The Rolex Milgauss is a groundbreaking anti-magnetic watch. It was designed to meet the needs of the scientific community and can withstand magnetic fields of up to 1,000 gausses. Launched in 1954, the Milgauss was created against the backdrop of the post-war boom in the technology industry. Like many fake Rolex models designed during this period, such as the GMT Master, Submariner, and Day-Date, the Milgauss was made to overcome a problem that arose in the 20th century: keeping accurate time even in the presence of electromagnetic fields.
The current collection of Rolex Milgauss watches not only features anti-magnetic positioning but is also the most vivid and exciting design in the Rolex product line. Today, this sporty luxury watch is not only preferred by scientists or engineers but also by fashion-forward watch enthusiasts.
It is a prototype of the Rolex Milgauss and was produced in limited numbers. Similar in appearance to the Rolex Submariner, it has a 37.5 mm stainless steel case, a bidirectional bezel, painted and applied indexes, and the caliber 1080 – the standard Rolex movement of the time. What was not expected was the honeycomb pattern on the dial and the soft iron cage that surrounded the movement to protect it from external magnetic fields. CERN also tested and certified this model to withstand magnetic fields of up to 1,000 gausses.
Rolex began the Milgauss collection with this model. It has the same qualities as the previous 6543, except for one unique feature: a lightning-shaped seconds hand. Despite its special features, it wasn’t very successful, so Rolex scrapped most of the design before 1960.
The third generation replica Rolex Milgauss still had the soft iron frame and anti-magnetic qualities of the previous version, but we changed its external appearance. It now features a 38 mm steel Oyster case, a more straightforward dial with baton hour markers, a traditional seconds hand, and no honeycomb pattern. A particular version of this dial, designed for CERN scientists, does not emit light, as even small amounts of radioactive material can bias laboratory results.
