Blancpain

Closing in on a Bathyscape and have three options. The grey dial titanium. One with calendar/moonphase complications. Black case and dial. I see all three available second hand for about the same. What would you get and why? The ceramic all black looks co... 

It doesn't look weird in person; it looks excellent. I bought mine recently and have been over the moon. I've had my eye on it for a long while though and when I made it a reality, suffice it to say, I wasn't disappointed. The Ti variant was a close secon...  

You’re right. I do love how mean it looks too in black! Plus ceramic is scratch proof more or less.

The ceramic is pretty good. My strap changes have caused small scratches on the lug undersides, but honestly, it looks way better than on steel. I would endorse ceramic's toughness with scratches for sure. Interestingly, the ceramic variant still feels so... 

Maybe that should be the nickname, just like the Pepsi GMT Master II. I'd roll with Darth Vader for sure.

I think you've convinced me at least

I love this watch and I bought it 2nd hand in mint condition from a dealer that allows returns. And I returned it! Why? Too big on my 7 1/4” wrist. The watch is VERY tall (thick) and that didn’t jive with the minimalist design at all. At 42+ mm in diamete... 

This is definitely one of the reasons I'm switching out my current "low stress" watch. It's ~14.9mm thick. It looks like the TI 38mm is only 10.77mm thick though?

One the best aspects of the Bathye (for me) is the depth of void the dial puts off with the contrast of how reflective the indices are. It’s spectacular. As for case material, I’m partial to titanium over ceramic typically. Although I don’t care for the n...  

… the complete calendar builds on the 1150 caliber, which looks very small in the 43mm case. The standard model features caliber 1315 which a better fit and offers a superior performance. The choice between titanium and black ceramic is really down to you... 

If it were me, I would probably take a hard look at the 50 fathoms MilSpec Limited. They are still floating around from time to time. The Bathyscaphe Ceramic blue is also quite stunning