Rolex Oyster Perpetual Milgauss
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The Rolex Milgauss was developed for scientists working near strong magnetic fields. A ferromagnetic shield protects its movement, allowing the watch to withstand up to 1,000 gauss; its name combines mille (French for thousand) and gauss. (Rolex) The 1956 ref. 6541 used a lightning-bolt seconds hand, and the long-running ref. 1019 carried the line for nearly three decades until Rolex discontinued it in 1988. A 2007 revival returned the Milgauss as ref. 116400, sold with a conventional clear sapphire crystal over a black or white dial, alongside the green-tinted "Glace Verte" ref. 116400GV, whose crystal tint has never been repeated on another Rolex; production later consolidated onto the 116400GV alone, before Rolex retired the line again in 2023. For a black-dial example, the crystal distinguishes the clear-crystal 116400 from the green-crystal 116400GV. (Monochrome)
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