Watch Coatings

Which brands have durable watch coatings? and how reliable are these, are they mostly marketing? I was thinking in terms of like:

  • Traska - with their TRASKA’s signature scratch-resistant stainless steel and sapphire crystal (

  • RZE - with their RZE's UltraHex technology, it prevents scratches from regular wear (up to ~1200Hv hardness)

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Citizen have the Super Titanium that’s supposed to increase the scratch resistance. Never tested it though.

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I've got a few coated Seiko's ( Willard,62mas reissue, Mm200) and Ive worn my Willard as a beater for over a year and it's not got a single scratch on it. In that respect it's far better finished than my Omega's.

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My Longines Classique dress watch (1998) gold-plated with the old PVD coating still looks pristine and as new.