Ceramic Submariner Lume

The first rolex submariner to be furnished with a ceramic bezel was the submariner ref.

Ceramic submariner lume.

The production process of the bezel include engraved numerals and lume. Pearl pip for bezel insert rolex submariner ceramic 116619 116619lb blue lume usa. Stainless steel bracelet glidelock clasp. Pearl pip for bezel insert rolex seadweller 4000 ceramic 116600 blue lume usa.

The gmt master ii was the first watch to receive the ceramic bezel followed by the submariner type watches and the deepsea sea dweller. There have been well over a dozen distinct references of the submariner with up to a few hundred total variants depending on how thinly you want to start sub dividing individual references based on dial text lume plots and more. The next most noticeable feature is the luminous which has an obvious size difference so called maxi dial and a less obvious color difference in that it glows bluish green in the dark instead of green. Many people were shocked by the switch and there are plenty of proponents for both types of bezels.

In recent years rolex has made a big switch on its sports watches from traditional stainless steel bezels to those made of ceramic. Add a touch of class along with scratch resistance and lume to your seiko diver with a easy to install custom made fully lumed ceramic or sapphire bezel insert. Over the last 15 years rolex has been at the forefront of ceramic technology creating some of the most beautiful colored bezel inserts for watches such as the white gold and blue bezel submariner from 2008 the green dial and green bezel submariner known as the hulk from 2010 and of course the world s first two color ceramic bezels blue. Finally all current submariner date models run on caliber 3135 while the no date submariner is powered by caliber 3130 both with a power reserve rating of 48 hours.

Submariner ceramic non date 114060 i love this watch and my explorer 2 black new model. Some dive watches have lume in the entire bezel but the submariner is more traditional with a single lume point pip at 12 o clock. Despite all of that though the submariner is an often misunderstood watch. 116619lb which made its debut in 2008.

You will only find these bezel inserts from l c b i because they are custom manufactured for l c b i. The black ceramic bezel is shinier than aluminum but is much more durable and very scratch resistant.