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Ball Engineer Hydrocarbon Original Automatic Watch
Colour: Black
· Ref: DM2218B-SCJ-BK
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Colour: Black
Authenticity
Authorized Ball dealer
Warranty
Official Ball warranty
Shipping
Free · DHL Express
Returns
30 days from delivery
Overview
Ball Engineer Hydrocarbon Original Automatic Watch with Black Dial.
The Engineer Hydrocarbon line carries Ball's heaviest protection — crown guards, lubricants rated for extreme cold, and several models developed with military and professional diving units. The Original keeps the mu-metal magnetic protection, the Amortiser rotor brake and the triple-folding clasp that made the line's reputation. The same case runs to 43 mm in stainless steel, 14.55 mm thick.
30 sealed glass tubes of tritium gas illuminate the hands, the indices and the bezel, each self-powered for 25 years. Around the movement, the patented Amortiser® system absorbs impact to 7,500 Gs and magnetic protection reaches 80,000 A/m — 1,000 Gauss, contained by an inner case of mu-metal, an alloy of nickel, iron, copper and molybdenum that draws field lines around the movement.
With 30 tubes across the face, the entire display reads at once in the dark, at the brightness it held the year before.
At a glance
- 30 tritium gas tubes, self-powered for 25 years
- COSC chronometer · 38-hour reserve
- Antimagnetic to 80,000 A/m — 1,000 Gauss · Amortiser® shock system, 7,500 Gs
- Unidirectional rotating bezel · patented crown protection
- Anti-reflective domed sapphire crystal
Specs
Movement
Type
Automatic
Power reserve
38 Hours
Frequency
28800 A/h
Jewels
25 jewels
Case
Material
Stainless steel
Diameter
43 mm
Thickness
14.55 mm
Crystal
Anti-reflective domed sapphire
Crown
Patented crown protection system
Antimagnetic
80,000 A/m
Shock system
amortiser® patented
Impact resistance
7,500 Gs
Dial
Color
Black
Calendar
Day and date
Lume
Hands and indices and bezel
Gas tubes
30 H3 Gas tubes
Water resistance
Rating
20 atm
Bracelet
Material
Stainless steel
Clasp
Type
Patented folding buckle with extension system
General
Country of manufacture
Switzerland
Warranty
3 years
Questions & Answers
What happens to the gas tubes over the years?
The 30 tubes hold tritium gas, which emits its own light through radioactive decay, continuously and without any outside energy. Tritium has a half-life of 12.3 years, so the glow fades slowly. Ball rates the tubes for at least 25 years of useful reading.
What does COSC certification actually guarantee?
The movement was tested for 15 days by the Contrôle Officiel Suisse des Chronomètres in 5 positions and at 3 temperatures, and it must hold an average daily rate between -4 and +6 seconds. The certificate covers the movement as tested, before it was cased.
What does 1,000 Gauss protect against in practice?
80,000 A/m is the equivalent of 1,000 Gauss, which covers the magnets you meet in a normal day — speaker surrounds, laptop and tablet closures, handbag clasps, induction hobs. An inner case of mu-metal, an alloy of nickel, iron, copper and molybdenum, draws the field lines around the movement.
What does the Amortiser system do?
A ring around the movement damps the shock before it reaches the gear train, and a brake holds the rotor so that an impact cannot spin it violently on its axis, which is how a shock usually damages an automatic movement.
What is the crown guard for?
The crown is the opening in the case, and the point where water and dust reach the movement first. A guard takes the blow before the stem does, and keeps the crown from being knocked open against a door frame or a rock.
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