Ceramic Vs Aluminum Bezel Insert
Want to make a straight cosmetic touch up of swapping your older smp 300 aluminium bezel aluminium or steel inserts with the modern ceramic bezel with the ceramic inserts.
Ceramic vs aluminum bezel insert. 16710 with aluminum bezel inserts from the late 1980s until the mid 2000s. Aluminum bezels can be found on vintage models. Today we re going to be doing a comparison between the new and the old. It is made of ceramic material so it will hardly get scratched also the colour black is deeper than the black of the oem aluminum insert.
Ct658 skx013 flat ceramic bezel insert. I already replaced my aluminum bezel once 300 and it is scratched again. Rolex ceramic bezel vs aluminum pros and cons. In today s video i will show you the benefits of a ceramic bezel.
Nowadays ppl like sapphire much. June 18th 2010 8. The insert is flat this means it can be used to replace the oem bezel insert or it can be placed in a coin edge bezel and you can keep the oem bezel as reserve. For best results and to avoid damage to the lume on the bezel insert please keep bezel insert away from these harmful chemicals.
Our parts for modding your watch your way can b. Plus it s significantly pricier than aluminum bezel inserts so if the ceramic bezel does incur some damage it would be much more expensive to replace. Posts 1 421 likes. 2005 saw the release of the first ceramic cerachrom bezel insert from rolex introduced in the gmt master ii ref 116718.
Rolex produced the gmt master ii ref. Rolex ceramic bezel vs aluminum bezel. In the mid 1950s rolex replaced their bakelite bezels with aluminum ones. An aluminum bezel is considerably less expensive to replace than a cerachrom one in case of damage.
Ceramic bezel i think ceramic bezel vs. How scratch resistant is it. Ct662 skx013 flat ceramic bezel insert 31 95 add to cart. This is a rolex submariner two tone blue versus the newer style rolex submariner two tone blue ceramic.
Today it is a standard feature in almost all rolex watches featuring a rotating bezel. Rolex gmt master ii 116710 vs. Ceramic bezel vs aluminum bezel. Ct670 skx013 flat ceramic bezel insert 31 95 add to cart.
Aluminium bezel can be compared to sapphire crystal vs. All other models originally equipped with aluminum bezel inserts have had ceramic equipped replacements produced or announced. Member join date may 2010 posts 30. Pvt public dec 1 2016.