In addition, watch brands can offer consumers more options by changing the composition of the metal alloy and altering the shade of the bronze. The color and grain of bronze oxidation are closely related to the humidity of the environment it is in and the wearer's PH, so that each bronze watch becomes as unique as its owner, thus satisfying the demand for personalization. The second is green, in addition to gold, the color of bronze is most compatible with green, but the price is much lower than the former. As the first alloy used by mankind, coupled with the fact that its appearance changes with time, bronze is undoubtedly the most suitable material to express the retro theme.
The popularity of bronze is due to three popular trends in the field of watchmaking in recent years: firstly, retro. Inspired by the African hunting trips of his three friends Geoffroy, Fissore and Canali, the name of the watch is a combination of the first two letters of their surnames, and Gérald Genta chose bronze because, unlike steel, it does not reflect light and therefore helps hunters to conceal their tracks on the savannah. The first man to make a watch in bronze was the master watch designer Gérald Genta, the author of the Audemars Piguet RoyalOak and the Patek Philippe Nautilue. It was not until more than thirty years ago that bronze first appeared in watchmaking. Modern watches were born out of practicality, and naturally favored practical steel, which is slightly harder than bronze, although it is second to bronze in terms of corrosion and fatigue resistance. After all, early watches were for the use of the powerful and wealthy only, so they were mostly made of precious gold or platinum. When oxidized, bronze develops a characteristic green "patina" and gradually forms a layer of copper oxide that protects the original material beneath it from corrosion while maintaining its characteristics.ĭespite its excellent metallic properties, bronze would patina when exposed to air for long periods of time, and these patches of lime green oxide were not very attractive, and bronze was relatively inexpensive, so it was rarely used for clocks.
Bronze is antimagnetic, wear-resistant, and elastic, and is particularly resistant to corrosion by seawater (salt). In addition to tin bronze, aluminum bronze, lead bronze or phosphor bronze are also available. Bronze containing 10% tin is 4.7 times harder than pure copper. Pure copper is relatively soft, but when tin is added, it possesses many properties suitable for industrial manufacturing. In addition to bronze, alloys of copper include brass, white copper, and purple copper. The bronze made by our ancestors was an alloy of red copper (pure copper) and tin or lead, which was dark red, but became greenish-gray over time due to oxidation, hence the name bronze. Bronze is an alloy with a copper content of at least 60%. In archaeology, the stage of human cultural development marked by the use of bronze is called the "Bronze Age". As early as the fourth century B.C., man learned to cast bronze. Today, it is again one of the most popular materials for cases. However, bronze is still widely used in traditional fields and is also indispensable for some modern production techniques. With the development of steel smelting technology, it gradually became less important. Bronze, The first alloy invented in human history.
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