We have already presented in L'OROLOGIO the Biformeter by Linde Werdelin (in issue 170). From the idea of the two enterprising Danes Morten Linde and Jørn Werdelin came a sports watch with a mechanical movement, which at the same time also becomes an authentic professional computer for diving or skiing, complete with a database to record all the information needed when diving or skiing in the mountains. Here now is the Hard Black DLC Elemental version. The Biformeter's stainless steel case, water-resistant to 30 atmospheres, metres, is first hardened and then sandblasted with a thousandth of a millimetre of carbon to create a surface up to three times harder than steel and second in hardness only to diamond. This hydrogen-free diamond structure guarantees the watch a long service life and high resistance to scratches and corrosion - qualities that are indispensable for Linde Werdelin timepieces, combined with their ski or diving instruments.
Technical characteristics:
LINDE WERDELIN Hard Black Elemental
Functions: hours, minutes, seconds, date at 4 o'clock
Movement: ETA 2892 mechanical automatic with personalised oscillating weight - 42-hour power reserve
Material: Hypoallergenic 316L steel and carbon
Case: hydrogen-free diamond structure 5000 HV DLC
Constructed in three parts - brushed steel finish
vertically on the top of the case, faceted and polished corners.
Screw-down anodised aluminium back in the same colour as the dial.
Screw-down crown with printed logo
Sapphire crystal with double anti-reflective coating
Bezel: Unidirectional steel bezel
Dial: Applied hour markers with Super Luminova
Hands: Faceted, rhodium-plated and polished with Super Luminova for hours and minutes.
Water resistance: 300 metres
Strap: black rubber with steel folding clasp
Dimensions: Width at the bezel: 40mm, 46mm at the end of the case
Length: 49mm - thickness: 11mm
Weight: 140 g. with rubber strap - (95 g. case only)
Price: 4,040 euro.
For information: Linde Werdelin, Tel. +44(0)20.77.27.65.77
