Friends who read Speed ​​and Passion 7 are sure to send the question: Why is the price gap between supercars and regular sports cars so great? They are shabby compared to limousines and not comfortable enough compared to larger cars, They are especially expensive compared to regular sedans, and why the top richest still flock to it? Is it just because of the cool look and the wind-up door that opens upward? The same problem seems to exist in the top watchmaking world. The same function, the same brand or even the same movement of the watch, different case material and production technology can make the price difference several times, the magic of the new material lies here. Let us take advantage of the "wind and speed" of the hot East, to analyze and show you how applied to the field of racing and watch the new material is how to change our lives. In the middle of the last century, after going through the "horsepower race" era, the human automobile industry began its rapid development toward a lighter, more durable and energy-efficient way. Also as a crystallization of the human machinery industry, the watch subsequently leapfrogged its precision and portability, embarking on the path to lightweighting, wearing comfort and reliability. New materials, new technologies and new technologies that are gradually being applied to expensive cars have been widely adopted by top watchmakers in the world. Carbon fiber, aluminum alloy, magnesium alloy, titanium alloy, forged ceramic, vacuum ion plating, tubular Structure ... These are now familiar with the new gadgets, and finally walked down the gold paved track. Although the price of these new generation watches is still very expensive, believe me, as time goes on and technology advances, they will certainly wash away the lead, from the wrist gradually into the lives of each of us. Ceramic brake disc with Chanel J12 Superleggera Lighter brakes mean faster speeds on the field, not to mention that the high strength of comparable diamonds gives the ceramic brakes a minimal heat decay effect and almost "lifetime maintenance-free" durability. However, this material is by no means the same toilet bowl, which is synthesized with carbon fiber and silicon carbide at a temperature of 1700 degrees Celsius. Its expensive attributes and sophisticated craftsmanship make ceramic watches as expensive as precious metal watches. Real ceramic watch fashion, luxury is a great fashion brand Chanel, its J12 series not only carry forward the ceramic material strong and durable, light and moist, not allergic to rust-free features, but also to make the fashion lady Wrist is no longer only the metallic luster, and become more colorful. J12 Superleggera launched, declaring that Chanel started to enter the men's luxury market, its first stopwatch products using the Italian super light weight super sports car top vocabulary, 42 mm case size is Broke the record of the brand watch products, shows the French people in the racing and luxury goods sector has a decent strength. Aluminum alloy body with the Franck Muller Conquistador Grand Prix With the progress of electronic technology, more and more high-tech equipment to make the car's own weight and fuel consumption are soaring, so in the late 1980s, national auto giants began to study lighter aluminum in the vehicle manufacturing application. Although cars with all-aluminum bodies have existed since decades ago, it was not until the mid-1990s that Audi in Germany started to apply the all-aluminum body to its flagship model, the A8. As long as the difficulty of aluminum civilian focus on the thermal conductivity and ductility of aluminum itself, in the event of a collision, it is much harder to repair than the steel body a lot, and the paint adhesion and weaker than steel. Because of the above reasons, aluminum is also rarely seen on the watch, not to mention the frequent use of the harsh environment and violent crash table. This time to eat crabs is the independent French watchmaking brand Faylan, their creative in their already very classical Cintrée Curvex cask case based on the interpretation of a different kind of track pride to commemorate the F1 history A Night Grand Prix - Singapore Station. In bumps prone to bump, they use a black titanium material, and the red or gold aluminum case formed a strong visual contrast, contrasting the illuminated nightlife theme. Conquistador case material and cans or window frames are completely different, it is a type of aeronautical materials called Ergal, in the aluminum alloy by adding a certain percentage of magnesium and zinc, the chemical properties of the case more stable, coated Color more lasting. Titanium frame with the Albert Cushman Royal Oak Offshore Lutz, the British manufacturer of high-performance sports cars, has always been lighter in weight as a selling point. Using a small displacement engine, "Dragless Drag and Drop" outperforms both Italy and Germany in terms of price and weight. When opponents have started the path of lightweight, chess first-hand they have begun to explore the titanium frame. It is learned that the latest Exige S sports car frame weight will be reduced by 36%, torsional stiffness will increase by 19%. It is well-known that titanium is the highest "strength-to-weight ratio" of all metals, but previously only appeared on aircraft and in a few cars because of its expensive price. It touches on the stability of the chemical properties and high temperature, anti-acid characteristics, it appeared very early in the watch, and the price has been very low. Almost all the top watchmakers have hesitated to use titanium metal case, because it is too light, so that there is no formal dress table a touch of "pressure hand" heavy value. With the popularity of high-end sports watch and swept the big table wind wave, easily two to three hundred grams of precious metal and steel chronograph so that love of sports gentleman more and can not afford, bear the brunt of the top sports watch initiator Audemars Piguet, their Royal Oak Offshore has a huge physique and charming complex appearance, only titanium can guarantee the wearing comfort. It may be the last watchmaker to sign Michael Schumacher with seven blue and red seven-star divisions on his dial representing the seven F1 world champions he won at Benetton and Ferrari, Gold bezel, 44 mm diameter and 14.5 mm thickness of the gas field created, certainly worthy of 250,000 yuan from the starting price. Carbon fiber cockpit with universal engineers carbon steel high-performance automatic table Carbon fiber, a material that does not exist in nature, is definitely a product of the advancement of human science and technology. Through the braiding of soft carbonized materials, it can give it an ever-changing form and far exceed the strength of metal. Carbon fiber in the field of large spacecraft and top racing first application, with the lower production costs and technological progress gradually universal. From carbon fiber steering columns, chassis, frame to the ever-changing shape of the interior and helmets, this ultra-lightweight material finally broke the volume of tie-down, into the luxury jewelry circle. As one of the brands most closely associated with automakers, IWC succeeded in sponsoring the Mercedes AMG Stores F1 team last year. In 2003, IWC was a "Engineers Year" for all nations and they launched a series of themed racing tables. As early as 1985, they had introduced all-titanium engineers, so the most dazzling of this time is the all-carbon watch, and Universal used the so-called "epoxy-impregnated carbon fiber board" "Carbon steel" shows that this material is strong and durable. Of course, its weight as light as feathers will subvert your old understanding of "steel". DLC coating and Panerai PAM532 Paneristi forever DLC is an English abbreviation of Diamond-like Carbon, which has both the contradictory physical properties of diamond hardness and graphite adhesion, as well as stable quality and corrosion resistance. Apply it to the engine's bearings, pistons and cylinders to reduce friction, increase efficiency and reduce wear and tear. In the invisible parts of the F1 racing internal powertrain and driveline, DLC silently bears the heat and pressure, without them, a racing engine that is bolstered by modern turbochargers and precision combustion that simply can not support the entire field game. It's these features, but also to dissatisfied with the traditional plating process watch manufacturers shines. Last year at the Basel watch show, Panerai launched a nickname "Paneristi forever" for the fans of "Pei Fan Wang". It uses the classic 47 mm "1940 shell" And 3 days kinetic hand winding movement. Probably to apologize to the watch fans who bought the PVD-coated watches before, who suffer the "fade", this user commemorative models with absolute wear and corrosion-resistant DLC coating. Dial on the Italian Navy "manned torpedo" embossed and back of the limited number of 500 heralds it is bound to be the new round of chaotic object. Magnesium alloy wheels and Yu-Bo Mag Bang Aluminum alloy has been light enough, why use magnesium alloy wheels do? Want to know, the chemical properties of magnesium is very active, salt and acid will make it riddled with holes, it's welding, bonding and coating are very difficult. But when you know the same size magnesium alloy wheels lighter than aluminum one third, it is not hard to understand why the top car to use magnesium alloy. As early as half a century ago, a large amount of magnesium metal was applied to British Cooper cars, which made it very difficult to save. Modern racing cars, magnesium alloy aluminum content has increased, making it more durable. But frequent contact with sweat may occur, so that the active magnesium alloy hard to find traces in the top watch. Not to take the unusual way of Yu-Hsun did, in 2007 they developed a patented material "Hublonium", this aluminum-magnesium alloy not only for the manufacture of case and clasp, even the movement of the splint and bridge are used to process it , Which makes this watch the weight of only 78 grams, only the equivalent of ordinary large three-pin quartz watch weight. Hublot is very domineering to name this watch "Mag Bang (magnesium explosion)", it turns out that in the ensuing years, almost no one can be more than a chronograph light. Tubular structure with Richard Miller RM012 In the era of classical racing, "crash" is certain in the event of an impact accident. "Man's death" or not mainly depends on the driver's luck. A bloody tragedy let the racing engineer a painful experience, the design of the tubular cage body structure. Hollow steel pipes are welded to form a "cage" in accordance with the "triangle-shaped" principle and then cover the exterior panels to form the basic structure of a modern rally car, which is effective against impact, deformation and maximum Reduce weight and reduce solder joints. Before the tubular structure is not applied to the watch design, the tourbillon watch can not be worn for any movement, the ordinary mechanical watch can not be worn on the golf ball and tennis is worn on the wrist, all this thinking style has been Richard Demiller broke. The number 012 platinum watch Tourbillon watch is the brand's first non-dial works, which makes it look very transparent, but also highlights its special movement architecture, a group of tubular brackets for tourbillon, barrel With the transmission gear are floating in the air, the ultimate simplicity and extreme solid. Although limited to only 30, 012 is a milestone for Richard Miller and lays a solid technical foundation for the brand's success in track and field and tennis courts from its earlier auction in Hong Kong earlier this year On the valuation of 320 million Hong Kong dollar can be seen. Note: the source of the article written by the author of Liu Xinyue, without the permission of the author, no one can edit, reproduced! [Liu Xin Yue]: four time backpackers, car media editor, car watch collection up to people