CX Swiss Military Watch Survives Shotgun, Dynamite, and 20,000 Feet


CX Swiss Military 20,000 Feet

It may not slip discretely beneath your dress shirt cuff, but the CX Swiss Military Watch model called 20,000 Feet is what you will want on your wrist the next time you dive to 6,000 meters. The watch will also come in handy if you plan on standing directly next to a large explosion, or if you need something that will stand up to a 12 gauge Winchester shotgun at close range… and there are videos to prove it.

As recognized by the Guinness Book of Records, the 20,000 Feet is the only mechanical timepiece certified to a depth of, well, 20,000 feet. For most watch companies, that Guinness Book entry would probably be enough. Fortunately for entertainment-starved watch junkies, the Swiss manufacturer Montres Charmex goes several steps further to prove its timepiece is tough. The brand has produced a series of short videos (with the CEO as presenter) that answer the question “What do you get if you cross an old Timex ‘It takes a lickin’ and keeps on tickin” commercial with an episode of Mythbusters?” In one video, the 20,000 Feet is strapped to a metal pole and subjected to 3 close-range blasts from a 12 gauge Winchester shotgun. Amazingly, the crystal does not break and the watch, though dented, keeps ticking. A competitor’s watch, certified to only 1,000 meters, receives the same treatment and, as you might guess, ends up well ventilated.

In another video set in a quarry, the 20,000 Feet and a competitor’s watch are placed about 12 inches away from a powerful explosive charge. Following the blast, the 20,000 Feet is in one piece and still ticking. The bracelet even remains attached. The competitor’s watch on the other hand obeys the laws of physics and is blown to smithereens.

The 20,000 feet will be produced in a limited series of 1,000 pieces – 250 in each of 4 dial colors. Complete details appear below the images. The recommended retail price for the 20,000 Feet in Switzerland, including 7.6% VAT, is SFr. 3,995. The videos can be viewed free of charge at www.20000feet.com.

CX Swiss Military 20,000 Feet
CX Swiss Military 20,000 Feet
20,000 Feet box
20,000 Feet Guinness Book certificate
20,000 Feet pressure test results

Technical Specifications

Movement
COSC-certified automatic chronograph, ETA cal. 7750 Valjoux, 25 jewels, 28’800 oscillations/h
Power reserve 48h
Etachron regulator system
Glucydur balance bridge
Nivaflex mainspring
Antichoc with Incabloc shock-absorber

Functions
Hour, minute, second, date, chronograph

Case
Titanium, diameter 46 mm, thickness 28.5 mm, weight 265 gr., anti-magnetic ISO 764.
Screw-down crown, pushers, and caseback
X-large crown with side-guards, allowing for diving with gloves
Red safety marking on pushers (visible when unscrewed)
Unidirectional rotating bezel, 60 minute graduation, Superluminova™ indices
Helium relief valve
Domed, anti-reflective sapphire crystal, thickness 10 mm
Water-resistant to 7’500 meters (25’000 feet; 6’000 meters or 20’000 FEET & 25% safety margin as per ISO 6425)

Dial
Silver, black carbon, blue or yellow, sunburst decor
Hour, minute, and small seconds counters at 6, 12, and 9 o’clock respectively
Date at 3 o’clock
Superluminova indices and hands, red chrono hands

Bracelet/Strap:
Titanium bracelet, lug-ends and links screwed, folding clasp with safety catch and micro-adjustment
Separate genuine rubber strap & rubber extension strap for dry-suit diving
Screw-driver
● Limited edition of 1’000 numbered watches
● rrp Switzerland incl. 7.6% VAT CHF 3’995.-
● rrp EU incl. 19% VAT EUR 2’998.-

WARRANTY EXTENSION
As an additional service for its customers Montres Charmex SA signed a contract with the Swiss insurance company Helvetia to insure the 20’000 FEET by CX Swiss Military Watch™ against theft for the first two years.

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  1. Gerald G Mercier

    I had many Rolex_. A. Piguet/ Breitling F. MULLER /PPC & many more
    & this one C X20000 IS THE BEST

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