Ceramic Vs Aluminum Bezel Insert

Aluminum bezels can be found on vintage models.

Ceramic vs aluminum bezel insert.

In the mid 1950s rolex replaced their bakelite bezels with aluminum ones. In today s video i will show you the benefits of a ceramic bezel. 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. Aluminium bezel can be compared to sapphire crystal vs.

For best results and to avoid damage to the lume on the bezel insert please keep bezel insert away from these harmful chemicals. An aluminum bezel is considerably less expensive to replace than a cerachrom one in case of damage. Today it is a standard feature in almost all rolex watches featuring a rotating bezel. Our parts for modding your watch your way can b.

Rolex ceramic bezel vs aluminum bezel. Pvt public dec 1 2016. All other models originally equipped with aluminum bezel inserts have had ceramic equipped replacements produced or announced. Rolex produced the gmt master ii ref.

2005 saw the release of the first ceramic cerachrom bezel insert from rolex introduced in the gmt master ii ref 116718. This is a rolex submariner two tone blue versus the newer style rolex submariner two tone blue ceramic. 16710 with aluminum bezel inserts from the late 1980s until the mid 2000s. Ct658 skx013 flat ceramic bezel insert.

June 18th 2010 8. Posts 1 421 likes. Ceramic bezel i think ceramic bezel vs. Sulfates and phosphates in soaps and detergents as well as chlorine will over time degrade the lume on the ceramic bezel inserts.

Ceramic bezel vs aluminum bezel. 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. 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. During that time the watch was available with three different bezel colors.

Rolex ceramic bezel vs aluminum pros and cons. Copy link to this post. Member join date may 2010 posts 30. Today we re going to be doing a comparison between the new and the old.

Ct670 skx013 flat ceramic bezel insert 31 95 add to cart. Ct662 skx013 flat ceramic bezel insert 31 95 add to cart. Rolex gmt master ii 116710 vs. I already replaced my aluminum bezel once 300 and it is scratched again.