Sinn Watches at Work

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How a NaBo 17 ZM survived a Tornado crash

16 April 1980 was a Wednesday that will forever be remembered in the history of German military aviation. It was on this historic day that a Panavia PA-200 (P04 prototype) combat aircraft – better known as a ‘Tornado’ – crashed on German soil for the first time. Both test pilots working for the company Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blom died in this tragic accident in Geiselhöring in the district of Straubing. ...

SINN watches accompany a world record

On 02 October 2021, at Paderborn/Lippstadt airport, around 1,000 spectators gazed spellbound into the grey and cloudy skies. As wild cheers broke out just after 4 p.m., one thing was clear: the CYPRES Demo Team, consisting of seven international-level professionals, had actually pulled off their spectacular world record attempt – flying a 6,418.12-square-metre German flag during a skydive. ...

Emergency doctor Martin Leitl with the EZM 12 in the Alpine air rescue service

Bernese Oberland, Switzerland. The rescue helicopter is still on the ground. Emergency doctor Martin Leitl is waiting for his first assignment on this autumn day in the magnificent Alpine landscape. When the emergency signal sounds, he takes off with his pilot and a paramedic. Their mission is always the same: to save injured hikers, mountain climbers, skiers or paragliders from precarious situations. Martin Leitl has been part of these rescue operations since 2013. But they are just one focal point in his hitherto multifaceted life. ...

Raffael Zeller with the EZM 9 TESTAF at the 2014 Fulda Challenge

The Fulda Challenge, the coldest extreme sports event in the world, which is renowned for its Arctic decathlon.The athletes trudged over 2,000 kilometres of ice and gravel roads to experience this unique combination of adventure and sport for themselves. Those at the starting line included Raffael Zeller and his EZM 9 TESTAF. Thanks to exceptional results, he clinched second place in the men’s individual ranking. In the end, it was two centilitres of petrol that made the difference. ...

Wreck diver Andreas Peters counts on the U1000

“North Sea expeditions are a hobby of mine. I love wreck diving and I’m a keen treasure hunter.” These are the words of a man who has been diving for sunken ships in the North Sea since 1998. Andreas Peters was born in 1973, and raised in the town of Meldorf in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. As a professional technical diver, he is driven by an extraordinary passion. ...

EZM 10 and 103 Ti Ar on board EC 145 T2

The Technical Standard for Pilot’s Watches (TESTAF) was developed with the aid of the renowned helicopter manufacturer Airbus Helicopters, based in Donauwörth in Germany, along with other partners. Watches can be TESTAF certified if they meet all time measurement requirements for civilian flights operating under visual and instrument flight rules ...

World champion Susanne Schödel sporting the 356 Sa PILOT UTC

A last glance at the sky, a final once-over for the controls and instruments before - at last - the OK is given to the towplane which takes the glider up to an altitude of 600 metres ...

Arved Fuchs and the world of expeditions

For more than 30 years, his expeditions have taken him to the world’s most isolated regions – often under extreme weather conditions. Like 1977, for example, when he spent two months traversing the De Pas and George Rivers in the Canadian province of Quebec with traditional Indian canoes ...

Extreme sportsman Raffael Zeller and the U1000

Can you imagine what it's like to run 100 miles (roughly 160 kilometres) on trails which include a total climb of 6,300 metres? Or to complete a 230 kilometre race in Namibia in red desert sand in extreme temperatures ...

Stunt pilot Ralf Niebergall

The aircraft, a Siai Marchetti SF-260, appears at flight shows in reminiscence of the days when pilots were seen as knights in flying armor, dueling man-to-man like the knights of mediaeval tournaments ...

Reliable even in the harshest climates

There are stories that make you shake your head and think to yourself, No way. Tim Thompson of Canada, for example. He lives in northwestern Ontario, in the Timmins region, where climatic conditions are extremely harsh ...

A beautiful landscape where Mother Nature shows her wild side

“There is a place where you feel like if you were any closer to your Creator, you could shake hands.” This is the poetic claim ...

From Croatia to South Africa

Many of our customers intend to use their watches while traveling or playing sports. That’s why they often choose a robust diving watch. One such customer is Jörg Knillmann, whose leisure activities include sports that place great demands on his watch – such as diving, skiing, motorcycle driving, mountaineering and mountain biking. He chose a U2 ...

Yukon Arctic Ultra

The adventures of Dominik Luksch provide further evidence that SINN watches can withstand even the toughest weather conditions. He took part in the Yukon Arctic Ultra, the coldest and most arduous race in the world – and relied SINN model 203 ARKTIS ...