Steel is an incredibly complicated section of metallurgy, one of the most important subsections for watchmakers is spring steel. Without spring steel, it would not be possible to have any mechanical watches, and we would be stuck with gravity-driven pendulum…
There is nothing more frustrating than seeing little pits starting to appear on your watch. Thankfully it is very rare but corrosion pitting is to stainless steel as Kryptonite is to Superman. Stainless steel is a remarkable metal alloy, but…
Can A Watch Case Be Made Out Of Damascus Steel? Damascus steel knives have a long history. They date back to 500 AD and have a significant place in history. All you need to do is look in any museum…
904L, Oystersteel, 316L, or 304L – Here Is The Meaning 904L, Oystersteel, 316L, or even 304L are all the numbers that have been bandied about, and now we arrive at the business end of exploring stainless steel. This article will…
Bright, long-lasting luminosity is the holy grail of all luminous applications that much is clear from the first five episodes of our Swiss Super-Lumi-Nova series. Here in the sixth and final episode of our Swiss SuperLuminova series Albert Zeller, the…
Austenitic – What Does The Mean? “Austenitic” is probably a new term for most people. The word qualifies a particular class of steels and is the subject of this blog post. As the title states, why should we care that…
SuperLuminova Application & Nomenclature This week we are all about SuperLuminova performance. Welcome to the fifth episode of our Swiss SuperLuminova series. Albert Zeller, the CEO of Luminova A.G., and I are going into the details of how Superlumiova works…
Daytime Color Impacts SuperLuminova Luminosity This is the fourth episode of our Swiss SuperLuminova series and luminosity. Albert Zeller, the CEO of Luminova A.G., and I are going into the details of how Superlumiova works and how it should…
Where We Are In This SuperLuminova Story This is the third installment of our Swiss SuperLuminova series. Albert Zeller, the CEO of Luminova A.G., and I are going into the details of how Superlumiova works and how it should be…
This is the second part of a multi-part investigation into stainless steel and how the cast array of steels apply to the world of watches and in particular to stainless steel watch cases. Last time out, we identified the key…
