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Graphite Steel vs Space Black Titanium
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No I’m returning the graphite stainless. I really love the titanium and it’s a nice change.
Yeah I agree, nothing is 100% free from scratches/damage, and regular every day use should be more than fine. For me it was important because of how badly I abuse my watches and how incredibly durable the DLC on my S3 SBSS has been. I just like to keep my AW on all the time, even if I'm doing heavy construction, working out, etc. Based on my experience with the silver Ti I don't think I'd have the faith in the SBTi, but I'm not a fan of the color so it's a moot point anyway.
OK so the people at my local Apple store are idiots, lol. I really like the Graphite, very nice color and sheen.
Having owned an AW5 silver Ti for a year I have to agree, but again this is only personal preference. When you look at the Ti up close it's different than the aluminum, the texture is different in both look and actually touching it. But if you are at arms distance or more it looks almost exactly like the aluminum silver. The black Ti is even less apparent. I don't really like either, but if you put a gun to my head I'd choose the Ti.
If you don't like the color, then of course the question is moot as you say.
For other readers I'll note that your silver Ti watch experience likely wouldn't apply to the SBTi which has the DLC coating (it did in S6, can't imagine it being different for S7). In my personal experience, sample size of one, my S6 SBTi has been just as durable as my previous S4 and S5 SBSS. It's mint after a year of use.
The dlc coating makes the watch the most scratch resistant you can buy. The sbti is the only model with that coating this year.
Today was the first time I took my SSG S7 out in the forest. With my previous Al S5 I never went outdoors without protection for the Watch. But the S7 is too young on the market and there isn’t any good protection available yet. So I decided to wear my S7 unprotected as I belive it’s still DLC coated like the older generation.
The watch had lots of contact with branches, sand, dust, earth, wood and everything you are confronted with when climbing steep hills in the forest and digging holes.
Back home it was covered in dust. I put it under the water tap and wiped it with a cloth I use for my iPad screen until it was dry. Now the watch looks still like out of the box. I'm satisfied.
The watch had lots of contact with branches, sand, dust, earth, wood and everything you are confronted with when climbing steep hills in the forest and digging holes.
Back home it was covered in dust. I put it under the water tap and wiped it with a cloth I use for my iPad screen until it was dry. Now the watch looks still like out of the box. I'm satisfied.
It has a pvd coating. so it protects against scratches just not as well as the dlc coating. Some people just prefer added protection when paying so much for a watch. I’m glad your happy with it. I think the SSG is gorgeous. however if I’m paying a premium I would want premium materials used throughout.
PVD (Physical Vapor Deposition) is the process by which the coating is deposited. DLC (Diamond Like Coating) is the type of coating. For most jewelry (including watches) DLC layers are actually deposited using PVD. Hence, knowing that the graphite and SB Hermes watches have their coating deposited using PVD doesn't actually tell you anything
This is true as I understand it from all the hullabaloo last year. DLC is is created through a PVD process using carbon rather than other materials (producing other colors). So PVD doesn't necessarily preclude DLC, though it also doesn't necessarily mean it's DLC.
Plus I really don't have a whole lot of faith in the Marketing folks to fully proof that sort of detail; no slight on them, just not really their lane.
Okay. Well they didn’t use DLC in the PVD process they used for the space black or the graphite SS watches this year. So maybe they used standard coloring materials instead of DLC to create the colors this year. I’ve asked Apple multiple time.
PVD or Physical Vapor Deposition, is a process which vaporizes a number of metals, and then binds it on a surface, in layers, in a heated vaccuum. DLC or Diamond Like Carbon, is a different way to use the PVD process. The main difference being that instead of spraying on a group of metals, DLC uses a form of carbon.
PVD or Physical Vapor Deposition, is a process which vaporizes a number of metals, and then binds it on a surface, in layers, in a heated vaccuum. DLC or Diamond Like Carbon, is a different way to use the PVD process. The main difference being that instead of spraying on a group of metals, DLC uses a form of carbon.
Marketing folks do that kind of stuff all the time. I’m fact luxury Watch marketers point this kind of stuff out all the time. Just the term diamond like is more than enough to imply luxury.
Under certain lighting, the SBTi has a sheen to it. It’s not always as dull as others might have said it is.
Absolutely! I mentioned that some time ago as I was quite surprised how different it can look under certain lighting conditions.Under certain lighting, the SBTi has a sheen to it. It’s not always as dull as others might have said it is.
https://support.apple.com/kb/SP860?viewlocale=en_US&locale=de_DE
Forget the marketing. All grey/black Steel and Titanium Watches have DLC coating. There is zero reason to believe Apple ever changed this. They just don‘t advertise it because this sort of data point is meaningless for most customers. If you only judge by marketing material, no iPhone model has any RAM. ?