[Watch Home Watch Technology] Today, Omega has fully popularized the 15, Gauss antimagnetic in Zhizhen Observatory, and is in a leading position in movement technology. The achievements of Omega started with the watch I will talk about next, Omega "Bumblebee".
Omega "Bumblebee", AQUA TERRA 15 Gauss Watch of Haima Series
Omega "Bumblebee" is not a very new watch, but it has always had a very high popularity among players. The official name of "Bumblebee" is the Omega Seahorse Series AQUA TERRA 15 Gauss Watch, which was launched in 213. It is the first watch with 15 Gauss antimagnetic ability in the world of Omega and even famous watches, creating history.
Omega movement is tested for anti-magnetism.
in 13 years, I was shocked when I learned that Omega introduced "Bumblebee", and its anti-magnetism reached 15, gauss. At that time, the most famous antimagnetic watch among famous watches was Rolex Milgauss, commonly known as green glass, lightning needle and antimagnetic 1 Gauss. And the general watch, usually according to the factory inspection standards, has 6 gauss antimagnetic ability. The number of Omega "Bumblebee" is 15 times that of Rolex and 25 times that of general watches.
Omega "Bumblebee" is the first watch with 15, gauss antimagnetic.
what's more, some foreign players have further tested Rolex Milgauss and Omega Bumblebee. The actual measurement shows that the actual antimagnetic capacity of Rolex Milgauss can reach 7, gauss, while that of Omega Bumblebee can reach 6, gauss. Omega is invincible in the field of antimagnetic. It was because of the pioneer status of "Bumblebee" that I bought one later.
Omega "Bumblebee", AQUA TERRA 15 Gauss Watch of Haima series
Super antimagnetic, how did Omega do it?
like Rolex Milgauss, general antimagnetic watches are all outside the movement, plus an antimagnetic inner shell. The disadvantage is that the watch can't go through the bottom, and there can't be openings such as calendar windows. The watch should be tightly "wrapped" and cannot let the magnetic field enter. The Omega 15 Gauss antimagnetic technology directly uses non-magnetic materials such as silicon hairspring to make the movement. The advantage is that the movement itself will not be magnetized, and it can penetrate the bottom and open the calendar window without getting in the way.
inside the movement of Rolex Milgauss, there is also an anti-magnetic inner shell, and the watch can't have openings such as a calendar and a transparent bottom.
Some players may say that Omega's silicon hairspring can prevent magnetism. Now there are many watches that use silicon hairspring. Why can Omega achieve 15, gauss antimagnetic? This is because it is not enough to have a silicon hairspring. In addition to the hairspring in the movement, the pendulum shaft is also very susceptible to magnetism, which is a big problem for the antimagnetic watch. According to the information I know, Omega uses a unique titanium alloy pendulum shaft in order to achieve super antimagnetic and give consideration to the bottom.
Omega "Bumblebee" can resist magnetism at 15, Gauss, and at the same time, it can also penetrate the bottom.
Omega directly uses non-magnetic materials to make the movement. The movement has no magnetism, and the magnetic field will pass directly without being magnetized.
in general, the pendulum shaft of a movement is made of steel. Because the tip of the pendulum shaft has been running at high speed, steel is hard enough to withstand wear, but the disadvantage is that steel is easily magnetized. Titanium metal is not magnetic, but its hardness is not enough. Ordinary titanium can't be used as a pendulum shaft. Omega has made a major breakthrough in increasing the hardness of titanium metal. The hardness of titanium metal processed by Omega's patented process is up to standard, which allows Omega to use titanium metal as the pendulum shaft, thus solving a major problem of antimagnetic. At this point, Omega has 15, gauss antimagnetic ability. The 858 automatic movement used by Omega "Bumblebee" is the first movement of Omega with 15, gauss antimagnetic.
Omega's pendulum shaft is a special titanium metal, which has no magnetism and will not be magnetized.
85 movement 858 movement (15, gauss antimagnetic) 89/88 movement (15, gauss antimagnetic, /+5 second standard)
Omega "Bumblebee" has played a transitional role from 85 movement to 89/88 movement now. In the appearance and decoration of the movement, the 858 movement is still the Arabic Geneva stripe decoration of Omega, with a power of 6 hours.
From left to right, Omega's shock absorber, escapement fork, escapement wheel, balance wheel, silicon hairspring and shock absorber.
besides anti-magnetism, it is more important to have a high face value.
The reason why Omega "Bumblebee" is well-known among players. The main reason is still because of the face value. In order to highlight the anti-magnetism of 15, Gauss, Omega "Bumblebee" used a yellow and black second hand, commonly known as "bee needle". And Rolex Milgauss's "lightning needle", tit for tat, obviously for Rolex. This "bee needle" is very conspicuous on the disk and has a high degree of recognition.
omega "bumblebee", AQUA TERRA 15 Gauss watch of hippocampus series.
at the same time, the watch is printed with the words "15 GAUSS" in yellow, which means that the anti-magnetic ability of the watch exceeds 15 gauss. However, when the "Bumblebee" was launched, Omega had not yet been certified by the Observatory, so the words "Observatory" were printed on the face of the watch, instead of Omega's Master CHRONOMETER.
15 gauss antimagnetic is written on the disk.
the other parts of the watch are the same as those of Omega's regular 85 movement AQUA TERRA (commonly known as AT85). Steel shell, size 41.5 mm, the watch uses arrow hands, triangular three-dimensional time scale, and the calendar is located at 3 o'clock (now the 88/89 movement, the calendar is changed to 6 o'clock). The face of the watch is decorated with vertical yacht deck patterns. Although now, Omega's 15, Gauss antimagnetic technology has been fully popularized to various watches of Omega. "Bumblebee" is nothing unusual in technology. But the "bee needle" of "Bumblebee" is unique and has been deeply rooted in people's hearts.
the omega "bumblebee" has been deeply rooted in people's hearts.
Although "Bumblebee" was launched as early as 213, today, it has not stopped production, and still appears on official website of Omega, and has its own separate classification, which shows the special status of "Bumblebee". Now the common price of steel chain version is 488.
omega "bumblebee", watch case and bracelet details.
omega's latest AQUA TERRA seahorse has been completely replaced with 89/88 movement, with 41mm version equipped with 89 movement and 38mm version equipped with 88 movement. Moreover, all of them have 15, gauss antimagnetic to achieve the certification of the Observatory. Now, any Omega with 15, gauss antimagnetic can be said to be the successor of "Bumblebee". (Figure/text Watch House Yan Danping)