The Rolex Milgauss Can Defeat Magnetic Fields—and Bad Outfit Feeling

If there's one thing Rolex is good at-and, mind you, Rolex is good at a lot-it's recognizing the watch-related needs of demanding professionals who require the very best From divers to pilots to race car drivers, Rolex has you covered While other models were designed for the likes of divers and pilots, this time Rolex was targeting a slightly less glamorous audience: scientists working in the presence of magnetic fields.

The proposition? A watch capable of withstanding fields of up to 1000, or "Mille" gauss For a bit of context, a strong magnetic field and a mechanical watch movement represent a match made in horological hell Which Rolex did, shielding the Milgauss' movement with a Faraday cage of soft iron construction.

This detail would go on to define the watch in the minds of collectors across the globe: these days, you're far less likely to buy a Milgauss because you work in a magnetic field than because you really, really want the watch with the lightning bolt on it. . Source