High Time: Watchmakers turn to rare metals, lab-grown crystals and ultra-light composites

Material Futures .story-template .story-second .content p, .story-template .story-wrapper .box-wrapper .heading-1 .content p { margin: 0; } @media (max-width: 575.98px) { .story-template .story-main.has-image.none-text { padding-bottom: 300px; min-height: 600px; } .story-template .story-main .box-heading.none-text { top: 110%; } } MATERIAL FUTURES Sorry, your browser does not support inline SVG. Rare metals, luminous ceramics, lab-grown crystals and lightweight composites are reshaping how watches look, feel and perform. Sorry, your browser does not support inline SVG. I Nwatchmaking, material innovation was once largely about finish, weight or durability: a brighter case, a lighter profile, a harder surface. Today, the brief is broader.

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