Rolex aluminum bezel

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Originally Posted by Rashid.bk

This is not true. The ceramic inserts have already had replacements and the price was from $350-385...and I suspect as time moves forward and Rolex recoups development cost the price will drop a bit more, industry wide also.

I did like aspects of the aluminum inserts, but the stamped bracelets although they did work were a joke for the price you paid and in my four years of wearing ceramic Rolexes, the bezels look brand spanking new, after I don't how many "oh sh#$" moments. In the first few months of owning my aluminum insert SD, it had already reflected a few scars and most I didn't know where the heck from.

So what many of you still pine for is what I completely agree with Rolex, it is the past and inferior in many ways and welcome the ceramic and modern clasps wholeheartedly. However I do have a place for vintage watches and their classic and warm appeal, love me some plexi superdome on a Sea Dweller.
There's room for both, but this past vs present present will continue for another generation, and I notice that the folks who really dislike ceramics, pcls, solid end links, or the "heavy" clasps are old schoolers who've been riding this Rolex train for quite a minute.

It's a new age of smart phones, computers on wrist, cars that park themselves, one inch thick giant TVs....and yes ceramic watches. Rolex has to move forward and modernise and offer advancements/improvements...and considering all the fusion metals, carbon fibre, and full on ceramic watches; I actually feel Rolex has been the best at maintaining it's classic true heritage and timeless design with minimal to absolutely no compromise in it's history and heritage. Place two Submariners who are forty years apart side by side(assuming both are "BNIB") and the connection is unmistakeable, do same with two 36mm Day/Dates forty years apart, a normal person would be hard pressed to find the difference.

Perfectly put, thanks for reading my thoughts and writing them down better than I could.