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Well! For the first time, I took a watch on the job( LNG plant near North-Cape). I never dared before because I didn't want to ruin them...
That time, as the winter is coming and I use thicker leather gloves, I thought that I should give it a try;)...
The test is 12 hours by day demounting 3 years old oil-treatment pipes and valves from 4'' to 6'' diameter and rebuild the module from scratch with new parts, new spools...
We had a lot of tricky rigging on chain-blocks and even if the pipe diameter is little, the valves alone weigh until 200kg.
Watch was regulated at the second on Norwegian time before travel.watch2.gif
Back home and result! Only 27 seconds late after 2 weeks of shacking, knocking, vibrating due to cuting, bolting and hammering:D
Antichoc automatic? Yes, it is!
I went scared when bolting off a flange, my key ripped-off the nut and I hited really hard a neighbourg steel beam, right on it's corner with the back of my hand:X
Straight on the domed crystalcoyote2.gif...Nonono
...The thick leather glove protected the watch from any scratch but would the crystal hold?
I lifted the glove with a cold face...
Yes it did! This crystal is well in place and look like it's first day!hand6.gif
To tell: Without the watch, my wrist would certainly had hurt during days after a shock like that on a steel beam corner.
Thanks Tissot
! (Don't try this at home!)The only minus is that the steel bracelet is digging it's way inside the skin when applied too much pressure on it...
I would rather take a rubber strap for working...
If I dare to take it again up here! Hehehe!
Also! Never regreted any instant that I cleaned up the bezel from it's paint: Love it like that
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