ThomasM[PuristS]
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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
Forged Carbon
By: makeaway : January 29th, 2009-13:33
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...
By: BDLJ : January 29th, 2009-21:30
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...
I stand corrected...however
By: BDLJ : February 1st, 2009-14:57
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...
Thanks...
By: makeaway : January 30th, 2009-00:24
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 ...