Clear As Day: When Watches Reveal All With Sapphire Cases

Feast your eyes on four extraordinary examples of watches with sapphire cases Aside from manufacturing the movement, the monobloc sapphire case housing the mini solar system itself required dozens upon dozens of steps and hundreds of hours to complete-good thing it's a unique piece Not only does sapphire offer the perfect combination of being a hard material while also being lightweight, but its crystalline transparency also offers a full view of the watch from all sides.

Like the Black Magic and Kind Gold versions, the Hublot Classic Fusion Tourbillon Orlinski Sapphire sports a large 45mm case but its transparency lends an airy touch With the new gem-set RM 07-02 sapphire case models, Richard Mille-a pioneer in the sapphire case development-balances transparency, color, and sparkle in some seriously striking ladies' timepieces Whether in blue, green, or pink, each sapphire case of the Gemset Sapphire RM 07-02, machined from a single giant block takes, around 40 days to finish.

Then there's the added task of setting a dozen lines of diamonds in the sapphire bezel. . Source