Glowing Bridges

Stanley Leung, reporting for Deployant, takes the Hercules HP, in tantalum with an ice blue dial, for a spin in Australia.

Tantalum is a very dense metal, and is relatively rare, being the Earth’s fiftieth most common element. [...] The material is very hard with a Mohs hardness of 6.5 (gold is 2.8 to 4 while platinum is 4.5), has strong scratch resistance and best of all, it has hypoallergenic properties. The use of such material has risen in popularity in these two years but prior to that it is relatively uncommon in watchmaking.

The glow-in-the-dark motif set into the bridges of the movement are an interesting, if not overwrought, touch.

I applaud the brand for extending their use of tantalum beyond the case to include the buckle for the strap, as well.