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Titanium or SS?
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Titanium is lighter than steel and usually stronger than consumer steels. It's also very corrosion resistant.
What I'm curious about is the finish. I hope it looks like brushed steel to go with my link bracelet.
Ok, so i know ceramic is pretty scratch resistant, is Titanium? (clearly i don't know much about this material lol)
Not necessarily. It depends on the grade, but titanium won't be more scratch resistant than ceramic. It'll be more shatter proof, though. Strength and scratch resistance are two different things.
800 dollars vs. 1200 dollars. Boggles my mind.
For an always on watch. If you have S3/S4, there's really no reason.
For an always on watch. If you have S3/S4, there's really no reason.
I love that it's a brushed finish, but the titanium has a warmer hue to it than steel, so I'm staying away, since it won't go well with the link bracelet.
Like I said when I bought my series 0, I wish Apple made a brushed steel model.
I just ordered mine. The finish is a bit of a gamble, I'll decide when I get it. Hopefully it will pair ok with the Milanese loop (or maybe they will release a new titanium loop).
I wanted to like titanium, but, as I said above, the color looks too warm, so I'm going stainless steel again.
Sweat proof? Do you mean will it corrode? No, of course not. Titanium is a chemical element. it's very water resistant.
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I just ordered a gold stainless steel Series 5 AW with a gold Milanese top bracelet
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40mm Titanium (regular) with pomegranate sport loop. It's the only color I don't hate in the new bands/loop lineup! Not super pretty, but I find the other colors... ew.
Oh and a couple of those new USB-C Watch magnetic chargers!!
I pre-ordered the 44m Black Stainless Steal model. Upgrading from Series 4.
Did consider the Titanium, but I don’t think it will suit my Black Link Bracelet.
I wish these Apple Watches could be bought without bracelets, for those of use upgrading from previous Series.
Did consider the Titanium, but I don’t think it will suit my Black Link Bracelet.
I wish these Apple Watches could be bought without bracelets, for those of use upgrading from previous Series.
Titanium is super light and super strong. Not as light as aluminum I don't think, but close. There's a reason they use it on critical wing sections of airliners.
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If you're referring to the discoloration of the TiBook, that titanium was painted. That's what lead to the issues on those machines. No paint on the watch, so I would assume no issues.
Took the gamble and went with space black titanium this time. Still waiting for more hands on though. So far could only find this one:
I have a Titanium Omega and love it for the weight and how the watch never feels "cold"
Titanium always feels like skin temp when you put it on.
Seiko puts a nice coating on their Titanium watches that make them much more scratch resistant vs SS. My Omega also is wearing better than my other SS watches...
Titanium always feels like skin temp when you put it on.
Seiko puts a nice coating on their Titanium watches that make them much more scratch resistant vs SS. My Omega also is wearing better than my other SS watches...
At least you can pick any band you want now, unlike years past.