Diving watches have a very strict series of internationally respected guidelines called ISO 6425 that must be met to earn the title of dive watch. Now Sinn has recently spearheaded the movement for DIN 8330, which is a set of rules that establishes the new industry standard for aviator timepieces.
It all started with the German watchmaker’s own standards dubbed TESTAF (Technischer Standard Fliegeruhren), which were introduced in 2012. Sinn then set out to make its set of aviation watch benchmarks the norm at the national level with DIN (Deutsches Institut für Normung, which translates to “German Institute for Standardization”).
Basic criterion to achieve a DIN 8330 certification include a 200 meter (656 feet) water resistance and the ability to function in temperatures spanning from -45ºC to more than +80ºC (-49ºF and 176ºF, respectively).
Along with setting the scope of regulations for pilot watches, Sinn has released three new timepieces tried and tested to be trustworthy and sturdy while on their owner’s wrist in a cockpit. The trio of aviation-standard watches include the Sinn 103 Ti IFR, Sinn 103 Ti UTC IFR, and the Sinn 857 UTC VFR. These three replace outgoing Sinn models that had achieved TESTAF standards. All three don’t deviate much in design or function from their preceding editions, well aside from the added IFR and VFR tag-ons.
The EZM9 and EZM 10 that also earned TESTAF ratings will go through DIN 8330 testing to earn the title and updated certification.
The Sinn 103 Ti IFR ranges from $2,630 to $2,990, the Sinn 103 Ti UTC IFR sells from $3,220 to $3,580, and the Sinn 857 UTC VFR ranges from $2,390 to $2,670.
