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According to a watch blogger
(I don’t wanna reveal his name but most of us know him from his days as moderator here)
It could likely be supply and procurement which had influenced the decision. He saw my trimetal seamaster, which is built in grade 2 titanium. I was curious and asked why they didn’t build it in Grade 5 instead. He said, the case construction is made by a supplier he knows, and it is pretty complex, making grade 2 and easier metal to use.
Grade 5 is harder to machine, and this adds to cost.
Grade 5 Ti or Grade 2 Ti
All what is your experience between the grade 5 Ti used on the planet ocean compared to the grade 2 Ti used on the seamaster bond no time to die? Which is better in terms of materials? What’s the main real life day to day between these as far as dings and...
Types of Titanium: Which is "Better" by CAZALEA
A post that might help you: www.watchprosite.com
The reason Grade 2 was used for NTTD . . .
. . . is essentially aesthetic, according to my source at Omega, and not technical. It's a better match for the dial. Art
I'm now on a search!
What grades of titanium have I owned? This is not a question that has troubled me in the past. Here's my titanium watch ownership history: Omega X-33 IWC Mark XVIII Hodinkee IWC Aquatimer 3719 F.P. Journe Octa Sport Sinn EZM1 Tudor Pelagos FXD Search tell...
Both Panerai and IWC use Grade 2...
Hence the brown-ish hue similar to the Omega NTTD Photo from an Internet search ...
Thanks!
That was my suspicion; glad to have it confirmed. I suspect my EZM1 is the same. ...
According to a watch blogger
(I don’t wanna reveal his name but most of us know him from his days as moderator here) It could likely be supply and procurement which had influenced the decision. He saw my trimetal seamaster, which is built in grade 2 titanium. I was curious and asked ...