With a tungsten carbide carbon finish, Black Steel boasts a surface 9x harder than stainless steel. Its unrivalled scratch resistance and silky smooth mechanisms mean parts should never need to be maintained, let alone replaced.
We don't make many of these.
Like the coating, it's a hard process to get right and we only make enough for one or two limited releases per year. As a result, these sell out fast, so if they're marked as sold out and you'd like to get an early heads up on the next launch we recommend you join the waiting list below.
Aesthetically, Black Steel rivals the exotic look of Damascus steel or titanium, with a sub-metallic lustre that reveals a glimmer of the steel beneath the surface.
But it doesn’t just catch the eye. Our Black Steel finish also serves a vital purpose in protecting your item for the long haul.
It’s applied using a technology called "magnetron sputtering" that's as cool as it sounds. This means of deposition – usually reserved for luxury watches and military-grade tools – coats the metal surface with vaporised Tungsten Carbide Carbon.
The 3um thick surface has a Vickers hardness of 1200 VPN, 9x harder than stainless steel and 3.5x harder than titanium. The carbon layer also minimises surface friction to < 0.1, ensuring all mechanisms are silky smooth.
Choose an inscription to add a personal touch, engraved into the surface using our pulsed fibre laser