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HELIUM RELEASE VALVE
This RGMT timepiece is equipped with a
Helium Release Valve.
It provides functionality for professional
divers operating at great depths for prolonged
periods of time or under saturation.
When commercial divers operate at great depths,
they often spend prolonged hours in diving bells
under pressure breathing a breathing gas that
contains the gases helium or hydrogen. Since helium
atoms are the smallest natural gas particles found in
nature, these gas atoms are able to work their way
inside the watch, around any o-rings or other seals
the watch may feature.
This is not a problem as long as the divers stay under
pressure, but when the decompression stops during
resurfacing a pressure difference builds up between
the trapped gas inside the watch case and its
environment. Depending on the construction of the
watch case and crystal, this effect can cause
damage to the watch, such as the crystal popping
off.
The helium release valve does not need any manual
intervention or adjustment, it automatically releases
the helium or hydrogen used in the breathing gas
mix trapped inside the watch case.
Please make sure to employ the screw-down
crown on your timepiece for maximum water
protection.
HELIUM
RELEASE
VALVE
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