Titanium ?

cams85

3 months ago

So I’d like to preface this post by saying I’m not a metallurgist.

Pictured next to the watches is a rolls Royce RB199 fan blade from a turbojet engine. These are about as industrial as titanium gets & are very much function over form oriented.

If you check out the pics of the watches & blade together you may be in some doubt as to what manufacturers are really using titanium.

The San Martin & the heimdallr both come aesthetically close to the blade.

The two Tandorio pieces though , I’d say have more of an Alloy look & feel to them - this would explain their lower cost.

In closing though , I do not really know & sadly do not have an electron microscope at my disposal. So beyond my ponderings I leave it up to you dear reader.

#titanium

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bc6619

· 3 months ago

I think some of the difference may be related to the various "grades" of titanium (which are really alloys, usually with a combination of aluminum and vanadium). For example grade 5 is the most commonly used for luxury watches, but sometimes grade 2 is used. Also for industrial purposes, other grades are used for various reasons. Just a thought.