I went to one of the Larger stores in my state and they did not have any for sale, and it was the store my nearby apple store recommend me to go to even see the Titanium Watch.
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Titanium AW5 thread
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I went to one of the Larger stores in my state and they did not have any for sale, and it was the store my nearby apple store recommend me to go to even see the Titanium Watch.
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This is an unboxing and physical walkthrough. I compare the Space Black Titanium Edition Series 5 and the Space Black Stainless Steel Series 4. I focus on the link bracelet differences, and show different straps. Please feel free to share feedback....and of course feel free to subscribe
I'll be doing some software related videos in the future as well.
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It’s strange that Apple picked titanium as an Apple Watch material, of course they knew how easily it scratches and it really comes into its own after getting a natural patina with age but that is only relevant in an item that we own for years like a pocket knife or Swiss watch.
The more I read about it, the more I’m convinced it was only picked as a marketing material and not what is suitable to the actual watch itself.
The more I read about it, the more I’m convinced it was only picked as a marketing material and not what is suitable to the actual watch itself.
12 hours with the Ti now after upgrading from a series 2. Super happy with it. I think it looks amazing with the Edition watch face and the grey sport loop. It looks better IRL than in pictures imo.
I saw the black titanium and did a side by side with both the aluminum and stainless (pic attached). The titanium looked marvelous BUT like many others have observed it was scratched. The guy said he saw it happen when it was dropped - very sad. I’ve got one on order but I’m really on the fence now. It looks much better with the stainless band but the durability is a concern.
Between this durability concern, the lack of new functionality and some accounts of shorter battery life I’m wondering if it may be better to stay with my series 4 SBSS this year.
Between this durability concern, the lack of new functionality and some accounts of shorter battery life I’m wondering if it may be better to stay with my series 4 SBSS this year.
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Not a fanAny thoughts on this Ti watch with the Space Black Link Bracelet?
Any thoughts on this Ti watch with the Space Black Link Bracelet?
I like the two-tone look. Like the black sport band with Ti...that’s a hot look IMHO.
Kind of stating the obvious, but you can also check online to see what they have available for stock in your area. I’m not sure how accurate Apples inventory que is, because store inventory changes in an instant.
Did you mean the Standard titanium was scratched? Got any pictures of how bad it was?
Theres lots of photos of the standard Ti scratched in this thread, scroll up a bit and look at the one I took pictures of at the mall yesterday.
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I used the Apple store app this morning and ordered the titanium silver for pickup at 12:00pm. There seem to be plenty of them in my area(SF Bay).
The only protective coating on the silver titanium is mainly to prevent finger prints and yellowing of the metal and one other thing I can’t recall. Nothing to protect against scratching.Titanium at the second apple store near me. Scratched to shi*
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Agree 100% with this. Ti looks amazing in the flesh and would have gone for that model if I could have!
I have been watching this thread for a week now and was concerned about the silver titanium scratching. I went to the Apple store today to see it. The demo watch was kept in a locked drawer. It had a few scratches similar to what you will see on a bright stainless watch after some use. If the titanium develops the same type of scratches (patina) as the SS, I’m not concerned as I owned a S0 SS for 2.5 years and it looked great when I sold it. I walked out of the store with a new silver titanium. I’m happy.
I think it might be helpful for some of the folks in this thread to familiarize themselves with the Japanese concept of Wabi-sabi https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wabi-sabi
I love how people in this thread talk about how tough Titanium is and how it can last decades but most of us will be upgrading AW in a couple years and completely forget about the one we bought this year. The way I see it, Ti is more midway between Al and SS, the only reasons it's "Edition" are because it's new and costlier to produce than SS. Same argument applies for ceramic (except it's not new anymore).
When it comes to AW I couldn't care less about how strong the material is, I know I'll be upgrading in a few years eventually. I just want my AW to be impervious to scratches and look nice so I'll stick to SBSS.
When it comes to AW I couldn't care less about how strong the material is, I know I'll be upgrading in a few years eventually. I just want my AW to be impervious to scratches and look nice so I'll stick to SBSS.
Gruber has been wrong plenty of times, besides, he’s more of a journalist than he is an analyst. That said, I wouldn’t put it past Apple that they could release a titanium link band in the future.
The link band is for a very small demographic, because of its price point, but there are plenty who would pay for a titanium link bracelet, simply alone for the weight reduction.
