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Old 12 June 2014, 07:53 AM   #1
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How Will the Ceramic Lineup Age?

Will the future vintage market be inundated with identical examples with varying metal wear and given there is little left to 'improve' what would you guess is the future for C models? Have Rolex hit the Endgame?
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Old 12 June 2014, 08:00 AM   #2
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The Cs will certainly be less unique years down the line with no variation in discoloration, etc. At some point the currect Cs will come to an end of production one would imagine 10-15 years down the line however.
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Old 12 June 2014, 08:20 AM   #3
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Considering how many seem to get dropped on tile floors I suspect non-cracked ceramic bezels will be a rarity in the future...
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Old 12 June 2014, 08:43 AM   #4
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I was thinking this too recently, and can't see what the next gen bezel inserts would be made of - forged carbon, titanium, tungsten and rubber are very doubtful.
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Old 12 June 2014, 08:45 AM   #5
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I can't think what will be logical for a new bezel. Time will tell.
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Old 12 June 2014, 10:45 AM   #6
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Some day when the latest bezel is a thin film of organic LED that streams news, email, vital signs or whatever, Forum people will be looking back fondly at the "vintage" ceramics and seeking out the different ways they crack, scratch or discolor (if any of that is even possible).
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Old 12 June 2014, 10:51 AM   #7
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Some day when the latest bezel is a thin film of organic LED that streams news, email, vital signs or whatever, Forum people will be looking back fondly at the "vintage" ceramics and seeking out the different ways they crack, scratch or discolor (if any of that is even possible).
It isn't.
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Old 12 June 2014, 10:59 AM   #8
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It isn't.
Perhaps I should have written "marveling at how they never crack, scratch or discolor--rendering patina obsessions and cute nicknames moot!"
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Old 12 June 2014, 11:22 AM   #9
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Deeply colored sapphire bezel inserts with platinum numbers deposited on etched slots. bezel metal will match case and bracelet, perhaps a metal dense like platinum. Maybe iridium alloy, or palladium or osmium.
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Deeply colored sapphire bezel inserts with platinum numbers deposited on etched slots. bezel metal will match case and bracelet, perhaps a metal dense like platinum. Maybe iridium alloy, or palladium or osmium.

Hmmm.. Ha? Can you say that again?
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Old 12 June 2014, 11:51 AM   #11
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The bezel insert itself may not change much in the generation of models - but the case material could. Then you'l have the SS-c models being considered "vintage" and the CC-c models (Ceramic Case with ceramic bezel) being modern.

Of course then there could be the real elusive white ceramic cased Sub
Look what white did for the iPhone
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Old 12 June 2014, 12:50 PM   #12
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Old 12 June 2014, 12:53 PM   #13
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Don't see age as a problem. Breakage is a different story.
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Old 12 June 2014, 09:44 PM   #14
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They won't age, but as the rest of the watch does they'll end up looking like breast implants on a 70 year old woman. ;-)
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Old 13 June 2014, 01:47 AM   #15
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is that a bad thing?

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They won't age, but as the rest of the watch does they'll end up looking like breast implants on a 70 year old woman. ;-)
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Old 13 June 2014, 02:24 AM   #16
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I'm sure that some people will be able to discolour their inserts somehow :)
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Old 13 June 2014, 02:28 AM   #18
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They won't age, but as the rest of the watch does they'll end up looking like breast implants on a 70 year old woman. ;-)
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Old 13 June 2014, 02:34 AM   #19
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Only time will tell.
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Old 13 June 2014, 04:54 AM   #20
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What is so wrong with a 20 year old Rolex still looking brand new?? They are in fact made to last a lifetime
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Old 13 June 2014, 04:59 AM   #21
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Well, time will tell if the bezels will indeed look new decades from now.

But I'm also not really sure how Luminova or Chromalight will age, if at all.
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Old 13 June 2014, 05:42 AM   #22
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Hopefully they won't age at all.
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Old 13 June 2014, 05:45 AM   #23
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Old 13 June 2014, 05:54 AM   #24
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You can buy all the 'vintage look' watches you want, no need to wait 25-50 years. :D
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Old 13 June 2014, 06:28 AM   #25
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If the ceramic holds up as it should it may look like lipstick on a...


...well worn watch. ;)
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Old 13 June 2014, 08:51 AM   #26
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What is so wrong with a 20 year old Rolex still looking brand new?? They are in fact made to last a lifetime
I agree. I don't understand the fascination with a watch looking old and weathered. I get if you like some of the stylings of the vintage watches but not the discoloration, etc. But that's just me.
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