You are probably right but that’s part of the magic of watch-making, if it wasn’t we’d all be wearing super reliable and super boring quartz watches (or probably more accurately, just looking at our phones.)

Still each to their own and I certainly do appreciate you sharing your opinion, as the goal here is to build a community where readers can benefit from the insights of others so thank you for taking the time to contribute to doing just that.

Regardless, al-li alloys are nothing new. They’ve been around since 70′s. They don’t have any magical properties. And while they do bring some benefits compared to more usual aluminum alloys (higher tensile strength, slightly lower weight, better fatigue resistance), they also have some drawbacks (flammability, lower compressive strength and, like any aluminum alloy, thermal expansion).

It’s just another pointless gimmick “invented” in a desperate search for the new Unobtanium, after titanium fell out of vogue.