AW5 which one ? Ali,SS or Titanium

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Brookstar

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Cant decide which one to have, 44mm,cellular in either SGA, SS or Natural Titanium ...... Not seen the Titanium in the flesh but personally I think the natural titanium looks the best !
I will be using it mainly for the Gym and my everyday watch, I have another watch that I wear for nights out !
Obviously the Ali is a lot cheaper than the others, but I also want the most durable .....
Thanks All
 
Brookstar said:
Cant decide which one to have, 44mm,cellular in either SGA, SS or Natural Titanium ...... Not seen the Titanium in the flesh but personally I think the natural titanium looks the best !
I will be using it mainly for the Gym and my everyday watch, I have another watch that I wear for nights out !
Obviously the Ali is a lot cheaper than the others, but I also want the most durable .....
Thanks All
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Of the three you mention, the SS is more durable. It will accumulate micro scratches over time but, they can be buffed out if it bothers you. I had a SS for 2.5 yrs. and never felt a need to buff it as the micro scratches creat a patina over time You don’t really notice happening. Of the 3 you mention I think the natural Ti is the most attractive. That’s the one I bought this year.
 
There's already a lot of topics about the pros and cons of each material. From the activities you mentioned, I would say the most versatile would be the Ti model. Ti is the perfect middle ground between the weight advantage of the Al and the higher-end look and feel, and durability of the SS. Be ready to embrace the scuff life though.
 
Otflyer said:
Of the three you mention, the SS is more durable. It will accumulate micro scratches over time but, they can be buffed out if it bothers you. I had a SS for 2.5 yrs. and never felt a need to buff it as the micro scratches creat a patina over time You don’t really notice happening. Of the 3 you mention I think the natural Ti is the most attractive. That’s the one I bought this year.
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I have ordered the natural TI ….. just worried about the 'scratches' that some people are / have experienced …. but yes i think its the best looking watch !!
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Strangedream said:
There's already a lot of topics about the pros and cons of each material. From the activities you mentioned, I would say the most versatile would be the Ti model. Ti is the perfect middle ground between the weight advantage of the Al and the higher-end look and feel, and durability of the SS. Be ready to embrace the scuff life though.
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I have an Omega that I 'baby' and that's scuffed here and there..... just have to accept it !!
 
Brookstar said:
Cant decide which one to have, 44mm,cellular in either SGA, SS or Natural Titanium ...... Not seen the Titanium in the flesh but personally I think the natural titanium looks the best !
I will be using it mainly for the Gym and my everyday watch, I have another watch that I wear for nights out !
Obviously the Ali is a lot cheaper than the others, but I also want the most durable .....
Thanks All
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For the gym, I think the space gray aluminum would be best. Mainly because it its light weight properties and perfect for that environment. But, if you want the added protection of the sapphire display, then obviously that would be with the stainless/titanium model.
 
I suggest you the Alu or SS. Titanium is beautiful but more expensive and easier to get scratches.
 
I have the Ti since launch and have not scratched it. I saw a well worn Ti at the Apple store a week or so ago. It had lots of scuffs but, no scratches. It actually was developing a patina that I don’t think looks any worse than you’d see on a well worn SS. Don’t worry, just in joy it. I love mine. It goes perfectly with any band.
 
I just looked at titanium cases at my Apple store .... the 2 month old silver Ti model looked like crap from the scratches and scuffs .... the space black Ti looked brand new and very classy. I liked it much better than the SS models FWIW. I'd only go with the space black Ti.
 
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Bought my sbti 44mm mainly for gym and loving it.does exactly what I want, I don’t baby it and so far looks flawless. Battery life is great and streaming music with workout running is a happy thing.
 
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