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Re: Not a fan of Ti
In Response To: Re: Not a fan of Ti ()

Does anyone know which Ti alloy is used for watches? It makes a big difference whether they are using commercially pure Ti or, for example, Ti-6Al-4V.

: I AM a fan of Titanium, and wouldn't trade my
: 2293.52 for anything else. It is noticably
: lighter AND stronger AND more corrosion
: resistant than SS. If you want a bombproof
: watch, get a Ti SeMP. It also sets you apart
: from EVERYBODY (and their dogs) who have SS
: watches. It has NO bling factor whatsoever,
: except with the kind of people who hang out
: in here and know fine watches. When I was
: cruising the watch shops in St. Thomas all
: the vulture-like sales people recognized the
: Ti color on my wrist and left me alone
: rather than asking if I wanted to
: "trade up" to something else. As
: far as rarity goes, Titanium watches are
: about as few and far between as the 6 figure
: platinum watch "collector" market,
: except they cost a lot less.

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