Damage to movements by Geneva Seal

Sep 17, 2014,08:58 AM
 

Don,


Thanks for the report.

I knew Mr K-F Scheufele was rushing away to another meeting in Geneva but not that it was about the Geneva Seal.

We never think about the Seal application being a crude stamping process when we look at beautiful movements.  Of course, it makes sense because it was the technology from years gone by. Want to mark something?  Hit it with a die and hammer...or brand it with red-hot metal.

So now we have nano-technology of material fusion.....hmmm...it does not even require plasma heat as some nano-tech bonding processes "only" require ultrasonic energy.......


Regards,

MTF

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Innovation at the Poinçon de Genève

 
 By: DonCorson : September 17th, 2014-04:49
Innovation at the Poinon de Genve Timelab in Geneva invited to a presentation of their newest developments for the Poinon de Genve, the Geneva Hallmark. The presentation was made at the Athene, the seat of the Societ des Arts, founded in 1776. This ...  

Damage to movements by Geneva Seal

 
 By: MTF : September 17th, 2014-08:58
Don, Thanks for the report. I knew Mr K-F Scheufele was rushing away to another meeting in Geneva but not that it was about the Geneva Seal. We never think about the Seal application being a crude stamping process when we look at beautiful movements. Of c... 

interesting but I do not understand the details enough...

 
 By: Ronald Held : September 17th, 2014-14:00
To see how counterfeiting is prevented.

Tracing

 
 By: DonCorson : September 17th, 2014-23:16
HI Ronald, It doesn't prevent counterfeit as such, I guess, but it allows unambiguous tracing. Each manufacturer has its own top secret alloy, as I understand it. Don