now the regret only increases.

[VKM]

Originally Posted by DJ2020

I used to routinely expose my watches beyond 9500 gauss. Repeated exposure will add up in a watch. At that kind of field strength a paper clip becomes dangerous.

I had to be careful not to get to close. At 10 feet away you could feel the force pulling on anything magnetic. It will snatch Bobby pins out of hair.

Rolex with there version of Anti-magnetic properties took weeks to build up enough exposure to magnetize the plates and gears to slow it down. No not run fast - the hair spring was not affected.

Omega was the only watch I could find that would hold up day to day.
I am still around magnetic fields routinely and find that certain parts can still be magnetized sometimes like pins in bracelets, collars and buckles.

But at around 1000 - 1500 gauss, Any watch with a Si hair spring will do fine. Using a Fluke gauss meter you will be surprised at just how close you have be to a magnetic source in order for it to be a problem with a modern movement equipped with a Si spring before it becomes a problem.

Yes it has happened quite a few times, even smaller speakers pull the pins and clips and I deal with some pretty big speakers and amplifiers.

[VKM]

Originally Posted by enjoythemusic

Selling the Studer? Say it ain't so!

Haha, Studer is not for sale, its been with me for 20years. It is for the demo of the spool tapes which I distribute. I think this is a better picture choice.

[enjoythemusic]

^^^^^^^^

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[Dr.Stu]

You should take a look at the Sinn line. They make some nice antimagnetic watches & this line is rated to at least 1000 Gauss:
https://www.watchbuys.com/store/pc/A...00-A-m-c78.htm
https://www.sinn.de/en/Sinn-Spezialuhren.htm
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If I had the wrist for it I'd probably go for the EZM-7 Fire Brigade watch (very cool looking watch & probably indestructible!)