The Best Titanium Watches - 2021
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- Опубліковано 18 сер 2021
- Put next to stainless steel, titanium is a truly remarkable metal with greater lightness, strength and corrosion resistance. However, choosing a titanium watch can be difficult with prices often vastly exceeding steel counterparts and with the material's characteristics often poorly explained to the public. In this video, I would like to look at 5 titanium watches which really set themselves apart with a combination of fantastic features, serious quality and intelligent design.
Featured Watches:
- Bertucci (titanium models) - USD 145+
- Christopher Ward (Trident) C60 Elite 1000 - GBP 995+
- Sinn 103 Ti IFR - EUR 2,590+ / Sinn 103 Ti UTC IFR - EUR 3,090+
- Tudor Pelagos - GBP 3,440
- Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean Titanium - GBP 6,670+ / Previous Generation - c. £4,000+
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Photo Credit (in order of first appearance): Breitling SA / TAG Heuer S.A. / Montres TUDOR SA / Steinhart Watches GmbH / Stowa / Laurent Ferrier SA / Omega SA / Rolex SA / Alain Costa / MH Bertucci Inc. / Citizen Watch Co., Ltd. / Seiko Watch Corporation / Christopher Ward (London) Limited / Montres Aquastar Sarl. / Joël Von Allmen / Sinn Spezialuhren GmbH / FH Aachen - University of Applied Sciences / Franck Gazzola / Oris SA / Blancpain SA
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Titanium is not only a more function but also more beautiful material than pretty much all others.
Great video. I think Citizen deserves more exposure they have a long catalog of titanium watches at all prices and Eco-Drive is bullet proof.
Thank you for your watch journalism. I’ve learned more in 2 of your videos than from hours of the other channels.
Another excellent video, your videos are amongst the best. Thank you.
Thank you for bringing more well deserved attention to titanium sports watches. I love my titanium collection of Omega Planet Ocean 42mm, GS 200m Spring Drive diver, Seiko Prospex LX diver, Zenith Defy Classic, GS Spring Drive SBGA241 and recently acquired Hermes H08. Citizen have some very good titanium field watches too, and they are quite affordable.
Just found a new old stock 42 mm PO which I impulsively purchased today. I feel rather fortunate.
I have the Pelagos LHD, dive with it everywhere and it's my favourite watch from a strong collection of divers. Had it for 3 or 4 years and only now wearing it on the rubber strap after mostly the bracelet or deadstock MN strap. I think it is perfect. I think the lug to lug being 50mm certainly helps smaller wristed people wear it. The only watch I will ever need.
I have the 7021 from 1969 as well so I have the start of the family tree with the roulette wheel and all. Makes me so happy to be honest. As a diver, a dive watch is part of my identity and the Pelagos is the best of them all, for me.
I recently purchased a Tudor Pelagos and I wear it daily. It is one of my favourite watches to wear from my very minimal collections; 3 Rolex, 2 Seiko, 2 Citizen, I Sub Combat Glycin, Vacheron Constantin 116 years 18K Gold Case Pocket Watch that, surprisingly provides a very accurate time in sync with my Pelagos and Rolex Datejust, 1 Soviet Era Vostok Pilot watch. I just recently discovered your site and decided to subscribe. Very well presented I must say, and thanks.
Great video as always
The Zelos Mako V3 in hardened titanium has some incredible specs for US$453 . It’s probably the best bang per buck/ best deal on the market currently, unless one is a watch snob and only wants “ Swiss Made”. Alternatively it can be a beater/ daily and for when you travel to those parts of the world where you don’t really want to have a + US $ 5000 watch on your wrist.
You always have classy presentations.
Great video, i have a titanium Seiko SARX055 , and am very fond of it , except the push pins !
i bought the value for money RZE Endeavour as my 1st T watch - another cracking video
Great video, very educational. I own 2 titanium watches, a Seiko baby snowflake that I use as a dressier piece and a mido ocean star. That one is an amazing tool watch that nobody review it. A sort of affordable pelagos (with a grey/orange dial).
Thanks for the video, very informative. Have you ever handled any these watches? I think the information is excellent, but is the most of this taken from websites, PDFs and brochures of these watches? Whatever it is, you really knock it out of the park regarding info. Keep up the good work.
Great analysis
Love my Tudor Pelagos LHD. Bought mine on the bracelet, arguably one of the best bracelets out there.
I love mine as well
Excellent Review
I really appreciate titanium watches. I own a Hamtun H2 The Kraken and it's a very comfortable diver.
Another titanium watch that I love is the Zenith Defy Classic 41 mm.
I'd love a Nanuk in titanium but seems like Hamtun has disappeared
They aren't high end but I have an older Seiko AGS Titanium "Grey Ghost" and it's a unique, niche diver in 39mm, great watch.
looking forward to the new pelagos... as its almost ten years old now, shurely a new version is comming out next year?
Thanks for talking Ti, the only kind of watches I own. Consider the Panerai 305 and 352 as well as various IWC next time. And of course there will be the GFNY Passista Professional 300, a DLC coated titanium diver in 42x14 with double sapphire and Sellita 400 inside - our first project! Thanks again
"Will be the the..."
Will be?..does it exist?
@@mrmagoo.3678 so far 2 samples, getting 2 more in a week.
Good stuff mate as usual. Btw, don’t Sinn and Damasko both share a similar steel hardening process on their steel watches which also make them scratch resistant (non titanium of course) but similar in colour/appearance?
Great stuff, as ever. I love a titanium watch (as a geek/cyclist/diver). Standouts of the genre (?) are for me the mighty Tuna; Seiko's SBEX Marinemaster 1000m and Prospex SLA models and of course the Snowflake (the nearly perfect sporting/dress watch). Omega have done some great Ti watches (as you mention) and I live in hope of a toolish 38mm Ti Aqua Terra or a Ti Seamaster 300.
Omega actually did make some ti seamaster 300 , but older version , also 150th anniversary 2232.30. Great watch! Cheers!
There's a ti aqua terra if you have $40k to spare
The Zelos Mako 3 40mm in Ti is half the price of the CW and easily twice as well designed and styled, yet always ignored.
Watch _Idiot_ Savants don't like "microbrands" because they enjoy paying extra for "brand" and "history" even if they get an inferior product for more money.
There's a reson it's ignored..
@@smm6526 which is…
I'd be interested to see whether Tudor slim down the pelagos to follow the trend that Rolex has set. That would honestly make it the perfect watch in my opinion
I hope not. To me, the Pelagos is perfect as is.
Yay, well done, are you from the future? The Pelagos 39mm is amazing.
Good stuff mate as usual. Btw, don’t Sinn and Damasko both share a similar steel hardening process on their steel watches which also make them scratch resistant (non titanium of course) but similar in colour/appearance?
Could I please suggest a video piece on said watch case material if you’ve not done so? I’ll have a quick scan of your video catalogue. Thank you in advance
All nice choices, as usual. I still have this thing for the Omega ProPlof even though it's so controversial. No rational argument for it, just unique & cool.
Getting my 1st watch in decades _ Did not know that you would review the brand that will be delivered to me in a day or two, the least expensive one reviewed here _ i wanted something half-way-decent and multi purpose as an everyday wear _ Light weight, 200m H2O resistance, GMT, sapphire crystal, but hopefully the 14mm thickness will not override the under $300usd price _ Always a thumbs-up for these well thought out presentations. . . :>/
I have 4 nice watches. MY pelogos is my daily wearer. Its light, the clasp is amazing with the spring and it looks great. The lume is amazing too. Im a plumber and it helps when Im in a dark place to
Awesome, it's great to hear people buy and wear watches like that in jobs/situations that are tough instead of babying them!
I'm a fan of the tutima m2 seven seas and breitling professional in Ti.
Thought you might think of the Horage 10th anniversary K-1 that i bought on your recommendation.
I own the 43.5mm Omega Planet Ocean, but in steel which does make it pretty heavy. It is however incredibly accurate at less than -1 sec per day. In my opinion it's a great watch.
Still learning!..spotted the Omega SeaMaster Ultra Deep
Never knew they existed..had a seamaster for 10yrs lol
02:08
The Omega Aqua Terra 150 Good Planet edition. Such a beautiful watch!
An almost perfect watch. I just personally wish the indicies weren't such a bright blue.
@@gearetal My deal breaker with the Aqua Terra is the minutes hand; that tiny lume plot on the arrow end make it hard to read at night because the hand blends in with the hour markers.
I own a Grand Seiko sbgx067 (37mm in titanium). Love it
What is the watch in the thumbnail? Love it.
great video...but no love for Tutima??
Looking forward to my first titanium piece next month, the 50th Anniversary Lunar Pilot. I believe it's grade 5 for $995.
Very happy with my Planet Ocean Ti case and bracelet. Much easier to wear than the Profession in steel, which I also have.
is this up on Spotify? can't see it there
I own Tudor Pelagos and that Titanium used by Tudor is soft like butter.. it pick up scratches at unbelievable rate. The titanium used by Richard Mille on the other hand seems like it is very hard n seems harder than my S?Steel watches which I was pleasantly surprised.
8:54 Pretty cool picture. 👍
I think one of the problems is that watch buyers equate the weight of a watch to its quality, a lighter watch must be cheaply made and not robust in their eyes.
These people are dumb. This is how Invicta buyers think.
I chose the Ball Roadmaster Marine GMT, Titanium and COSC certified, what you get for the price is absolutely amazing, love it and it would have been a good watch for your list
Never heard of it..gonna have a look
You recommend it?
@@mrmagoo.3678 If you are interested in value for money I think they are one of the best but if you flip your watches often then
there are better options.
Have a Timegrapher and also some Sinn watches in my collection. Worth to mention that my Sinn 103 Ti Testaf / Valjoux 7750 has a accuracy of +1 s a day. Outstanding. The only one in my collection is a Breitling Navitimer 46 with B01 movement what has similar accuracy followed by all 4 Zenith el primeros I own. Everything else is worse ...
LOVE the blue Pelagos. Slightly more thin…and it would be perfect.
Never hear a bad word about the Tudor Pelagos
Gera summary. I love the color of the sinn and the omega is just th killer I would have though mentioned the zenith defy classic in titanium and maybe as well the new longiness watch also in titanium
Jumping from Bertucci to CW and Sinn, just by mentioning Seiko and Citizen in a rush (plus many other affordable choices), is a big step. In my oppinion titanium SOLAR watches are the ultimate tool watches in the market. Guess this vid should get double the time given... Anyways.
Interesting...I just found a used Seiko midsized ti solar diver for $100! Goes with my SINN 103 ti TESTAF ahahah!
WIS have to remove the Swiss watch industry's phallic from their mouth before they can talk about Japanese watches, lol. Citizen Ray Mears would be a tremendous addition to this list and the monocoque case make it unique and rare, too.
I vote for the Sinn 8820 with depth gauge and fitting NSA bracelet. Most comfortable watch I´ve ever worn.
do you know anything about ,la swiss watch ,and who make it
thank you
I love titanium. My daily wearer is the Grand Seiko diver (Titanium 2021). I would like to buy the Tutor Pelegos, and want an older IWC Ingénier 2005 - 2012 AMG models. Similar prices unfortunately.
doesn't seem to any available online
I was considering a Pelagos and tried all versions on a couple of days ago. Great legibility and I was swayed towards the black version . I’m just a bit concerned as I’ve now heard a couple of people say that being titanium 2 it’s more towards the softer end and may be prone to scratches dents and marking ? I’m assuming it won’t polish our in quite the same way that steel would ? Great informative video and beautifully filmed as always
I’ve had my Pelagos for over 3 years and other than a few marks on the clasp, which are easily polished out, it looks new. I think the issue around marks and scratching is largely a non issue and the wearability benefits far outweigh this criticism in the real world.
@@i.am.hodgie thanks that’s very helpful. I do look after my watches as best I can and try and wear them on rotation when it’s relevant to just keep them ticking over so to speak. Feedback from an owner is the best representation, so I’ll have another try on I think. I like the colour variation on the lhd version , but I’m not sure I’d get used to it, so it may be the black, I have a blue Oris , so don’t want blue. Maybe there’s a green version in the pipeline. Thank you for the information again
Junghans make a very elegant titanium watch for under €1000 called Form A Titan. And there is also Archimede who make an antimagnetic and titanium tool watch called OutDoor AntiMag Titan for just a little over €1000.
Strangely enough, a friend of mine was given a Steinhart Ocean 500 Titanium premium. They put an ETA 2892-A in that watch . I've been collecting for 50+ yrs , and although I know of and have read about Steinhart, I'd never really handled one before . He wears that peice al lk the time . When he was over I put it on my time grapher and was surprised to see a +2 second watch . All that for $600 USD. And that particular watch is not a straight up homage . Kind of impressive for the price.
Thanks you for the education on the different grades of Titanium. I've been very reluctant to purchase a watch made of Titanium in the past.However, now I believe I'm much more informed about the material then before.
Question: I get a rash from metal bracelet (Seiko 5 sport) . I am thinking of buying a metal band for my Tag Heuer Formula 1. How are their metal bands? Hypoallergenic?
Seiko SKZ 205 40th Anniversary Titanium Diver, Seiko SBDA 001 Titanium Samurai and a Citizen Chronograph in Titanium. All very durable and light to wear. Only seem to get scratches when Ti comes into contact with Ti, like on the case back and bracelet. Seiko should put out a Turtle or a Monster in Ti. Could be a winner.
Why no mention of the Oris Aquis Date titanium? RRP £1800 but can be had for less. Blows all you mention away due to finishing levels for the price.
Check out Boldr Venture and RZE endevour
Can't believe the NTTD 007 Omega did not make it to your list.
Yep I need a 1000m watch. I do some serious adventures!!!
I have a Titanium Certina Ds Action Diver (art# C032.607.44.051.00) Powematic 80 movment in it and around 1000eur or dollars for those.
I´m satisfied with that one and it fits my tiny wrists pretty well even thou its 43mm. 😁
Pelagos FXD Marine National & Chopard Alpine Eagle Cadence 8HF ???
Tudor pelagos blk for the win!
Bertucci's are the sh*t! They put the mineral glass BELOW the level of the bezel, preventing scratches significantly. I have used mine or everything from car repairs to chainsawing and concrete work. It is a tank of a watch, and still after a decade, my most accurate watch.
My Oceanus GPS should be here.
Yelang Tritium Titanium Swiss SW220 Automatic V3.4 ...with a titanium bracelet. It's crazy what they are offering. Anyone own one?
Missed the Muhle Glasshutte Seabattalion
you missing zenith defy classic
Buddy UR forgot about Oris ProPilotX ?
I have a titanium watch, citizen, and way cheaper than the watches you show. It it is the Citizen BM8560-11X I love it....
Any "The Best" something is really a matter of opinion. However, when you say that Titanium offerings of Citizen and Seiko are "fairly thin on the ground" you are dismissing them completely. The Seiko Shogun is robust with an in-house movement that will rival ETA or Sellita. The Snowflake is as exquisite as their Swiss or German counterparts.
The CW elite 1000 is currently in the summer sale, 25% off....bargain.
My Pelagos and my GS Snowflake would most likely be the last watches I would let go.
It’s seems you are being endorsed by Bertalucci, Sinn, and Christopher Ward. I sure I’m wrong! But Christopher Ward has only being making watches since 2004- not for 3 generations. Maybe I heard you wrong?
I have a Breitling Aerospace (30+ yrs old), Breitling Avenger Seawolf and Tudor Pelagos- all awesome Ti watches.
He said there had been 3 generations of the trident diver.
Grand Seiko Snowflake: Am I a joke to you?
Titanium Divers Rule!!
Get used to one and it's difficult to want to wear a heavy Watch.
Its understated and can be worn 24/7.
where did this channel go? 😢
Titanium vs Bremont's7 times stronger than 316l steel metal, which one better?
I think you missed the best titanium watch for the money - the Certina DS Action Titanium. Certina is part of the Swatch group - the same as Omega. Best titanium watch for the money by far and should have been included,
The Omega Planet Ocean would be the perfect design if the date were placed between the 4&5 hrs so as not to loose the 3 o’clock hr marker which, by doing so gives the face an unbalanced appearance.
WHAT THE? You forgot the Very Best Titanium watch of all time! SNOWFLAKE HELLO!
THANK YOU!!!
No / their diver baby in my opinion.
love my GS ❄️ sad it didn't make it in the video. titanium is amazing!
What Omega continually fails to realize is while some people enjoy a large watch, no one wants a tall/thick watch. I'd buy that Planet Ocean in a heartbeat if not for the stupidly thick profile.
Lorus or Alba or Zelos.
Omega Ploprof. Now THAT is a chunk of glorious titanium!
The Zodiac is running backwards?!?
Titanium is lighter than stainless steel but not as strong. And it is also not as hard as steel unless it has been treated either by alloying or by special coating done at the factory. Untreated titanium will scratch rather easily (definitely easier than steel), and titanium is difficult to re-finish. So for sure it will be more expensive than steel. I personally prefer a titanium case over steel mainly because of the weight reduction for the same size casing.
Best no best of lol titanium is high end seikos and grand seiko which I have three of them, best zaratsu polish and titanium and I am sure no Swiss will get near their finish.
Love the prices that you mentioned and of course it’s all but impossible to mention all the titanium models available… But, I do believe that you may have missed one obscure model that should be in this list at some level. It has its own unique design that is iconic also boasts its own in house movement, of course is titanium in build, and tends to be collectible as well… Model GMWB5000TB-1
grand seiko snow flake?
Do you have a review of watches with 24 hour faces?
The omega isn't a steal, it's titanium !
I like titanium better on the hip
Omega
Longines spirit titane
Don't understand why non divers buy dive watches and why non pilots buy pilot watches. Also do divers and pilots really use mechanical watches? I am considering a titanium Bertucci for my next watch.
Optics and robustness. Both kinds of watches are easy to read in a fraction of a second, and they are usually build relatively robust.
Pilot watches (to me) have a humble elegance. I am no pilot, but i bought a Sinn 857 which i use at work. I work in electromagnetic fields so i wanted the antimagnetic inner casing they offer, i have my hands in 19" cabinets that contain different electronic systems and cabeling from time to time. Nothing in there is made to avoid scratches on your hands or watch. So i wanted the scratch resistance. I prefer dials that are easily readable under all circumstances. No matter if i have to climb a transmission mast, shovel snow to even get to the system i have to troubleshoot, if it's sunny or rainy, light or dark...
And it's 200m water resistance mean that i don't have to worry about what i do with water (or dust), it won't be a problem, and i can wash the watch and not have to baby it when cleaning.
So it might be called a pilots watch, but it's features are what fit my usecase. (And the tegimented case really is scratch resistant. The ceramic insert of the bezel on the other hand i managed to scratch. But that's to be expected...)
A G-shock would also fit my use, but none of them is as easily readable as a good 3 handed watch. (i still have one for emergency use) And is by some also called a divers watch.
Seiko snow flake