By Jovan Krstevski
The Engineer Hydrocarbon Spacemaster Orbital II is the result of a long partnership between Ball Watch Company and the space pilot Brian Binnie (one of the first civil astronauts to enter space at an altitude of more than 62 miles / 100 kilometers on board of a private spacecraft).
BALL Watch has extended their collection of automatic chronographs fitted with its unique anti-shock system. Designed and patented by BALL Watch engineers, the Amortiser device protects the automatic caliber BALL RR1404 against damages caused by external shocks.
The Amortiser system consists of a protective ring around the mechanical movement that absorbs the energy created by side shocks. This protective ring also has anti-magnetic properties to preserve the movement from magnetic fields that can affect the precision of a mechanical watch.
The chronograph function operates in addition to the GMT hand that can be set on another time zone. The bidirectional rotating bezel is marked with a scale in segments of 5 degrees. The four cardinal points of the compass are indicated by stamped markers that stand slightly above the bezel for easy manipulation.
DC3036C-SA-BK
Movement:
â—† Automatic caliber BALL RR1404
Functions:
â—† 39 micro gas tubes on hour, minute, second hands, dial and pushers for night reading capability
â—† Chronograph with accumulated measurement up to 12 hours
â—† Illuminated second time zone indication
â—† Hours, minutes, subsidiary seconds and magnified date
Shock resistance:
â—† 7,500Gs
Water resistance:
â—† 100m/330ft
Antimagnetic:
â—† 4,800A/m
Case:
â—† Titanium
◆ Ø 45mm, height 18.3mm
â—† Illuminated bidirectional rotating bezel
â—† Anti-reflective sapphire crystal
â—† Patented crown protection system
◆ Amortiser® patented anti-shock system
Band:
â—† Tapered titanium and stainless steel bracelet with patented folding buckle & extension system
Jovan Krstevski – Founder, Proprietor & Executive Editor
Watch collector, aficionado and a Event profile in the Swedish nightlife. He launched Watchgeek back in 2011, which is now known as WristReview.  He quotes ’WristReview is a site to help people find, explore, discover and enjoy wristwatches.’ His passion jump started in his early teens, when he was given his first mid-range wristwatch which was an Omega Seamaster. Since then he has always been in love with wristwatches!
