Cru Jones
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Laureato 42mm in ceramic
Wth SIHH just around the corner, why not wait?
Who cares? We get to enjoy it now. ;-)
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Laureato 42mm in ceramic
Wth SIHH just around the corner, why not wait? Who cares? We get to enjoy it now. ;-) Photos sourced from click here . ...
If I were after an all black bracelet watch, this might top the list.
Very alluring to my eyes.
Awesome!
if GP can produce a grey ceramic version just like Omega GSOTM, it will be perfect
This is awesome!
Fortunately (or unfortunately) I’m not after an all black ceramic watch. 😄
Your last words says it all
You are going by the reference point pricing of the SS model which is also insane. There's a reason why it's already available so much less than the msrp and this model I suspect, despite being a very beautiful and well finished case, will likely suffer t...
Very nice indeed
anyone has any experience with how sturdy such an all ceramic piece may be? I can be rough with watches.
You do realise that ceramic is essentially scratchproof?
Its hardness is 8 on the Mohs scale, with sapphire/cardorundum above it, at 9, and diamond topping the scale at 10. There’s not an awful lot to worry about, apart from the material being brittle – which is only a concern if you’re clumsy and drop it on a ...
Depends on the chosen composite alloys
waiting to know the composition. Anyway, Rado has the best material, but the design is...you know what i mean 😀😁 p.s. i've scratched a Blancpain 50 fat. dark night; ok, it was only coated, but marketing depicted it as unscratchable... my axe
DLC (diamond like coating) is nothing like Zr02 (zirconium dioxide), which is the industry standard “ceramic”.
Recently RADO have created a silicon-based ceramic, which is harder still, and a hardened titanium alloy which is approaching typical Zr02 hardness levels. You’ll find that in the Ltd Edition HyperChrome Ultra Light models they launched at Baselworld ’16,...
Correction….DLC is DL Carbon, not coating. Freudian slip!
And Zirconia is ZrO2, not 02.
I've perfectly understood
Many ceramics are also called composites; alloys of various metallic oxides become Widia, Ergal, etc but our beloved maisons show them as huge innovation. Fuc😁😁😁😁...pardon, funny marketing
I am not worried about scratching. I actually got used to making a watch "mine" with self-inflicted scratches.
It's about chips and stuff breaking, including the bracelet links.
Before diving into the deep end, maybe a trial run for 6 months with a Chanel J12 would be the thing to do.
If you can manage to be a bit less blasé with it, then you’ll be just fine with the GP. As materials go, it’s brittle, but not something that should only be treated purely with kid gloves – but it is more susceptible to carelessness than a metal watch. No...
I think your last sentence is spot on
If I worry about it (even if it's all in my head with no real risk) it's not fun and not for me.
Sorry Cru, but it is not possible to scratch ceramic with anything below its own hardness level.
You can get material transfer, which some people may assume is a mark, but a little bit of Brasso on a cloth will see it gone. If you’re worried about the bracelet rubbing on a desk (wood/laminate/glass/aluminium/steel), you can rest assured that it won’t...
Thank you for this post, CJ!
I will post my thoughts about this watch soon. Best Blomman