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Re: magnetic field
In Response To: Re: magnetic field ()

: They are tested to be immune to reasonable
: levels of magnetism -- as specified by
: international standards for wristwatches.

: But close exposure to certain high power
: magnets or electromagnetic devices devices
: can give a unusually high magnetic exposure
: that can exceed what watches can reasonably
: be expected to protect against.

: The only way to make something totally immune
: to magnetism under any possible circumstance
: is to not use metal for any part of it.

In order for the metal to become magnetized, it has to be a ferromagnetic material. You can apply all the magnetic fields you want to gold, alumnium or copper and you won't magnetize anything. Iron or steel (as in ferrous materials), are of course ferromagnetic. Stainless steels are more complicated, some are, some aren't. You may have seen the IWC ad about using "soft magnetic" steels. This refers to steels which have very low we'll say "residual magnetism" after exposure to a magnetic field.

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