Rolex Daytona Black Ceramic Bezel

Brand new rose or yellow gold versions demand about 35 500 usd while the extraordinarily popular stainless steel model with a black ceramic bezel changes hands for around 26 000 usd.

Rolex daytona black ceramic bezel.

And although ceramic is a modern addition to luxury watches the daytona ref. The platinum daytona with an ice blue dial and brown ceramic bezel tops the price range for current timepieces at approximately 83 000 usd. Ceramic bezel will fit men s rolex daytona models that match the measurements in the pictures. Over a decade ago rolex patented a type of ceramic alloy and named it cerachrom where cera is from the word ceramic and chrom is from the latin word for color the new material made its debut on an 18k yellow gold gmt master ii model in 2005 in the form of a black bezel.

Our wide selection is eligible for free shipping and free returns. It s about time the steel rolex daytona got an upgrade as it s been about sixteen years since we ve seen it refreshed. Blending of high technology with sleek aesthetics the black bezel is reminiscent of the 1965 model that was fitted with a black plexiglas bezel insert. A ceramic bezel had long been available on rose gold models and the platinum daytona made for the 50th anniversary in 2013 had one too so it s not that.

116500ln flaunts a retro vibe especially with the white panda dial given its resemblance to vintage daytona. It was followed by the platinum 50th anniversary daytona ref 116506 in 2013 this time with a brown ceramic bezel. After many price increases the surcharges for used steel models became smaller and so too did the waiting lists until 2016 when rolex unveiled a steel daytona with a ceramic bezel. It uses a new monobloc cerachrom bezel in black ceramic with an updated tahcymeter design shedding the older engraved metal bezel.

The original stainless steel and gold bezels are very easy to scratch and harder to buff out without removing the baked in paint used for the markers. The first daytona to be equipped with the rolex patented cerachrom bezel was the everose gold daytona ref 116515ln with a black bezel launched in 2010. This bezel will make your watch look like the brand new daytona s rolling out of the rolex workshops.