Watch out for those titanium watches!!!

Titanium watches are now available for the grand public, as use of titanium evolved, more and more niches of the consumer market were invaded by this noble metal and orologery was one of the domains that couldn’t pass the unique mix of characteristics of the metal of gods.

A little discussion about watches is needed beforehand. In these modern times, a watch is used mostly as a piece of jewelry, usually the time information being readily available from a wide array of sources, such as mobile phones, computers, I pods or public displays. Nevertheless, a wrist watch is one of the few pieces of jewelry that is acceptable for men in almost any occasions. Titanium jewelry being on trend these days, its no surprise that respected watchmakers began using it for watches. Ladies, don’t panic, we are not talking of a "men only" marketing mix, there is also a large selection of women titanium wristwatches available!

Jewelry or not, a wrist watch is something that is put to a great deal of stress, mainly due to the fact, that is worn almost non-stop during the day. If you are left – handed, or maybe you like wearing your Tissot on the right wrist (like me!), then you may found yourself one of those people that knows his clockmakers better than his mechanic. That is, if you don’t happen to own a titanium Tissot.

Titanium wrist watches are ideal for active people, for those looking for an all round, all ready, anti-shock solution, you know, like Casio G-Shock? Usually an anti-shock watch is built with a bigger frame than an ordinary watch, and the lightness of titanium goes a long way in choosing titanium over steel. The fact that is hard to scratch and can withstand a lot of stress it’s a nice bonus. Not to mention its distinct, classy appearance. No wonder, that long established clock makers, which have a long reputation of making the beauty of a wrist watch a top priority, such as Omega, , now offer wrist watches made of titanium.

There is a little more to all this. Although all metals conduct heat efficiently, titanium is a less efficient heat conductor that most metals used in orologery industry such as stainless steel, aluminum, platinum or gold. This is important because this makes for a far more comfortable watch. The wearer of a titanium watch does not feel sudden cold or heat based when the metal is in direct contact to the skin. Moreover, usually the metals absorb very quickly the environmental temperature, so, in a hot summer or in a freezing winter a watch can become very uncomfortable. Well, I mean any other watch not made of titanium, as our dear metal-friend is capable of retaining its neutral temperature for much longer than other metals.

Most of the famous watch brands have tried offering titanium watches. The most impressive results come from Fossil, Seiko and Citizen An interesting alternative is to be found at Skagen

In an effort to bring the past and future together there is also a pocket titanium watch available. Well, every dog with its bone, but I strongly believe that titanium is a space age material.

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