Tudor Black Bay Black Vs Ceramic SMP

wilfreb

I can't stand those matte ceramic bezels, the beauty of a ceramic bezel is it shininess

w.finkenstaedt

Tudor only uses ceramic bezels on the Pelagos. The Black Bay still uses aluminum! [emoji23]

Archer

I suppose it's a matter of perspective - I dislike the look of ceramic bezels, so have zero interest in a watch that has them. Not everyone likes the blingy aspect of these...

Archer

No I don't have to own it to know it...I handle watches of all types every day mate. I know it's difficult for some people to fathom that their preferences are not everyone's preferences, but I know what I like and dislike. You appear to like very loud watches with a lot of bling - that's simply not my taste.

Shiny dials and gold surrounds were enough to turn me off modern Rolex watches, and adding a blingy ceramic bezel just adds to the visual noise in my view. Two-tone is the icing on the cake I suppose.

I'm happy that you enjoy them but they are not for me.

Archer

No I don't have to own it to know it...I handle watches of all types every day mate. I know it's difficult for some people to fathom that their preferences are not everyone's preferences, but I know what I like and dislike. You appear to like very loud watches with a lot of bling - that's simply not my taste.

Shiny dials and gold surrounds were enough to turn me off modern Rolex watches, and adding a blingy ceramic bezel just adds to the visual noise in my view. Two-tone is the icing on the cake I suppose.

I'm happy that you enjoy them but they are not for me.

Archer

No I don't have to own it to know it...I handle watches of all types every day mate. I know it's difficult for some people to fathom that their preferences are not everyone's preferences, but I know what I like and dislike. You appear to like very loud watches with a lot of bling - that's simply not my taste.

Shiny dials and gold surrounds were enough to turn me off modern Rolex watches, and adding a blingy ceramic bezel just adds to the visual noise in my view. Two-tone is the icing on the cake I suppose.

I'm happy that you enjoy them but they are not for me.

wilfreb

Once you own ceramic, there is no looking back, the looks, the durability and the Tech behind it, is too good, but you have to own it to know it

Benjo74

I disagree - I have a GMT 2 with ceramic bezel and I love it. The durability etc as you say appeals very much to me and I love the look. However, I also have a Black Bay with the aluminium bezel and I also love that. It's just a different style to the ceramic, not better or worse, just different. For me the Black Bay has a really good look and feel and the aluminium bezel works very well in that model. I think a ceramic bezel on a Black Bay would lose some of the charm. However, I much prefer the ceramic on my GMT to the older non-ceramic GMTs (except the classic Pepsi which is, obviously, awesome!).

Shailor

Like I said earlier. It's nice there are choices out there. One is no better than the other. What should bring us here is a fascination for great timepieces, not a need to pick apart someone else's choice.

wilfreb

I agree and respect your opinion, but for me, a watch in that category should not have a aluminum bezel, and I won't pay that much for it, but that's just me

Archer

I suppose it's a matter of perspective - I dislike the look of ceramic bezels, so have zero interest in a watch that has them. Not everyone likes the blingy aspect of these...

Df13

Agreed. Aluminum bezels for me, too. They may scratch, but they don't break as easily, and they're much cheaper to replace (and better looking, IMO.)

sdre

Is it true that aluminium bezels will age too? Unlike ceramic ones.