| Watches are made out of different materials | | | | Titanium, Ti, is titanium alloyed with other materials. |
| depending on the brand and the model. However, | | | | There are a number of strengths to watches made |
| these are the most popular materials used in the | | | | out of Titanium. First of all, this material allows |
| making of watches. All or most of the watches that | | | | watches to be light-weight, since it is a light-weight |
| are featured on are made out of one of the | | | | material. It also allows watches to be very durable. |
| materials listed here. The following segments explain | | | | While it weighs half the amount of stainless steel, it is |
| the material, as well as the positive and negative | | | | about twice as strong. Nonetheless, Titanium is |
| aspects of the material. | | | | difficult to work with, so it can be expensive to |
| Stainless Steel | | | | repair. Luxury sports watches are going to be best |
| Stainless steel, St, has a composition of being an | | | | suited to be made out of titanium. |
| iron-carbon alloy, mixed with chromium and nickel. The | | | | White Gold |
| best thing about watches that are made out of | | | | White Gold, WGd, is pure gold, typically mixed with |
| stainless steel is that they are not only light-weight, | | | | silver or palladium. White gold is very popular and |
| they are also highly resistant to corrosives. However, | | | | effective because it looks like steel and it is more |
| it is stainless steel watches which are most easily | | | | discreet than watches made out of yellow gold. Still, |
| scratched. Still, stainless steel is one of the most | | | | people often mistake white gold watches for |
| ubiquitous watch materials and it can be used in a | | | | watches made out of stainless steel, and not all |
| number of different types of watches. | | | | wearers appreciate this mix up. White gold is best |
| Ceramics | | | | suited for watches that are high-end, luxury or |
| Ceramic, or Cm, has a composition of zirconium oxide. | | | | heirloom dress watches. |
| There are a number of positive aspects to watches | | | | Physical Vapor Deposition |
| made out of ceramics. Items made out of this | | | | Physical Vapor Deposition, PVD, is steel with an |
| material are heat resistant and very durable. As a | | | | added layer of either carbides, nitrides or oxides, |
| point of interest, NASA used ceramics on their space | | | | which have been deposited ionic attraction, which is |
| shuttle heat shields. However, many people find | | | | completed atom by atom in a vacuum. It is a |
| ceramics to be too modern for comfortable use. Still, | | | | masculine patina, but it is not one of the most |
| watches made out of ceramics are great for luxury | | | | scratch resistant materials. Eventually, it is possible for |
| watches. | | | | the original steel color to show through because of |
| Titanium | | | | this. This material is best suited for sports watches. |