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| Posted: Sun Jan 31st, 2010 12:55 pm |
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Hammerfjord Moderator 
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Here we are: Let's see what the hard reality brings out and let's stop the speculations... I'm home with my girlfriend, it's around 14:30 afternoon of the 30th januar 2010 and I regulate my 500 buks Marathon SAR to the 3T clock: Right on the second. I put the watch on my wrist, go out, make some shopping and take the road and boat to the island where I got my cabin: 68.5 grades North in the Troms region of north Norway...We are around 300km north the Polar circle and the meteorological station mailed nice and stable weather for the weekend. We arrive at the cabin after a 2 hours trip: It's allready dark outside... It's 18:00 on my SAR... Temperature is around -10 degrees C outside and -8 C inside the cabin: I pack out and start the fire-place. I will warm me up with a little scotch Bruichladdich: I go out to check the little river near by...It's frozen offcourse. I must break the ice in the night to get me a tear of fresh water to blend in my scotch...:D A little breez is blowing around...  After a while, and somes glasses:D near the fire-place, I decide to "put the watch to bed": OUT! It's 22:45 and the digital thermometer indicate -10.4 C outside...Nearly no wind to feel.   The SAR will sleep in the snow since I'm having a little party with the girlfriend and the scotch bottle... The following morning... Well, I wake up late as the party lasted to 4:00 am:P It's 12:45 when I go to check on the SAR after a good breakfast... Outside temperature is -10.6 C ,clear weather...  When I check the minimal temperature registered during the night, the digital thermometer shows -13.3 degrees C...  Time to check my watch...Surprise! It looks all good and the second visor runs as usual...  I pick up the watch: There's ice on the back who took the strap and case...   It's time to take my poor watch in the cabin ,clean it from the ice, dry the strap and put it back on the wrist... It look prefect in every aspect: Notice the cyclop who's getting foggy on it's surface as the watch is warming up from it's cold night.  Now: There's no electricity, no internet at the cabine... So I must wait to be back home to see the rate result on the watch: I wear it now. I'm offcourse very curious about that and push the girlfriend to hit the road with the Jeep:D Arrived home, I jump on the net: It's 16:30 the 31 january 2010. Check is done on the 3T clock: The Marathon SAR lost 2 seconds in 26 hours... Only 2 seconds lost with 14 hours past in -10 degrees C to - 13 degrees C. I will not write a long conclusion: Make it yourself... Thanks for reading guys! PS: This test is 100% real and I hope to make a harder one in the future;) Last edited on Sun Jan 31st, 2010 12:57 pm by Hammerfjord |
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| Posted: Sun Jan 31st, 2010 01:14 pm |
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Paxman 3T WIS 
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Incredible real world test. That Marathon got it done!
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| Posted: Sun Jan 31st, 2010 01:50 pm |
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sharkfin 3T WIS 
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Fantastic real world testing. I like how you conduct your real life mythbuster type testing. I guess who needs to go to the ice hotel in Sweden, or even here in Quebec for that matter. ;) I like your style my man. Cheers, Dave
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| Posted: Sun Jan 31st, 2010 03:06 pm |
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Nabco 3T WIS 
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WOW, that's amazing cool10.gif
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| Posted: Sun Jan 31st, 2010 04:17 pm |
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Edgel 3T WIS 
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We don't need no steenking Kolbolds!
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| Posted: Sun Jan 31st, 2010 05:02 pm |
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Janner 3T WIS 
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Well done, that would be far too cold for me, but it's good to know my watch would servive.hand6.gif
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| Posted: Sun Jan 31st, 2010 05:15 pm |
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Hammerfjord Moderator
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Thanks to all! If you would wear the watch on the wrist, it would never be submited to so low temperatures.... I expected much more than 2 seconds in difference after those temperature changes. I guess Marathon is the right choice for the SAR teams and others who need a trustable tool watch in extreme situations. The bezel's ratchet is perfect and the crown is great to manipulate: Much watch for the buks:)
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| Posted: Sun Jan 31st, 2010 06:45 pm |
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joecb 3T WIS 
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Hammer...great torture test.....but that is ludicris cold!!!! So your idea of a weekend get away is to drive and boat into extreme cold conditions in the Artic, and relax!! It's been in the middle teens here since Friday ..and that's Farenheit....and I'm freezing my pacakge off!!! My dogs won't even go outside for more than a couple minutes... It's so cold she won't even chase the deer out of the yard today... Your a better man than me..... 
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| Posted: Mon Feb 1st, 2010 01:44 am |
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Graham 3T WIS 
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Great writeup and pics! I don't think I have ever been exposed to such extreme weather in my entire life! If we get 6 inches of snow on the mountains around Cape Town in winter, everyone rushes out to see it....... You should be rewarded for your endorsement of this watch by the manufacturer!yourock.gif
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| Posted: Mon Feb 1st, 2010 05:41 am |
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Hammerfjord Moderator
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Thanks! It's very usual up here to get those temperatures on the coast(Down to -18C sometimes): In fact, without the golfstreams who warms up the sea, it would be much colder... Only 20km in the territory, the answer would be from -25C/-35 with no wind. It's the wind and chill-factor it create, who makes it cold after that on the coast. The lowest I experienced without wind was -25C on coast. Once, we had no thermometer and was working on the LNG plant who's on an island: Winter 2006 if I remember well, we had very often -35c during those days(well nights: It's night during 3 months up there). A storm was preparing and it was my very last day there: I was counting the hours with my work-mate, as we was cuting a pipe exposed in the wind. The electric grinder stoped to work,the temperature was too low: It had no torque at all... When the storm came up to maximum the day after, they registered -48C and 260km/h wind: 3000 men(the new rotation) was evacuated from the plant and sent ASAP home with 2 weeks payment for 1 day's work. I was home since 1 day and glad for that anyway:D...
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| Posted: Mon Feb 1st, 2010 06:12 am |
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bigrustypig 3T WIS 
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William, what you described is awesome! That must have been really fun........including the party. I've never been in such a cold place except inside the freezers of the restaurants where I work but you have given me an idea. I might leave one or 2 of my watches inside the freezer and see how it goes. Will first try a Seiko and a Citizen at the same time  .What happened to the Bruichladdich?
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| Posted: Mon Feb 1st, 2010 06:25 am |
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Hammerfjord Moderator
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What happened to the Bruichladdich? Thanks Jeff! Well the Bruich' been going down nearly 3/4 of the bottle...:D It's my last weekend home as I go back to work tuesday: No alcoholised beverage during my 2 weeks there... It's not tolerated anymore on the plant.
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