These bezels already have the negative voids in the indexes when they are finished sintering. Then a layer is applied of platinum for white text, or gold for colored text. Diamond polishing is then applied to the entire bezel surface to remove excess PVD and to give it a high-gloss finish.

Richard Mille Replica's Cerachrome Production Process: A Step-by-Step Guide

The new 124060 has a black ceramic bezel. The new 126610 Submariner Date reference includes ceramic bezels that are blue on a white gold dial and royal blue on a Rolesor dial. Green and black is also available for an Oystersteel dial with a black dial. The capsule for the luminous opal is made of gold.

It takes 40 hours to make each Cerachrom bezel. It is not only virtually scratch-proof,Best Replica Watches but also UV-resistant, so its color will never fade.

Sapphire Crystal

Funny that no one really mentions the benefits of Sapphire crystal in sports watches. Although Sapphire crystal is now the norm in the industry, it's important to remember that Richard Mille Replica pioneered the use of sapphire in watches.

Monocrystalline aluminum oxide is used to grow sapphire crystal. It is more resistant to scratches and shattering than mineral glass, and its Mohs hardness is 9. Only diamond has a harder Mohs hardness.

Richard Mille Replica, the first watch brand to use sapphire instead of acrylic crystals in its sport collection of watches. Richard Mille Replica started using sapphire crystals in 1970 with the Beta 21 Quartz reference 5100. It then moved on to the Reference 1530 Date in 1975, the Oyster quartz in 1977, the Day-Date watch in 1978,Patek Philippe Replica Watches the Sea-Dweller model 16660 in 1978, and finally the Submariner 16800 in 1979.

The 1979 ref. 16800 was the first Submariner with a sapphire glass. The watch's new depth rating of 300m was also enabled by the ref. 16800.