Looks like there is a new version out guys... And they fixed the lum dot @ the 6!
http://www.replicamake.com/product_info.php?cPath=335&products_id=2490
http://www.replicamake.com/product_info.php?cPath=335&products_id=2490
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New sinn u2!
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The lume shot is certainly WRONG.
Look at the original here: http://www.sinn.de/de/Modell/U2.htm
There are two lume batons at 6 and they are shorter because of the capsule.
Gen to the left, RM to the right
Look at the original here: http://www.sinn.de/de/Modell/U2.htm
There are two lume batons at 6 and they are shorter because of the capsule.
Gen to the left, RM to the right
I think it is better now than V1. I had that one and was impressed.
Now that they put the capsule down below it actually looks good IMHO. The lume shot must be a goof on behalf of RM. Don't know what happened there - it does not match the rest of the pictures.
There are more errors in the description like that:
No serial there and no PVD ... he'll have to fix it.
Now that they put the capsule down below it actually looks good IMHO. The lume shot must be a goof on behalf of RM. Don't know what happened there - it does not match the rest of the pictures.
There are more errors in the description like that:
No serial there and no PVD ... he'll have to fix it.
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As far as i understand there are more then one capsule. There are three. They help keeping the inside of watch dry.
http://www.sinn.de/en/Modell/U2_S.htm
"Technology to avoid the penetration of humidity into the watch case: the watch case is filled with Argon to avoid humidity that diffuses through the material of the watch case. Additionally, the watch case is equipped with a glass capsule filled with copper sulfate that takes up humidity that is entering the case anyway—initially colored white, the copper sulfate changes to blue when used up. This technology also prevents the glass of the watch from getting steamed up if the surrounding temperature is rapidly changing, for example when the watch is entered into cold water."
Thx to wikipedia
The web site says this:
"Die Taucheruhr U2 ist ein professioneller Einsatzzeitmesser – nicht zuletzt durch den original deutschen U-Boot-Stahl, der extrem seewasserbeständig und von höchster amagnetischer Güte ist. SINN-Spezialöl 66-228 gewährleistet die Funktionssicherheit dieser Taucheruhr zwischen -45 ºC bis +80 ºC. Damit nicht genug: Mit dem unverlierbar montierten, auf 1.500 Vickers gehärteten Taucherdrehring ist diese Taucheruhr bestens präpariert, um die Dauer eines Tauchganges sicher zu messen.
Ein Sicherheitsrisiko beim Tauchen stellt das Beschlagen des Deckglases einer Taucheruhr dar. Um dieses Manko auszuschalten, setzen wir extrem diffusionsreduzierende Dichtungen ein. Dieses Material mit höchster chemischer Beständigkeit und nur einem Viertel der Gasdurchlässigkeit herkömmlicher Dichtungen vermindert das Diffundieren von Luftfeuchte in das Innere der Taucheruhr. Das leicht gewölbte, 4,2 mm dicke und mit einer Härte von 1.800 HV kratzfest entspiegelte Saphirkristallglas hält höchster Druckspannung stand. Das Gehäuse dieser Taucheruhr ist mit einem Schutzgas gefüllt, 3 Trockenkapseln halten das Innere trocken"
Which translates to this:
The dive watch U2 is a professional use timer - not least by the original German U boat steel which is extremely resistant to seawater and amagnetischer world-class. SENSE special oil 66 228 ensures the reliability of this dive watch between-45 ° C to + 80 ºc. Not all: With the permanently mounted, hardened to 1,500 Vickers diver Rotary ring this dive watch is thus well prepared to measure the time of a dive safely.
A security while diving risk fogging of the cover slips in a dive watch. To avoid this problem, we use a extremely diffusion-reducing seals. This material with high chemical resistance and only a quarter of conventional gaskets permeability decreases the distribution of humidity inside the diving watch. The slightly wavy, 4.2 mm thick and with a hardness of 1,800 HV scratch-resistant coated Sapphire Crystal glass withstands high compressive stress. This dive watch is filled with an inert gas, 3 dry capsules keep dry inside.
Three dry capsules.
(PS Can someone direct me to how to change font and colour in typing please)
EDIT: I was too busy typing to notice it had allready been answered, better I must say, by Co-axial.
"Die Taucheruhr U2 ist ein professioneller Einsatzzeitmesser – nicht zuletzt durch den original deutschen U-Boot-Stahl, der extrem seewasserbeständig und von höchster amagnetischer Güte ist. SINN-Spezialöl 66-228 gewährleistet die Funktionssicherheit dieser Taucheruhr zwischen -45 ºC bis +80 ºC. Damit nicht genug: Mit dem unverlierbar montierten, auf 1.500 Vickers gehärteten Taucherdrehring ist diese Taucheruhr bestens präpariert, um die Dauer eines Tauchganges sicher zu messen.
Ein Sicherheitsrisiko beim Tauchen stellt das Beschlagen des Deckglases einer Taucheruhr dar. Um dieses Manko auszuschalten, setzen wir extrem diffusionsreduzierende Dichtungen ein. Dieses Material mit höchster chemischer Beständigkeit und nur einem Viertel der Gasdurchlässigkeit herkömmlicher Dichtungen vermindert das Diffundieren von Luftfeuchte in das Innere der Taucheruhr. Das leicht gewölbte, 4,2 mm dicke und mit einer Härte von 1.800 HV kratzfest entspiegelte Saphirkristallglas hält höchster Druckspannung stand. Das Gehäuse dieser Taucheruhr ist mit einem Schutzgas gefüllt, 3 Trockenkapseln halten das Innere trocken"
Which translates to this:
The dive watch U2 is a professional use timer - not least by the original German U boat steel which is extremely resistant to seawater and amagnetischer world-class. SENSE special oil 66 228 ensures the reliability of this dive watch between-45 ° C to + 80 ºc. Not all: With the permanently mounted, hardened to 1,500 Vickers diver Rotary ring this dive watch is thus well prepared to measure the time of a dive safely.
A security while diving risk fogging of the cover slips in a dive watch. To avoid this problem, we use a extremely diffusion-reducing seals. This material with high chemical resistance and only a quarter of conventional gaskets permeability decreases the distribution of humidity inside the diving watch. The slightly wavy, 4.2 mm thick and with a hardness of 1,800 HV scratch-resistant coated Sapphire Crystal glass withstands high compressive stress. This dive watch is filled with an inert gas, 3 dry capsules keep dry inside.
Three dry capsules.
(PS Can someone direct me to how to change font and colour in typing please)
EDIT: I was too busy typing to notice it had allready been answered, better I must say, by Co-axial.
para...this hurts due to i speak and understand german + english...forget googletranslate, not that reliable.:lol:
the link to the englisch description etc. in my above post
Well that's definitely the first time I see that technology used in a watch. I wonder what you do when the capsule turns blue. Change dial? LOL
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Interesting, one would have thought there were better substances than a copper salt to perform that task how ever.
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I've got the new V2 (received two weeks ago), and the 'dot' at 6 no longer sticks out, and its slightly recessed (hard to see from the angles of the iphone pics I took...), and the lume markers are also correct. I like the U2 so much, I've just ordered another one in PVD .... now, if they could just release the Solebox version...
No, you get a service. Because these watches are filled with a special oil to withstand the pressure, you won't be able to do anything without ruining the watch.
@bigmarcelo Wow, thanks for the pics! They seem to have gotten everything right, especially the capsule. Congrats and make sure you post pics of the PVD version.
Where did you get it from?
Forgot to ask: How is the lume?
Yes, would love to know aswell. It´s on my "want to have" list, so some, better more, pics and maybe a short review would really help me make a decision.. Thanks in advance.
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You're confusing this watch with the UX, which doesn't have the CuSO4 capsule... on account of it being filled with oil! The U2 is filled with nothing but air (and a movement).
Some of the military models of the Blancpain Fifty Fathoms (e.g. the Tornek-Rayville TR-900 and the Milspec 1) featured "moisture indicators" on their dials. Half of the disc would be painted white, while the other was painted with a moisture-absorbing compound that would turn blue on contact with water (so it was probably copper sulfate, too). That was in the 1950s.