It'll be the band that is slowing things down for you. I have the normal black leather strap so wasn't worried about getting one of the new ones. When I selected one of the new ones originally, it pushed the delivery back until mid Nov... somewhere around the 10th Nov.
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It'll be the band that is slowing things down for you. I have the normal black leather strap so wasn't worried about getting one of the new ones. When I selected one of the new ones originally, it pushed the delivery back until mid Nov... somewhere around the 10th Nov.
Is this some how mutually exclusive that you didn’t know the difference between a server error versus a ‘Page that didn’t exist’?
No i have a second order with the TISB with cyperus sportband for my GF. Same 11/06-11/13
Well... after living with the AW6 SBTi for the last couple of days I've found it to be a great upgrade from a AW4 SBSS.
It feels faster to boot up... quite a bit more. A little faster in use and I love the SBTI finish... the Oxygen reader has worked really well with no crazy variation.
The one thing that I have really enjoyed and didn't expect it is the AOD with the Tachymeter watch face. The animation from dark two dials to white three dials is really nice. It seems fairly bright and easy to read when the AOD is active, even outside. Very happy.
It feels faster to boot up... quite a bit more. A little faster in use and I love the SBTI finish... the Oxygen reader has worked really well with no crazy variation.
The one thing that I have really enjoyed and didn't expect it is the AOD with the Tachymeter watch face. The animation from dark two dials to white three dials is really nice. It seems fairly bright and easy to read when the AOD is active, even outside. Very happy.
Yeah its a much bigger upgrade than people make it out to be.
Having taken my old S4 out for a day again, geez, i just found it so inconvenient having the the watch face switch off every few seconds and having to raise/shake my wrist to get the actual time. I do not miss that. It really rubbed in how far the Watch advanced in two years (factoring in S6 has a second generation AOD with a brighter display)
Off topic but is that a Chord Hugo TT2 in the background?
It is indeed
part of my office system... lovely DAC 👍I wasn't sure to begin with whether S4 - S6 would be worth while other than the change of case... I was going to wait until next year but glad I did. I was going to keep the S4 SBSS but decided to trade it in afterwards as I would have missed the AOD too much to use it much. Fast charge is nice as well!
It is indeed
I wasn't sure to begin with whether S4 - S6 would be worth while other than the change of case... I was going to wait until next year but glad I did. I was going to keep the S4 SBSS but decided to trade it in afterwards as I would have missed the AOD too much to use it much. Fast charge is nice as well!
Nice! I love Chord gear- currently rocking a Mojo+Poly and a Hugo 2+2Go
Nice! I love Chord gear- currently rocking a Mojo+Poly and a Hugo 2+2Go
The Hugo 2 is a great DAC end goal DAC in many systems... and it's portable as well! Love Chord for their clarity / transparency.
At the moment, I have a Roon NUC - Aries G1 into an MScaler, TT2 directly into PMC 25.22 speakers and Meze Empy headphones. My end goal I think would be an all Chord system apart from the NUC... Dave, Mscaler, Etude. By then I'll probably be old and grey 😂
Hifi is a never ending chase, isn't it? I did a big gear sell-out recently: sold my Focal Utopias, CA Solaris SE, Cayin N6ii DAP etc. Now down to a Obravo Ra-C-Cu (getting it tomorrow) and a MMR Thummim.
As for DACs/AMPs, I have always had a preference for something you can move with you. Hence my reluctance to go tabletop.
Very true... the table tops are sort of a downscale for me (size)... I did have a Naim system with power supplies so this feels really small! I do actually take the TT2 and MS away with me on hols 😂
Shame they don't come in SB titanium... that would be a nice finish!
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Also Edition watches come with longer default Apple Care coverage.
I keep reading all these people after one year saying their watch still looks perfect, my experience couldn’t be further from that. I was surprised at how quickly and easily my titanium picked up scratches / blemishes.
I love how it looks but considering going back to SS on the next one.
I keep reading all these people after one year saying their watch still looks perfect, my experience couldn’t be further from that. I was surprised at how quickly and easily my titanium picked up scratches / blemishes.
I love how it looks but considering going back to SS on the next one.
I received my SBTi AW 6 yesterday, coming from a Natural Titanium AW 5. Even though the finish looks nice, I would not buy it again. Natural Titanium looks way better. Otherwise I am happy with it.
ok... I’m looking at buying a normal titanium for the better half. She has a normal aluminium s4 at the moment with only a couple of small marks on it. do you know how the standard titanium compares to the Alu AW in terms of picking up marks etc?
Well the sapphire crystal face makes the titanium or ss models worth the upgrade. The face is probably the part that gets most of the hits. My aluminum had most of the wear and tear on its face. My SS5 has no visible wear and tear on the face. After a year it did show some scratches on the sides but it easily buffed out as will the natural titanium so why stress out. I have owned many SS Rolexes and titanium Panerais (many times the price of an AW)and they developed a patina with scratches and age but it’s no big deal to have them reconditioned back to a showroom state. Just enjoy the watch......it will be technologically obsolete before it’s too ugly to wear as opposed to traditional Swiss type watches.
Consider it like an IPhone ......you will want a new one in a year or two anyway.
Consider it like an IPhone ......you will want a new one in a year or two anyway.
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Here is photo of my SS5 and SBTi side by side. And then a photo of my SS with spigen case in an attempt to convert to black look next to my SBTi. As you can see it does alter the size of watch by a tiny bit and although it looks good I prefer the naked look of the SBTi
The natural titanium I suspect for those who claim it’s in ‘perfect condition‘, might tend to wear long sleeves or they’re not nearly as hard on their watches as others are. The only thing the natural titanium includes, is the fingerprint resistant coating, but that wears off and does not provide any scratch resistance. The only thing that the natural titanium does ‘better’ over the stainless, is it does hide scratches a little bit better, because it has the brushed effect. Personally, I prefer the DLC, but that’s just because there is no comparison to protection against everyday physical encounters to protect the casing.
I can't comment on the Alu hardiness but I do know that my AW5 natural Ti watch did have some scuff marks/scratches on it prior to selling. But I used a green scrubby type sponge and it removed it all; enough so that it got the full amount (flawless) from itsworthmore.com
My AW S4 SBSS is near on perfect condition after two years... the sapphire glass is the most important part but didn't want anything that would mark very easily that couldn't be cleaned up (like the iP stainless steel silver case). It's likely to be kept for at least 3 years so being able to keep it looking reasonable is important.
This is good to know... thanks 👍🏻
I was so happy to get my new Space Black Ti watch today, I couldn’t resist doing a little fashion show with some of my favorite bands/straps.
Apple/Hermès Noir
California Poppy
Inverness Green - the sport loop I ordered with the watch
Dark Red from ZenokLeather on Etsy (I totally love this one!)
Space Black Milanese Loop. I’d been using this with reckless abandon on my Space Grey Aluminium watch for ages, being more careful after reading the comments here.
These watches are such fun
Apple/Hermès Noir
California Poppy
Inverness Green - the sport loop I ordered with the watch
Dark Red from ZenokLeather on Etsy (I totally love this one!)
Space Black Milanese Loop. I’d been using this with reckless abandon on my Space Grey Aluminium watch for ages, being more careful after reading the comments here.
These watches are such fun
oh boy I really can’t decide. Today the Graphite will arrive and the Ti in 2-3 weeks. I like booth looks..
