I disagree. I’m still wearing a SS Series 0 on the links bracelet, and, after four years, it has zillions if little scratches all over it, yet it still looks great. It’s really no different than my Rolex watches in that regard. Stainless steel just looks good with some “patina.” Titanium, maybe not. It’s been a common complaint with titanium watches in the past.
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Titanium AW5 thread
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I disagree. I’m still wearing a SS Series 0 on the links bracelet, and, after four years, it has zillions if little scratches all over it, yet it still looks great. It’s really no different than my Rolex watches in that regard. Stainless steel just looks good with some “patina.” Titanium, maybe not. It’s been a common complaint with titanium watches in the past.
Alright, I have some decisions to make. I’ll sleep on it for 48 hours before I decide, lol
I gotta see the Titanium in person before I decide but as of now, I’m leaning towards SS for the sole reason that I prefer the high gloss polished look.
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Ok, ok, the SS body wears nicely over time, I’ll give you that but I was referring more to the screen. IMO looks terrible with scratches, deep grooves, chips, dings etc.
I’ve never gotten a single scratch on a SS Apple Watch. I’ve had the screen shatter before (in an unusual circumstance), but never a scratch.
The screen. That sapphire is tough. Granted, it’s not pure sapphire and instead sapphire-coated glass, but I’ve never gotten scratches.
Ah ok. Yeah, I envy my wife’s scratch free screen on her S4 Hermès. Meanwhile, I got the Aluminum because I case my tech stuff anyway and I regret every minute of it. Got a lot of scratches on my screen edges even with a case and screen protector which I believe was caused by the rubbing from removing and replacing of the cases I use (all soft material by the way)
Next go around is def gonna be a naked SS or Titanium.
Isn’t that Paul Newman’s original Daytona? Beautiful timepiece.Stainless is very durable. Has anyone cracked a stainless AW?
If you’re talking about hardness, scratch-wise, it depends on the titanium and coatings they use.
To be honest, coming from the mechanical watch world, it strikes me as odd that anyone worries about scratches on a watch. That’s part of the character, and I’ve never worried about it on a steel mechanical watch. They usually end up being more valuable being unpolished with scratches all over them. This scratched up watch sold for $17.8 million:
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Yep. What’s funny is that they were considered ugly when new, and dealers had a very hard time moving them!
Stainless is very durable. Has anyone cracked a stainless AW?
If you’re talking about hardness, scratch-wise, it depends on the titanium and coatings they use.
To be honest, coming from the mechanical watch world, it strikes me as odd that anyone worries about scratches on a watch. That’s part of the character, and I’ve never worried about it on a steel mechanical watch. They usually end up being more valuable being unpolished with scratches all over them. This scratched up watch sold for $17.8 million:
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Get out of here with that line of argument.
People are worried about resale. This is disposable tech we're talking about. Scratches screw your resale value. No-one's hoarding a bunch of scratched up AW5's to sell for millions later in life. Or why don't you take your scratched up AW5 and give it to your son when he graduates. Enjoy your dad of the year mug
The stuff you read on MR sometimes..
Get out of here with that line of argument.
People are worried about resale. This is disposable tech we're talking about. Scratches screw your resale value. No-one's hoarding a bunch of scratched up AW5's to sell for millions later in life. Or why don't you take your scratched up AW5 and give it to your son when he graduates. Enjoy your dad of the year mug
The stuff you read on MR sometimes..
Aside from the aesthetic worry about getting scratches on a watch, which is what I was referring to above, the only reason to worry about resale is if you're replacing the thing every year, which I'm not doing. Now, I'm replacing my Series 0 with a Series 5, so I'm sure that's outside of the norm at a four year replacement rate, but replacing every other year is quite common. As you say, upgrades every year are killing the planet.
Let's say we're talking about an aluminum Series 3 bought two years ago for $399. They're now available new for $199. I'm seeing them go used in great condition for $150, and I'm seeing them go for $89 in relatively bad shape with cracks and scratches. Am I really going to worry daily about scratches on an externally worn device, simply so that I can make an extra $30-$60 in a couple of years?
Granted, the advantage of the steel models is that at least the scratches can be polished out, should someone want to spend the time or money to do so.
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I do agree you cannot compare an AW which is just a piece of disposable electronic equipment to say a SS Daytona. Most people have no interest in Patina on an AW or iPhone etc.
Speaking for myself...
When contemplating the purchase of a piece of technology I simply don't consider anticipated resale amounts. What matters to me is the net cost of today's purchase relative to the increased capabilities I expect to gain.
Setting any personal expectations today for what resale value might be in a year or more is merely setting oneself up for disappointment when the market doesn't do things just how you thought it would.
My point is that there's a special kind of OCD that seems to be prevalent with tech buyers, and we're going to drive ourselves crazy worrying about it on a wrist-worn device. I remember everyone stressing out about getting little micro scratches all over the chrome bezel of the iPhone 3G, and I didn't get that, either. It's like the guy who buys a brand new Jeep and then worries about taking it off-road, because he may scratch the paint.
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I sure hope so. Because they are not available online until the middle of November!! Argh.
Anybody's guess. Chances there will be some. Or maybe not.
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Last year after deciding I didn't care for the Nike+ S4, I was able to find a SBSS in-store via iStockNow within 2-3 days despire 3+ week lead times for delivery orders. Just need to keep watching for local stock.
I ordered it and it says November delivery, but I’ll go there Friday morning just in case. Then I’ll have to ask myself if it’s worth waiting 2 months just for a titanium case. But Apple usual under promises and over delivers.
What does everything think about number of matching strap options for the titanium vs SS? I have a feeling things won't match as nicely with titanium as SS but I hope I'm wrong.
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November delivery - arguments about Titanium aside - it must be popular. I got off the fence and pulled the trigger Sunday and got the last week of October.
My Watch Edition Titanium just switch to Preparing to Ship. Was scheduled to deliver 10/2-7 and credit card was charged. So there’s hope for all to get sooner than expected.
