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QUOTE] "Carbon fibre" is in my opinion is general name of something which is made with carbon. Skule, maybe in our countries we have different words or names of that material[/QUOTE]
When carbon was first used in producing fishing rods, in the UK it was termed 'carbon fibre', and in North America it was termed 'graphite'
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Michael Friedberg Wrote in reply to:
JohnTz Wrote:Can anyone comment on the hardness of the carbon cased Inge? I simply love the looks but I am very concerned about how scratch resistant the case is. I had a pressed carbon AP offshore and the case looked very bad after only 6 months of careful wrist time. Everything seemed to leave a mark on that case no matter how hard I tried to be careful with it.
I really want to try and hunt one of these down this year, but am wondering if the case is so soft that it will remain a safe queen. Thoughts?
I met with an AP official. Their carbon was forged and had some problems. For their diving watch in 2013 it is being replaced by ceramic.
IWC has a different process, using layers hand placed, which is better. But still carbon fibre is soft--only about 3.5 on the MOHs scale. But to limit scratches, they coat their carbon fibre cases with a lacquer, which can be redone. Still, it's not optimal for scratch resistance.
Thank you Michael. That is what I suspected as the IWC case seems very shiny. I think I will most probably stay away from another carbon watch. Love the look but I wear every watch I own and do not want the stress of the vulnerability of the carbon material.
Now lets talk about the case of the perpetual calender Inge. Any comments on that one concerning it's scratch resistance?
"Carbon fibre" is in my opinion is general name of something which is made with carbon. Skule, maybe in our countries we have different words or names of that material[/QUOTE]
When carbon was first used in producing fishing rods, in the UK it was termed 'carbon fibre', and in North America it was termed 'graphite'
Regards
Dave
Last edited: 26 January, 2013 - 09:04
Thank you Michael. That is what I suspected as the IWC case seems very shiny. I think I will most probably stay away from another carbon watch. Love the look but I wear every watch I own and do not want the stress of the vulnerability of the carbon material.
Now lets talk about the case of the perpetual calender Inge. Any comments on that one concerning it's scratch resistance?