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 |Strap|Damasko Steel Bracelet| |Strap|Damasko Steel Bracelet|
  
-==== The DA36 ====+<catlist -nohead -columns:3 -sortByTitle> 
 +===== The DA36 =====
  
 I see this watch as a modern version of Rolex's //Milgauss// - tough with the same level of Magnetic Resistance as the original //Milgauss// (1000 Gauss). The original anti-magnetic engineer's watch from Rolex wasn't the //multi-thousands-of-pounds// bauble they sell today. I see this watch as a modern version of Rolex's //Milgauss// - tough with the same level of Magnetic Resistance as the original //Milgauss// (1000 Gauss). The original anti-magnetic engineer's watch from Rolex wasn't the //multi-thousands-of-pounds// bauble they sell today.
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 I'd love a DA36 to appear with the //in-house// movement, but I don't know that this is going to happen. I'd love a DA36 to appear with the //in-house// movement, but I don't know that this is going to happen.
  
 +**UPDATE** 
 +--- //John Pumford-Green 24/04/23 17:45//
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 +The DA36 has now reappeared - as the **DK36** with the new in-house **A26-3** movement.
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 +[[https://www.damasko-watches.com/en/DK36/SW10053.10 | DK36 at Damasko]]
  
 My watch developed a fault after a couple of years but this was easily repaired by Damasko. I //might// have introduced the fault myself after opening it up a few times to regulate it - perhaps I let in some dirt that found its way to the escapement and caused some abrasion?  My watch developed a fault after a couple of years but this was easily repaired by Damasko. I //might// have introduced the fault myself after opening it up a few times to regulate it - perhaps I let in some dirt that found its way to the escapement and caused some abrasion? 
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 </WRAP> </WRAP>
  
-==== The Milgauss ====+===== The Milgauss =====
  
 <WRAP group> <WRAP group>
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-==== The Damasko Steel Bracelet ====+===== The Damasko Steel Bracelet =====
  
 The DA36 was bought //with// the [[https://www.damasko-watches.com/en/accessories/manufactory-steel-bracelets/158/manufactory-steel-bracelet-ice-hardened-stainless-steel|Damasko steel bracelet]] and initially I was happy with it.  The DA36 was bought //with// the [[https://www.damasko-watches.com/en/accessories/manufactory-steel-bracelets/158/manufactory-steel-bracelet-ice-hardened-stainless-steel|Damasko steel bracelet]] and initially I was happy with it. 
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 The steel bracelet was sold in 2017, to someone in the USA, after I decided I couldn't get on with it.  The steel bracelet was sold in 2017, to someone in the USA, after I decided I couldn't get on with it. 
  
-Following the appearance of the rate-error fault in 2018, I switched to my [[public:watches:seiko_skx007|Seiko SKX007]] on a Strapcode Oyster steel bracelet, and liked it so much I decided to buy another Damasko steel bracelet for the DA36, and to request a set of //additional// adjustment links to allow more variation in size. The longer links can be bought in sets of 2 pairs, which along with the 2 pairs that come with the bracelet, allow a smooth adjustment in tiny steps, almost matching the difference made by adding or removing a normal link. +Following the appearance of the rate-error fault in 2018, I switched to my [[public:watches:inventory:seiko_skx007|Seiko SKX007]] on a Strapcode Oyster steel bracelet, and liked it so much I decided to buy another Damasko steel bracelet for the DA36, and to request a set of //additional// adjustment links to allow more variation in size. The longer links can be bought in sets of 2 pairs, which along with the 2 pairs that come with the bracelet, allow a smooth adjustment in tiny steps, almost matching the difference made by adding or removing a normal link. 
  
 The new bracelet and links were bought in November 2019. The new bracelet and links were bought in November 2019.
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-<todo #gm4slv:2022-05-23> add some photos of the DA36</todo>+<todo #john:2025-03-09> add some photos of the DA36</todo>
  
-==== Watch-u-seek threads ====+===== Watch-u-seek threads =====
  
 [[https://www.watchuseek.com/threads/da36-a-year-on-the-wrist.4590983/ | A Year On the Wrist]] [[https://www.watchuseek.com/threads/da36-a-year-on-the-wrist.4590983/ | A Year On the Wrist]]
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-==== History ====+===== History =====
  
 Bought : 25/10/16 Bought : 25/10/16
 Arrived : 2/11/16 Arrived : 2/11/16
  
-===Initial Rate Tests===+====Initial Rate Tests====
  
   First 20 Days : Δ +11.4s -> +0.6s/d   First 20 Days : Δ +11.4s -> +0.6s/d
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 ++++ ++++
  
-=== Fault apparent ===+===== Fault apparent =====
 <code> <code>
 29/08/18 -5.7 -2.1 29/08/18 -5.7 -2.1
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-=== Worn again after 12 months === +===== Worn again after 12 months =====
 <code> <code>
 10/11/19 -11.9 -2.4 dial down overnight 10/11/19 -11.9 -2.4 dial down overnight
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 14/11/19 -21.0 -2.3 overnight on winder. 14/11/19 -21.0 -2.3 overnight on winder.
 </code> </code>
-=== Fault Re-appears ===+==== Fault Re-appears ====
  
 <code> <code>
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-==== 2019 Repair Details ====+===== 2019 Repair Details =====
  
   * [[da36dailyrates|]]   * [[da36dailyrates|]]
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 Sent to Damasko for inspection and repair : **18/11/19** Sent to Damasko for inspection and repair : **18/11/19**
  
-Damasko confirm fault as ''After checking it our watchmaker told us that there is many abrasion in the movement.''+Damasko confirm fault as <QUOTE>After checking it our watchmaker told us that there is many abrasion in the movement.</QUOTE>
  
 Repair details Repair details
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 __**Fault now absent :-) **__ __**Fault now absent :-) **__
  
-==== Performance after repair ====+===== Performance after repair =====
  
 <WRAP group> <WRAP group>
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 </WRAP> </WRAP>
 <WRAP third column> <WRAP third column>
-=== Timegrapher Check 18/1/22 ===+ 
 +===== Timegrapher Check 18/1/22 =====
  
 Still wearing daily Still wearing daily
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 </WRAP> </WRAP>
  
-=== Watchcheck 2022 ===+===== Watchcheck 2022 =====
  
 ^Start^Stop^Average^ ^Start^Stop^Average^
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 Rate is now dropping after 2½ years of daily wear. Will monitor and wait for rate to exceed manufacturer's specification before sending for service/regulation. Rate is now dropping after 2½ years of daily wear. Will monitor and wait for rate to exceed manufacturer's specification before sending for service/regulation.
  
-=== Timegrapher Check 22/5/22 ===+See dedicated page [[public:watches:damasko:measurements_2022|]] 
 +===== Timegrapher Check 22/5/22 =====
  
 A morning and afternoon test to compare readings of different levels of power. A morning and afternoon test to compare readings of different levels of power.
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 </WRAP> </WRAP>
  
-==== Update May 2022 ====+===== Update May 2022 =====
  
-I've owned the DA36 now for over 5 years. After the repair, and getting the 2<sup>nd</sup> bracelet, it's rarely off my wrist. I'll occasionally wear another watch (typically a [[public:watches:casio_gshock|G-Shock]]) on my **right** wrist. +I've owned the DA36 now for over 5 years. After the repair, and getting the 2<sup>nd</sup> bracelet, it's rarely off my wrist. I'll occasionally wear another watch (typically a [[[[public:watches:inventory:casio_gm-w5610|G-Shock]]) on my **right** wrist. 
  
 The DA36 stays on the **left**.  The DA36 stays on the **left**. 
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 The hardened steel, and matte bead-blasted finish, mean that there is no slow development of a general //swirly patina//. A scratch shows up, in the right light, as a shiny area of un-bead-blasted reflective steel. It's just the characteristic of the material. I wonder what it'll look like in another 10 years? The hardened steel, and matte bead-blasted finish, mean that there is no slow development of a general //swirly patina//. A scratch shows up, in the right light, as a shiny area of un-bead-blasted reflective steel. It's just the characteristic of the material. I wonder what it'll look like in another 10 years?
  
-=== Time Keeping performance ===+===== Time Keeping performance ===== 
  
 Still well within [[public:watches:cosc|]] standards ( -4 / +6 ) at around -2s/d as of May 2022. Rolex now guarantee their watches to run better than COSC, at ±2 s/d. My DA36 has been within this range for the last few years, and is only now starting to fall outside that range. It may wander back towards //zero// over time. Who knows how all the different variables inter-react to make up the overall rate error, and how they vary with time? Still well within [[public:watches:cosc|]] standards ( -4 / +6 ) at around -2s/d as of May 2022. Rolex now guarantee their watches to run better than COSC, at ±2 s/d. My DA36 has been within this range for the last few years, and is only now starting to fall outside that range. It may wander back towards //zero// over time. Who knows how all the different variables inter-react to make up the overall rate error, and how they vary with time?
  
-=== Time Grapher 23/5/22 ===+==== Time Grapher 23/5/22 ====
  
 <WRAP group> <WRAP group>
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 </WRAP> </WRAP>
  
-==== Photos ====+===== Photos =====
  
 <WRAP group> <WRAP group>
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 <WRAP half column> <WRAP half column>
  
-=== On a Marine-Nationale Green/Yellow NATO ===+==== On a Marine-Nationale Green/Yellow NATO ====
 --- //John Pumford-Green 31/05/22 12:54// --- //John Pumford-Green 31/05/22 12:54//
  
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 <WRAP half column> <WRAP half column>
  
-=== New WatchGecko NATO ===+==== New WatchGecko NATO ====
  
 --- //John Pumford-Green 05/06/22 17:25// --- //John Pumford-Green 05/06/22 17:25//
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