Tungsten metal Rado

[dutchsiberia]

Thanks to Bruce Wegmann's help I was able to buy this half working Rado. The circuit seemed to be faulty, but luckily I had an other working circuit :)
The case is made of tungsten carbide with a sapphire crystal. No scratches :) The faceplate has some damage, maybe due to leaky batteries?

But it still looks super cool :)


Back, and the original bracelet.


Nice looking :)


No scratches!

[simone]

Wowwwww
Congratulations...fantastic design and amazing module! A keeper.....

[bruce wegmann]

Having held this watch, I can tell you, it looks even better "in person" than it does in the pics. The tungsten carbide case has an optical surface (as you might expect; even hardened tool steel would bounce off it and not leave a mark). It has about the same weight as it would if made of 18K gold, and so has a hefty, solid feel to it. A classic space-age design, especially given the choice of case materials.
Glad I could help getting it where it needed to be.

[ronaldheld]

Nice looking.

[dutchsiberia]

Having held this watch, I can tell you, it looks even better "in person" than it does in the pics. The tungsten carbide case has an optical surface (as you might expect; even hardened tool steel would bounce off it and not leave a mark). It has about the same weight as it would if made of 18K gold, and so has a hefty, solid feel to it. A classic space-age design, especially given the choice of case materials.
Glad I could help getting it where it needed to be.

I shall name it "the Bruce Wegmann watch" :)

I really like the material, I learned on another forum that it is also called "Widia" In German "Wie diamant".

[Delmarva]

Lovely watch. Tungsten carbide has a subtle metallic sheen that is attractive in person but impossible to photograph. Congratulations.

[Kasper]

Great shot..them all together.

I shall name it "the Bruce Wegmann watch" :)

nope, nope, nope..it had to be gold then

[vespa78]

[/quote] nope, nope, nope..it had to be gold then [/quote]

like mine then...

[dutchsiberia]

Very nice! Does it hold well? Goldplating on the tungsten?

[vespa78]

yes, looks like brand-new out of the store, the tungsten uppercase. the only way you can tell the watch was worn is the buckle, it has weared off.
Bruce Wegmann said it best: ,,it looks and feels like 18k solid Gold''
qualitywise it is the best watch I have in my Collection.

[Kasper]

i wonder how many brands used this material in there lcd watches? Any idea's?

[bruce wegmann]

Not many, I would guess... The only way this material can be worked or shaped is with diamond tools; probably a bigger investment than most watch manufacturers would be willing to make. As for the gold plating, I don't think it would pose any major challenge, if the surface was prepared correctly. A method has even been found to plate gold on Teflon (for electronic circuit boards); if it's possible to make the two most naturally slippery substances stick together, I imagine you can plate gold on anything.