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Ok nerd trigger warning for the following:
I’m sure the hardening on the bracelet isn’t a “coating” as it’s often described. So… steel is usually hardened using a heat treatment. However many stainless steels can’t do this (there are “martensitic” stainless steels that many knives and such are made of but they tend to rust much easier).
So what does Traska do? A less common way of making steel hard is called “case hardening”. You put the steel in a hot environment filled with molecules you wish to diffuse into the metal. The most common is carburization, which diffuses carbon atoms into the metal, making it harder. It typically can only penetrate a few millimeters into the material but for applications like a watch bracelet it’s perfect. I’m 99% sure they do some form of this to harden the bracelet rather than apply some sort of coating.
Question: what makes the Oyster Perpetual… perpetual? I’ve heard of perpetual calendar watches but this has no date window.
LOL ok because I could also picture like "I work at a non-profit helping destitute and homeless people" and don't want to show up wearing a Rolex, which yeah, would make sense.
