What is DIAPAL Sinn?
DIAPAL, by the way, is Sinn’s oil-free escapement system that helps a watch work better for a longer time and is denoted by a gray dial on every Sinn watch that utilizes the system. You can read more about DIAPAL technology here.
Does Sinn watches make their own movements?
In addition to technology, the heart of any SINN watch is the fascinating mechanical movement. We use exclusively the very best quality of movements provided by renowned manufacturers with proven experience with whom we’ve been working for many years: ETA SA Manufacture Horlogère Suisse, Grenchen, Switzerland.
What is Sinn Tegiment?
Originally TEGIMENT Technology was only used on stainless steel cases. The term is now used to refer to all materials with a hardened surface. TEGIMENT Technology provides highly effective protection against scratches.
Does Sinn make a good watch?
Made in Germany and based in Frankfurt Am Main, watch brand Sinn is globally renowned for their premium quality specialist watches.
Are all Sinn watches Tegimented?
Please note that certain Sinn watches are fully Tegimented (case, bezel) while others are Tegimented only on the bezel. Use the links below to view both categories.
What are Sinn watches known for?
The Frankfurt am Main based company SINN is a pioneer in the manufacturing of high-quality tool watches suitable for both amateurs and professionals. The brand offers precision timing instruments and chronographs dedicated to pilots, sailors, divers, rescuers, medical professionals, firefighters and more.
Are Sinn watches tough?
Helmut Sinn created the brand most associated with tough German watchmaking. Watch enthusiasts know the name Sinn as being more or less synonymous with tough German tool watches. Models like the U1 and the EZM series are recognizable to many, but less familiar is the man behind this celebrated brand.
How accurate are Sinn watches?
Accurate between temperature range of 0°C and +80°C. Using a different standard for measuring deviation, the second diagram shows that the watch with SINN Special Oil 66-228 remains accurate even in the face of temperature fluctuations above 0° C.
How hard is Sinn Tegimented steel?
The Tegiment layer has a hardness of 1,200 Vickers which is five times harder than standard steel (and on some Sinn models even higher – up to nine times harder than standard steel).
How accurate is Sinn 556?
While the Sinn 556i’s dial doesn’t absorb 99.96 percent of visible light or condemn its wearer to the fiery pits of hell, the watch is very, very black . . . German pilot’s watches are famous for their black-and-white dials (e.g., the IWC Mark XVIII and Stowa Flieger).
Is Sinn 556 anti magnetic?
The Sinn 556 A sports watch benefits from Sinn’s anti-magnetic, low-pressure resistant and waterproof construction, meeting the technical requirements for waterproofness to 200m as set out in standard DIN 8310. The hands and indices have a luminous coating, which really stand out against the matte black dial.
What makes the Sinn 358 diapal watch so accurate?
This DIAPAL technology, combined with Sinn’s Ar-Dehumidifying technology, in which the movement is encased in a dry environment filled with protective gas in order to delay the aging of oil used in the watch, adds much to the accuracy of the Sinn 358 DIAPAL.
What is diapal technology?
SINN began its research on the DIAPAL Technology in 1995 with the idea of using dia mond pal lets to replace ruby ones. For conventional escapements, oil is required only to reduce friction between the ruby (pallet stone) and the steel (escape wheel).
What is a diapal escapement?
As previously noted, DIAPAL is the name that Sinn has given to its technologies and processes that allow for a lubricant-free anchor escapement.
How does Sinn prevent the aging of the watch?
To counteract the aging processes of the oil in the watch, the movement is maintained in a dry environment filled with protective gas using our Ar-Dehumidifying Technology. The technicians, engineers and physicists at SINN are currently focusing on an even more efficient solution to this problem.