anics Posted August 11, 2009 Report Share Posted August 11, 2009 Hi guys Am about to pull the trigger on a HBB. Either Ice Bang full ceramic or Tempus full ceramic. before I do though I have a serious concern about the life of the PVD bezel on the ice bang. Every watch I have has a mark or scratch at some point on the bezel. How does the PVD coating hold up to this. Is it durable or is it better to avoid and stick with steel or ceramic? Anyone have an Ice bang and experience of this? Thanks chaps A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anics Posted August 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2009 Okay.... lets put it another way... How does PVD generally hold up? I do not have a pdv watch, never have. Can it handle the odd scratch here and there? Presumably there is steel underneath that will eventually show through right? Anyone???? A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jfreeman420 Posted August 14, 2009 Report Share Posted August 14, 2009 Just get the full ceramic bezel and you will have no problems. The price difference is not that much anymore but you will enjoy the watch much longer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jj69 Posted August 14, 2009 Report Share Posted August 14, 2009 I actually need one of those PVD coated bezels! I just sent you a PM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anics Posted August 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2009 Saw the PM. Replied.... Regarding the ceramic bezel.... does that not then take the watch into the world of fantasy reps and away from being a rep of the original. I understand that the color of the PVD bezel is pretty close to the gen. What about the titanium bezels on the market? Are they close? Anyone know? I like the idea of ceramic too but Hublot don't make an ice bang like that or do they? A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooky Posted August 14, 2009 Report Share Posted August 14, 2009 Hi, as far as I know the bezel of the full ceramic Ice Bang is made of either pvd with a coating or made of titanium. It got great looks, but both are very easy to scratch. with the pvd and coating you will see the underneath color below the coating. if that is a different color (which is) than the coating, then it looks ugly. with titanium the color of a scratch will be the same, but ti is scratches easily. If you buy the watch for many years of pleasure, better look for a model with ceramic bezel imo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j4jure Posted August 15, 2009 Report Share Posted August 15, 2009 Hublot made a limited edition "Black Ice" bang that has a brushed ceramic bezel instead of tantalum, with only 30 pieces made for the Japanese market. So you wouldn't have a fantasy watch if you got a ceramic bezel instead of the PVD. A pic of the gen Black Ice: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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