Why not a titanium Rolex?

[dsio]

Originally Posted by directioneng

What about a Rolex in CF.

Or wood! Could use a birch Day-Date. Would make it easy to bring back bark finishing too.

[BarkMaster]

Originally Posted by dsio

Or wood! Could use a birch Day-Date. Would make it easy to bring back bark finishing too.

I like the sound of that thought....

[kmleffler]

I find it interesting that a number of members have said that titanium is soft and that it scratches easily. If that is true then why is titanium used in golf clubs, especially drivers? Professional golfers have swing speeds of over 110mph - I would think that they would destroy a titanium driver in one round of golf if it were either soft or brittle.

[dsio]

AFAIK, Titanium is anything but soft, but the oxide layer that forms on the surface of Titanium very much is, and scratches badly. One of my old japanese watches was Ti, and had large flat links, and even a minor scuff would scrape the dark grey titanium oxide off and expose the white metal TI underneath, which looked terrible.

[16610v]

i have a Ti Seiko Chrometer
the whole watch and bracelet are Ti..
Just me,,,u cant imagine how light it is,,Just like a $5 plastic quatz watch weight

when time goes by,,,the goes very dull in surface,,,,i dont think it can be polished

[steven.veres]

Titanium superior strength to weight ratio

[rmfnla]

Originally Posted by oo7

True but, by the time it combusts (if), you've got other things to worry about than the time of day. You'd be charcoal. It's currently being used in automotive engine applications with a pct of aluminum blended in to avoid combustion. I'm not saying its perfect but until engineers figure out something better, stainless steel seems tried and true.

I know, I was kidding.

Magnesium does burn hot but it's pretty hard to get ignited in the first place.

[rmfnla]

Originally Posted by steven.veres

Titanium superior strength to weight ratio

Which is good because there have been so many case failures due to stainless steel's low strength and high weight...

[Mosco]

it's coming... they're already using ceramic on bezels, why not go the Big Bang route all the way and fuse all sorts of weird crap together.

I like all different sorts of watches - but for me Rolex is best in 904.

[oo7]

Originally Posted by kmleffler

I find it interesting that a number of members have said that titanium is soft and that it scratches easily. If that is true then why is titanium used in golf clubs, especially drivers? Professional golfers have swing speeds of over 110mph - I would think that they would destroy a titanium driver in one round of golf if it were either soft or brittle.

I've scratched up my Ti driver and even caved in the face of an older driver. Club marketing is BS. The amount of Ti in a "Ti" club from say, Callaway or the lot is minimal and just enough to call it Ti. It also justifies $500 + for rehashed tech. The golf industry is worse than 3am telemarketers for "latest and greatest" BS. A golf ball is also round and compresses along with wooded tees etc... that won't generally stay idle. A desk or a handrail usually stays put. Either way, I'm sure Rolex thought about it decades ago and there wasn't a business case for it then or now.

[moo]

Really cannot see an all Ti rolex.

Their use of steel is unprecedented in the watch industry....

Addintionally every time I went to buy a Ti watch, I just declined at the last moment, the light weight is strange

[steven.veres]

Originally Posted by rmfnla

Which is good because there have been so many case failures due to stainless steel's low strength and high weight...

Perhaps not case failures but performance hits. Take for instance a stenographer (court reporter) or a marksman. The weight of a steel watch might negatively affect job performance.

[rmfnla]

Would that be grounds for summary judgment..?

[steven.veres]

This guy ^