Did anyone pass on Titanium model because it looks like the Aluminum model?

[Knowlege Bomb]

It does my first Apple Watch was an aluminium space grey I had it for 2 years and when I compare it to stainless steel there is no comparison. The stainless steel feels a lot more premium trust me. This is why people pay more for it. I’m not a fan of how lightweight the sport model is. Feels cheap to me. I’m not being elitist at all it took me a long time to save money for the stainless steel watch I’m not exactly rich, but considering I’ve had it for 2 and a half years and still looks great it’s money’s worth to me.

if you can’t afford the more expensive models nothing wrong with that, but they look and feel more premium bottom line.

Probably should have started with that explanation then. Saying the sport models look and feel like toys makes zero sense. The titanium model is almost just as light as the aluminum and from a few feet away looks about the same. You can't tell the difference between Ion-X and sapphire unless you've a keen eye for the glare and brightness difference which is pretty miniscule. So what about the sport makes it a "toy" to you? Seems to me you just want to feel better about your choice to pay for a SS model even though you can't afford it.

 

[moose185]

There is nothing wrong with buying whatever model you like. There is no such thing as a premium Apple Watch. They are a smart watch and are throwaway tech at the end of the day.

I have never said anything about not being able I afford a stainless Apple Watch. Where did you get that from?

There is so premium apple watches, stop talking BS, the Apple Watch Hermes start from £1199. They used to do a ceramic one too in series 5. When they first came out there was an 18 carrot gold Apple Watch as well. There is premium models in every apple line. Look at the iPhone 12 pro, iPad Pro and MacBook Pro.

if you want to upgrade every year fair enough but I keep my apple products for longer they still work great, I don’t always need the latest features which I don’t use would rather have the premium build quality.

you shouldn’t knock people for buying the more expensive models it’s money’s worth if you keep it for longer, if you want to stick with the poverty model fair enough.

 

[The-Real-Deal82]

Probably should have started with that explanation then. Saying the sport models look and feel like toys makes zero sense. The titanium model is almost just as light as the aluminum and from a few feet away looks about the same. You can't tell the difference between Ion-X and sapphire unless you've a keen eye for the glare and brightness difference which is pretty miniscule. So what about the sport makes it a "toy" to you? Seems to me you just want to feel better about your choice to pay for a SS model even though you can't afford it.

Unfortunately this is perhaps the only place I have experienced this but certain members like to portray the aluminium model as cheap and crap. It’s far from it and it makes my blood boil when others feel the need to do others down because they’ve paid a bit more for something.

 

[moose185]

Unfortunately this is perhaps the only place I have experienced this but certain members like to portray the aluminium model as cheap and crap. It’s far from it and it makes my blood boil when others feel the need to do others down because they’ve paid a bit more for something.

Have you owned a stainless steel model to compare? I’ve owned both and I’m telling you from experience it’s night and day.

I loved my first aluminium model till I got the stainless steel. I would never go back to the aluminium. The titanium is actually closer in weight to the stainless steel and also looks different has a brushed metal look to it as opposed to the plain look.

 

[Knowlege Bomb]

Have you owned a stainless steel model to compare? I’ve owned both and I’m telling you from experience it’s night and day.

I've owned all three and actually preferred the aluminum models to the steel ones. I'm just not a fan of that high gloss finish. Titanium rules all though.

 

[The-Real-Deal82]

There is so premium apple watches, stop talking BS, the Apple Watch Hermes start from £1199. They used to do a ceramic one too in series 5. There is premium models in every apple line. Look at the iPhone 12 pro, iPad Pro and MacBook Pro.

if you want to upgrade every year fair enough but I keep my apple products for longer they still work great, I don’t always need the latest features which I don’t use would rather have the premium build quality.

you shouldn’t knock people for buying the more expensive models it’s money’s worth if you keep it for longer, if you want to stick with the poverty model fair enough.

I don’t view any Apple Watches as premium as if they are viewed against standard watches, they are in the lower category anyway. They may be premium for a smart watch but that covers all Apple Watches generally.

I think referring to the aluminium watch as a ‘poverty model’ just earns my sympathy for you and I genuinely feel embarrassed on your behalf. If you feel your stainless Apple Watch gives you the status you claim here then that’s rather telling.

 

[The-Real-Deal82]

Have you owned a stainless steel model to compare? I’ve owned both and I’m telling you from experience it’s night and day.

I loved my first aluminium model till I got the stainless steel. I would never go back to the aluminium. The titanium is actually closer in weight to the stainless steel and also looks different has a brushed metal look to it as opposed to the plain look.

I’m a principle mechanical engineer and I prefer aluminium as a material based on my appreciation for its innovative uses. The 7075 Alloy used by Apple is a premium material and we are lucky they offer it at the price point they do. I actively choose the aluminium watch over any other.

 

[moose185]

I've owned all three and actually preferred the aluminum models to the steel ones. I'm just not a fan of that high gloss finish. Titanium rules all though.

I’m bored of the steel one now, so going to go for the titanium. I like how it’s inbetween the aluminium and steel one.

 

[moose185]

I’m a principle mechanical engineer and I prefer aluminium as a material based on my appreciation for its innovative uses. The 7075 Alloy used by Apple is a premium material and we are lucky they offer it at the price point they do. I actively choose the aluminium watch over any other.

Let me ask you this question and answer it honestly, so if all 3 models the aluminium, stainless steel and titanium were exactly the same price would you still choose the aluminium? Or is the price a big selling point to you.

 

[The-Real-Deal82]

Let me ask you this question and answer it honestly, so if all 3 models the aluminium, stainless steel and titanium were exactly the same price would you still choose the aluminium? Or is the price a big selling point to you.

If they were all £399 I would either choose aluminium or titanium. I like a lightweight watch after years of wearing heavy Swiss mechanicals and both those models appeal to me in both material spec and weight. I wouldn’t pay more than £399 for a smart watch though despite having a good income as for me I don’t think any of them are worth more than that. That is my totally honest answer to you.

 

[schlupps]

id grep ceramic...
my major point of not getting the alu model, is basically the ion-x glass.. i had some mechanical watches with saphire glass before the apple watch, and i trust this material.. so my choice would be ss or ti.
if apple would offer alu models with a saphire glass in the future, id grep an AL model..

 

[moose185]

If they were all £399 I would either choose aluminium or titanium. I like a lightweight watch after years of wearing heavy Swiss mechanicals and both those models appeal to me in both material spec and weight. I wouldn’t pay more than £399 for a smart watch though despite having a good income as for me I don’t think any of them are worth more than that. That is my totally honest answer to you.

Sounds like you would choose the Titanium model. Everyone has their limit on what they spend for products it’s different for everyone. I would still pay the extra but that’s me. I love apple products and enjoy buying different models.

 

[The-Real-Deal82]

Sounds like you would choose the Titanium model. Everyone has their limit on what they spend for products it’s different for everyone. I would still pay the extra but that’s me. I love apple products and enjoy buying different models.

Either or as I said. I enjoy Apple products too and there is absolutely nothing wrong with the aluminium AW, I’m a proud owner of my second one. No amount of calling it the ‘poverty model’, or ‘cheap’, or a ‘toy’ makes any difference to that fact. If you want to insinuate I’m too poor to afford a stainless model then that’s your problem, not mine.

 

[moose185]

Either or as I said. I enjoy Apple products too and there is absolutely nothing wrong with the aluminium AW, I’m a proud owner of my second one. No amount of calling it the ‘poverty model’, or ‘cheap’, or a ‘toy’ makes any difference to that fact. If you want to insinuate I’m too poor to afford a stainless model then that’s your problem, not mine.

I’m sure your not poor and chose the aluminium because you prefer it which is fair enough.

The reality is most people choose the aluminium watch because it’s cheaper and they don’t want to pay more. Nothing wrong with that I don’t knock that. I know some of my friends are in that position.

Saying that the stainless steel and titanium watches are not premium is just stupid though because they clearly are when placed in the Apple product line up in terms of price and in terms of material with the sapphire Crystal glass.

I’ve owned the aluminium watch and it dinged and the screen scratched pretty bad, my stainless steel screen looks completely new after 2 and a half years. This is just my own experience, which is why I pay more.

I think I hit a nerve calling it a toy but it’s just how I view it I can’t change that.

 

[loinkloth]

I compared SS with Ti side-by-side and went with the Ti and its understated premium look... looks even more bad-ass with the Nomad Ti band (I tried with the SS bracelet from my Gen1 but colour shade difference is noticeable).

 

[moose185]

I compared SS with Ti side-by-side and went with the Ti and its understated premium look... looks even more bad-ass with the Nomad Ti band (I tried with the SS bracelet from my Gen1 but colour shade difference is noticeable).

I’m leaning more towards the titanium model instead of the space black titanium one. Looks very premium to me.

 

[The-Real-Deal82]

I’m sure your not poor and chose the aluminium because you prefer it which is fair enough.

The reality is most people choose the aluminium watch because it’s cheaper and they don’t want to pay more. Nothing wrong with that I don’t knock that. I know some of my friends are in that position.

Saying that the stainless steel and titanium watches are not premium is just stupid though because they clearly are when placed in the Apple product line up in terms of price and in terms of material with the sapphire Crystal glass.

I’ve owned the aluminium watch and it dinged and the screen scratched pretty bad, my stainless steel screen looks completely new after 2 and a half years. This is just my own experience, which is why I pay more.

I think I hit a nerve calling it a toy but it’s just how I view it I can’t change that.

That’s fair enough. I’ve not damaged my AW’s in the years I’ve had them so the durability isn’t a concern for me. I don’t view the stainless as premium, just more expensive than the one I own, it’s the same watch as far as I am concerned. The aluminium Apple use in their iPhones and watches is a high grade 7075 alloy and comparable in cost to stainless. That’s irrelevant to me though, I just prefer that it’s aluminium anyway. You didn’t hit a nerve calling it a toy, I just felt in that instance you lacked any credibility so I challenged you, that’s all. Regardless of the case material of our watches, we have an Apple Watch so that’s all that matters, the experience is exactly the same and so is the functionality. We don’t need groups of elitism over something so trivial.

 

[Knowlege Bomb]

I compared SS with Ti side-by-side and went with the Ti and its understated premium look... looks even more bad-ass with the Nomad Ti band (I tried with the SS bracelet from my Gen1 but colour shade difference is noticeable).

I always thought the link bracelet with its brushed finish looked weird with the shiny stainless watches. Seems to match much closer to the titanium.

 

[moose185]

aluminium is probably the most common material used in technology companies. I don’t think the issue is quality of the material. Apple only use the best. For me it’s the way it looks, I had the space grey and also the silver and they just looked too plain to me. I like the way the stainless steel shines and the titanium also has a bit more of a shine to it. When I look at all 3 models the titanium looks the best to me. It’s just personal preference and that’s why I’m going for that one. Each to their own really. Go for the one you like the best. Plain and simple.

 

[davidholliday]

In my case, I upgraded from a Space Grey Aluminium to a Black Ti and I’m really enjoying it.

I like how it is understated and doesn’t yell “Look at Me!!” All the watches have the same functionality so it’s a very personal choice.

I took advantage of the Apple Card 24 months deal, and canceled a couple of software subscriptions that I never used so I rather think I got it for free.

My wife has her first Apple Watch a new SE and she is having a blast with it (closing the rings has gotten so bloody competitive!). Like when I started, she only wanted to send the minimum in case it was something she wouldn’t use for long.

I think there is no wrong answer for what version to buy. They are all good, so just get what fits your budget and your personality.

No one else will know, or care, what version you have

 

[44267547]

if you can’t afford the more expensive models nothing wrong with that, but they look and feel more premium bottom line.

You should probably realize something, the members that you see frequenting this type of forum, most of them can easily afford the ‘premium’ [Stainless/Ti] Apple Watches, not also because we’re all Apple enthusiasts, most of us have jobs in the tech sector that likely pay lucratively.

The member you quoted, @The-Real-Deal82 Has said many times he could afford the more expensive Apple watches, but generally doesn’t see the point, when they all perform the same functionality and the aluminum model has generally a very strong resale value compared to the more premium models.

 

[Spindel]

*snip*... but generally doesn’t see the point, when they all perform the same functionality...*snip*

No they don't, SS and Ti have sapphire crystal that does not perform the same as the Al versions of the watch. That was the main reason I chose Ti (and also I like titanium makes me feel like a sci-fi character ).


While the different glass material might not be important to you (or other people) it is false to claim that there is no difference in performance between Al and Ti/SS models (I talk about physical performance here not only compute performance)

 

[44267547]

SS and Ti have sapphire crystal that does not perform the same as the Al versions of the watch.

You’re not making any sense, and you purposely took my post out of context, which I made very clear.. The Apple Watch all has the same performance in terms of watchOS. Everyone here knows that the stainless and Ti models have the sapphire display, which has nothing to do with performance or anything related to my post. What you’re saying is not mutually exclusive whatsoever with protection from the sapphire display and software.

 

[The-Real-Deal82]

While the different glass material might not be important to you (or other people) it is false to claim that there is no difference in performance between Al and Ti/SS models (I talk about physical performance here not only compute performance)

I think you are focusing on a different type of performance to what was being talked about. Material property performance is totally different to the functionality of the watch itself. All Apple watches perform the same mechanically/electronically regardless of case material.

If we want to get really pedantic we could say the aluminium is superior as a material because it doesn’t lose its mechanical properties when it’s melted down and recycled lol. Stainless steel can’t be recycled as easily and is a much more costly process for manufacturers. A user wouldn’t give a toss about any of that though.

 

[moose185]

It's not about whether it looks like a Space Gray to other people. It's that it looks like a Space Gray to me and it's several hundred dollars more. I see no point in buying that when you could have the same look for cheaper. I was interested in seeing the black titanium at first, but it just doesn't look different enough.

I bought the space black titanium and can vouch for this, it doesn't look much different than the space grey. The saphirre crystal glass and titanium is more durable but whether that warrants £400 more, im not so sure. I' m thinking of going back to stainless steel as it looked very premium.