Steinhart Ceramic Vs Aluminum Bezel

I think omega coined the phrase liquid metal and that s what the ceramic bezel reminds me of.

Steinhart ceramic vs aluminum bezel. The ceramic bezel insert was ok but in bright lighting it was difficult to make out the numbers on the. I absolutely loved this piece and truly will miss it. The ceramic inlay is still immaculate. But the aluminum bezel kind of puts me off since the squale for the same price gives you a ceramic i ve seen videos and reviews that say that the case of the squale is superior better details and i haven t been able to see some real close up high quality photos to actually see it but from.

The aluminum bezel on my seiko that i also wear has sustained a few scratches. This is a steinhart ocean one 39mm watch originally equipped with a ceramic bezel insert. Many people were shocked by the switch and there are plenty of proponents for both types of bezels. Anyway the main criticism people seem to have with the ceramic steinhart bezel is that the numbers aren t etched into the vermiculite bezel rather they are printed.

This is a rolex submariner two tone blue versus the newer style rolex submariner two tone blue ceramic. Ordering process price metal or ceramic. I personally like ceramic the best. 2005 saw the release of the first ceramic cerachrom bezel insert from rolex introduced in the gmt master ii ref 116718.

Rolex ceramic bezel vs aluminum bezel. The numbers appears pewter colored instead of white like on the standard aluminum bezel. Advice steinhart 39 vs squale 1545. Rolex ceramic bezel vs aluminum pros and cons.

In recent years rolex has made a big switch on its sports watches from traditional stainless steel bezels to those made of ceramic. The gmt master ii was the first watch to receive the ceramic bezel followed by the submariner type watches and the deepsea sea dweller. Ceramic is just better liquid metal is awesome too even more sleek. Today we re going to be doing a comparison between the new and the old.

It s shiny and soft feeling. When i ordered my ocean one black i got it with the ceramic bezel. Ceramic bezel vs aluminum bezel. I m not even sure you can scratch a ceramic bezel.

I may try to source a full ceramic bezel for the ovm and replace the entire bezel with the metal not just the insert.