• MOVEMENT.

    SELF DEVELOPED

Movement.

As of today, there’re no other microbrands in the watch industry which would use the hardened aluminum to produce all bridges and the plates of the movement, no one is yet taking the advantage of the high-performance characteristics of this material.

It is perfect in point of weight and strength, free of tensions and temperature tests ‘results are more than satisfying. But for aluminum to be a strong construction material, it needs to be mixed with small amounts of other metals. When mixed in appropriate portions, aluminum’s strength can equal that of steel, yet its weight is still only one-third of the weight of steel. Our ultramodern hi-tech aluminum delivers perfect results in colors and design aspects, it‘s being widely used in the automotive field exactly because of its advantageous characteristics and peerless performance.

ANODIZING PROCESS.

Using it for creating an ultralight watch mechanism is a pure innovation for the watch industry. In other words, aluminum is truly the material of today – and tomorrow. In the Car Aston Martin, Lotus, Jaguar or Audi are cocooned in an aluminum space frame. Drivers’ safety is also likely to depend on it, airbag deployment doors, side impact members and crash management systems made from aluminum. Anodized aluminum is now fashionable as a design statement in car interiors with many interior finishes and accessories exhibiting that brushed silver appearance of anodized aluminum –scratch resistance, ease of cleaning and recyclability being additional benefits.

There are normally four stages in the process: pre-treatment, anodizing, coloring (where required) and sealing. The electrolytic process takes place once the metal surface has received the appropriate mechanical or chemical pre-treatment and has been thoroughly cleaned. The profile is connected to a direct current source and becomes the anode (hence anodizing). An electrolytic cell is formed. Dilute Sulphur acid at room temperature is normally used as the electrolyte. During electrolysis, the surface of the metal is oxidized. The process continues until the desired layer thickness (usually 5 – 25 μm) is reached.