New Products - Traser H3 Aviator Bestmann

Manufactured in Switzerland
The traser H3 Aviator Bestmann is a homage to the last Bücker aeroplane built, the single-motored cabined low-wing of the same name, and one of the best aerobatics planes of its time, the Bü 181 Bestmann. The traser H3 Aviator Bestmann is an automatic series, limited to 200 watches, with Bücker logo on the dial.

Specs

Movement: ETA 2824-2 EL

Case: Steel

Bezel: Steel, unidirectional rotating, sundial

Crystal: Sapphire, mineral crystal case back

Water resistant to: 330 ft/145 psi

Size: 46 mm

Dial Colour: Retro, with Bücker logo

Illumination: 1-11 white, 12 orange, H/M/SE Hand white

Bracelet: Aviator leather strap, brown

The science behind mb-microtec illumination technology
Mention radioactivity and the image of men in orange radiation protection suits holding geiger counters may come to mind. However, many industries are making good use of radioactive isotopes and in the process, are saving lives in the medical arena and/or manufacturing products containing the mb-microtec GTLS (gaseous tritium light source)- illumination technology powered by the decay of tritium.

What is Tritium?
Tritium is a heavy form (isotope) of hydrogen and for this reason behaves chemically exactly like it. Pure tritium therefore, forms a gas T2 (like hydrogen forms H2).However, tritium is not stable but decays to the inert gas helium with a half-life of 12.3 years. This means that after this time half of any amount of tritium will have become helium. This transformation process is called a pure beta-decay. In this process no gamma radiation occurs and only a low energy electron is emitted.

What are the risks of using Tritium in a GTLS?
None. The low energy electrons of tritium cannot escape the glass body of a mb-microtec trigalight (tradename).
Only the rupture of such a light source would free the tritium gas and it would quickly disburse. A typical Traser® H3 watch contains anywhere from 15 to 20 mb-microtec trigalight for a total of no more than 25 millicuries. On a yearly bases, the wearer of such a watch must figure on an additional exposure of 0.1 micro sievert, which is about equal to the increase the human body would absorb due to cosmic or random radiation, by living an additional 12 inches above sea level. This 0.1 microsievert is also about 30'000 less than the average yearly exposure due to that same background radiation. Now, lets assume that in a closed, unventilated room all the GTLS of 40 such watches (also 1000 millicuries or 600 to 800 GTLS) would simultaneously burst open and release their tritium gas, the resulting exposure to a person in that room would still be only about 50% of the yearly, random background exposure that every living creature on earth is exposed to. This example, as unlikely as it may seem, serves well to illustrate the scientific facts about this technology and further demonstrates the safe nature of this product.

Traser H3 watches are warranted against defects in materials and manufacture by mb-microtec for a period of two years from the date of purchase. The mb-microtec illumination system (gaseous tritium light sources) is guaranteed for 10 years. In the event of failure within this period, the watch will be repaired or replaced with an equivalent model by mb-microtec. Straps, bracelets, crystals and batteries are not covered by this warranty neither are defects or damage caused by misuse or servicing carried out by a non-approved dealer or individual. Register your Traser H3 watch ONLINE at www.traser.com and you will automatically extend your warranty service by one year, to a total of three years.

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