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Forged Carbon
Hi everyone,
Could someone please summarise the features of the forged carbon cases use by AP? Is it especialy hard- scratchproof, light, tough etc?
Admittedly I havn't seen one in person but I hope it's got more going for it than the way it looks because from the pictures I have seen of it it reminds me of a very cheap recycled plastic.
I'm not being gratuitously negative. I just want to know what people see as desirable in this material. No doubt it comes at a hefty premium to an already expensive watch.
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Forged Carbon
Hi everyone, Could someone please summarise the features of the forged carbon cases use by AP? Is it especialy hard- scratchproof, light, tough etc? Admittedly I havn't seen one in person but I hope it's got more going for it than the way it looks because...
May I suggest...
you try a google search on "Sintered Carbon". I'm not sure where the "forged" is from? I have no idea what exact process AP uses in comparison to say a brake disc, but you'll glean a little info for any further discussion/questions. Personally, aside from...
If by sintering you are referring to heating powdered forms of carbon, you are wrong.
AP's Carbon Forge (accent over the trailing e) uses cut carbon fiber and cold forged, i.e., die pressed under high pressure. That's where the "forged" comes from. ;-) TM
I stand corrected...however
I could not get into the AP area to check on the process, hence my ignorance I have since seen some photos of the process. No, its' not sintering but equally, it's not forging. Not even close! It's just stuffing a die with carbon strands and adding the re...
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This article does put the watch in it's context as an uncompromisingly specialist timepiece. I have copied out some relevant text of the article below for those who didn't want to read through it. I suppose it's one of those watches that you need to have ...
