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Offline chrisyen

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ball test review
« on: August 29, 2010, 09:02:30 PM »
this morning while i'm putting on my watch... and enjoying my ice cream




i was thinking to test my ball tmt working well and accurate

so i put it into my fridge....

but then i forgot about it when my bb wake up.....

1 hour later

there u go

a frozen ball


-15 degree c... still running


cant see it right? nah...


this is in normal room temperature for your comparison

the test tells

1. ball -40 endurance, the special oil is working below zero degree
2. the mechanical thermometer is working well



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Re: ball test review
« Reply #1 on: August 29, 2010, 09:07:48 PM »
lu hor liao! kekeke...  :thumbsup:

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Re: ball test review
« Reply #2 on: August 29, 2010, 09:35:59 PM »
I wonder if it works for Rolex watches. Rolex advertised their watches had been to South pole (if i remember correctly) and Everest. :)

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Re: ball test review
« Reply #3 on: August 29, 2010, 09:48:42 PM »
walau :Startled:  :thumbsup:

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Re: ball test review
« Reply #4 on: August 29, 2010, 10:05:32 PM »
Nice!
Finally someone has the guts to do this test in our forum!

Offline duniajam

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Re: ball test review
« Reply #5 on: August 30, 2010, 08:06:30 AM »
Wow  :thumbsup:

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Re: ball test review
« Reply #6 on: August 30, 2010, 08:28:20 AM »
Wow Chris. This is so cool. I really don't hav the BALLs to put mine into the fridge. Haha :Laughing_on_floor:
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Re: ball test review
« Reply #7 on: August 30, 2010, 08:28:46 AM »
Nice one Chris ;)

It's looks cool when it's cold (Freeze i suppose) :D

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Re: ball test review
« Reply #8 on: August 30, 2010, 08:40:32 AM »
 :Startled:
AP - 15710
ROLEX - 116710
FM - GPG 9900
PANERAI - PAM 00000
CHOPARD - 168457-3005
ZENITH - 03.2430.3000/21.C738
SINN - Art-Nr. 1020.040
TISSOT - T066.427.17.047.00
OMEGA - 1513.30.00 (TRADED)
IWC -  IW500703 (TRADED)

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Re: ball test review
« Reply #9 on: August 30, 2010, 10:08:52 AM »
Wow Chris. This is so cool. I really don't hav the BALLs to put mine into the fridge. Haha :Laughing_on_floor:

WOW.. Glad you did not do it. If you notice on ball website. Spacemaster does not have the low temp lubricant comapred to other watch like Mad cow or the TMT.  :P

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Re: ball test review
« Reply #10 on: August 30, 2010, 12:15:53 PM »
awesome gutsy test....cool bro

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Re: ball test review
« Reply #11 on: August 30, 2010, 12:17:24 PM »
Wow Chris. This is so cool. I really don't hav the BALLs to put mine into the fridge. Haha :Laughing_on_floor:

Next up should be the high temperature test ( in boiling water maybe?) and the shock resistant test. I sayang my BALL 2 much 2 put it thru these sort of tests :laugh:

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Re: ball test review
« Reply #12 on: August 30, 2010, 12:56:14 PM »
As if u were saying Chris not love his Ball :) Chris just want some confirmation from his Ball that it is a tough :)

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Re: ball test review
« Reply #13 on: August 30, 2010, 09:17:59 PM »
all ball engineer hydrocarbon using the special oil...

if u dont hv ball, test your sinn....

recently ppl talking bout bremont shock resistant is good mah... mayb bremont owner should try it....

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Re: ball test review
« Reply #14 on: September 01, 2010, 12:04:13 PM »
As if u were saying Chris not love his Ball :) Chris just want some confirmation from his Ball that it is a tough :)

I was only half joking...I think a watch magazine did conduct these tests on a ball hydrocarbon and it passed.

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Re: ball test review
« Reply #15 on: September 01, 2010, 03:47:46 PM »
As if u were saying Chris not love his Ball :) Chris just want some confirmation from his Ball that it is a tough :)

I was only half joking...I think a watch magazine did conduct these tests on a ball hydrocarbon and it passed.

I dont really trust magazine as they can bullsheet their way round.

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Re: ball test review
« Reply #16 on: September 01, 2010, 07:11:35 PM »
Watch magazine won't conduct any test but take the best angle of the watch n show up in it's prime page if the watch company pay them well

but ball did test it watches for shock, etc

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Re: ball test review
« Reply #17 on: September 01, 2010, 07:48:45 PM »
As if u were saying Chris not love his Ball :) Chris just want some confirmation from his Ball that it is a tough :)

I was only half joking...I think a watch magazine did conduct these tests on a ball hydrocarbon and it passed.

I dont really trust magazine as they can bullsheet their way round.

Not 100% agreed :D Some HK and Japan mag they really do detail test and comparison... those mag publish by HG or Sincere or any other watch shop usually are not provide much details...


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Re: ball test review
« Reply #18 on: September 01, 2010, 08:13:08 PM »
since my ball passed the cold temperature test.... so i decided to bring him to somewhere coooling










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Re: ball test review
« Reply #19 on: September 02, 2010, 10:46:47 AM »
Wow nice place Chris. Where is it? I wanna bring my ball there also. Haha  ;D
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Re: ball test review
« Reply #20 on: September 02, 2010, 08:07:24 PM »
cooling places near us....

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Re: ball test review
« Reply #21 on: September 08, 2010, 09:48:33 PM »
i suppose this place is "cloud peak"  ;D , too bad my sinn u1 dnt have the thermometer function if not shd give it a try...

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Re: ball test review
« Reply #22 on: September 08, 2010, 09:50:32 PM »
I wonder if it works for Rolex watches. Rolex advertised their watches had been to South pole (if i remember correctly) and Everest. :)

do u thk submariner is suitable for this test or explorer shd be the ONE???

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Re: ball test review
« Reply #23 on: September 09, 2010, 09:33:05 AM »
i suppose this place is "cloud peak"  ;D , too bad my sinn u1 dnt have the thermometer function if not shd give it a try...

sinn also using special oil that's work at super low temperature mah...
Try it really works?

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Re: ball test review
« Reply #24 on: September 09, 2010, 03:48:06 PM »
nice