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Which has the hardest wearing finish?
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Not the same at all. Apples titanium is it really any softer than the regular 316l stainless. As a matter fact, you can actually take your finger nail and scratch the regular stainless steel Apple Watch with very little effort, where as the titanium does not scratch in that way whatsoever.
Also, I’m not sure where you’re coming up with the whole ‘brittle comment’. I would encourage you to visit the Apple Watch titanium thread and out of the hundreds of members, I’ve never read anyone having issues with brittleness with the titanium watch, especially given the ways it’s cured and heat treated, I doubt that would be a consideration to be worried about. The only thing brittle on the stainless/titanium Apple Watch would be the sapphire display, which can cause it to crack easier versus the Ion-X Glass.
In the Apple Watch titanium thread you can find a lot of black ti watch whit may scratches..
in the Apple Watch stainless steel thread there is only one black with scratches...
Graphite seems to be the only one with DLC.
https://support.apple.com/kb/SP826?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US
https://support.apple.com/kb/SP826?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US
This is not true, unless you're Wolverine. You can only scratch something with a material that's harder than the subject material. 316L is harder than Titanium, Titanium has a higher strength to weight ratio despite being a softer material.
The TiBook had issues, bad surface coating or something.
I bought this titanium watch in 1998, wore it daily for at least a decade.
My issue with 1 and 2 here is they will accumulate fine scratches. I’ve had 4 years worth of Space Black SS and despite giving them a beating they both look like brand new.
I went to order a 6 and am very disappointed that my color is now only offered in Hermès. I just won’t replace it.
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When it comes to natural metal watches, scratches and scuffs should be expected, and, dare I say, are even cool. My SS Series 0 is scratched to heck, and I never think twice about it. The watch below doesn’t have an area on it that isn’t scratched up...and it sold for $18 million dollars!
When it comes to natural metal watches, scratches and scuffs should be expected, and, dare I say, are even cool. My SS Series 0 is scratched to heck, and I never think twice about it. The watch below doesn’t have an area on it that isn’t scratched up...and it sold for $18 million dollars!
You forgot to mention, that this is the Daytona from Paul Newman. But generally I am with you. A watch lives with you and shows scars just like we do from living.
But - to be honest - I am myself a bit picky and give my watch a little polish sometimes...
CapeCod on a SS does a wonderful job.
And: I never managed to scratch it yet with my finger nails, as mentioned above.
Yeah, I was just mentioning the extreme with the Newman Daytona. I’ve felt the same about any of my Rolex and other brand watches.
17.75 million to be exact.
Paul Newmans Apple watch never would have reachted that value, sure. It is the combination with the mighty Rolex. But it is a good example. Imagine a Rolex in a rubber condom for protection against scratches for example...
Let our watches live with us
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Agreed I could not imagine putting a case etc on any watch.
17.75 million to be exact.
Paul Newmans Apple watch never would have reachted that value, sure. It is the combination with the mighty Rolex. But it is a good example. Imagine a Rolex in a rubber condom for protection against scratches for example...
Let our watches live with us
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When it comes to natural metal watches, scratches and scuffs should be expected, and, dare I say, are even cool. My SS Series 0 is scratched to heck, and I never think twice about it. The watch below doesn’t have an area on it that isn’t scratched up...and it sold for $18 million dollars!
In my mind the Apple Watch is different than a Rolex. I have my dad's Rolex and I appreciate its scars because he's gone and when I see them I remember that he wore this watch when he worked on his boats/cars (the things he enjoyed) and thus the blemishes.
The Apple Watch isn't going to be handed down to my kid as a family heirloom. It's going to be flipped on Ebay or similar in 2 years when I want to upgrade and the new buyer will want it to look as new as possible.
Yeah, you may not keep it (I still have my Series 0 fwiw,) but, regardless, the cool thing about your dad's Rolex is that it shows he USED it without worry, whether it was left as an heirloom or not. Plus, even if you do trade it in in a couple of years, how much more money is a pristine, steel Apple Watch going to bring over one that's scratched up? Is it really worth the stress over a hundred bucks, or whatever that number is???
**EDIT: I actually just looked it up over on cashforyourmac.com, and the cash offer difference between a Series 4 Stainless Steel in perfect condition and a Series 4 in poor condition (their worst rating) is $100. That means "deep scratches, major dents, or warping."
A Rolex in 20 years lacks - nothing. Maybe a visit at Rolex - and you are done (and your credit card as well...).
An Apple watch is a gorgeous tool. In 5 years is lacks the "flumidoid 4d hyper sensor" of the Gen 10 and lost all its value, including the battery capacity. Enjoy the today version
An Apple watch is a gorgeous tool. In 5 years is lacks the "flumidoid 4d hyper sensor" of the Gen 10 and lost all its value, including the battery capacity. Enjoy the today version
Apple Stores in Austin area are opening on Wednesday 9/23. I think others in Texas are also reopening. I ordered a solo band for pickup on Wednesday. I got my order confirmation and it was promptly follow by an email that the store is temporarily close and they will hold the order until the store opens. I think that’s just an automatic message because the store is closed right now. I’ll see on Wednesday to see if it’s true.
interesting... I had a S5 SBTi banged
In door knobs and used for CrossFit and yard work without a scratch. Whereas I’ve dinged SBSS plenty of times.
actually SBTi has DLC coating, natural Titanium doesn’t.
Is this confirmed? No mention here... https://support.apple.com/kb/SP826?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US