Watch Case Materials Explained: Ceramic
Contributed by ?lker ?zcan, who is a professional Materials Engineer and owns a small R&D company (ndsgnwatches-dealer).In this article on watch case materials, we have decided to write about ceramics. Ceramics are possibly the least understood of the materials used in watches. Many watchmakers are nowadays using ceramics for their watch cases �C which gained popularity with Rado. Now Chanel, Hublot, Omega, IWC, and many others produce watches with ceramic cases in full or in part.Materials are generally classified as Metals, Polymers, Ceramics, and Composites. Sometimes foams, etcare added but these four classes are universally accepted. So ceramics are one of the three main classes, where composites are mixtures of these three.Ceramics are essentially inorganic solids (organic ones are polymers) that are also not metals. So in addition to what is usually thought as ceramics , glass, diamond and graphite are classified as ceramics. The sapphire used as watch crystals is also a cer

A Brief History Of Watches
I thought that this simple timeline chronology that briefly discusses the history of watches was interesting and worth sharing. The file was too large to insert as one long image, so I had to cut it up. Click on the images to get larger ones in the photo gallery. Enjoy and thank you to SwissTimeMachine.co.uk for the graphic.

Bremont Mustang P-51 Watch
There was a relative I had when I was a kid who saved up for years to buy something special. He was an unusual fellow, but he loved to fly. He worked hard to get a pilot's license and then was finally able to buy what he had his eye ona World War 2 era P-51. One of the greatest dog fighters ever, the P-51 Mustang is an American fighter plane that was introduced in 1940 - and he wanted one really badly.As a kid I wasn't really sure how to respond to the ex-military plane in front of me. Some guys want a vintage American muscle car, and others watch a plane with the same cojones. That was my first memory of a P-51, but to Nick and Giles English of Bremont, it means something else. The British aviation themed brand brings us a limited edition watch dedicated entirely to American and English superiority over the skies. What is the UK/US connection that makes the watch legitimate? The US sold many P-51s to England for use in the RAF (Royal Air Force). As such, the P-51 Mustang, in its many

My new Offshore - Ceramic Diver!!!
Hi Guys,I am extremely overjoyed with my newest AP which I just picked up from the store yesterday... The Royal Oak Offshore Diver black ceramic!!!This watch is simply stunning and has to actually be seen in the flesh to best appreciate it...The ceramic detailing is incredible, I just love the vertical brushed lines on the bezel and the casing + the polished ceramic on the corners....The colour shifts from greyish to pitch black under different lighting conditions and is really flashy whilst stealthy at the same time... The orange highlights really pop against the background....I also find the size and weight extremely comfortable to wear and being ceramic I find myself least worried about accidentally scratching it somewhere... I actually wore this to sleep last night as I just did not feel like taking it off...Here's a few pics taken hastily but I do hope you like them :-)Cheers!!!!

Steelfish Lume
One of the many things I like about my Steelfish is it's lume.