PSA - The PVD coating on series 10 doesn’t seem to help much with scratches

[ufgatorvet]

Totally fair 👍 I'm gunna let my preorder arrive, try it on and make a decision. I might end up exchanging for an ultra 2 again.

Just curious if you kept the S10 and what the verdict is on the scratching?

 

[nxt3]

Just curious if you kept the S10 and what the verdict is on the scratching?

I’ve been using a Natural Titanium watch since launch and it looks brand new.

 

[FrankySavvy]

How is everyones Polished Titanium holding up?

 

[WilliamG]

How is everyones Polished Titanium holding up?

Got mine launch day and it still looks perfect. My SS watches would already be covered in micro scratches, so this is (thus far) an improvement.

 

[silvertech]

It definitely looks like scratches in the photo from Brian Tong, I have no idea how he scratched it that badly within a few days. I had a SS 7 graphite for a year and never had one scratch on it.

 

[silvertech]

I’ve been using a Natural Titanium watch since launch and it looks brand new.

I just got a slate and am now considering the Natural instead. I feel like the slate is too dark?

 

[Jackbequickly]

My S10 Ti still looks like new after banging it into multiple objects. I think most will have the same experience.

 

[WilliamG]

My S10 Ti still looks like new after banging it into multiple objects. I think most will have the same experience.

Same. It's refreshing going from the stainless models that looked like crap within a week, with micro scratches everywhere, to something that looks as new as the day I got it.

 

[FrankySavvy]

That is good to hear! Mine is holding up great as well, I mean I haven't banged it into anything but just from normal use.

 

[nxt3]

I just got a slate and am now considering the Natural instead. I feel like the slate is too dark?

Slate is gonna show fingerprints and any scratches. Been digging the shininess on my wrist since getting it too--really lights up my monkey brain.

 

[silvertech]

Slate is gonna show fingerprints and any scratches. Been digging the shininess on my wrist since getting it too--really lights up my monkey brain.

Metal without a coating is prone to scratches, however with stainless steel you can polish it. I don't know about titanium. SS AWs like the graphite one from prior generations were much harder to scratch because of the coating.

 

[Christopher Kim]

Much like the Ultra, it seems to be a warm hue of silver. Not gold by any means but definitely warmer than polished stainless steel. If you want the polished silver in the Series 10 and the ability to buff out scratches, I think the only option is to get the Hermès models. Which is a real shame.

I know this thread started back in Sep before these were out in the wild... but I think it's established now that even the Hermes S10s are "silver colored titanium", and thus while the color match is in-line with the prior Silver SS models, they have the same "hardiness" and "scratch-characteristics" as the other S10 Titanium watches (eg. similar lack of ability to really buff out scratches).

I'm deciding whether I want to go with the Natural Titanium or pay the significant premium to go with the Hermes version, so have been reading a lot of threads on this topic.

 

[mc2000]

I am the kind of person who's taking good care of his belonging. I never banged my S10 Nat.Ti on anything but I could see micro scratches after 2 weeks of use. They are not obvious but I couldn't unseen them. I decided to return the watch. I wish they release a brushed finish instead.