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Post by wilfreb on Nov 25, 2007 18:06:02 GMT -5
hi, any info about this type of crystals will be appreciated.
mineral with sapphire coating.
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Post by slife on Nov 25, 2007 18:56:13 GMT -5
As you know mineral crystals are more easily to show signs of scratch then sapphire ones. However, some watches with mineral glass are deemed as scratch-resistant as they have a layer of synthetic sapphire.
Synthetic sapphire is similar to normal sapphire. It still has a hardness of 9 out of 10 on the Mohs scale. It is just man-made.
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Post by timefinder on Nov 25, 2007 19:30:14 GMT -5
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Post by wilfreb on Nov 25, 2007 23:34:25 GMT -5
thanks guys
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Post by timefinder on Nov 26, 2007 14:04:08 GMT -5
No worries.  |
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Post by Triton on Nov 26, 2007 14:15:29 GMT -5
I've scratched sapphire coated mineral crystals from hitting pretty hard,but they didn't shatter like sapphires will.
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Post by timefinder on Nov 26, 2007 21:51:25 GMT -5
sapphire shatters worse than mineral? How? Why? I thought saphhire was tougher.
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Post by Agent Orange on Nov 26, 2007 22:07:10 GMT -5
sapphire shatters worse than mineral? How? Why? I thought saphhire was tougher. Not if it's repaired with the EBNWKS Watch Repare Kit! ;D |
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Post by diver88 on Nov 26, 2007 22:16:52 GMT -5
Mr Orange, I don't have one of those fancy toolkits, my application to the EBNWKS was never accepted, and those fiesty pugs kept me scared away from the back door  diver88 ;D ;D ;D
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Post by Triton on Nov 27, 2007 4:52:02 GMT -5
Mr. Time, sapphire will in fact shatter,I've done it.Mineral crystal is more impact resistant than sapphire,sapphire is more scratch resistant.Sapphire is harder thus more brittle.Sapphire rates 9 on mohs scale,(very hard) and mineral rates 5 on mohs scale.
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Post by timefinder on Nov 27, 2007 10:40:10 GMT -5
Thanks Tritron!!! |
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