Engineer Master II Slide Chronograph
A revolutionary patented chronograph that combines new slide bar mechanism with remarkable ergonomics
BALL Watch offers a novel take on the most popular of watch complications with the launch of the Engineer Master II Slide Chronograph. This original model is yet another demonstration of the avant-garde role the brand plays in watchmaking when it comes to technical developments aimed at making practical and useful innovations to contemporary timepieces.
The chronograph is without doubt the complication best known to the general public, not least because of its simplicity of use and its many applications in daily life. The current form of the mechanical chronograph shows few changes since its inception and generally features two push-buttons, one on each side of a central crown. The first push-button starts and stops the recording of accumulated time, while the second resets the mechanism to zero. BALL Watch had already reinterpreted the classic chronograph once in the past, with the introduction of a single-button timepiece, the Trainmaster Doctor’s Chronograph.
Now it’s the new Engineer Master II Slide Chronograph that breaks from the past, shaking up the standard architecture of the chronograph by rejecting the two push-button model and combining the start, stop and zero reset mechanisms in one integrated control at 9 o’clock on the case. The Slide Chronograph system includes a circular slide bar fitted around the movement. The chronograph is started and stopped with a clockwise rotation of this slide bar, which then returns automatically to its original position, while an anticlockwise movement prompts a reset. The result of this fresh approach is an unprecedented level of control and ergonomic improvements, both essential factors in the precise and deft handling of a chronograph function. The Slide Chronograph system, developed and patented by BALL Watch, means that the chronograph can be guided easily with one finger while still wearing the watch. As a final touch, the playful look of the mechanism brings novelty to the experience of using a mechanical timepiece.
Its innovative technology aside, the Engineer Master II Slide Chronograph’s striking design is unequivocally sporty in character. Its impressive 47.6mm stainless steel case allows maximum opening for a black dial, creating stark contrast with the subdials at 6 o’clock and 12 o’clock, as well as the small seconds at 9 o’clock. The tachymetric scale, a natural complement to any chronograph, is silkscreen printed onto the sloping flange. A tachymeter determines the speed of a moving object over a pre-defined distance. The position of the seconds hand on the tachymetric scale gives a kilometer per hour reading of the time it takes for a given object to cover one kilometer. The sporty look of the case is further enhanced by the chiseled bezel.
A series of grooves encircling the dial endow the timepiece with additional structure and depth. These grooves are elegantly set with the H3 gas microtubes that feature on the dials and hand of all BALL watches replica, without exception, so that owners can enjoy the extraordinary luminescent properties of H3 gas. BALL Watch has even achieved the significant feat of incorporating a cylindrical micro-tube into the chronograph’s slide bar. The H3 gas releases light continuously, requiring no external energy source. Consistent luminous intensity, lasting for a period of up to 25 years, is 100 times more powerful than that of the luminous paints conventionally used in watchmaking. BALL Watch has perfectly harnessed this state-of-the-art Swiss technology so that its timepieces can be read with absolute clarity even in pitch darkness.
The chronograph’s key function is of course complemented by the indication of hours, minutes and seconds, as well as a day and date display. The smooth-running of this mechanical watch is ensured by its Swiss-manufactured automatic movement, a guarantee of accuracy and reliability. BALL Watch has historically positioned its watches replica in terms of their capacity to withstand the most adverse conditions, and the brand has remained true to this ethos in the robust design of the new Engineer Master II Slide Chronograph, which can absorb impacts of up to 5,000Gs, has built-in protection against magnetic fields to an intensity of 4,800A/m and is water-resistant to 50 meters. A screw-down crown and an anti-reflective sapphire crystal are the last two characteristics that complete the timepiece. The Engineer Master II Slide Chronograph comes on a stainless steel bracelet with a folding clasp or a crocodile leather strap with standard buckle.
Today, more than ever, BALL Watch is continuing its journey and asserting its role as a key protagonist in the exploration of modern time and the evolution of watchmaking history.
Model Number: CM3888D-S1J-BK | CM3888D-LL1J-BK
Movement: Automatic caliber BALL RR1402
Functions: 15 micro gas tubes on hour and minute hands, slide bar and dial for night reading capability
Patented slide chronograph with accumulated measurement up to 12 hours
Tachymeter
Shock resistant to 5,000Gs
Anti-magnetic to 4,800A/m
Water resistant to 50m / 160ft
Hours, minutes, subsidiary seconds, day and date
Case: Stainless steel
Ø 47.6mm, height 15.50mm
Anti-reflective sapphire crystal
Screwed-in crown
Band: Stainless steel bracelet with folding buckle or crocodile leather strap with standard buckle
Dial: Black