Hydro-Dipping Watches With Tockr In Vallorbe

To my excitement, Tockr invited me to Switzerland for the day so I could see how these unique watches get their new skin The marriage between Tockr and TEC Group was making sense as we stepped into the room where the magic happens The dipping process takes place in a tank around 25 meters wide by 1 meter deep.

Rather than just being thoroughly cleaned, the watch cases must also be finely blasted to remove any surface imperfections, as any kind or burr or wobble in the metal will be noticeably magnified by the dipping process Once the applicator chemical has been sprayed on to the printed film, which is floating on the 32-degree water, the smoothed and primed watch case is ready to be dipped The watch case should enter at a 45-degree angle, pass through the film, and then be separated from the excess in a swirling motion.

Two coats of lacquer are then applied before the case is allowed to dry for a further 24 hours, at which point another two layers of lacquer are applied before the watch is finally cured over 48 hours. . Source