Tungsten Steel Sapphire Watch

The one that still looks new in three years.

Most watches at this size are plated brass under a soft mineral lens, and they show it after a few months of desks, handbags and door handles. This one is solid tungsten steel — case and bracelet both — under a sapphire glass face. Those two materials are the difference between a watch that ages and a watch that does not.

Why the materials matter

• Tungsten steel case and bracelet. One of the hardest materials used in watchmaking. It resists the everyday scratches that dull a normal steel watch.
• Sapphire glass. Second only to diamond for hardness. Keys, zips and desk edges do not mark it the way they mark mineral or plastic lenses.
• 316L stainless steel clasp and caseback. The same grade used in surgical instruments — it is there because it does not corrode against skin.
• Four finishes. Gold, rose gold, silver, or two-tone rose gold and silver.

Specifications

• Movement: quartz
• Case: solid tungsten steel
• Bracelet: solid tungsten steel
• Glass: sapphire
• Clasp and caseback: 316L stainless steel
• Water resistance: rated 30 m

Good to know

• 30 m means splashes, not swimming. Rain, handwashing and a spilled drink are fine. Swimming, showering and baths are not — steam and pressure get past seals at this rating.
• Tungsten steel is hard, which also makes it brittle. It shrugs off scratches, but a hard drop onto tile can chip it — harder is not the same as tougher.
• If the bracelet sits loose, any watch shop can size it for you.
• It ships in protective packaging, not a presentation box. If it is a gift, plan for your own box.
• Every order ships tracked. Your tracking number is emailed to you the moment the parcel leaves the warehouse.
• All prices are in Australian dollars.
• Covered by our returns policy — the full details are linked in the footer of every page.

Care

Wipe with a dry, soft cloth. Tungsten steel needs very little — no polishing compounds, which are unnecessary and can haze the finish where it meets the clasp.

In the box

• 1 × watch