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GENEVA, April 7 — Lab-made diamonds, recycled plastic and 3D printing: this year’s Geneva watch fair was teeming with timepieces crafted from new materials, aimed at seducing a new generation of luxury watch connoisseurs. H. Moser, a niche brand producing 2,000 watches a year for wealthy...

GENEVA, April 7 — Lab-made diamonds, recycled plastic and 3D printing: this year’s Geneva watch fair was teeming with timepieces crafted from new materials, aimed at seducing a new generation of luxury watch connoisseurs.

The material, consisting of carbon nanotubes and made by NanoSystems, is considered the darkest pigment in the world. While the luxury brand has already used Vantablack in its clock faces, this exhibit model is completely covered. Their taste evokes the “Anish Kapoor universe”, he said, referring to the British sculptor who sparked a scandal in 2016 when he bought the exclusive right to use Vantablack in the art field.

These diamonds, crafted from chemical deposits, have not been used to replace their shiny, mine-derived peers.

 

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