Nice recent Milgauss article in GQ

[medtner]

https://www.gq.com/search?q=Milgauss+

[Nikrnic]

Bummer, not linking up..

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[medtner]

https://www.gq.com/search?q=Milgauss+

[Laszlo]

Such an underrated watch. Thanks for sharing.

[Nikrnic]

Originally Posted by medtner

https://www.gq.com/search?q=Milgauss+

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[othertbone]

Love how it's different to the usual black, especially that z blue, wow!

[VegasMilgauss]

Nice article - thanks for sharing.

[jlovda]

As an electrical engineer, the name of the watch never made sense to me. A millimeter is 1/1000 of a meter, a milligram is 1/1000 of a gram. A milligauss should be 1/1000 of a gauss. A kilogauss should be 1000 gauss just as a kilometer is 1000 meters.

[JR16]

Originally Posted by jlovda

As an electrical engineer, the name of the watch never made sense to me. A millimeter is 1/1000 of a meter, a milligram is 1/1000 of a gram. A milligauss should be 1/1000 of a gauss. A kilogauss should be 1000 gauss just as a kilometer is 1000 meters.

Maybe that’s why it’s not a big seller. Too confusing


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[BigJaJa]

Originally Posted by jlovda

As an electrical engineer, the name of the watch never made sense to me. A millimeter is 1/1000 of a meter, a milligram is 1/1000 of a gram. A milligauss should be 1/1000 of a gauss. A kilogauss should be 1000 gauss just as a kilometer is 1000 meters.

It’s not called a milligauss. ‘Mille’ ( pronounced ‘mil’) is the French word for thousand and I think it is named after that. Funnily though it is more accurate in Spanish (thousand in Spanish is ‘mil’).

[logo]

Originally Posted by jlovda

As an electrical engineer, the name of the watch never made sense to me. A millimeter is 1/1000 of a meter, a milligram is 1/1000 of a gram. A milligauss should be 1/1000 of a gauss. A kilogauss should be 1000 gauss just as a kilometer is 1000 meters.

Not to mention I’m not sure what scientist would go without a date complication. Grant deadlines, data logs, conference travel etc.

[kieselguhr]

Originally Posted by logo

Not to mention I’m not sure what scientist would go without a date complication. Grant deadlines, data logs, conference travel etc.

- pull out a phone
- computer
- calendar

Thank god for date complications on MECHANICAL watches! How do we survive without them?!

[BT1985]

Yay Milgauss




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[MBgle]

Picked up mine last week. Did I just buy at the right time? I foresee a major increase in demand after this article...lol

[FQ01]

Originally Posted by jlovda

As an electrical engineer, the name of the watch never made sense to me. A millimeter is 1/1000 of a meter, a milligram is 1/1000 of a gram. A milligauss should be 1/1000 of a gauss. A kilogauss should be 1000 gauss just as a kilometer is 1000 meters.

I might make an assumption, that since the watch is named "Milgaus" and not Milligause, it might originate from French word "Mille" that means 1000, but sounds exactly "mil". Another supporting evidence for French origin might be the fact that the watch was either made by the request of, or tesed in CERN labs, which are situated near Geneve, a frankophone part of Switzerland, so naming a watch that can sustain 1000 Gauss a "Milgausse" makes a lot of sense.

I do not know it for sure, just my guess

[HONDABBQ]

Originally Posted by jlovda

As an electrical engineer, the name of the watch never made sense to me. A millimeter is 1/1000 of a meter, a milligram is 1/1000 of a gram. A milligauss should be 1/1000 of a gauss. A kilogauss should be 1000 gauss just as a kilometer is 1000 meters.

Mille is 1000 in French.

Didn’t see the above post.

[logo]

Originally Posted by kieselguhr

- pull out a phone
- computer
- calendar

Thank god for date complications on MECHANICAL watches! How do we survive without them?!

Right.... just like we have electronic recording for track times now making a daytona obsolete, that we have our brains to simply count how many hours difference our new time zone is making the GMT useless, and that 99.999% of humans will never venture past 100m deep yet for some reason there is a SD4K. Why there is a date function on a dive watch I don't know, but I like it.

Yes these are mechanical watches. Yes many of the existing complications on mechanical watches are "unnecessary." All I'm saying is that for a professional line watch, it should have the necessary complications and functionality required by that profession, no matter how obsolete the complication/function may be with today's technology/society. For science, a date function probably fits that.

Plus, back in 1956 when the Milgauss first came to be, those scientists did not have cell pones, and computers were not as they are today, so having a date function on your wrist probably would have been quite practical.

[nick800]

My goodness that is a good looking watch

[kieselguhr]

Originally Posted by logo

Right.... just like we have electronic recording for track times now making a daytona obsolete, that we have our brains to simply count how many hours difference our new time zone is making the GMT useless, and that 99.999% of humans will never venture past 100m deep yet for some reason there is a SD4K. Why there is a date function on a dive watch I don't know, but I like it.



Yes these are mechanical watches. Yes many of the existing complications on mechanical watches are "unnecessary." All I'm saying is that for a professional line watch, it should have the necessary complications and functionality required by that profession, no matter how obsolete the complication/function may be with today's technology/society. For science, a date function probably fits that.



Plus, back in 1956 when the Milgauss first came to be, those scientists did not have cell pones, and computers were not as they are today, so having a date function on your wrist probably would have been quite practical.

Those scientists were working in highly magnetic environments resulting in magnetized movements. Putting a date window on the Milgauss defeats the purpose of the faraday cage.

[pepsiretail]

The watch is stunning and a joy to wear.






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[medtner]

Originally Posted by medtner

https://www.gq.com/search?q=Milgauss+

https://timeandtidewatches.com/redis...lgauss-z-blue/

[Fire bloke]

Then of course there is the Air-king ..
Which is in all but name is a Millgauss
Same case
Same working
Same soft iron Faraday cage that can withstand
A thousand Gauss..

Same watch head in all but name..
Just a different dial like the white black and z-blue

[Bizcut1]

Wow - beauty. Love the white one, too.

[Singslinger]

When it was first released in 2007-2008, people thought the GV version was a limited edition because of the green crystal.

Some ended up paying more than twice the MSRP before realization set in that this is was normal, production run model.

Great watch, my perfect travel watch - looks great and there's no need to set the date.

[watchwatcher]

Originally Posted by pepsiretail

The watch is stunning and a joy to wear.

It sure is!

And those are two great criteria to use in selecting a watch.

[dreyep]

Originally Posted by jlovda

As an electrical engineer, the name of the watch never made sense to me. A millimeter is 1/1000 of a meter, a milligram is 1/1000 of a gram. A milligauss should be 1/1000 of a gauss. A kilogauss should be 1000 gauss just as a kilometer is 1000 meters.

Millipede, eh?

[Nikrnic]

Originally Posted by Fire bloke

Then of course there is the Air-king ..
Which is in all but name is a Millgauss
Same case
Same working
Same soft iron Faraday cage that can withstand
A thousand Gauss..

Same watch head in all but name..
Just a different dial like the white black and z-blue

Plus this. Fully polished case. PCLs. Spring loaded clasp release. Raised crown on clasp. "That dial"w/lumed markers LV crystal. Lightning bolt second hand. I have/had both, kept Milgauss

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[Jona]

I passed on the white dial MG but ended up with this one. Would have been a tough choice had both been in stock at the time. It's a great look with the green crystal.

[Ove]

I miss mine. Waiting for my new Bluesy. Will I regret? That is the "mile"dollar question...

[J.P.Jones]

Originally Posted by kieselguhr

Those scientists were working in highly magnetic environments resulting in magnetized movements. Putting a date window on the Milgauss defeats the purpose of the faraday cage.

Omega Globemaster is METAS-certified up to 15,000 Gauss. And it has a date window.