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TEST Mühle-Glashütte Marinus GMT SPECS MÜHLE-GLASHÜTTE MARINUS GMT Manufacturer: Mühle-Glashütte GmbH, Müglitztalstrasse 7, D-01768 Glashütte, Germany Reference number: M1-28-53-KB Functions: Hours, minutes, second time zone via 24-hour hand, date display, stopseconds mechanism Movement: Automatic ETA 2893-2 “Elaboré”; 28,800 vph, 21 jewels, Incabloc shock absorption, Mühle’s own rotor and woodpecker’s neck fine adjustment mechanism, 42-hour power reserve; diameter = 25.6 mm, height = 4.1 mm Case: Stainless steel; bi-directional rotating bezel with calibrated scale made of black anodized aluminum; sapphire crystal is domed on top and nonreflecting inside; fully threaded back with transparent pane of sapphire; water resistant to 300 meters Strap and clasp: Rubber strap; simple folding clasp with safety stirrup and easyto-use extension mechanism Rate results: (Deviations in seconds per 24 hours) Dial up +5 Dial down +6 Crown up +3 Crown down +3 Crown left +5 Crown right +3 Greatest deviation of rate 3 Average deviation: +4.2 Average amplitude: Flat positions 281° Hanging positions 245° Dimensions: Diameter = 44 mm, height = 12.2 mm, weight = 139 g Variations: With extendable stainlesssteel bracelet ($3,099) Price: $2,899 100 WatchTime August 2012 Photo: OK-PHOTOGRAPHY Mühle has given ETA’s automatic caliber 2893-2 additional components: a new rotor and its patented woodpecker’s neck fine adjustment mechanism (see detailed photo). As in an ordinary swan’s neck fine adjustment mechanism, the woodpecker variation can be precisely adjusted thanks to a setting screw and a curved opposing spring. The advantage over a swan’s neck is that the regulator’s pointer cannot slip over the spring or vice versa. Even if the watch receives a sharp blow, both of these components remain in their preset positions because the opposing spring has a raised edge that fits into a milled depression on the upper side of the pointer. The modifications that Mühle made to the ETA movement are substantial, but its embellishments are rather plain, except for the blued screws. However, the movement is quite precise. Our electronic timing machine calculated an average daily deviation of +4.2 seconds and a maximum difference of only 3 seconds among the various positions. The watch gained no more than 3 seconds when worn. Mühle’s woodpecker’s neck fine adjustment mechanism allows for precise adjustment yet is shock resistant. Reliable rate behavior is only one of this watch’s many good points. Thanks to moveable but firmly screwed lugs, the Marinus GMT fits comfortably around the wrist. Its large, luminous hands are very legible, but their shiny surfaces can cause glaring reflections in certain lighting conditions. The large threaded crown is easy to grasp. The only weakness we found here is the possibility of human error: when the crown is pulled out to its first setting position, the 24-hour hand can be advanced by turning the crown in one direction, and the date display can be adjusted by turning it the other way. There’s a good chance that the wearer will confuse the two functions and misadjust the time zone or the date or perhaps both. Looking at all of its details, the Marinus GMT has good-quality craftsmanship, and is as easy to operate as it is to read and to wear. Only the stubborn clasp detracts a bit: the closure lacks safety buttons and it won’t open unless the wearer uses a lot of force. But that won’t be a problem for the macho men likely to wear this watch.
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