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Big Pilot Ceramic “scratch” story
My Big Pilot Miramar ceramic case had a “scratch” on the side of the case. Upon inspection I became convinced that it was a deposit instead of a gouge. I tried lots of techniques but finally found that automotive paint rubbing compound and lots of elbow grease did the trick. Despite a good half hour of rubbing, there is no evidence of any swirls and no trace of the former scratch.
My watch is a shiny dark gray metallic ceramic, not the same material as your ceratanium, but I thought you could be interested in my experience removing the metallic deposit.
Calling IWC ceratanium watch owners...
Dear all, I had a pretty nasty experience with my Tribute to 3705. During a strap change made by the IWC sales rep, the back of the case was scratched by the spring bar. The IWC staff insisted that it’s not a scratch by a deposit of steel.... They failed ...
Your ceratanium watch endured a deposit of steel... that is creative
"Sir, you car is not scratched the bodywork underwent some artistic remodelling" I say: stick to steel
IWC has claimed that Ceratanium is some new alloy they created...
Personally and without confirmation, I thought it was ceramic coated titanium because ceramic coating has existed for a while. The fact that you see gray metal under the black confirms that but who really knows?
Ceratanium is actually blasting the titanium under a very high temperature!
The blasting effect under severe temperature results in a dark grey almost black color. It’s not a plating like PVD/DLC nor as hard as ceramic. They presume that it’s as light as titanium while being tough like ceramic but in fact it’s not. It will still ...
Many thanks for the clarification however...
IWC website is very misleading to put it politely: “ The latest innovative material from Schaffhausen is Ceratanium® (ceramized titanium). The new material is as light and tough as titanium but at the same time as hard and scratch-resistant as ceramic. Ce...
Pls.ellaborate
What has wic with enron or north korea? Your wording surprises me a little bit. Not in a nice way i must say
What is interesting in this description...
.... is that there is no addition to the titanium. It is simply a surface heat treatment of a titanium part... Not much new here I am afraid, some basic surface tempering, some old yet efficient metallurgy techniques to harden a metal. Best, E.
Exactly! It’s part of their marketing strategy!
Especially when they tell you: a special titanium alloy made specifically for IWC! That’s funny coz I’m 100% sure it’s the classic grade 5 titanium alloy but with the heat process they will harden the surface and make more scratch/wear resistant. Natural ...
Big Pilot Ceramic “scratch” story
My Big Pilot Miramar ceramic case had a “scratch” on the side of the case. Upon inspection I became convinced that it was a deposit instead of a gouge. I tried lots of techniques but finally found that automotive paint rubbing compound and lots of elbow g...