Weekend Edition: Let’s Lighten Up And Talk Titanium
Above, we focused on the releases from bigger brands, but the truth is, titanium often feels like the metal of the indies – many have been using it for a while now, and to great effect. And no one’s been doing it better than Romain Gauthier. Back in 2016, we got hands-on with a couple of examples of his Logical One in titanium, and our absolute love for them shows. Above, we only really talked about titanium as a case material. That’s because, for most brands, that’s what it is. A practical, lightweight alternative to steel. But for Gauthier, that’s not enough. He uses titanium (in addition to a number of other metals) in the freaking movement. Remember how we mentioned titanium is difficult to work with? Yeah, now imagine doing that at the tolerances required to get an actual mechanical movement working. That’s Romain Gauthier.