Ball Watch Company Engineer Hydrocarbon
Launched early 2000s; Ball's flagship rugged dive/military tool-watch line
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“Differs” marks a spec with different recorded values. — means not recorded.
| Spec | DC3226A-S3C-BE Engineer Hydrocarbon NEDU | DG2118C-S3C-BE Engineer Hydrocarbon AeroGMT II | DM2218B-SCJ-BK Engineer Hydrocarbon Original 43mm | DM3002A-SC-BK Engineer Hydrocarbon DeepQUEST II |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case size Differs | 42 mm | 40 mm | 43 mm | 42 mm |
| Lug to lug Differs | 53.55 mm | Not recorded | 54 mm | 53 mm |
| Thickness Differs | 17.3 mm | 14.5 mm | 15.3 mm | 15.5 mm |
| Lug width Differs | Not recorded | 20 mm | 21 mm | 21 mm |
| Case Differs | Grade 5 titanium, round | Stainless steel, round | Stainless steel, round | Titanium, single block case, round |
| Bezel Differs | Ceramic, luminous Unidirectional rotating | Sapphire Bidirectional rotating, curved | Sapphire Unidirectional rotating, curved | Titanium with Super-LumiNova Unidirectional rotating |
| Crystal Differs | Sapphire, anti-reflective, 3.7mm | Sapphire, anti-reflective, dome-shaped, 3.2mm | Sapphire, anti-reflective, convex, 3.1mm | Sapphire, anti-reflective, 3.9mm |
| Water resistance Differs | 600 m | 100 m | 200 m | 1000 m |
| Caliber Differs | BALL RR1402-C | BALL RR1201-C | BALL RR1102-CSL | BALL RR1101-C |
| Movement type | Automatic | Automatic | Automatic | Automatic |
| Complications Differs | chronograph, day, date, helium release valve | day, GMT, date | day, date | date, helium release valve |
| Dial Differs | Blue (gradient) | Blue | Black | Black |
| Lume Differs | Tritium gas tubes (H3), 21 micro tubes on hands/dial/pushers | Tritium gas tubes (H3), 44 micro tubes on hands/dial/bezel | Tritium gas tubes (H3), 30 micro tubes on hands/dial/bezel | Tritium gas tubes (H3), 24 micro tubes plus Super-LumiNova bezel |
| Bracelet Differs | Tapered titanium/stainless steel, patented folding buckle & extension | Stainless steel, tapered, patented folding buckle | Stainless steel, tapered, patented folding buckle & extension | Titanium and stainless steel bracelet, deployant clasp |