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Cathodic magnetron sputtering?
I kid you not. I was reading a Rolex ad (Road & Track magazine, October 2008), which explains how Rolex inscribes its scratch-proof ceramic bezel. Part of the process is "through cathodic magnetron sputtering."
![]() I am sure this is of great comfort to those of you who have the ceramic bezel, and will encourage those of you who have the "old" bezel to immediately acquire a watch with the ceramic one.
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"through cathodic magnetron sputtering."
I had to go see the doctor when that happened to me.... |
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What? Do you guys think that might be a p pr pro pro blem? I d d d...............o................................. ....................................
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Sometimes old folks do that at the restaurant..
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I knew Rolex was an old watch but geeze....
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![]() One definition of sputtering in my dictionary is to dislodge (atoms) from the surface of a material by collision with high energy particles; also to deposit a (metallic film) by such a process. Maybe I'll drop into a local AD with the magazine advertisement and try to get an explanation that describes the process in more detail. ![]()
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Sounds like big words for "hit it with a hammer."
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![]() ![]() Well, last year I did write a short post on sputter deposition of the platinum and gold used on the ceramic bezels.....but nobody understood it......... ![]() Here is the Wiki version: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sputter_deposition And here is a nice Theory of Magnetron Sputtering http://uk.geocities.com/pvd_coatings/theory.htm ![]()
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Guilty as charged!
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Cathodic magnetron sputtering sounds good, big words to impress you but just Rolex speak for boswellocks IMHO.
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Sounds like more pure marketing B.S. and no don't like the ceramic bezel. If they make one that has a more matte (less shiny) finish I will bite but, not until then
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Now that we have the technical aspects taken care of (at least enough for me), how about one of you creative types posting a cartoon showing a little old watchmaker at Rolex doing the cathodic magnetron sputtering?
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