Is It Worth Buying a Titanium Apple Watch?

[Velli]

I used to rock climb and boulder with my aluminum, which admittedly is a bad idea, but Apple does provide a climbing workout. I would routinely quickly move my hand and grind the glass against the rock face and cut deep grooves in the glass.

I have a Garmin now, but put it away when climbing.

I have scratched my Titanium against a brick wall heavily, twice now. The case is starting to look worn, the sapphire looks pristine.

My first Apple Watch was an aluminium. When I learned that I got rashes, I gave it to my wife. A month later the glass looked like crap.

 

[Remy149]

If you're the type to keep your watch for 2-3 years then yes absolutely. The increased durability is well worth the extra spend - I've never had a sapphire screen scratch or crack.

I’ve kept my watches that number of years and always bought aluminum. I’ve never had any issues with denting or scratching.

 

[QCassidy352]

For me yes because (1) I’d get cellular anyway, so the price gap narrows to $200 (2) sapphire screen (3) pairs better with a suit (4) the minor damage to my old aluminum watches always made me want to upgrade sooner than I otherwise would have. But “worth it” is so individual because everyone’s financial situation is different.

 

[lexvo]

I chose the natural titanium series 11 because I like the stylish look (my first Apple Watch by the way). Having more durable materials and cellular was a nice bonus.

 

[puckhead193]

I have a series 8 SS (the space black or whatever they call it) that I'm looking to replace. I still can't decide on what to replace it with. The Ultra I think is too big for me. (I'm also no a fan of that big watch look). I like the Ti for the screen a lone. I've bang this thing so many times and just have a very very minor scratches all these years later.
If I go Ti I don't know if I want to get the natural lighter or the darker version whatever they call it now. All of my watches have been the darker versions of the SS and I'm getting tired of it but it fits with everything. Also I'm concerned how the Natural Ti will hold up with scratches over 2-3 years..thoughts?

 

[Apleeseed84]

Getting the titanium finish with the metal loop is a huge mistake. That loop will scratch both case and screen and the inside easily. Learned my lesson the hard way and only get the fabric bands.

 

[danmart]

I prefer the premium look, so that makes it worth it to me.

Had the launch Space Black, went Graphite, then Stainless, now Titanium.

 

[BelgianChoklit]

Yes, and only for the indirect thing you get with it namely the sapphire display. And compared to the stainless steel models, they feel way way better.

 

[EugW]

I wish I could get a GPS-only Titanium version. We have no use for the cellular feature.

 

[ZZ9pluralZalpha]

In my experience, the sapphire on the stainless is nearly invincible (I generally give IonX at least microscratches and sometimes larger gouges within a year) but the polished metal collects easily visible scratches from even shirt sleeves, whereas matte anodized aluminum doesn’t show anything short of a gouge. Is titanium more resistant to the horrific “patina”-ing?

 

[alphaswift]

If you're the type to keep your watch for 2-3 years then yes absolutely. The increased durability is well worth the extra spend - I've never had a sapphire screen scratch or crack.

Who doesn't keep their watch for 2-3 years? I don't get the Titanium or Hermes options at all. Sure it will look nice for longer, but the tech is outdated. If you have the coin for premium options, just update every other year and you can both the looks and the tech.

 

[HouseLannister]

slate titanium with the black titanium milanese band from the ultra looks pretty baller.

 

[drew0020]

I couldn’t imagine not having a stainless/titanium watch on my wrist. It’s worth it for the sapphire alone and I typically upgrade every year. The ion screen is a scratch magnet. I wonder if it’s actually improved on the 11?

 

[subjonas]

I don't want titanium; I like the lightness of aluminum, but I do want sapphire because with the other glass, scratching is almost inevitable if unprotected. If there was an aluminum sapphire watch I'd get that. Since there isn't, I'm fine just getting a screen protector--it's invisible and adds no weight. The only thing is I'll probably have to change it out when it gets too many scratches. But I imagine that will take a long time. Small scratches are only visible when the screen is off but with Always On, that's not very often.

 

[gadgetgirl85]

Waiting for a smaller ultra

 

[ProbablyDylan]

I don't want titanium; I like the lightness of aluminum, but I do want sapphire because with the other glass, scratching is almost inevitable if unprotected. If there was an aluminum sapphire watch I'd get that. Since there isn't, I'm fine just getting a screen protector--it's invisible and adds no weight. The only thing is I'll probably have to change it out when it gets too many scratches. But I imagine that will take a long time. Small scratches are only visible when the screen is off but with Always On, that's not very often.

It's really crazy that the aluminum apple watches still use regular glass. Even the base Galaxy Watch uses sapphire.

inb4 someone says to buy one of those instead - no thanks. I've been appreciating dumber time pieces as of late.

 

[racerhomie]

Considering how quickly the little batteries degrade, I usually get the AL. Ti is tempting though. Give us a smaller ultra. My lil wrists can’t handle the current size.

Isn’t 5-7 years enough? I used my Series 5 for 3 years personally. But I do want Apple to make the batteries more replaceable

 

[Atog]

Considering how Apple position AW as consumable device Aluminium version makes for me much more sense. Also it’s lightness is better for working out. It gets scratches easily yes, but it’s basically a glorified sport band so…

 

[zilchfox]

Considering how quickly the little batteries degrade, I usually get the AL. Ti is tempting though. Give us a smaller ultra. My lil wrists can’t handle the current size.

If the battery degrades below 80%, Apple offers a special battery rate for repair, even out of warranty.

 

[MagicTorch]

I have owned S0 (Stainless Steel), S2 (Space Grey Aluminium), S4 (Space Black Stainless Steel) and S11 (Black Aluminium) The screen on S2 Aluminium picked up a few scratches fairly quickly, so I was fairly quick & glad to upgrade to the premium version for S4.

LOVED my S4. The screen and body remained in mint condition for the 6.5 years that I owned it.

My plan was to retire the S4 this September & buy a Slate Titanium S11…but the battery on the S4 gave up the ghost this Spring. As a stop gap (until S11 launched), I picked up a S10 Space Black Aluminium (it was on offer/reduced to £299). I planned to trade in or sell the S10 once S11 launched.

Turns out though that I love S11 Aluminium. I like that it is noticeably lighter & so far, the screen and body have remained scratch and scuff free. Also love the shiny pure black finish (looks remarkably like my S4 SBSS). So my plan to buy Titanium S11 has gone out the window.

It is becoming more and more difficult to justify the price difference than it once was. Yes, Sapphire glass is the best, but the screen on S10 is noticeably more durable than the screens on the earlier series of Watch (I am comparing to my experience of S2) & I gather the screen is better still on S11 Aluminium

Given that the spec difference each Series is minimal, if you are set on a Titanium watch, then a smart move is to pick up a ‘previous series’ Titanium Watch. By Christmas, you can usually find the ‘premium’ version of last years Watch reduced to a price fairly close to the current Series Aluminium

 

[vmistery]

I have the titanium series 10 for me who is accident prone I felt it was worth it considering how beaten up my Aluminium S5 was

 

[Atog]

If the battery degrades below 80%, Apple offers a special battery rate for repair, even out of warranty.

In Europe too?

 

[zilchfox]

In Europe too?

I don’t see why not in Europe.

 

[Atog]

I don’t see why not in Europe.

Cause they used to do that they just replaced them with fully new AW. As far as I know.

 

[ginkobiloba]

I went thru 2 Watches so far , and I always get the Steel/ Titanium options. Not only they’re durable ( never had a scratch on the glass), but they just look nicer with the Milanese loop or a leather bracelet.