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      10-29-2013, 03:32 PM   #7
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Originally Posted by SaMaster14 View Post
Durability might be an issue, which is why I assume most luxury watch companies use metals like stainless steel and sapphire crystal - it can get banged up and still hold.

I'm also not a huge fan of the watch faces...

Could be cool though, definitely a nice little niche market! And good luck to the company!
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Originally Posted by RandomHero View Post
I see these cracking very easily or at the very least chipping.

The stones they are using are not particularly strong at all. The other problem you have with using most types of stone is that its tensile and compressive strength is much much lower than steel.

These are a neat idea, but I bet they look like crap after a few months of use. Perhaps someone will prove me wrong, but it's a novelty as far as I'm concerned.

There's a reason why other watch manufacturers are going to ceramic rather than stone.
I thought about the possibility of chipping or cracking but as far as these stones go they are a 7 on the mohs scale which is pretty hard. Of course this watch will prob be fairly heavy so i wouldnt wear it as an everyday watch
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