Grade 5 Ti, presumably which AP uses, is harder than SS – its suitability for the clasp is not in question. I have a 13 yo quartz Seiko in Titanium (Grade 1– so a bit softer than 316L), including the clasp. | Audemars Piguet

Grade 5 Ti, presumably which AP uses, is harder than SS – its suitability for the clasp is not in question. I have a 13 yo quartz Seiko in Titanium (Grade 1– so a bit softer than 316L), including the clasp.

I see a number of things with regards to AP, that gives me the impression that they will go the extra mile in one area, only to make a saving elsewhere – prime example being the ROO Diver dial changed from guillochéd to stamped. Other than extra profit generating, the only other reason for doing so would be in order to meet production demands.
It may even be argued that the typical buyers (not us on forums) are oblivious to the subtlety, and therefore the guilloché was wasted on them.
Back on topic again…the clasp is simply a case of DFR – do ‘fine’ rightly. In other words, they weren’t prepared to spend the necessary money on new machinery to have the increased pressure that Titanium requires in order to bend it, or outsource it.

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Question about the clasp on a titanium ROO bracelet

By: tryerT : December 30th, 2016-07:30

I'm looking at a 2012 26170ti which is originally supplied with a titanium case and bracelet. I noticed that the clasp is stamped 'stainless steel' which doesn't seem right to me. Surely it should be titanium. The authenticity of the watch has been checke...

But it has a somewhat lighter color than the rest of the Ti?

By: raymond74 : December 30th, 2016-09:30

Same colour

By: tryerT : December 30th, 2016-16:45

No the case and bracelet are the same colour. I don\'t have a steel cased ROO to hand for an immediate comparison but I would think that titanium would look duller and greyer in certain lights. I\'m not seeing that contrast on this watch.

The butterfly deployante is supposed to be SS – AP wouldn’t have the necessary press required to bend Ti of similar thickness as the SS parts.

By: anonymous09 : December 30th, 2016-09:54

Another possibility is simply cost/profit – already having SS ones in inventory, it’s easier to just use them.

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By: tryerT : December 30th, 2016-19:10

Yes I\'m no metallurgist but it could also be that titanium is for some reason not a suitable material for a clasp. I\'ll ping AP a message - maybe they could put the matter to rest. I hope so because I\'m keen to acquire this watch. It\'s a super versati...

Grade 5 Ti, presumably which AP uses, is harder than SS – its suitability for the clasp is not in question. I have a 13 yo quartz Seiko in Titanium (Grade 1– so a bit softer than 316L), including the clasp.

By: anonymous09 : December 31st, 2016-00:25