Titanium Watch Brand Terms
Watch brands use many names for titanium and titanium-related materials. Here is what the common ones likely mean, and which are alloys, coatings, treatments, or composites.
Why brands rename titanium
Some brand terms refer to an alloy, some to a coating, some to a surface treatment, some to a titanium-related composite, and some are mostly marketing. The label tells you what to look into; it does not always tell you the exact recipe, which is often undisclosed.
Common terms decoded
Super Titanium
Citizen titanium combined with its Duratect surface hardening for better scratch resistance and light weight.
View 30 Citizen titanium watches →High-Intensity Titanium
A Grand Seiko titanium alloy promoted as harder and more scratch resistant than ordinary titanium.
View 8 Grand Seiko titanium watches →Titanium with super-hard coating
Seiko titanium finished with a hard surface coating to raise scratch resistance.
View 5 Seiko titanium watches →RLX Titanium
Rolex's name for the Grade 5 titanium it uses on titanium models.
View 2 Rolex titanium watches →Ceratanium
A titanium-based material that is finished to behave like ceramic on the surface. It starts from titanium but is not a conventional titanium case.
View 4 IWC titanium watches →Grade 2 / Grade 5 titanium
Omega uses standard titanium grades, typically Grade 2 or Grade 5 depending on the model.
View 8 Omega titanium watches →Titanium
Tudor uses titanium (commonly Grade 5) on its titanium references.
View 4 Tudor titanium watches →Tegimented titanium
Titanium parts treated with Sinn's Tegiment surface-hardening process, hardening the metal itself rather than coating it.
View 3 Sinn titanium watches →Hardened titanium
Formex applies a case-hardening treatment to its titanium cases for better everyday scratch resistance.
View 2 Formex titanium watches →Hardened cases
Damasko is known for hardened cases. It is included here for context; titanium Damasko references are not catalogued in the guide yet.
Not yet catalogued in the guide.UltraHex
RZE's hard surface coating (around 1200 HV) applied to its titanium watches.
View 6 RZE titanium watches →Titanium
Horage uses titanium on its titanium models; check the individual reference for grade and finish.
View 2 Horage titanium watches →Sandblasted titanium
Bulgari often uses a sandblasted matte finish on titanium, which is a finish rather than a separate material.
View 1 Bulgari titanium watch →Not every titanium-related term means a conventional titanium case. Ceramic-titanium composites such as Ceratanium, and coated components, behave differently and are tracked separately in the catalog. Verify with the maker before assuming.