{"id":6974,"date":"2017-09-22T10:06:00","date_gmt":"2017-09-22T09:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.firstclasswatches.co.uk\/blog\/?p=6974"},"modified":"2017-09-22T10:13:08","modified_gmt":"2017-09-22T09:13:08","slug":"bronze-aikon-photo-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.firstclasswatches.co.uk\/blog\/2017\/09\/bronze-aikon-photo-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Bronze Aikon – Photo Update"},"content":{"rendered":"

We announced back at the beginning of September that watch brand Maurice Lacroix<\/a>\u00a0has unveiled a new ‘Bronze Aikon<\/a>‘ which we have managed to pre-order.\u00a0\u2018Cool\u2019 is the word chosen by the brand to describe this watch, its a word the described as overused however perfectly apt for this watch. The unique statement piece is definitely for the stylish ones who love to express their individuality with iconic and sensuous design. It is very important to note that the watch being made from bronze will evolve and change over time. Bronze is a very intriguing metal which reacts with the atmosphere, more specifically the oxygen, water and carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. For those of you who are interested the the science is below:<\/p>\n

2Cu + H2O + CO2 + O2 \u2192 Cu(OH)2 + CuCO3<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bronze turns green due chemical reactions between the copper in those alloys and the atmosphere. The green is most often copper carbonate and the colouring has gained the names Patina or Verdigris, there is actually quite a lot of structures that intentionally have gone green for example the Statue of Liberty.<\/a>\u00a0The watches bronze case stands as a testimony into the owners lifestyle and there is actually many watch collectors with bronze model timepieces that devote their spare time to finding out what cool and interesting reactions they can cause to occur to their watches by dipping, staining, washing, drying and soaking their watches in lots of different substances with some amazing results.<\/p>\n

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Riding out Irma with @oriswatch 65 Carl Brashear on @strapcode digital camo canvas<\/a><\/p>\n

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