Watches - another OCD problem
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It's probably "beta" Ti, which was all the rage in the knife industry not long ago.
Graeme is right, Ti is softer than steel, but it also suffers from less deformation. If you smack a watch made in Ti against a wall and you smack a steel watch against a wall, the steel watch will have a dent whereas the Ti watch most likely will not (I've found that Ti knives won't chip or roll their edge like steel will, though they never stay as sharp in my experience). Inherently, Ti is more "springy". I witnessed a knife maker buddy of mine try to stamp his knife with his mark for half an hour with no avail.
That being said, Ti scratches like a mother, partly because watchmakers like to bead blast Ti watches for some reason. I've had quite a few Ti watches, eventually wound up hating all of them because they looked beat up before their time.
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I'll post some pics of my year old Snowflake. It looks no worse than any of my steel watches.
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Since diver's watches are popular around here, this is an Omega Seamaster 300 originally issued to the Royal Navy. It's up for auction at Watches of Knightsbridge in a couple of weeks. Estimate £6000 to £8000.
There's also a IWC Porsche Design Diver's watch, Bund issue, in the same sale. Estimate £5000 to £6000.
Both Omega and IWC have excellent in-house restoration facilities…
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