Beat the hell out of the current case...

Sep 14, 2023,23:52 PM
 

...and then swap it out later : )

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RM035 Alu Magnesium to Carbon Nanotube case change

 
By: GS : September 11th, 2023-11:54
Hi RM Forum, I recently acquired a pre-owned discontinued RM035 with Aluminum-Magnesium case. The decision was inspired by a few detailed and passionate reviews on this forum on the RM035 from a few years ago (thank you!). I understand from an RM boutique...  

I would not do it

 
By: piccolochimico (aka dsgalaxy1) : September 11th, 2023-13:39
First, because you won't be given the original case back. What are they afraid of, that you could sell it? Second, despite any declaration, an alloy is still better than glued/heated carbon (oversimplification) Just my 2 cents

Yes I got it.

 
By: fmc000 : September 11th, 2023-14:47
It was just a way to say that I'll never do it exactly because of this, sorry if I did not make myself clear.

Carbon Nanotubes are fantastic. I would do it without hesitation.

 
By: andrea~ : September 11th, 2023-15:42
Polymer nanocomposites have incredible mechanical properties with the added benefit of being extremely light. Metal cases are boring in comparison.

But at this level, is it worth it?

 
By: piccolochimico (aka dsgalaxy1) : September 11th, 2023-16:45
Let's forget the price, which i bet is close to insanely high😅 But it's a Richard Mille, It can't come cheap. The weight is the only feature perceivable, it's neither an airplane nor a race car where those properties might make the difference.

To me it's worth it based on coolness factor.

 
By: andrea~ : September 11th, 2023-18:36
I'm biased because nanotechnology is my field, but I think that owning such a high tech material can be interesting and different from the usual metal cases, if you have the budget for it.

Update:

 
By: GS : September 15th, 2023-03:52
Apologies I should change the topic to "pros and cons of Al-Mg alloys vs carbon" topic. RM clarified that the carbon nano tube case (or case back) replacement is only available for early generation / prototype / initial batches of RM035 which had some iss...