[Lurkina.n.Learnin]

Maybe Obama will let them rework Fort Knox, if they split with him, of course.

[Swordmaker]

Apple's 18K Gold may be LIGHTER than normal 18K Gold but still be 18K Gold, and yet be less expensive, under Apple's new patented Gold Alloyed with Ceramics which also makes it harder than normal 18K gold — PING!

Apple reinvents GOLD Ping!

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[Swordmaker]

This means that the AppleWatch Edition won’t be as expensive as all the Guesstimators, including me, were thinking. I based my estimate on 30grams of 18 Karat gold. . . but if it will only actually take 55% of that amount of real gold in Apple’s Alloy, then the $1000 price for the gold I was assuming is only $550, and that lowers the price. They might be able to see the Edition for around $2000 - $2500 Max.

[Swordmaker]

I was just reading the patent application and it has another interesting claim.

The basic patent invention is the idea that the pure gold could be mixed with a ceramic such as a Boron Carbide powder and then compressing that very finely ground mixture into a mould under high pressure and then applying heat below the melting temperature of gold to sinter mixture in the mould, solidifying it to form the watch casing.

However, the other claim is that the gold could be also mixed with fine DIAMOND POWDER then sintering that powder mix into the casing mould. Think how hard that watch casing would be. . . and perhaps it would have a very nice glint to the surface. I wonder what black diamond powder would do to the mix?

[W.]

Just when you think they can’t lighten-up anything else, they come up with a way to thin gold. I guess when you can’t work smart and create something good, you create a new way to steal, instead.