Daytona Ceramic Bezel Durability

[Chilly Coconut]

Originally Posted by arcentaur

He said he was surprised to here there.

Yes, but where is here? And where is there? And where is he surprised to be....here or there?

[RJRJRJ]

Originally Posted by brucethemanlee

Of course ceramic can scratch the shatter if hit "just" right and hard enough

But I've read rule of thumb is that if you normally don't scratch or shatter saphire crystal then you likely won't be doing it to the ceramic bezel

This. To much fear mongering and anecdotal stories of "there have been incidences" when the poster has probably only seen one post about it and speaks about it like gospel. Of course anything can break, but how hard would you need to hit it to break it?

These ceramics have been around 10 years now and we never hear about any issues with cracking.

[arcentaur]

Originally Posted by Chilly Coconut

Yes, but where is here? And where is there? And where is he surprised to be....here or there?

Everywhere.

[Chaching]

Who cares if it’s insured

[77T]

Originally Posted by Chaching

Who cares if it’s insured

You have insurance for ceramic bezel cracking?


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[Daveclock]

Originally Posted by Burlington

99.9% of the time it will be fine, but with that hardness comes a drawback - in this case brittleness.

I think with the BLRO one you can see the impact damaged and moved the outer bezel metal too, and hence the hard inner ceramic had no where to go.

Anything harder than ceramic on MOH's scale will cause scratching, potentially. They show Corundum and Diamond. (I have more chance of the missus emery board or Engagement ring doing thus)
As for swimming pools and showers etc., the use of those darn cheap CERAMIC TILES = same harness as bezel - so potential damage points!
However as we have heard and seen it seems we are too OCD perhaps to worry about this as the same impact would have done damage to both SS or softer Aluminium insert. Don't think we will be seeing lovely, aged ceramic Pepsi or BLNR bezels any time soon!
BTW I would love the chance of a Daytona C at msrp and have to worry about it!! (not even that choosy either as I would be OK at LVc or BLNR)

[jimcameron]

3 pages and 66 posts about the relative benefits of ceramic bezels over aluminum.

Having worn an aluminum bezel watch for over 3 decades, I think the benefit is so minimal that it may just be a sales gimmick.

[MSchott]

Originally Posted by jimcameron

3 pages and 66 posts about the relative benefits of ceramic bezels over aluminum.

Having worn an aluminum bezel watch for over 3 decades, I think the benefit is so minimal that it may just be a sales gimmick.

Rolex is the master of making such changes and creating demand. In fact mechanical watches are of questionable mechanical value.

[KVNNSCHNG]

Originally Posted by 77T

You have insurance for ceramic bezel cracking?


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I'm curious about this also... I don't think insurance would cover damages (e.g. cracked bezel or chipped crystal). However I could be 100% wrong on that.