Bertucci titanium? I think they’re all quartz or solar.

Edit: And RZE makes some nice all-titanium watches with Seiko automatics.

 

Rado does a lot with ceramics, but not sure if they have a field watch look to them?

 

The RZE Valour 38 is a good possibility. Thanks, Tom!

 

You can go with Timex or Momentum. Both have nice titanium field style watches. These do have date
Bertucci is bit special in design but has titanium option too.
Luminox (not sure it field but ...) is full polymer so no issues either.
Citizen 100% has what you looking for.

Is no date a critical requirement?

 

The date on the Momentum Smokejumper 38mm isn’t bad. Thanks.

 

Boldr Venture. It's fixed bars, though, so only NATO/pass-thru straps.

 

Formex Field in Titanium....looks cool

 

Op is looking for midsized. Formex is 41mm.

 

Boldr Venture Blue Moon is also a good possibility with full lume. Either way, the Hamilton is nearly off the table.

Thanks everyone so far.

 

And the winner is: RZE Valour in Arrowleaf Yellow, 38mm. No date and no writing on the dial, both big pluses. I’ll post a wrist shot when it arrives. Cheers!

 

And for good measure, I ordered:

From Sakura. By most accounts, it ‘wears small’ due to the lug width.

 

Any watch with a case (and bracelet) made from titanium should be fine for your allergy.

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I hope (think) so!

 

Once the allergen has been removed and the symptoms have fully cleared give it plenty of time then try your watches again and see how you get on.

 

Unfortunately, nickel sensitivity is permanent and the only solutions are avoidance or coating the offending surfaces. My systemic responses are severe, so I won’t even handle my old watches without gloves. Thanks.

 

Unfortunately, nickel sensitivity is permanent and the only solutions are avoidance or coating the offending surfaces. My systemic responses are severe, so I won’t even handle my old watches without gloves. Thanks.

I only mentioned it @dots64 because my daughter developed an allergy to her Apple Watch so she stopped wearing it and it “went away”. Sorry to hear that the allergy is putting you though the mill so much.

 

Much appreciated. My background (now retired) is in metals toxicity, so, beyond the misery, I find this pretty interesting. It’s a strange case of metal exposure response. Apparently anyone can develop a nickel allergy with sufficient exposure. It’s also found in so many alloys (including 316L stainless, to which some people react) that it’s difficult to avoid. The weirdest part for me was realizing a trumpet I was playing that had monel (high nickel content) valves with significant wear and residue over time was causing a systemic response due to inhalation exposure with rashes in weird places. Trumpets I have with stainless steel valves (which may have some nickel) that exhibit little wear on the valves themselves (just the brass casings) don’t yet present a problem. It’s all pretty fascinating. I didn’t work with nickel in my research, mostly cadmium, mercury, tin and zinc. I’ll figure it out and still be able to maintain the watch hobby. There are more titanium options than I expected to find.

Saeko, I really like some of the Boldr designs. Thanks.

 

Boldr Venture. It's fixed bars, though, so only NATO/pass-thru straps.

Boldr has many titanium options definitely take a look there—and the lugs are not fixed.

 

Nickel allergies don't resolve. Once developed, they are permanent.

Not sure which model of Apple watch your daughter had. Apple watch cases may be made from aluminum, titanium, or stainless. Further, models with biometric sensors have ceramic and sapphire casebacks even if the case is stainless, so no real skin contact that could trigger a nickel allergy. Assuming your daughter's symptoms were localized to her wrist, she may have simply developed some irritant dermatitis from wearing something/anything on her wrist rather than an actual allergy. Maybe even just sweat trapped under the band causing something akin to diaper rash. In which case, giving the skin a break by not wearing any watches/bracelets for a bit until things have healed will resolve the issue.

It wasn’t actually the watch itself (thank goodness) but the rubber strap so it may just have been a case of nappy rash as you said. The main thing now is that she’s all mended and can wear the Apple Watch every day.

 

Arrived a day early. Shipping from RZE via DHL was glitch free. The watch is very nice and super easy to read. I painted the spring bars with a lacquer (similar to nail polish, but purportedly without ingredients that may cause dermatitis) to block any nickel exposure, just in case there is contact. I assume the bars are stainless. I have a RZE rubber strap coming, so I’ll also give that a try.

 

Some observations a couple of weeks into my titanium watch experiment:

The RZE Valour 38 is working out really well. I replaced the nylon strap with an RZE rubber strap (titanium buckle), coated the tiny built-in spring bar nubs with clear lacquer, assuming they are stainless steel, and have no issues from wearing it just about all day, every day. I’m very pleased and have ordered a second, green Valour 38, due to arrive this week. I checked with RZE before ordering and confirmed that the screw-in crown is also titanium. FYI.

The Casio Lineage? Not so much. I’m reacting to the watch. After a few hours’ wear with the same rubber RZE band, I develop symptoms observed after handling other stainless steel objects. The culprits could be the caseback (where the ‘titanium’ label resides), the caseback screws or the control buttons. I’m taking a break from that watch for a month or so and will try again. If it doesn’t go well, I can try coating the screws and then the entire caseback, which I’ve done with my yard work Marathon GPQ, or find a new home for the Citizen. It’s disappointing as I really like the watch, but no good is no good. We’ll see.

 

To follow-up with the ‘titanium’ Casio Lineage. I treated the caseback screws generously with clear lacquer, wore the watch to the gym and made sure the push buttons didn’t touch my skin. I reacted as I do quite predictably to other nickel-containing alloys. I conclude the caseback is indeed stainless steel. Unfortunate, but at least I know.

 

That’s unfortunate. So that means that the Citizen is not a true titanium caseback! Interesting.
Have you looked at the Boldr Venture Carbon Black? Looks like a lot of watch for under $300.

 

Citizen BN0118-55E: