Black Aesthetics on Watches - 6 Cool “Dark Warrior”

Watches have changed their marketing strategies in the changing times. Once the main function of watches was to facilitate reading, now this function has been weakened. The brand positioning and appearance of watches have become the focus of attention. Major watch brands have made innovations in the single steel case material of watches.

In the past, watches only changed the color of the dial in order to maximize the aesthetic art. Brands have successively upgraded the material of the case, carbon fiber material, carbon coating, titanium alloy, ceramics and other materials have all launched black models. So, what kind of "Dark Warrior" watches are there currently?

Omega Speedmaster

This Speedmaster can be said to be a model of Omega's bold style, with a matte polished ceramic body and a polished ceramic bezel, which is more fashionable and dynamic. The distinctive black zirconia ceramic dial features striking "moon watch" style hands and two ceramic subdials at 3 and 9 o'clock. The most iconic design features of Speedmaster watches, such as the matt chrome nitride tachymeter scale.

Cartier blue balloon

This blue balloon case is made of ADLC carbon coating, which is polished to show the beauty of perfectly round lines. The texture is relatively mild, giving off the unique luster of the material, and the convex curved case gives the watch infinite tension. The black guilloche dial, sword-shaped hands and red second hand make the layout of the watch reasonable and natural, reflecting the detailed processing of the watch dial in place, adding points to the overall viewing.

IWC pilot

This pilot is made of black ceramic, which is chemically more stable and more durable and corrosion-resistant than traditional steel. And through careful grinding, it presents a smooth texture, so that the curvature of the case extends all the way to the lugs, showing a smooth line beauty.

This light black pilot is made of titanium alloy. Titanium metal is more durable than traditional steel cases, and the overall weight of the case will be lighter and lighter to wear.

Blancpain

The dials and bezels of the BATHYSCAPHE series are available in blue or black. The entire case, including the bezel and the crown, are made of black ceramic, and are made of frosted and satin-finished technology, reflecting a distinctive texture and beauty.

Panerai

The Panerai Lumino series uses a carbon fiber case with an iconic crown guard on the side. Carbon fiber has high strength against external shocks and excellent corrosion resistance. Of course, it also has all carbon fibers. Some lightness properties. The production process is made of alternately arranged carbon fiber sheets added to the high-tech polymer PEEK and compressed by high pressure in a high temperature environment. The appearance has a matte black appearance, and because of the composite material, it will be different from other brands after cutting, such as carbon cloth weaving effect or forged carbon mottled effect case, but it presents a special kind of tree ring similar to the case. texture.

Audemars Piguet

The Royal Oak Offshore watch has never stopped innovating in shape, function and especially material. So far, there are a number of Royal Oak Offshore watches in 42mm sizes, interpreting immortal classics in different materials. Octagonal case, hexagonal screws, signature black dial decorated with plaid.

Although these materials feel particularly high-tech, it is nothing more than to increase the selling point of the product itself. But the essence behind it is to comprehensively improve the material gimmick and appearance under the premise of good brand positioning and recognition. Among the black element case styles, the above models are undoubtedly the strong ones.