Boris
919
Honestly, I wouldn't get either of them
Nov 18, 2021,00:56 AM
Frankly, I find those "novelty" alloys little more than a gimmick. Be it bronze or silver, these are vastly inferior alloys to stainless steel, or even ceramic, for watch making.
On the bronze, besides the oxidation, my concern would be the well reported problem of galvanic corrosion of the aluminum bezel insert by the bronze case if used in water.
On the silver, besides the oxidation, my concern would be the softness of the alloy, which is going to scratch and ding very easily. This will not age well.
For all these reasons, if I was in the market for a Black Bay that's not in steel, I'd get the black ceramic one. Ceramic is not perfect, in the sense that it is brittle in case of a big shock, but in my view still superior to bronze or silver.