great idea but

Jul 07, 2009,05:08 AM
 

Great idea but watches are real ugly I would rather have a watch that scratches.

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scratch proof cases revisited

 
 By: eric.vonschonberg : July 7th, 2009-01:06
When I initially brought up this idea, some wondered whether it would be too expensive to produce a scratch proof case. Well, it turns out it has already been done ... A friend just told me about a very small company that makes watches out of actual tungs... 

great idea but

 
 By: Jose Mourinho : July 7th, 2009-05:08
Great idea but watches are real ugly I would rather have a watch that scratches.

you want a watch that scratches?

 
 By: eric.vonschonberg : July 7th, 2009-22:48
Whether or not you think those watches are ugly, the point is that it is an example of a scratch proof case made of tungsten. So, it could be done, and it could be done. Why though would you want a watch that can scratch? Eric von Schonberg

eric..

 
 By: didwlgh : July 8th, 2009-08:00
I think you misunderstood him - I think what he meant was that given a choice between 1) the tungsten case that he considers ugly, and 2) the (currently) scratchable, yet beautiful RM case, he would choose the latter without a doubt. I'm pretty sure he di... 

about tungsten

 
 By: gls : July 9th, 2009-00:28
Tungsten metal is a steel-gray metal and should not be ugly: en.wikipedia.org It would be possible to make a case in the classic Richard Mille shape out of tungsten. It is true that such a case would be very difficult to scratch. Tungsten is not easy to w... 

It would not cost more than Platinum. Tungsten is a relatively common material

 
 By: patekkie : July 10th, 2009-10:13
used for mens' rings, and it is not expensive.

It's an interesting discussion.....

 
 By: roman : July 11th, 2009-06:24
But there are alot of people in the world who will never give up 'precious' metals in watches. Even if the watch company - such as Mille - is based around supertech metals and high speed racing, etc. People for centuries enjoy golds, platinums, etc in tim...