I would pay the titanium premium
By Kenji Watanabe, Osaka ยท
Short version: same square, same module, half the weight. The GMW-B5000TB-1 swaps steel for titanium and the mineral crystal for sapphire, and those two changes fix the main complaints I have about the steel model.
The steel version scratches easily and weighs enough to slide around the wrist. Titanium is lighter, warmer in winter and kinder in summer, and sapphire means the display stays clear. 49.3 by 13 mm, radio sync, Bluetooth, world time and alarm, 200 m.
The price is the trouble: 1,200 to 1,400 dollars, more than double the steel. That is a lot for a digital watch. But if I wore one every day for ten years, the comfort would earn it back. If you only plan to wear it on weekends, save the money and buy the steel.