One disadvantage of Cerachrom is that it is significantly more expensive to produce, thus driving the cost of watches up. Being a brittle material, it can also shatter when dropped from a considerable height, or chip when knocked against a hard surface, and can be quite expensive to replace when it does. Cerachrom made its debut on the 2005 Rolex GMT-Master II ref 116718LN, an 18k yellow gold model with a black bezel. Today, the Cerachrom bezel can be found on several Rolex collections including other GMT-Master models, Submariners, Seadwellers, Daytonas, and Yacht-Masters, in both singular and bi-color options. |