Preceramic fragility

[IR201]

Picked up some pre-ceramics lately and i love how they look and feel but I gotta be honest I feel more cautious wearing them versus my ceramics, worried I'll ding the bezel insert in particular. Perhaps you get used to it?

[douglasf13]

Originally Posted by IR201

Picked up some pre-ceramics lately and i love how they look and feel but I gotta be honest I feel more cautious wearing them versus my ceramics, worried I'll ding the bezel insert in particular. Perhaps you get used to it?

The more dinged worn a bezel, or Rolex for that matter, they better. At least they don’t crack like the ceramic.

[kieselguhr]

Originally Posted by douglasf13

The more dinged worn a bezel, or Rolex for that matter, they better. At least they don’t crack like the ceramic.

Just don’t go running your watch through the gauntlet unnecessarily

[Cossak]

My 16610 has been my daily wearer for almost 10 years now and it has a scratch on the bezel and I’m surprised it doesn’t have more for all the times I’ve bumped it. It doesn’t really bother me but what bothers me more is a dirty watch so I like to keep it clean.

[csaltphoto]

Haven't managed to ding mine. Has a minor hairline scratch. But new inserts are like $75 so I don't sweat it.

[Laszlo]

I have so many watches that do not have ceramic bezels and never had any issues. Just because one may have a ceramic bezel why would they suddenly be haphazard?

[SearChart]

Originally Posted by csaltphoto

Haven't managed to ding mine. Has a minor hairline scratch. But new inserts are like $75 so I don't sweat it.

Even cheaper +/-$40

[Zed82]

This is the first time i´ve read that someone find the five-digits more fragile.

[Bizcut1]

I am beginning to understand why an expensive watch may not be for everyone...

[Richard Carver]

Unclench, it's going to be OK. :)

[Onikage]

Ask my dad. He wears the hell out of his. I've had to do the grey scotchbrite thing on the 12 side of the bracelet a couple of times because the brushing had disappeared. No fading or scratches to the bezel. Our weather is crap though but ceramic is obviously wholly unnecessary here.

[padi56]

Originally Posted by IR201

Picked up some pre-ceramics lately and i love how they look and feel but I gotta be honest I feel more cautious wearing them versus my ceramics, worried I'll ding the bezel insert in particular. Perhaps you get used to it?

Complete nonsense below a picture of my own personal working tool watch SD,it was used and many times abused for many years underwater as a real working tool.And has been serviced and polished by 3 different RSC world wide,picture taken in Singapore after last service.And in all the years of hard wearing only one insert change cost just £25, and would expect my working tool watch has seen more use that todays mainly pampered watches will see in ten lifetimes.Ceramics inserts can scratch and shatter if you hit them, but then $300 plus to replace and not a DIY replacement like the aluminium inserts.And would expect the amount of use and sometimes abuse my working tool SD had over many years, I would have smashed a few of these brittle when knocked hard ceramics at huge cost replacement.

[mjclark32]

I’ve had my 16610 for almost 9 years now. I am hard on it. I wear it for, basically, everything without a second thought. The bezel and sapphire are fine, scratch and dent free.

[Thuilln]

Originally Posted by Zed82

This is the first time i´ve read that someone find the five-digits more fragile.

I’d never trade any of my five digits for a 6.

[Rolexsd4000]

My pre ceramic as they call it . Serviced by RSC
I wear this on certain occasions plexiglass crystal, aluminum insert and tin clasp . Still my baby against my collection .


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[Chester01]

Originally Posted by IR201

Picked up some pre-ceramics lately and i love how they look and feel but I gotta be honest I feel more cautious wearing them versus my ceramics, worried I'll ding the bezel insert in particular. Perhaps you get used to it?

Believe me, they will take far more punishment than the dinner plate material used in the current references. There have been several accounts of breakage on the ceramic bezels here on this forum. Not so much for the aluminum inserts. The move to ceramics marks the move from tools to jewelry. Not saying the new versions are not tough, but it’s not debatable ceramic is more prone to outright failure.

[Spoonage]

I would love a preceramic red or double red =) and would wear the $%!# out of it.

[Rebel]

Originally Posted by Richard Carver

Unclench, it's going to be OK. :)

This.

[Onikage]

Originally Posted by Richard Carver

Unclench, it's going to be OK. :)

x2 but be careful.

[Likestheshiny]

Believe me, they will take far more punishment than the dinner plate material used in the current references. There have been several accounts of breakage on the ceramic bezels here on this forum. Not so much for the aluminum inserts.

"Several" is hardly a worrisome number on a forum with this many owners of ceramic watches. Several people have cracked their sapphire crystal, too -- does that make plastic better?

[GradyPhilpott]

Originally Posted by IR201

Picked up some pre-ceramics lately and i love how they look and feel but I gotta be honest I feel more cautious wearing them versus my ceramics, worried I'll ding the bezel insert in particular. Perhaps you get used to it?

Aluminum bezel inserts are cheap and easy to install.

Ceramic bezel inserts can crack under enough force, as when it's dropped on a tile floor, and is both expensive and difficult to install.

[Justingtr]

6 digit Rolex are more robust than 5 digit. Solid links, far better clasp, and ceramic bezels are all major improvement over the 5 digits. I under stand the love of 5 digits but saying they're better than the dinner plate material of the 6 digits is just dumb.

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[Chester01]

Originally Posted by Likestheshiny

"Several" is hardly a worrisome number on a forum with this many owners of ceramic watches. Several people have cracked their sapphire crystal, too -- does that make plastic better?

Lol. That’s because most on this forum are afraid to take them in the shower and 99% here wear them as jewelry. The Daytona is especially easy to chip as the side is exposed. The other thing is the ceramic is pure marketing gimmick. 40 year old technology. Rolex is late to the game and yes I’ll take the aluminum inserts any day.


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[Chester01]

Originally Posted by Justingtr

6 digit Rolex are more robust than 5 digit. Solid links, far better clasp, and ceramic bezels are all major improvement over the 5 digits. I under stand the love of 5 digits but saying they're better than the dinner plate material of the 6 digits is just dumb.

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There not more robust my friend. They just feel more robust. The lighter bracelets are held together by the same pins in the new ones. The difference is that there is actually some functional purpose for a lighter bracelet. But as they moved more into the jewelry category, and costs went up people began to expect a more solid feel. Yes for most desk divers here, you will not experience any problems. If I had a 6 digit in my wrist it may last 1 month at best without the crockery shattering into a million pieces.


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[Dan Pierce]

Originally Posted by Richard Carver

Unclench, it's going to be OK. :)

dP

[The Libertine]

Candidly, I consider the 5-digits are better suited for “rough & tumble “ activity activity than the 6-digit models.

[tie219]

Originally Posted by Chester01

If I had a 6 digit in my wrist it may last 1 month at best without the crockery shattering into a million pieces.


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Do you deliberately smash your watch against concrete walls?

C'mon. I don't own any modern Rolex, I'm a 4 and 5 digit owner, but the ceramic is durable enough for everyday use.

[Chester01]

Originally Posted by tie219

Do you deliberately smash your watch against concrete walls?



C'mon. I don't own any modern Rolex, I'm a 4 and 5 digit owner, but the ceramic is durable enough for everyday use.

Well. I wear mine doing what ever I’m doing for the day. If I’m mountain biking, well then that’s what my 16610 is doing same for hiking and climbing. If it’s yard work, it’s the Rolex, if it’s the office Rolex again. Most here reach for the gshock and have no idea that these watches are capable of handling.


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[BisonHead]

Sub 5 digit 11 years constant wear, no problem with bezel. Back as my daily this year

SD 5 digit 13 years of constant wear no problem with bezel.

Believe me i wear my watches as they are meant to be worn.

[tie219]

Originally Posted by Chester01

Well. I wear mine doing what ever I’m doing for the day. If I’m mountain biking, well then that’s what my 16610 is doing same for hiking and climbing. If it’s yard work, it’s the Rolex, if it’s the office Rolex again. Most here reach for the gshock and have no idea that these watches are capable of handling.


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Very true, I truly believe Rolex watches can handle anything a G-Shock can and then some