The Unofficial Sinn U series ownership experience thread

[EAD]

Well it seem that Sinn usn't delviring watches to Israel, so there goes my way to have a U2 someday

[Crusader]

I am sure there is a AD for Israel, or ADs willing to ship to Israel. You might want to check with forum sponsors gnomonwatches chronomaster.

[EAD]

I am sure there is a AD for Israel, or ADs willing to ship to Israel. You might want to check with forum sponsors gnomonwatches chronomaster.

Do you know of AD in Israel? I really don't know
and where can I find and how?

[Crusader]

Do you know of AD in Israel? I really don't know
and where can I find and how?

I didn't say an AD IN Israel, but an AD FOR Israel, and I already gave you two addresses. You can also see the list of international Sinn ADs here: http://www.sinn-uhren.de/sinn-uhren-2000/depots.htm

[tallguy]

I didn't say an AD IN Israel, but an AD FOR Israel, and I already gave you two addresses. You can also see the list of international Sinn ADs here: http://www.sinn-uhren.de/sinn-uhren-2000/depots.htm

LOL...be patient with EAD Martin; he takes a bit of "getting used to", but I think he means well!

[Tim got his boots back]

I was bored this afternoon so I took another UX wrist presence video. Hope this might be helpful to somebody, somehow.



cheers,
Tim

[roberev]

I was bored this afternoon so I took another UX wrist presence video. Hope this might be helpful to somebody, somehow.

cheers,
Tim

When I get a UX, Sinn will need to pay you a commission.

Rob

[edigun]

John. Thanks for the excellent in-depth and well reported ownership experience update. BTW...Made in Germany is blacked out so it enhances the clarity of the dial.

Rich, I wasn't aware of the different spring tensions in the crown. My U2 has a rather strong spring and it takes some force to start the threading. Once threaded, it takes a full 4 rotations before snug. Best I've seen.

EAD. Glad this thread has been of help to you.

Tallguy, Monday night, Tuesday night and Wednesday night, Jan 15, 16 and 17th respectively, the overnight low is forecast to be -31c with Wednesday having a close to -50c windchill. I will be leaving my U2 out overnight and ... maybe I'll securely strap it to the roof rack of my suburban and take a ride down the back road. Good winter test ehhh!

cheers all,
Tim

Dear All,

Actually I'm still a rookie in watches but couldn't help feeling amaze the capability of U1. So I took a bold decision in getting myself a Sinn U1. As I am from Indonesia & not all types of Sinn being sold by the local AD so I ordered it from Singapore AD (THG). It took me 1 month of waiting (the AD told me that I was lucky enough to wait only for 1 month whereas other had to wait for 4 months minimum !!!)

I don't understand what makes the Sinn U series so hot & people are crazy in talking about that. Finally 1 week ago I got my very own U1 in Singapore, I was quite exciting to receive & wear it till now. Honestly I first impression of that watch is TOUGH !, Elegant & very macho ! Thats I can say right now. I wish to discuss more with all U series lovers & generally Sinn lover about this unique instrument watch.

Btw Tim hows ur winter testing goin ? I 31 degrees celsius here so I really depend on you to give me the final comment on winter test.

Thanks Bro.

Have a nice day from Indonesia.

Edigun

[EAD]

Dear All,

Actually I'm still a rookie in watches but couldn't help feeling amaze the capability of U1. So I took a bold decision in getting myself a Sinn U1. As I am from Indonesia & not all types of Sinn being sold by the local AD so I ordered it from Singapore AD (THG). It took me 1 month of waiting (the AD told me that I was lucky enough to wait only for 1 month whereas other had to wait for 4 months minimum !!!)

I don't understand what makes the Sinn U series so hot & people are crazy in talking about that. Finally 1 week ago I got my very own U1 in Singapore, I was quite exciting to receive & wear it till now. Honestly I first impression of that watch is TOUGH !, Elegant & very macho ! Thats I can say right now. I wish to discuss more with all U series lovers & generally Sinn lover about this unique instrument watch.

Btw Tim hows ur winter testing goin ? I 31 degrees celsius here so I really depend on you to give me the final comment on winter test.

Thanks Bro.

Have a nice day from Indonesia.

Edigun

Nice to hear such a thing about a watch
I myself consdiring getting the Sinn U2, love the hands style on the U2 then the U1
So was it worth the wait?

[Tim got his boots back]

Greetings fellow Sinners.

We have had some pretty cold nights lately and this morning, the temperature was forecasted to reach -34 celsius. I took the liberty of leaving my Sinn U2 outside for 7 hours. The temp when I brought it out was -26 celsius and when I brought it in -32 celsius. This is a dead cold, no wind chill. Actual temp.

In this first video, I have just brought the U2 inside and it was frozen almost solid. You can see this by the frost on the crystal. Notice the watch is running properly.



In the second video taken a few seconds later, as confirmed by the time on the watch, I am running a sink of hot, hot steaming water. Steam is visible if you look closely. When I insert the watch, you will notice that the frosty ice on the crystal dissappears instantaneously which means that it was on the outside of the crystal and not the inside. Also take note of the fact that there is no frost, fog or condensation on the inside and the crystal doesn't pop or explode and the watch continues to run.



When removed, the case was super hot to the touch. Almost too hot to handle. The temperature would have transferred inside quickly as metal transfers heat fast, especially 4mm thickness. After over a minute in the hot, steaming water, the temperature should be back to at least room temperature inside the watch and probably hotter. Even after extraction, heat is still transferring inside.

This is visible proof of my winter testing last February and it's achieved the same results almost a year later.

-32 celsius to at least room temp in less than two minutes. A 50 degree celsius swing!! This should greatly exceed anything anyone could expose their U2 or any other watch to in real life conditions and accurately proves that the technology used here is not just some stupid marketing fluff but real, practical technology developed to enable such equipped watches to withstand pretty much any kind of climactic conditions it could encounter. At least the U2.

You may not need this tech, but I wear my watch on the outside of my mitts while snowmobiling in -25 celsius weather. I never seen a sled with a clock in the instrumentation. I need this tech. This watch was designed for me!!! by Lothar Schmidtt and I would like to take this opportunity to thank him for his hard work and dedication.


cheers,
Tim