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Advancements in endurance testing
Take, for example, the absolutely condensation-
free, anti-reflective, german submarine steel diving
watch – made possible by hYdrO Technology.
Other examples include a chronometer
chronograph fashioned from a 22-carat gold alloy
that is as hard as stainless steel and a chronometer
with a magnetic resistance of up to 80,000 a/m.
There are also watches with a clockwork
mechanism optimally protected from aging
by an inert gas and integrated dehumidifying
capsule. The list would not be complete without
mentioning the development of mission timers
(einsatzzeitmesser or ezm in german) for firefighters,
for special police units and border patrol guards
as well as Temperature resistance Technology
to keep mechanical watches performing at
temperatures ranging from − 45 °C to + 80 °C. This
technology has proven its worth in the ezm 10
TeSTaF model, for example, used as part of the
official approvals procedure for airbus helicopter’s
(formerly eurocopter) eC 145 T2 high-performance
helicopter. hot and cold climate tests and
high-altitude experiments were carried out in the
deserts of the USa, the rocky mountains and the
frozen wastes of Canada. The watch was worn
unprotected, outside the pilot’s overall, during cold
climate tests at temperatures reaching − 45 °C.
