Titanium is strong, lightweight and highly resistant to corrosion. That’s why we’re suckers for watches cast in the feathery alloy and one of the reasons the new Giorgio Galli S2Ti Timex watch could end up in our collection.

It’s been more than five years since Timex debuted the most “Timex” watch ever made. Designed by creative director Giorgio Galli, the S1 was a departure for the brand—a $450 piece with a 41mm skeletonized stainless-steel case and an automatic movement chugging away within.

The case is made from titanium, while also being reinforced by a forged carbon fibre mid-case that gives the watch its satin black edges and extra strength. Titanium is also used for the satin-finish dial, which features a stainless steel ring around its circumference housing a discrete set of notched hour markers.

Timex has reached new levels of luxury and innovation with its most ambitious — and expensive — watch to date.

Looking for more stellar Timex tickers? Start right here. Aside from the late, great, Gerald Genta (creator of such hits as the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak and Universal Genéve Polerouter, among many others) and indie legends like Max Büsser and Ming Thein,