Innovative materials have long been synonymous with Linde Werdelin
The pursuit of new materials resulted in ALW or Alloy Linde Werdelin – a unique material created for aerospace and Formula 1 but repurposed by Linde Werdelin.
First used for the inner case of the SpidoLite Tech Gold and Green, and later used in its ‘natural’ colour for the entire case of the Oktopus MoonLite White.
Linde Werdelin uses colourless ALW which has been subjected to a 25 micrometre treatment (standard treatments are usually only 5 micrometres in depth), creating a protective layer and making it twice the strength of steel while remaining half the weight of titanium. The treatment can go so deep because of the porous structure of ALW; it essentially absorbs the treatment like your hand would absorb skin cream, which results in a protective layer that is highly resistant to dents and scratches.
Another breakthrough material - 3DTP™ carbon composite – is the world’s first proprietary technology carbon conceived for Swiss watchmaking, engineered to achieve calculated aesthetics in high precision. The Oktopus case is sculpted into its signature geometric structure using 3DTP™ carbon composite.
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Materials
Crystal
Crystal
24k gold
24k gold
Stainless steel
Stainless steel
Sapphire
Sapphire
Leather
leather
Titanium
Titanium
Rubber
Rubber
Basalt
Basalt
Ceramic
Ceramic
Rhodium
Rhodium
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This is the very first time a carbon material has been formulated to produce the desired aesthetics for a watch case. We devised the micro carbon layered finish to enhance the Oktopus case architecture
— CO-FOUNDER, JORN WERDELIN
This is the very first time a carbon material has been formulated to produce the desired aesthetics for a watch case. We devised the micro carbon layered finish to enhance the Oktopus case architecture
