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Ball Trainmaster Legend Automatic Watch

Colour: Silver  · Ref: NM9080D-S1J-SL
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Colour: Silver
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Warranty
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Returns
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Overview

The Ball Trainmaster Legend is a dress watch for every day, with a silver gradient dial, a corrosion-resistant 904L steel case and bracelet, and a sapphire display back.

Rooted in Ball’s railroad history

The Trainmaster collection draws on Ball’s railroad timekeeping history. Early Ball railroad watches bore the “Ball’s Standard” marking, a sign of the standards Webb C. Ball set after the 1891 train collision at Kipton, Ohio.

A gradient dial lit by 14 tritium tubes

On the Legend, the silver gradient dial shifts in tone across its surface, giving the simple time-and-date display a sense of depth. Fourteen sealed tritium gas tubes keep the hands and hour markers illuminated continuously. They glow without any exposure to light, so the time stays readable after dark.

A movement on display

The Ball RR1103 automatic movement provides a 38-hour power reserve and shows the time and date.

A sapphire case back reveals the movement.

The details

The case is made from 904L stainless steel and measures 40 mm across and 11.45 mm thick. The alloy’s chromium, molybdenum, nickel, and copper content gives it resistance to corrosion and acids. An anti-reflective sapphire crystal covers the dial. The case has a push crown and is water-resistant to 30 meters.

Ball rates the watch for shocks up to 5,000 Gs (5,000 times the force of gravity). It also resists magnetic fields up to 4,800 A/m (the international standard for antimagnetic watches). A 20 mm 904L stainless steel bracelet fastens with a folding clasp.

At a glance
  • 904L stainless steel case
  • Tritium gas tubes
  • Ball RR1103 · 38-hour power reserve
  • Antimagnetic to 4,800 A/m · shock-resistant to 5,000 Gs
  • 3 atm water resistance

Specs

Movement
Type Automatic
Calibre Ball RR1103
Power reserve 38 Hours
Frequency 28,800 vph
Jewels 25 jewels
Case
Material 904L Stainless steel
Diameter 40 mm
Thickness 11.45 mm
Crystal Anti-reflective sapphire
Crown Push crown
Antimagnetic 4,800 A/m
Impact resistance 5,000 Gs
Case-back crystal Sapphire
Dial
Color Silver
Calendar Date
Lume Hands and hour markers
Gas tubes 14 micro gas tubes
Water resistance
Rating 3 atm
Bracelet
Width 20 mm
Material 904L stainless steel
Clasp
Type Foldover clasp
General
Country of manufacture Switzerland

Questions & Answers

What does Ball’s Standard mean for the Trainmaster Legend?

The collection recalls the early watches bearing Ball’s Standard, the marking associated with the brand’s railroad timekeeping heritage. The Legend follows that tradition with a clear time-and-date display and a restrained silver gradient dial.

Does the gas-tube illumination need charging?

No. This watch uses 14 tritium gas tubes. Inside each sealed glass tube, tritium activates a luminous coating. The tubes glow continuously, without a battery or any need to be charged by sunlight or a lamp. The glow gradually fades as the tritium decays, with a half-life of about 12.3 years.

Why does Ball use 904L stainless steel?

904L contains chromium, molybdenum, nickel, and copper. That composition gives it strong resistance to corrosion and acids, contributing to the durability of the steel used in this watch.

What does magnetic resistance mean for the movement?

Magnetic fields can disturb a mechanical movement’s rate. Magnetic resistance is rated at 4,800 A/m. Stronger fields can exceed that protection.

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