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  Chronofiable

The watch consumers are more and more demanding for high quality and reliability. The tests performed at Laboratoire Dubois SA optimally simulate the real wearing conditions in practice, ensuring watchmaking industry a good reliability of new products before to be launched on the market.

Beside watches and accessories, the expertise of the staff allows to provide reliability control on other products such as microtechnical, electronical and electromechanical devices.

Typical services provided are :

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Chronofiable®, a unique ageing and reliability cycle program for movements and watch heads

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Ageing cycles of watches functions

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Waterproof tests (on standard and diving watches)

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Electrical measurements

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Characterisations of cells

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Reliability tests on watch case and accessories (bracelet, clasp, crystal, dial, hands…)

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Climatic and corrosion tests (UV, saltspray, sweat, tropical climate…)

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Wear test



Tests of reliability Chronofiable®

Control of reliability of microtechnical, electronical and electromechanical devices

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Electric and mechanical measurements

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Mechanical tests (vibration, seizure)

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Climate tests and corrosion tests

Chronofiable® reliability test
Record of an impact at 4500m/s2

Specific competencies
n Climatic cycles in dry/wet environment from –70°C to +180°C
n Impact and vibration tests
n Elastomeric straps
n Antireflexion coatings



Rotation cycles on a turning bezel watch



UV testing of leather straps

Our sections : 
- Consultancy in
electroplating
- Chemistry
- Chronofiable
- Leathers and polymers
- Materials
- Tribology

Our main services : 

- Allergenics and toxics
- Technical assistance
- Jewellery
- Chronofiable®
- Contaminants, cleanliness
- Corrosion
- Leathers
- JPR Kit
- Electroplating
- Climate tests
- Reliability
- Training
- Horological exterior
- Materials
- SEM
- Metallography
- Watch movements and watch heads
- Polymers, elastomers
- Coatings
- Wear tests

About nickel : 

- Nickel allergy
- Nickel allergy caused by jewels
- European regulation and standards
 
 
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