Tudor Pelagos Titanium - Durability

[RobDad]

Very easy to refinish yourself.

That may be true for the usual hairlines and tiny dings. What about a more serious gouge? It’s my understanding you’re stuck with it? - tbh it wouldn’t stop me buying a Ti watch (actually I’m wearing an Apple Ultra 2 right now which is Ti and proving to be at least as resilient as SS) but I have read they need specialist repair for anything approaching proper damage

[redsox78]

That may be true for the usual hairlines and tiny dings. What about a more serious gouge? It’s my understanding you’re stuck with it? - tbh it wouldn’t stop me buying a Ti watch (actually I’m wearing an Apple Ultra 2 right now which is Ti and proving to be at least as resilient as SS) but I have read they need specialist repair for anything approaching proper damage

Titanium can be easily refinished, even proper deep dings. It's just that Tudor won't. Using a bit of scotchbrite to remove surface scratches works, but it's hard to properly match a factory finish - you tend to see how someone has tried to do it themselves in sunlight.

But Omega (if their service dept is not being it's usual rubbish self) and Breitling have had no problem refinishing serious marks on Ti, but it's just that Tudor are weirdly and pathetically refusing to refinish the Pelagos. I have a suspicion why, but it's just a suspicion (to do with how, or who, makes the cases). But hopefully now the Rolex empire have used Ti in another watch they might change their tune.