Agreed

I think your comment is right on the mark. Not all DLC cases are alike. Since DLC is melted into the substrate, there are issues concerning that process, the particular substrate material selected, the bonding technology etc. As a result, it matters which watch brand you select. But isn't that pretty much the case with watches in general? For example, some brands plate their white gold cases. Can't buff out scratches on those cases; if you want to remove a big scratch, the whole case has to be replated. So one learns to ask whether a white gold model is plated or not (and Blancpain does not plate its white gold; Patek plates some of its white gold; some brands plate all of it). The devil is in the details for virtually every elment of the watch!

Jeff

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By: jkingston : July 22nd, 2009-08:52

Hi Forumners: A few questions have been raised concerning DLC watch cases. Blancpain uses DLC on the Super Trofeo and Fifty Fathoms Black models. DLC stands for diamond like carbon. As the name implies it is an extremely hard material. Here are some numbe...

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By: charlie1 : July 22nd, 2009-09:19

While I agree that concerns about the robustness of DLC or PVD are perhaps overstated, I can tell you from having owned a variety of these watches with this finish that it is relatively easy to scratch. I own a DLC watch made by Asprey and the service cen...

Thanks for these informations, Jeff

By: amanico : July 22nd, 2009-10:25

I tought that ceramic was around 1500 vickers, and that DLC was more around 1000... I stand corrected. It is important, too, to have the confirmation that DLC is not only a pretty face, as you said it nicely, but has its purpose, in terms of solidity. Tha...

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Agreed

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Thanks for these informations, Jeff

And there is also the thickness of the DLC coating

Not only that

Agreed

Very true....

Being an owner....

So....

it depends...

I wonder if the Rado (also in swatch Gp) V10K technology

RADO V10K Strong