The creation of ‘the hardest watch on earth’, has been the mission of the Swiss watch manufacturer Rado since its launch of the world's first scratchproof watch over 40 years ago. The objective: to produce a watch as hard but as elegant as a genuine diamond – the hardest known material. The most scratch-resistant watch, and inalterably beautiful… these demanding requirements have been fulfilled by the Rado V10K, the world's first watch made of high-tech diamond!
The creation of a watch with the hardness degree of 10,000 Vickers represents a technological quantum leap. With the new V10K, Rado has now pushed forward the absolute limits of ‘scratchproofness’. The lateral elements of the rectangular case and the pure, elegant connecting pieces between sapphire crystal and caoutchouc (rubber) strap are protected against scratching with the diamond hardness of 10,000 Vickers. Case back and strap clasp are in skin-friendly titanium. As with the Rado 'eSenza', the crown has also been omitted from the V10K, for reasons of design aesthetics. The time can be easily adjusted on the case back by means of the magnetic contact element that is integrated into the strap. Given a clear, striking form by Rado designers and protected by several patents as a worldwide innovation, the world's hardest watch is available in one size and with variously colored caoutchouc (rubber) straps.
The Rado V10K – a watch that comprehensively fulfills all the demands of outstanding design, scratchproofness and technological innovation
The abbreviation 'V10K' stands for Vickers 10,000. Vickers is a measure of hardness that is used particularly in material technology. 10,000 Vickers is the ultimate value that, so far, only diamonds attain, as only diamonds can scratch all other materials. This top value, also reached by the upper surface of the V10K, means that diamond is the only material that can scratch the upper surface of the V10K.
Extraterrestrial atmosphere in
a high-tech furnace
The creation of a watch with a hardness degree of 10,000 Vickers represents a technological quantum leap. Rado recreates the atmosphere of planet Jupiter in a high-tech coating furnace. In a highly complex technological process the chemical mixture accelerates the growth of synthetic diamond crystals and allows the precipitation of the diamond onto hardmetal components.
The Vickers scale
The abbreviation V10K stands for Vickers 10,000. Vickers is a scale of hardness used particularly in material technology and determines the hardness of materials. 10,000 Vickers is the ultimate value that only diamonds attain because only diamonds can scratch all other materials – the ultimate value that Rado has thus taken as a yardstick. It means that diamond itself is the only material that can scratch the high-tech diamond Rado.
