Sunday, August 19, 2007

The Rolex Milgauss is shielded against Magnetic Fields

Luxury watch brand Rolex has a new wristwatch in its offering for scientists who work at CERN near the accelerators.

New New Rolex Milgauss is protected against Magnetic Fields
The Rolex Milgauss is shielded against magnetic fields.
Of course the Rolex Milgauss is for anybody working near strong magnetic fields.Rolex managed to shield this watch against a magnetic flux density of 1,000 gauss.
The first Rolex Milgauss was introduced already back in 1957. The new 2007 Milgauss can be easily spotted by its dramatic orange lightning bolt second hand.
More details about the Milgauss can be found on the Rolex site.