How will ceramics age over time.

[worldofoyster]

it doesn't

[You]

It will look good as new in 30 years if you don't crack it

[904VT]

Ancient ceramics hold up relatively well so I’d be shocked if any noticeable aging during your lifetime of use.

[Ksbi]

Not sure it would age well couple of years yes

[ogbeans]

Who cares buy another bezel son

[brandrea]

Originally Posted by Kevin of Larchmont

Only time will tell.

^^^

[csaltphoto]

Better than we will.

[Rori]

Originally Posted by AkshayArgade

Sorry if this topic has been covered before. Was curious to know if anyone has seen any change in colour or appearance of the ceramic bezel on the sports models over time.

Ceramics was introduced by Rolex in their sports models in 2005 if I'm correct. It's been 17 years as of today..has anyone noticed any fading of the bezel ?

Please share photos of ceramic bezel fading / patina etc .

Also how do you think the chromalight will age ?

Mine says hi


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They don’t age they, if anything shatter.
No more patina no more Soul.
Sad.


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[Jamhot]

They won't. They can break though

[karleone]

I managed to scratch the ceramic bezel on my Daytona 116500LN. You can only see from very close.

[Sub24541]

Originally Posted by Polar Bear

You can polish a case
You cant polish a bezel insert

Sure you can, that’s the final step when Rolex make the insert in the first place. You just need diamond paste down to ~0.25 micron, a suitable jig and polishing wheel and some time. Zirconia (most bezels) and alumina (BLRO bezel) are 9 on the Mohs scale and so only diamond will do and theoretically only diamond will scratch it.
Zirconia is stronger than steel but it is brittle so it will fracture catastrophically rather than yield.

https://newsroom-content.rolex.com/-...ic_english.pdf


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[Sub24541]

Originally Posted by AkshayArgade

Sorry if this topic has been covered before. Was curious to know if anyone has seen any change in colour or appearance of the ceramic bezel on the sports models over time.

Ceramics was introduced by Rolex in their sports models in 2005 if I'm correct. It's been 17 years as of today..has anyone noticed any fading of the bezel ?

Please share photos of ceramic bezel fading / patina etc .

Also how do you think the chromalight will age ?

Mine says hi


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They shouldn’t. The mechanisms that cause UV to fade aluminum and plastic bezels doesn’t apply to colored ceramics where the color is throughout the material and not just at the surface.


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[Calborn]

Originally Posted by CHRONOLEX

From my understanding, Roman emperors were fond of ceramic bezels on their watches because of this durability and Rolexes uncovered by archaeologists in and around the palace grounds have been fairly well preserved.