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» The 4000 m watch: Hublot Oceanographic 4000
It is a symbolic watch. The 4000 m watch. A watch developed for pushing the limits of what is rational and possible. It has taken 18 months of research, development and testing to present, today, the Oceanographic 4000, a watch which can be worn on dives to depths of 4,000 metres, under extreme pressure[…]
» Interview with diving watch expert Frank M. Bürgin
Bürgin, the man behind the World Record holding timepieces 12’000 FEET and 20’000 FEET[…] … Our 12’000 FEET fetched the depth World Record for mechanical diving watches in 2005[…] … Until that very moment no technological development was to be seen in the field of diving watches for years – we can thus claim that thanks to our 12’000 FEET innovation is en vogue once again amongst diving watch manufacturers[…] … TW: You managed to achieve a World Record in 2005 with the 12‘000 FEET[…] … What insights and customer feedbacks enabled you to come out with the 20’000 FEET in 2009? FB: Through our Concierge Service we stay in close contact to the buyers of our products and receive a lot of valuable feedback[…] … Fuat Kent, a Austrian diving instructor with Greenpeace known for his profound diving expertise far beyond Austria; his in-depth three year evaluation of the 12’000 FEET helped us to further improve the concept and come up with the 20’000 FEET[…] … – we received these and more were feedbacks in the years after the launch of the 12’000 FEET and we incorporated them into the development of the 20’000 FEET[…] … TW: What would you consider the main technical features of the 20‘000 FEET? FB: The main and obvious feature is the incredible water resistance of 20‘000 feet; the 20‘000 FEET is not just a mere watch, it is an instrument, an instrument for professional divers who are keen on backing up their diving computers with the redundancy a mechanical diving watch offers[…] … TW: Is there a comparable watch out in the market? FB: No; the 20‘000 FEET – a chronograph[…] … TW: The 20‘000 FEET had to undergo several punishing real-life tests – who comes up with those test ideas? FB: The 20‘000 FEET was launched during a press conference at the 2009 BASELWORLD[…] … 20000feet[…] … TW: Which test was your personal favorite? FB: The free-fall test – for one, this was my very first tandem skydive experience from an altitude of 4’000 meters, for another this was the ultimate test for the movement of the 20’000 FEET[…]
» Extreme diving watch 20’000 FEET by CX Swiss Military Watch™ passes the ultimate test so far
Bürgin (CEO Montres Charmex SA) is widely known as one of the foremost experts in the field of diving watches; he won the current world record for water resistance with the 20’000 FEET (6’000 meters), only a year after losing the title he had won with the 12’000 FEET and 3’900 meters to Rolex’ OYSTER PERPETUAL SEA-DWELLER DEEPSEA in 2008[…] … Not only has the 20‘000 FEET set a new world record in 2009 but the tests this diving watch has been submitted to are as extreme as the watch itself: just last month the 20’000 FEET was thrown out of an airplane at 1’500 meters above ground by Sigi Menz, a former member of the German Special Forces[…] … 20000feet[…]
» CX SWISS MILITARY WATCH™ 20’000 FEET
After winning the world record for water resistance in automatic diving watches in 2005 with their 12'000 FEET by CX Swiss Military Watch™ model Frank M[…] … Bürgin thus decided to annihilate all existing records by constructing the world’s first mechanical timepiece with a water resistance of a staggering 20’000 feet or 6’000 meters – and, again, with a chronograph and according to ISO norm 6425 which asks for a 25% safety margin regarding water resistance[…] … With the 12’000 FEET CX Swiss Military Watch™ held the World Record for water resistance of automatic diving watches from 2005 to April 2008 with a water resistance of 12’000 feet or 3’657 meters[…] … At the BASELWORLD 2008 Rolex™ presented their Sea Dweller Deep Sea, a three-hand diving watch water resistant to 3’900 meters – a new World Record which is now about to be obliterated: at the 2009 BASELWORLD CX Swiss Military Watch™ presents the 20’000 FEET with an incredible water resistance of 20’000 feet or 6’000 meters, winning back the world record by a 50% margin and reintroducing CX Swiss Military Watch™ to the Guinness Book of Records[…] … The 20’000 FEET by CX Swiss Military Watch™ has thus reached a new, hitherto unthinkable dimension for diving watches – the challenge of the abyss was met by combining state-of-the-art technology with a highly innovative approach and a dedicated team of watchmakers & engineers[…] … WATER RESISTANCE The 20’000 FEET by CX Swiss Military Watch™ is water resistant as per ISO norm 6425 to an incredible 20’000 feet or 6’000 meters – a new world record[…] … Conforming to ISO norm 6425 the 20’000 FEET by CX Swiss Military Watch™ is constructed for a water resistance of 7’500 meters and thus indeed offers you the required safety margin of 25%[…] … The world record water resistance of the 20’000 FEET by CX Swiss Military Watch™ is achieved by a state-of-the-art technology, using chosen materials only and welding them into a massive and yet comfortable to wear diving watch[…] … The helium relief valve allows for the use of your timepiece in the helium-saturated environment as used in depths of more than 250 feet[…] … They successfully tested and certified the water resistance of the 20’000 FEET by CX Swiss Military Watch™ in their purpose-built pressure tanks on the basis of the ISO norm 6425[…] … The laboratory “Laboratoire Dubois” in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland successfully tested the resistance of the crown, the pushers and the safety buckle of the 20’000 FEET by CX Swiss Military Watch™[…] … 20000feet[…] … Three tests have been chosen so far and filmed before the opening of the 2009 BASELWORLD: the 20’000 FEET was subjected to the incredibly powerful water hose of a 40 ton fire engine of the Zürich airport fire brigade – the watch withstood the 6’000 litres of water[…] … The 20’000 FEET was then run over by a truck – twice[…] … On Friday the 21st of March the 20’000 FEET was subjected to its most challenging ordeal so far: it was shot at with a shot gun from a distance of 8 meters[…] … We therefore challenge the public to come up with more ideas of real life tests – at the end of 2009 the jury will chose their favourite test and the winner will receive a brand new 20’000 FEET[…] … SAFETY For professional divers safety is the primary concern and we kept this in mind when constructing the 20’000 FEET by CX Swiss Military Watch™[…] … The 20’000 FEET by CX Swiss Military Watch™ is also fully anti-magnetic as per ISO norm 764[…] … Water-resistant to 7’500 meters (25’000 feet; 6’000 meters or 20’000 FEET & 25% safety margin according to ISO norm 6425)[…]
» New World Record for automatic diving watches now stands at 6’000 Meters!
Bürgin will present the CX SWISS MILITARY WATCH™ 20’000 FEET[…] … The 20’000 FEET reaches hitherto unthinkable dimensions[…] … In one of them a 40-ton fire engine of Zürich airport, Switzerland had its 500 horsepower hose thundering at the 20’000 FEET[…] … The picture shows the fire engine after the test, the 20’000 FEET is fastened to the steel construction[…] … 20000feet[…]
» Crazy: World Record holding divers watch 20'000 Feet blown up in an explosion
No doubt, the 20’000 FEET by CX Swiss Military Watch™ is truly unique – not only does the 20’000 FEET hold the World Record for mechanical diving watches but the tests this timepiece is undergoing are highly exceptional, too[…] … The most recent real life test saw the 20’000 FEET blown up by a specialist of the Swiss police with 125gr of explosives[…] … And yet, the 20’000 FEET survived the explosion and kept on ticking[…] … 20000feet[…]
» New World Record for a CX Swiss Military Watch™ diving watch?
20000feet[…] … The 20’000 feet are roughly equivalent to some 6’000 meters – which would indeed be a new world record, beating the one Rolex set in 2008 with “only” 3’900 meters[…] … Before Rolex it was also a timepiece manufactured by CX Swiss Military Watch™ (the “12’000 FEET”) that held the world record for diving watches – for more information visit http://www[…] … 12000feet[…]