Swiss watchmaker IWC has revealed a watch with a glowing ceramic case, plus a fully-illuminated dial and strap. It’s called the Ceralume, and although this is only a concept for now, it shows what’s possible with luminous ceramic.
IWC says the patent-pending technology enables it to produce fully-luminous ceramic watch cases for the first time. It says the material is made by “homogeneously mixing ceramic powders with high-grade Super-LumiNova pigments”. Although often expensive, Ceramic watch cases aren’t out of the ordinary, while Super-LumiNova is commonly used to create the glowing elements of watch dials. But blending the two hasn’t been done before.
