Close-Up: Rolex GMT-Master II “Batman” (With Video)
Black for? the night sky, blue for day �� these colors just make sense, but if you expected to find them on the bezel of one of the world's most famous GMT watches, the Rolex GMT-Master II, you would have been disappointed, until recently. We take a look at the Rolex watch that has been nicknamed “Batman.”New bezel colors don't usually generate a buzz heard ��round the world, but this is Rolex. The bezel is the story here, so we'll continue down that road. It's fashioned from Cerachrom �C Rolex's version of ceramic, and though the bezel is two colors, it is a single piece. You might think Of course it's one piece; they just paint it two colors, but that's not how Rolex does things. Vintage collectors may love weathered, faded bezels, but today's versions are built to last, so nothing is painted. The bezel is formed as a single piece, and in this instance, the whole thing starts out blue. Black is added to half of the bezel early in the production process when the ceramic is

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