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Magnus (Moderator)
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Monday 03 November 2008 11:18:17 am
Steve, here are some info you requested!
The hard black decorative treatment known as DLC (Diamond Like Carbon) combines the properties of diamantine carbon (hardness, insulation, chemical resistance) with those of graphite (black colour, elasticity).
DLC is a material produced in thin film form (the layers may be less than 1 µm thick) using vacuum deposit technology and characterised by an extreme degree of hardness. Moreover, DLC boasts a very low friction coefficient and remarkable chemical inertia, qualities that ensure excellent resistance to wear, to corrosion and to friction, as well as flexible hardness.
Procedure: Plasma-Enhanced-Chemical-Vapour-Deposition (PE-CVD)
Chemical resistance: inert to acids, lyes, oxidising and reductive chemical and organics solvents, hydrophobic and anti-allergic.
The black Fifty Fathoms will be launched in the markets by the end of this month-beginning of December. You certainly might want to try one of the continental Blancpain boutiques:
http://www.blancpain.com/e/retailers/blancpain_boutiques
Finally, here are some images:
More on the watch here:
http://www.blancpainforum.com/for...dark_knight_a_fully_black_50_fathoms
Good luck and let us know!
Magnus
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