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Wear and tear of bezel on Expedition and Athlete vs the others

Looking at the Bezel of the different versions, I understand that Expedition and Athlete is steel while the others are ceramic.

The athlete is in "black" steel, meaning that marks will be quite visible.
The expedition is in pure steel, meaning that marks can be polished away.
The others are ceramic, meaning that they will not wear at all...

Comments?

0 Roland over 6 years ago

What do you actually mean by "inner part of the bezel" ? Thank you

The dark ring just around the display with button function markings.
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0 Former Member over 6 years ago

The dark ring just around the display with button function markings.

I see. Thank you. I just do not understand, why just this part of the bezel is PVD coated, while other parts are maybe more sensitive to scratches..

0 Roland over 6 years ago

The PVD coating is kind of black or very dark. So if all the bezel was PVD coated, the watch bezel would not be silver as it is now, but black, like on Athlete.