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Insure it and wear it without worry...
I don't currently own a ceramic watch, but I wouldn't hesitate to buy one and simply insure it against accidental damage/breakage. The only ceramic watches I might hesitate to own are those for which replacement cases are no longer available, like the IWC 3705.
Ceramic cases
Hi all, I’m considering a ceramic cased watch (either Omega, Zenith, Longines, Tudor or Rado). I’d like to not worry about case scratches or dings. I’m reading threads about ceramic cases cracking and lugs breaking off etc.... Does anyone here know how du...
No personal experience with ceramic watches but ceramic in general, although hard, can be brittle, so it can crack much easier than it can be scratched.
I know JLC makes at lease one cermet watch, which is a compromise between the toughness of metal and the hardness of ceramic which I would imagine wouldn't be as prone to cracking. If durability is your concern, Rado and others make tungsten carbide model...
Insure it and wear it without worry...
I don't currently own a ceramic watch, but I wouldn't hesitate to buy one and simply insure it against accidental damage/breakage. The only ceramic watches I might hesitate to own are those for which replacement cases are no longer available, like the IWC...
Makes sense....
Sounds like a good way to go. Really want to enjoy a Scratch and worry free watch
There are risks but
Hi sportster I recently purchased a Speedmaster Apollo 8 Dark Side of the Moon even though I had seen the horror story of one DSOTM watch where the lug snapped off ceramic is one of the hardest elements and can only be cut by diamond. Having said that it ...
Thanks for your reply - insurance sounds like a good idea.
Having said that however, I really would like to think that if Omega selected the material for their important collections, then it must be fantastic.
It’s had plenty of action and..
You have to think if it was steel what would it look like.
What I found today in a Facebook group I'm member of ...
In this case, a jeweller was asking for assistance in locating a source for replacement cases. We should not forget that there is certainly a difference between a watch for 550 Euros and 5,500, or even 11,000 Euros. On th other hand, 550 Euros is more tha...
