[Alessandro G.]

I had an idea a few minutes ago... As we all know BLOCKS modules cannot be made of metal, as even the least conductive ones, like stainless steel and titanium, are still too opaque to RF to be used. So the team decided to use polycarbonate, which is a good insulator (so transparent to most RF) with nice mechanical properties. Now, for how good PC might be, it is still a plastic and some might find it not premium enough, at least for higher end shells. So what about advanced ceramic materials? There are several watches on the market made of such materials, which are good insulators so should cause negligible attenuation of RF, just like PC. What follows is my idea of a "premium" BLOCKS. I've been thinking about it for quite some time (except ceramics which are, as I said, a last minute add-on) and I was considering making these sheels myself, but now that DIY is not an option anymore, there's really no reason for me to keep these ideas to myself. So I was thinking about this:

• A Core entirely made of titanium, lighter than steel and with comparable properties.
  
• Modules made of titanium for the backside and an advanced ceramic for the frontside.
  
• Everything coated in shiny and ultra scratch resistant DLC (diamond-like carbon)
  

The DLC coating is just a personal preference clearly, many like the natural look of titanium and ceramics exist not only in zirconia black. The upper portion of the Core shell might be made in the same ceramic material of the modules to mantain more continuity, particularly if the smartwatch hasn't been coated. By the way, I got the idea of DLC coating before the guys of ForeverSpin came out with it in their latest KS campaign!
Ceramics are becoming very popular in my field lately, but with purposes far too different from watch-making, so I have little experience in this particular field. Anyway, just an idea, maybe someone from the team or Tateossian (yeah, ceramics might cause a not too little increase in the price of the smartwatch) will consider something similar in the future. Just get me a nice discount if you do ok?