How does the titanium Pelagos hold up?

[No SUBctitute]

I saw a one year old Pelagos for sale recently on the forum and the bracelet and clasp looked like crap. Tons of scratches and it just looked much worse for wear than my 7-year-old Sub.

Does titanium (and the Pelagos) get scratches and abrasions much easier than the 904L of Rolexes?

[fishingbear]

Yes.

[fishingbear]

Originally Posted by No SUBctitute

Does titanium (and the Pelagos) get scratches and abrasions much easier than the 904L of Rolexes?

Yes.

[Zestywesley]

Don’t waste your time on the Pelagos when you’ve already got its big brosky, the SubC.

[Star Ferry]

I have no idea what the Pelagos is trying to accomplish. Looks inexpensive and tool-like, but is still made in Switzerland and costs over $4,000.. and yes, the brushed steel on a SubC wears much better over time. I've seen maybe 2 pelagos in the wild, both looked completely beaten up

[morimotom]

Titanium is MUCH softer than steel.

[minute_man]

In response to the OP's question, I'd say it holds up rather bad and it is to be expected from a Ti watch.
Any comparison with a Rolex is unfair for both. The Pelagos is just a tough technical diver's watch which is meant for a beater and thus priced accordingly.
The fact that you pay for a multi thousand watch doesn't buy immunity from scratches or ensure suitability for every occasion.

[No SUBctitute]

Thanks all for answers!

[BreezyMan]

Kinda weird all the views on this thread on the tudor pelagos. Yes we all know ti gets scratches much easier but that does make it inferior to what Rolex has to offer. They are the same company don’t forget that. Glidelock is cool but bet you all would like it to have setting for free movement (it tightens and will losses on its own) like the pelagos has. Not mention the lume is better than chromalight (longer lasting/brighter) also it’s on the bezel. Bezel is ceramic and has in-house movement with 70 hours power reserve. Oh yeah it’s got a valve for sat diving. Ask any real diver what they would want, no date sub or pelagos? Divers chime in please

[BreezyMan]

Originally Posted by Zestywesley

Don’t waste your time on the Pelagos when you’ve already got its big brosky, the SubC.

Nah bro it’s real big brosky is the sea dweller

[jw0n]

Only the Pelagos case is Ti, the bracelet is steel.

[minute_man]

Originally Posted by jw0n

Only the Pelagos case is Ti, the bracelet is steel.

Case-bezel-bracelet links are Ti.
Case back and clasp are steel.

[BreezyMan]

https://www.tudorwatch.com/magazine/...anium-bracelet

[swatty]

You can buy 3 Pelagos for the price of a Sub.
Admittedly I wear my sub about double the time of the Pelagos and the sub is a couple of years older. I can't really say the Pelagos looks any worse than the sub , my sub clasp is very scratched up

[Star Ferry]

Originally Posted by BreezyMan

Kinda weird all the views on this thread on the tudor pelagos. Yes we all know ti gets scratches much easier but that does make it inferior to what Rolex has to offer. They are the same company don’t forget that. Glidelock is cool but bet you all would like it to have setting for free movement (it tightens and will losses on its own) like the pelagos has. Not mention the lume is better than chromalight (longer lasting/brighter) also it’s on the bezel. Bezel is ceramic and has in-house movement with 70 hours power reserve. Oh yeah it’s got a valve for sat diving. Ask any real diver what they would want, no date sub or pelagos? Divers chime in please

According to Scuba Board and Dive Watch Connection, they use a dive computer and maybe a cheap backup watch.

https://www.scubaboard.com/community...s-wear.358753/

http://www.thedivewatchconnection.co...php?f=5&t=9672

A Tudor Pelagos is a luxury product that appeals to the idea of being a tool. Same could be said of the modern Rolex Submariner.

[jw0n]

Originally Posted by minute_man

Case-bezel-bracelet links are Ti.
Case back and clasp are steel.

Cheers for the correction and link! And with regards to OP's question, yes the bracelet does pick up scratches much easier than Sub. Doesn't mean its brittle and about to tear apart, though!

[BreezyMan]

Originally Posted by Star Ferry

According to Scuba Board and Dive Watch Connection, they use a dive computer and maybe a cheap backup watch.

https://www.scubaboard.com/community...s-wear.358753/

http://www.thedivewatchconnection.co...php?f=5&t=9672

A Tudor Pelagos is a luxury product that appeals to the idea of being a tool. Same could be said of the modern Rolex Submariner.

Go tell Jason at HODINKEE that, he is true diver and still uses a “luxury watch” don’t forget these are tools even if they hurt your wallet

[BreezyMan]

https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/10/0...s-dive-watches

Nytimes is mostly fake news but sometimes they get it right

[Star Ferry]

Originally Posted by BreezyMan

Go tell Jason at HODINKEE that, he is true diver and still uses a “luxury watch” don’t forget these are tools even if they hurt your wallet

No offense to Jason at Hodinkee, but it sounds like the watches are loaned to him free of charge, so that he can dive in them and do a paid test

Re. the Pelagos I don't think it's a bad watch. But I do think it's a niche piece.

[milov]

Originally Posted by morimotom

Titanium is MUCH softer than steel.

Oh Dear! My right hip is made from Titanium!

[BreezyMan]

Originally Posted by Star Ferry

No offense to Jason at Hodinkee, but it sounds like the watches are loaned to him free of charge, so that he can dive in them and do a paid test

Re. the Pelagos I don't think it's a bad watch. But I do think it's a niche piece.

Yeah I get your drift now but living in SoCal I see them in the wild often and heavily in the oc. You know how certain brands are “in vogue” in some areas and not others. Tudor is hot in SoCal and all my friends getting into watches all wAnt a Rolex until they find out about tudor. Pelagos is not as favorable as the Black bay but it’s the top two picks among the dare I say it Millennials. Didn’t mean to offend you, I just back the tudor brand because it truly a great watch brand besides Gaga and Beckham lol

[minute_man]

Originally Posted by BreezyMan

I just back the tudor brand because it truly a great watch brand

Tudor is becoming what Rolex used to be once upon a time.

[BreezyMan]

Originally Posted by minute_man

Tudor is becoming what rolex used to be once upon a time.

100!

[Runnin' Rebel]

Originally Posted by jw0n

Only the Pelagos case is Ti, the bracelet is steel.

No way the bracelet is Steel, I had 1 more for a week and couldn't stand it. Best part was the lume but who buys a watch for mediocre lume at best. Last time I'd buy without trying it in either. That never happened again

EDIT:
Info on bracelet added

[BreezyMan]

Originally Posted by Runnin' Rebel

No way the bracelet is Steel, I had 1 more for a week and couldn't stand it. Best part was the lume but who buys a watch for mediocre lume at best. Last time I'd buy without trying it in either. That never happened again

EDIT:
Info on bracelet added

Why couldn’t you stand the bracelet jw?

[Runnin' Rebel]

Originally Posted by BreezyMan

Why couldn’t you stand the bracelet jw?

Honestly after wearing the nice sub/GMT bracelets, SS, TT and WG I didn't like the feel. I know divers love it so that's good for them, but for me no thanks feels cheap.

[BreezyMan]

It’s hard to go from a Rolex bracelet to anything else I agree but that clasp is the tits man lol

[Onikage]

Pelagos taking a beating. No comments in its defence? I almost bought one.

[1William]

I have owned a Pelagos since introduction and have found the watch to be outstanding in every way. I have used it for most all activities and have never experienced excessive wear or scratches. I have been lucky not to smack a door or have another event that would damage any watch except maybe a G-Shock. I think some people forget that Tudor was not created to compete with Rolex nor was it updated to compete. I appreciate things for what they are, not for what they are not. The Pelagos is a great dive watch in the sub 4K market and checks a lot of boxes. Rolex for me is always going to hold the crown but Tudor is also great in my opinion.

[SPMN]

It’s bears repeating that while the case and bracelet are titanium, the clasp is steel. So if the watch you saw showed a torn up clasp, it’s more likely that was the sign of an abused watch rather thanthe fault of the materials used on the Pelagos.