Sinn UX Sansibar, Instructions For Use Manual

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Premiere: Certification According to European Diving Equipment Norms
Can you demand the same of a diver’s watch as of breathing equipment
during testing procedures? In order to answer this question, we contracted
Germanischer Lloyd to officially certify the diver’s watches U1000, U1, U2, UX
and EZM 3 as diving equipment and test them according to the European diving
equipment norm in 2006. The testing according to the European norms
EN250 and EN14143 was absolutely new territory for both sides. These norms
were created with regard to diving equipment and therefore cannot be
conveyed one-to-one to watches. The experts at Germanischer Lloyd have
therefore adapted them, defining two sets of testing. During the first test, they
stored the timepieces for three hours at –20 °C, then another three hours at
+50 °C. After each step, the watches were examined at both temperatures
for rate precision and functional security. In a second test, the watches had to
spend three hours at –30 °C and three hours at +70 °C with 95% humidity.
The result: temperature stability and perfect functioning were determined for
the watches of the model lines U1000, U1, U2, UX and EZM 3 after both tests,
and certification was awarded. Because of their batteries and oil-filled cases,
the watches of the model family UX underwent an adaptation of the test
at –20 °C to +60 °C. 쇓
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