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Ball Fireman Victory Automatic Watch

Colour: Black  · Ref: NM2098C-S4J-BK
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Authenticity
Authorized Ball dealer
Warranty
Official Ball warranty
Shipping
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Returns
30 days from delivery

Overview

Ball Fireman Victory Automatic Watch with Black Dial.

Fireman inherits the practicality of the railroad watches directly, in the simplest cases Ball builds. The Victory is the plainest reading of the Fireman: the watch a railway fireman would have carried a century ago, reduced to hours, minutes, seconds and a day. Its stainless steel case measures 40 mm across and 11.6 mm thick.

The Ball RR1103 provides a 38-hour power reserve, and its hands and indices are lit by 14 sealed glass tubes of tritium gas, each one self-powered for 25 years. Around it, the case absorbs impact to 5,000 Gs.

All 14 tubes glow without interruption, so the watch reads the same at 3 a.m. as at noon.

At a glance
  • 14 tritium gas tubes, self-powered for 25 years
  • Ball RR1103 · 38-hour reserve
  • Shock resistant to 5,000 Gs

Specs

Movement
Type Automatic
Calibre Ball RR1103
Power reserve 38 Hours
Frequency 28800 A/h
Jewels 25 jewels
Case
Material Stainless steel
Diameter 40 mm
Thickness 11.6 mm
Crystal Anti-reflective Sapphire
Crown Screw-down crown
Impact resistance 5,000 Gs
Dial
Color Black
Calendar Day
Lume Hands and indices
Gas tubes 14 H3 Gas tubes
Water resistance
Rating 10 atm
Strap
Width 20 mm
Bracelet
Material Stainless steel
Clasp
Type Foldover clasp
General
Gender Men
Country of manufacture Switzerland
Warranty 3 years

Questions & Answers

What happens to the gas tubes over the years?

The 14 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.

Does the crown screw down?

Yes. It threads into the case and compresses its gasket, which is what holds the water resistance. Unscrew it to set the time, and screw it back down before the watch goes near water.

What does 5,000 Gs of shock resistance mean?

It is the impact the movement is built to take and still keep its rate — the order of a watch knocked hard against a door frame, or dropped onto a wooden floor from waist height.

Why is the line called Fireman?

From the railroads. The fireman rode with the engineer and kept the fire, and the watches carried by railway crews under Ball's inspection standard had to be plain, legible and right. The line keeps that brief.

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