Will Titanium Fake Watches Replace Steel Watches One Day?

Once upon a time, titanium was mistakenly believed to be a rare and expensive metal. Today, once used in aerospace, titanium has also been pulled down from the altar and become a popular metal. This is also reflected in fake watches. As a watch media person, it is easy to find that there are more and more titanium watches, and even Rolex is now “titanium.”

Rolex Oyster Perpetual Deepsea Challenge, made of RLX titanium

Rolex has also used titanium before, but there was a titanium watch until number 1 when Rolex released the new Oyster Perpetual Deepsea Challenge watch without warning. The watch is based on the Rolex experimental watch worn by James Cameron, who set a single-person deep diving record in 2012 and dived to 10,908 meters in the Mariana Trench.

Since the prototype watch was too heavy and unsuitable for daily wear, the case and bracelet were made of Rolex’s grade 5 titanium alloy, RLX titanium, replacing the 904L stainless steel of the prototype watch. This is also Rolex’s first all-titanium watch.

Although titanium has many advantages, Rolex mainly values ​​its “lightweight” feature. Compared with the experimental watch that James Cameron carried when he explored the submarine in 2012, the weight of the new watch was significantly reduced by 30%. The weight of the whole watch is 251 grams. Although it is not very light, it is within the range of daily wear. Replica watches for sale.

Tudor Pelagos 39, made of titanium

Titanium is not only light and robust but also corrosion-resistant and skin-friendly. Although it is not a rare metal, it is still trendy. Thanks to technological advancements, the once “noble” titanium metal is becoming increasingly widely used in watches, jewelry, water cups, and other fields.

Omega Speedmaster X-33 Marstimer watch, made of grade 2 titanium.

Therefore, I often feel that “titanium” will slowly replace “stainless steel,” and this feeling is even more profound in the field of watches. But when I ask, “Will titanium watches replace steel watches?” The answer is no. First of all, it is a cost issue. The cost of titanium alloy is higher than that of stainless steel, so the more affordable stainless steel needs to exist.

Patek Philippe 5270T-010 Perpetual Calendar Chronograph Titanium Orphan Watch, the brand’s first 5270 titanium watch

Even if technological changes reduce the cost of titanium alloys, not to mention that this is not a matter of one day or one night, the existence of steel watches is meaningful. Like the bronze material that was once eliminated, it has become a unique trend today. What do you think?