Reply With QuoteI've a Pelagos that I bought for the colour but the Ti has really grown on me, lovely texture.
I seem to have gravitated toward this material Titanium. From my experience it is light weight, absorbs scratches more than steel, it can be polished but usually has a stealth grey appearance.
Anyway, I'd thought I'd show my Ti series. Anyone else got a fascination with this material?
Cheers. Martyn.
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I've a Pelagos that I bought for the colour but the Ti has really grown on me, lovely texture.
The Pelagos GMT may be my next purchase - saving for next year!Originally Posted by Linocut
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I find a big difference between grade 2 and grade 5 titanium. My grade 2 titanium aerospace used to pick up loads of marks. My grade 5 Longines picks up none. I'd probably only buy models that use grade 5 in the future...no idea why the more expensive brands like Tudor, Breitling and Omega choose to cheap-out on grade 2 for their watches (X-33, Pelagos, Aerospace, NTTD are all the cheaper grade) whilst Longines use the more expensive version?
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I have loads.
Tutima Commando II, Sinn EZM1, Pelagos FXD, Redux Honnr, RZE Endeavour, Timex X James Brand, and have had a few others too.
I think it is a great material, although I really am struggling to understand the differences. The most damage-prone case I have ever owned was a Bremont Oracle, a Ti watch that marked every time a springbar was dragged across the inside surface of a lug. It was so soft it was rude. But my EZM1 and my Commando II are almost unmarked, and the latter has been worn for all sorts of activities, the type of stuff that would have reduced the Bremont to scrap. Same is true for the FXD, almost perfect case condition.
The RZE (and the Redux) are black coated, and seem almost indestructable. The former is surface hardened, the latter Grade 5. However, the Timex is also grade 5, and judging by the butterfly clasp, is not nearly as hard as one might expect.
Possibly the grade 2 is easier to machine than grade 5 ? Im sure grade 5 is not pure titanium its an alloy with other metals certainly vanadium which is rock hard! .
Here you go , I found an article that explains the difference from a machining point of view. Scroll down and it explains differences between 1+ 5
https://waykenrm.com/blogs/cnc-machi...e%20industries.
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Yes...more expensive to work with. That's why I've always wondered why the higher tier watches use it whilst a mid-tier like Longines use the more expensive grade? The difference in my experience is notable.
I’ve always loved Ti for both watches and bikes!
Currently have a Seiko MM600 but have in the past also enjoyed a Maurice Lacroix Capeland XXL, Breitling Seawolf, Breitling Avenger M1, Citizen Ray Mears, Casio Oceanus T520 and an Ocean7 LM2.
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I'm a fan of it and glad more watches are being made with it. The Pelagos was an inspired move by Tudor, imho. Squale also have a Ti watch, among others.
Love a bit of Ti
When you look long into an abyss, the abyss looks long into you.........
Grade 2 is more corrosion resistant than grade 5 but 5 is stronger and more scratch resistant. Grade 5 is actually Ti 6Al 4V i.e. 90 % titanium, 6 % aluminium and 4% vanadium. Grade 2 is "commercially pure". 2 is cheaper and easier to get hold of.
I definitely have a soft spot for titanium - light, warm, pretty damage resistant.
I still have a few...
I love titanium—not just the weight but also how it feels on my skin. It seems to absorb the right amount of warmth.
Many titanium-cased watches have passed through my collection, but these two are keepers:
Pelagos and a Bel Canto, Breitling Aerospace, maybe some others in my collection
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I have a soft spot for Titanium watches. Only have two, Unimatic and Breitling but love the warmer and lighter feel of the metal
I have a Sinn 103 Ti Ar that is my longest lasting watch. The titanium case and bracelet is intrinsic to its appeal.
It is not the flashiest; the movement is pedestrian; no-one will ever notice it, let alone compliment it. But due to the titanium, it is easily my most comfortable watch; it combines time, day, date, chronograph and countdown timer on one easy-to-read dial and it’s legible at night, all weighing 110g even on the newer bracelet (on the old bracelet, it was a mere 95g).
What I can’t work out is why my IWC titanium chronograph with essentially the same movement weighs 125g on a strap. Did they put lead weights in the baseplate?
I'm a big fan of titanium watches. Some of my favourite pieces have been titanium.
Currently I only have this Squale Master. I was going to upload some pics of many of my others, but on starting the search I realised that that would be a project in its own right. Perhaps a list is easier, and I guestimate that every one of these will be posted on TZ-UK by me sometime and can be searched for:
Panerai 656 Equation of Time
Panerai Submersible 389 (twice)
Panerai 670 Equation of Time
Panerai 368
Panerai 176 Base Luminor
Panerai 913 London Issue
Panerai Submersible 1389
Panerai 526 Regatta Timer
Panerai 652 Regatta Timer
Panerai 193 Depth Gauge
Blancpain Fifty Fathoms (blue on bracelet)
Seiko Hi Beat Diver (two different models)
Tudor FXD
Breitling Seawolf
Breitling Aerospace (twice)
Beaume & Mercier Capeland XXL
Omega Ploprof - black dial
Omega Ploprof - grey dial
The list doesn't seem as long as searching for photos made it feel, but it I had a watch fund with enough headroom I would actively choose to return many of these to my collection...
I love the more subtle shade of titanium, the way it warms up with your body heat, the lightness (within limits) and the feel - it's less 'slippy' than steel, partly due to finish but even highly polished has a different feel to the touch.
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Ti readily SPARKS>>
https://youtu.be/tAQWwRbiIbA?si=-ELqhWQH3aOvgC8r
Longines Titanium. I particularly like the combination of polished/brushed on it.
Maybe not the first, but certainly the best.
I have a few and I love them.
Sinn EZM1 - not really much else to say apart from the fact that it is an epic watch and a legend.
Sinn 103 UTC TI AR. The beloved pilot chronograph with the added complication of a a second 12 hour hand to track a second timezone. When that is not needed it can slide under the main 12hr hand and becomes invisible!
CW 12 titanium. Absolutely love this one and the way it reflects the light. The slimness is an added bonus!
Autodromo group B chronograph. With the main barrel of the case bezel and caseback being titanium and the rest dlc coated steel. One of my most worn watches in the last 6 months!
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Just the one, but I love it..
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My first main watch was a Ti Seiko perpetual calendar that got me into watches, now I have a Ti Defy 21, so have always enjoyed a Ti watch. The weight is the main benefit I find, as the defy is a big watch but is so light it is very wearable.
The 2 most iconic Sinn’s in my opinion. FantasticI love titanium—not just the weight but also how it feels on my skin. It seems to absorb the right amount of warmth.
Many titanium-cased watches have passed through my collection, but these two are keepers:
Can’t compete with those special 2000s, but a couple of sister PDs..
and a somewhat obscure 4s15 cal. seiko..
al
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Every collection needs at least one titanium watch IMHO, this is mine although I’m currently looking out for some other titanium watches to add to the collection.
This and a Scurfa were I think my only titanium watches. Grade 2 for the Scurfa and grade 5 for the AP. Would love another titanium watch at some point.
Some terrible photography, but here are mine
I wouldn’t say fascinated, but I do have a soft spot for Ti… it started with the Seiko mod
then this classic Oris TT1
…& a classic Breitling
…& another mod…
...& a classic Omega
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I love Titanium on the right watch. It works well on both of these
I didn’t like its lack of weight with both the GS Snowflake and Shunbun
Dave
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I think this is the only titanium in my collection. And in the world of Citizen, it is SUPER TITANIUM, which means that it has undergone some surface hardening treatment as far as I can tell. Although I’m a cynical oldie these days, I have to say that it is the most scratch resistant watch I have owned, and I’ve owned more than is healthy.
Citizien’s marketing blurb re the material is here: https://www.citizenwatch.co.uk/super-titanium
And of course a photo for good measure:
Last year I bought my first titanium watch, an inexpensive Casio Lineage, needless to say titanium will be my "go to" case material from now on,
"Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. The third time it's enemy action."
"You gotta know when to hold em and know when to fold em".
Ive had quit a few over the years but just the x-33 for now, so light and easy to wear.
Cheers,
Ben
..... for I have become the Jedi of flippers
" an extravagance is anything you buy that is of no earthly use to your wife "
I do like Titanium watches.
In fact, I prefer the heft of a Stainless Steel watch in principle, but once I put a titanium watch on, I usually find that I don't change it for days, as it's so easy to wear.
These are my current ones :
Dailos Waveform
Helm Vanuatu (even lighter on a MN strap!)
M
Breitling Cosmonaute 809 - What's not to like?
This is the only titanium watch I really regretted buying. I had a SS Seamaster 300 but always hankered after the titanium version after seeing one sell on SC and then looking at review photos. Sold the SS to buy the titanium version and regretted in within a week or two….was too late to go back. Not sure why I didn’t gel with it…probably realised I preferred the black face and also that a vintage-styled piece was better in steel.
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Always fancied one of these. A model you don't see too often.
Oooh, is that one of the LE's? SO regret moving mine on..
It is. I think I hit my grail too early in my watch collecting career, but it will never be moved on. As you know, Sinns are a bit of an illness for me!
Oooh, is that one of the LE's? SO regret moving mine on..
Snowflake and MN are my only 2 ti watches.
TBH I prefer steel so probably wouldnt add any more. Feather light to wear though and i agree about the warmth.
This is true, but I think academic, as you won't encounter anything that will be corrosive of either unless you work in a place where specialised acids are used (and if you do, you probably have safety procedures to keep such things well away from you and your watch). Hydrofluoric acid is not something to mess with.
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Ha-ha true enough, writing without thinking too hard and I come from a subsea and platform background.
Like the colour of titanium. I have a few but assembled this one myself.
This thread is getting wild: several watches that strongly tempt!
In the past I've had a PAM00282, Planet Ocean 42mm Ti.
Currently I have a Seiko Kinetic Ti inherited from my dad. And the penultimate watch in the collection a Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Automatique 42.5mm
Very much liking the look of Tutima's new LE titanium 'Mara' chronograph -
...though the deeply unfashionable 46.5mm diameter, and sadly all-too-fashionable Eu.4,600 price: not so much!
Just the two at the moment, although I did have a Ti Citizen AV0021-52H chrono that my lad now has.
And the usual suspect.
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Wow, I really like that.Like the colour of titanium. I have a few but assembled this one myself.
Can you share anymore details?
Just the 2 for me. The tuna is so light for such a large watch.
Titanium Tandorio 36mm case with screwdown crown from AliExpress. Namokimods dial. Seiko snx809 hands. Nh38 movement. Cousins blue a/r sapphire crystal. The hands are just a tad too short I think but look ok.
Don’t understand the fascination with titanium. A soft dull metal not particularly suited to watches IMO.
Lightweight, but never had a concern with the weight of a SS watches on my wrist.
As an industrial metal, it is used in the most severe of service, and maybe that is the marketing attraction.
I kind of agree…I think part of it is that titanium has been sold to us by the watch manufacturers as a superior material to SS, particularly linked to the aviation industry. I prefer the look of stainless steel but I do find titanium has it’s benefits for particularly bulky dive watches like the Pelagos…it takes away some of the heft for those with smaller wrists.
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