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Lower cost, higher hardness. Seems like a win-win. Makes you wonder why nobody ever thought of it before?
by mark-r 12y ago
Lower cost, higher hardness. Seems like a win-win.
Makes you wonder why nobody ever thought of it before?
- m_mueller 12y agoAs a Swiss it makes me wonder even more. It looks like the Swiss watchmakers are superb when it comes to mechanical engineering, but they're not much into material engineering and electronics. Japanese watchmakers are good with the electronics and materials, not so much with design and marketing. Apple is really in prime position to release a smart watch that people actually want.
- culturestate 12y agoPeople have thought of it before. Notably, Hublot[1] has a material that they call "Magic Gold" which is just this sort of gold/ceramic composite. 1. http://www.watchtime.com/wristwatch-industry-news/technology/hard-timers-hublot-conjured-magic-gold/ http://www.watchtime.com/wristwatch-industry-news/technology...
- besserwisser 12y agoThis should be higher! The patent, filed in 2014, claims exactly what's described in this article written in 2012. That's incredibly blatant.
- aflam 12y agoHublot worked on special flavors of 18k gold with EPFL University and had some press a couple years ago : http://news.discovery.com/tech/unscratchable-gold-111227.htm http://news.discovery.com/tech/unscratchable-gold-111227.htm In French : http://www.lacotedesmontres.com/actu/Hublot-presente-Magic-Gold-un-nouvel-alliage-pour-l-horlogerie-la-bijouterie-et-la-joaillerie-developpe-en-collaboration-avec-l-EPFL-No_8870.htm http://www.lacotedesmontres.com/actu/Hublot-presente-Magic-G...