So which watch manufacturer makes the best titanium watches? Well that’s a difficult question. Apart from the functions and features of a watch different titanium watch manufactures do in fact produce their titanium watches using different methods and with varying degrees of scratch resistance or hardness.
A citizen titanium watch will probably undergo special treatment on existing titanium to harden the surface if it is a Citizen Duratect watch. For example a Promaster Citizen titanium watch undergoes the patented ‘glass multi-layer coating’ which the company says makes them scratch-resistant and significantly harder.
Seiko created the Brightz line and succeeded in producing titanium watches harder then regular Titanium that look indistinguishable from sterling steal and scratch about as easily.
While a Casio titanium watch will have probably undergone hardening technologies to produce scratch resistance.
As I mentioned in a previous post titanium watches have a number of advantages over their more common stainless steel counterparts, being stronger then steel but about 45% lighter they are tough but light weight and softer on the skin. They have greater tensile strength and flex and have hypo-allergenic properties meaning they are less likely to cause allergic reactions. Also titanium watches are corrosion resistant, and can be worn comfortably even when the skin perspires.
All these properties make them ideally suited as sports and divers watches.
This leads me to the next question. What is the best mens titanium watch on the market? I would have to choose two mens titanium watches; a sports titanium watch and a divers titanium watch.
For a Sports titanium watch it has to be the Citizen Men’s Eco-Drive Promaster SST Titanium Watch
Featuring Eco-Drive technology this Gents titanium watch charges in natural or artificial light, the environmentally friendly Promaster SST watch from Citizen is perfect for wearing during your workout. Ultra-sporty, this eye-catching watch features a titanium case and titanium watch band for durability, a non reflective mineral glass that’s great for sunny days, and a black dial with 1/1000 second chronograph that measures up to 24 hours. This reliable timepiece also lets you keep track of your average speed, and has a 99 minute countdown timer, rotating slide rule bezel, and 20-lap memory. Water resistant to 200 meters (660 feet), the Promaster also never requires a battery.
Eco Drive Promaster Titanium Watch
Summary of Features:
• 1/1000 second chronograph measures up to 24 hours of elapsed time
• Split lap time
• Average speed calculation
• 20 lap memory
• World time in 43 cities
• Alarm
• 99 minute countdown timer
• Red LED back light
• Rotating slide rule bezel
• Screw-back case
• Non-reflective mineral crystal
For a divers watch I would choose the Traser H3 P6506 Commander Titanium Tritium Watch
This is simply the best, most functional titanium watch particularly for divers. Whether you are diving into sub-zero temperatures or diving into a geothermally heated spring this black titanium watch should be able to withstand extreme temperatures and depths of over 200 metres.
Sapphire crystal, titanium case, and carbon fiber bezel make this a lightweight watch that is also tough. It is a quartz movement, so it keeps accurate time, and never really needs to be adjusted and for a non-atomic watch it’s accurate.
Traser Commander Titanium Watch
Product Description
Traser H3 P6506-Accurate Swiss quartz movement with second hand and date window, GTLS (Gaseous Tritium Light Source) illumination on three Hands, hour markings and bezel, brushed and very light titanium case, sapphire glass with antiflex coating, screw-down crown with double o-ring, 200M (660 ft.) water resistance, polished screw-in titanium back plate, 45mm case, one-direction rotating carbon fiber bezel, black nylon Nato strap. Two year warranty (10 years on illumination) Made in Switzerland
• Very light brushed titanium case
• GTLS (Gaseous Tritium Light Source) illumination on three Hands, hour markings and bezel
• Sapphire glass with antiflex coating
• 200M (660 ft.) water resistance
• Made in Switzerland