Titanium, sapphire, high-tech ceramics, carbon fiber, bronze... With the development of materials science, more and more new materials have become mainstream, and nowadays young people have more when buying watches. Choice, and if you want to say that it looks cool, dark, science fiction, and young people's favorite material for the case, carbon fiber must be one of them.
Why do you say that? The reason is very simple. The change of the times has also changed the aesthetics. Just like the older generation prefers expensive gold, platinum, etc., in their opinion, the precious metal material is more real when worn on the wrist, and in addition, it can maintain its value. Why not; and contemporary young people like to pursue all new things. In short, they want to be different and show their own personality. Carbon fiber material can meet their needs, especially the irregular texture presented by carbon fiber. The appearance makes every watch a "only" existence.
Simply put, the method of making a carbon fiber watch case is to superimpose carbon fiber cloth on demand and harden it in a high temperature and high pressure environment, and finally make a blank, and then integrally form the blank by CNC (Numerical Control Machine Tool). The set drawings are milled to obtain the desired case shape directly. After finishing the shape, it enters the final modification process. After the craftsman has basically cleaned the parts through water-ray cutting, grinding, etc., the drilling process is started. After completion, the surface of the case is polished according to the design to give the carbon fiber case. Matte, high-gloss or matte finish. However, the development of watchmaking technology has made some brands continue to try new types of carbon fiber and their production methods. Three watch brands can be said to have played a leading role.
Audemars Piguet replica watches first released the forged carbon material on 2007 SIHH, which caused a sensation. When making, first make the corresponding metal mold according to the actual watch case, and spray the release agent inside the mold so that it can be separated from the mold after the finished product is formed. Then put the hardened carbon fiber filaments into the mold together for high temperature curing, and then press to shape them after reaching a certain temperature. This is also the origin of the name of forging.