Rolex after Plane Crash - Restoration of a wrecked Rolex Milgauss 116400GV
This Rolex was destroyed in a plane crash in 2013. Flight 214 operated by Asiana Airlines struck a seawall at San Francisco Airport and crashed on the runway. The watch and its owner were thrown across the plane upon impact. The watch was destroyed and the owner never boarded a plane again.
The owner kept the watch in a glass case on his desk, as a reminder of how lucky he was. In 2023, 10 years after the accident, he sent the watch to me for restoration. In most cases I turn down requests of this type. Restoring watches is my hobby and not my job. But this time I couldn’t resist.
This Rolex Milgauss is powered by the Rolex 3131 Caliber. The special feature of this watch is its resistance to electromagnetic fields. Thanks to the Farraday cage that shields the movement, the watch can withstand electromagnetic fields of up to 1000 Gauss. The watch was worn by scientists at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) in Geneva.
The name “Milgauss“ is derived from the
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