AnthonyTsai[PuristS]
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Kong, do you know if the forged carbon used by Guy Ellia
is the same forged carbon process that AP uses?
One thought that came up in my mind when I saw that forged carbon piece was "Does forged carbon mix well with a super thin watch case?" Initially, my mind says no so it'll be interested to see one of these in person. The bigger and thicker the watch case, the more of the forged carbon pattern you can see. So this is why I think this forged carbon/thin case combo may not work that well.
Cheers,
Anthony
Different process ...
By: Kong : October 25th, 2009-21:14
from AP. AP is using a mold to cast a case, whereas Guy Ellia is milled out from a solid block of forged carbon. The mold with thermocouple wires (for close monitoring of temperature) is put into an oven and heatup to a certain temperature. After which it...
You cannot forge Plastic.
By: BDLJ : October 26th, 2009-19:13
Those photos and explanation of the process are excellent. I like when companies disclose their processes and methods. That said, and I'm sorry if I've written this before, but you cannot forge plastic. And that's what these cases are, chopped strands of ...