Aerospace components, implants and many other high-tech products are now made of pure titanium or titanium alloys - and the number of applications is rising rapidly. The high price of the material and the increased demands on processing are offset by a multitude of outstanding properties, which the watch manufacturer BOTTA has now also decided to use for the TRES 24 and UNO 24 with 45 mm diameter. In its latest versions, BOTTA installs the 24-hour watches in Tri-Titanium cases. Each case component is made of a specific titanium alloy in order to optimally match the properties to the respective task. This special case architecture is currently exclusively available from BOTTA.
"The case construction from three different alloys is comparatively complex and expensive to implement, but it also allows the best wearing properties and increases the robustness of our watches," says Klaus Botta, inventor of the one-hand watch and owner of BOTTA. BOTTA has been using titanium as a material for watch cases since 1991.
Watches made of the material of the future in a precious colour
Titanium is the most precious of the light metals. Hardly any other material combines so many outstanding properties: high strength combined with low weight, corrosion resistance even under extreme conditions and outstanding shielding against electrical and electromagnetic fields. It is also anti-magnetic and absolutely anti-allergenic. It furthermore has self-healing properties. If the surface is damaged, it immediately forms a very thin, invisible but particularly resistant Titanium oxide layer that protects the underlying material.
Each type of titanium has its own individual properties. Thanks to the new three-layer structure in the housings of the TRES 24 Quartz 45 mm and UNO 24 Quartz 45 mm, BOTTA has combined the respective properties of the titanium alloys used in a functional way.
For the most stressed top ring around the sapphire crystal, a particularly resistant titanium alloy is used, which is otherwise known from turbine and aircraft construction, for example. The central part of the case is made of a modified version of pure titanium, which has better mechanical properties than the untreated version. The bottom of the housing, in turn, is made of a type of titanium that is also used in medicine and is therefore highly skin-friendly.
"Titanium is an expensive but also superior material, especially in watchmaking. Only the use of specified titanium alloys enabled us to develop such slim, lightweight and durable wristwatches". Connoisseurs appreciate not only the excellent technical properties of the metal but also its noble, warm colour.
"The case construction from three different alloys is comparatively complex and expensive to implement, but it also allows the best wearing properties and increases the robustness of our watches," says Klaus Botta, inventor of the one-hand watch and owner of BOTTA. BOTTA has been using titanium as a material for watch cases since 1991.
Watches made of the material of the future in a precious colour
Titanium is the most precious of the light metals. Hardly any other material combines so many outstanding properties: high strength combined with low weight, corrosion resistance even under extreme conditions and outstanding shielding against electrical and electromagnetic fields. It is also anti-magnetic and absolutely anti-allergenic. It furthermore has self-healing properties. If the surface is damaged, it immediately forms a very thin, invisible but particularly resistant Titanium oxide layer that protects the underlying material.
Each type of titanium has its own individual properties. Thanks to the new three-layer structure in the housings of the TRES 24 Quartz 45 mm and UNO 24 Quartz 45 mm, BOTTA has combined the respective properties of the titanium alloys used in a functional way.
For the most stressed top ring around the sapphire crystal, a particularly resistant titanium alloy is used, which is otherwise known from turbine and aircraft construction, for example. The central part of the case is made of a modified version of pure titanium, which has better mechanical properties than the untreated version. The bottom of the housing, in turn, is made of a type of titanium that is also used in medicine and is therefore highly skin-friendly.
"Titanium is an expensive but also superior material, especially in watchmaking. Only the use of specified titanium alloys enabled us to develop such slim, lightweight and durable wristwatches". Connoisseurs appreciate not only the excellent technical properties of the metal but also its noble, warm colour.
