Same colour

Dec 30, 2016,16:45 PM
 

No the case and bracelet are the same colour. I don't have a steel cased ROO to hand for an immediate comparison but I would think that titanium would look duller and greyer in certain lights. I'm not seeing that contrast on this watch.

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Question about the clasp on a titanium ROO bracelet

 
 By: tryerT : December 30th, 2016-07:30
I'm looking at a 2012 26170ti which is originally supplied with a titanium case and bracelet. I noticed that the clasp is stamped 'stainless steel' which doesn't seem right to me. Surely it should be titanium. The authenticity of the watch has been checke... 

Same colour

 
 By: tryerT : December 30th, 2016-16:45
No the case and bracelet are the same colour. I don\'t have a steel cased ROO to hand for an immediate comparison but I would think that titanium would look duller and greyer in certain lights. I\'m not seeing that contrast on this watch.

The butterfly deployante is supposed to be SS – AP wouldn’t have the necessary press required to bend Ti of similar thickness as the SS parts.

 
 By: anonymous09 : December 30th, 2016-09:54
Another possibility is simply cost/profit – already having SS ones in inventory, it’s easier to just use them.

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 By: tryerT : December 30th, 2016-19:10
Yes I\'m no metallurgist but it could also be that titanium is for some reason not a suitable material for a clasp. I\'ll ping AP a message - maybe they could put the matter to rest. I hope so because I\'m keen to acquire this watch. It\'s a super versati... 

Grade 5 Ti, presumably which AP uses, is harder than SS – its suitability for the clasp is not in question. I have a 13 yo quartz Seiko in Titanium (Grade 1– so a bit softer than 316L), including the clasp.

 
 By: anonymous09 : December 31st, 2016-00:25
I see a number of things with regards to AP, that gives me the impression that they will go the extra mile in one area, only to make a saving elsewhere – prime example being the ROO Diver dial changed from guillochéd to stamped. Other than extra profit ge...