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Lot Essay
The present Milgauss is preserved in excellent overall condition, featuring a non-luminous dial and hands, made for the CERN (European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Compared to the conventional design, CERN favored the model with black painting instead of Tritium, since the luminescent mass could influence their measurements in the areas of high electro-magnetic fields.
In production from 1966 to 1990, ref. 1019 was only available in stainless steel. Its name is derived from the Greek "Mil" for thousand and "Gauss", the unit to measure magnetism. A normal watch movement can withstand 70-90 Gauss whereas the Milgauss keeps its incredibly precision in a magnetic field up to 1000 Gauss.
Reference 1019 is illustrated in 100 Years of Rolex by F. & G. Mondani, 2008, p. 120.
Compared to the conventional design, CERN favored the model with black painting instead of Tritium, since the luminescent mass could influence their measurements in the areas of high electro-magnetic fields.
In production from 1966 to 1990, ref. 1019 was only available in stainless steel. Its name is derived from the Greek "Mil" for thousand and "Gauss", the unit to measure magnetism. A normal watch movement can withstand 70-90 Gauss whereas the Milgauss keeps its incredibly precision in a magnetic field up to 1000 Gauss.
Reference 1019 is illustrated in 100 Years of Rolex by F. & G. Mondani, 2008, p. 120.