Watch and luxury components require BÖHLER steels with high purity, hardness, and superior surface finish. Key quality features include ultra-clean materials, full traceability, precise heat treatment, and rigorous testing for premium performance and aesthetics.
Watch and luxury goods components require materials that combine exceptional aesthetic quality with high mechanical performance and long-term stability. Applications such as watch cases, movement parts, springs, and precision mechanisms are exposed to wear, micro-loading, environmental influences, and strict requirements for surface finish and corrosion resistance. Material requirements therefore focus on high hardness, fatigue strength, corrosion resistance, and excellent polishability. In addition, dimensional stability and microstructural homogeneity are essential to ensure precision functionality and long-lasting premium appearance.
BÖHLER high-performance steels and alloys are specifically engineered to meet these demanding luxury requirements. Advanced stainless steels, micro-alloyed steels, and specialized high-purity grades provide an optimal combination of strength, durability, and superior surface quality. Produced using advanced melting and refining technologies, BÖHLER materials ensure exceptional cleanliness, very low inclusion content, and homogeneous microstructures, which are critical for fine finishing and precision machining. Key quality features include strict control of chemical composition, certified traceability, and precisely controlled heat treatment processes to achieve defined hardness and mechanical properties. Surface integrity and polishability are carefully optimized to meet the highest aesthetic demands. Comprehensive testing, including corrosion resistance, microstructure analysis, and non-destructive inspection, ensures consistent premium quality. BÖHLER materials enable high-precision, durable, and visually outstanding solutions for watchmaking and luxury goods.
BÖHLER A224 is a stainless austenitic Cr-Ni-Mo steel with low carbon content. Resistant to intergranular corrosion up to 750°F (400°C). Heat treatment after welding not required. Good resistance to reducing acids, such as diluted sulfuric and hydrochloric acid, and to localized corrosion attack in media containing chlorine ions. Required surface finish pickled or polished. Very good cold formability, highly polishable.
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