Platinum Vs Stainless Steel Watch

Gold vs steel watches pros and cons federico talks watches in today s episode of federico talks watches i talk about steel watches and gold watches.

Platinum vs stainless steel watch. One of the metals developed by rolex is a material known as rolesium a combination of 904l stainless steel superalloy and 950 platinum. This incredible metal is about 30 times rarer than gold. Comparison between titanium stainless steel and platinum 1. In recent years stainless steel s dominance in the arena of wristwatches has started to be challenged by an even stronger metal.

It is circa half the weight of steel for the same volume with a density of 4 5 g cc vs 7 8 for steels. Titanium watches have a distinct advantage over stainless steel platinum and gold filled timepieces. Rolex also developed cerachrom which it has used on the bezels of the rolex submariner and the 50th anniversary rolex cosmograph daytona which was launched at. And actually very high strength steels are almost never used in watches they are used for aircraft components and tools for industry.

Nonetheless stainless steel will seem a bit cooler than precious. Like titanium platinum is hypoallergenic so it is ideal for those with sensitive skin. Known as the powerhouse metal platinum is a popular metal choice for luxury watches. Titanium and stainless steel versions of the same watch.

So for a case that has the same strength titanium case would be half the weight of a high strength steel case. Rolesium was used in the 40 mm diameter oyster case of the rolex yacht master seen here. The brightness is on par with white gold and only slightly less bright than platinum. Used in aeronautical and astronautical designs titanium is one of the toughest and most abundant minerals on earth.

It is not limited to just gold silver of diamond. Both steels can be polished to a very high luster and have a slight bluish cast. Titanium is a light weight metal that is highly resistant to corrosion making it a suitable metal for outdoor sports style use. Equally important in terms of design though is its lightness.

Perhaps the most common use of titanium in timepieces is for dive watches which are not affected in extended use. Platinum is usually 95 pure and naturally white so it will not fade or tarnish.