Rolex Kermit Ceramic Bezel

This newer version is notably different from the previous green submariner 16610lv kermit which had a green bezel in aluminum and black dial.

Rolex kermit ceramic bezel. Isn t that a year early. The green submariner 116610lv also known as the hulk pairs a green ceramic bezel with a green dial. Introduced to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the submariner model rolex shocked the world with its bright green aluminum bezel a nod to their primary brand colour green used on all of their boxes and paperwork. Among all kermits the fat four with serial numbers which are below f54 is considered the rarest and collectible.

Hold on though you re thinking. Over a decade ago rolex patented a type of ceramic alloy and named it cerachrom where cera is from the word ceramic and chrom is from the latin word for color the new material made its debut on an 18k yellow gold gmt master ii model in 2005 in the form of a black bezel. Better known to collectors as the rolex kermit. As you can gather the watch is renowned for its ceramic bezel insert but with this new era of sub came many other important changes.

The last dial of the rolex kermit 16610lv is a service dial. The aluminum bezel used for the original kermit took on a vibrant almost kelly green tone in addition to its narrow old school width. The serial then changed to f. The rolex kermit ref 16610lv.

The earliest kermits begin with serial y94. The rolex kermit oyster perpetual submariner was the first rolex to have a green bezel and everything about the watch was flawless as ever. Y94 to f54 case. A rotating bezel allowed divers to keep track of elapsed time.

Prior to the rolex submariner hulk the hot green watch was the rolex submariner kermit 16610lv. The hulk is now back to a ceramic kermit they continue. Rolex successfully produced a stunning style for the ages with the stainless steel case and bracelet the black dial with prominent luminescent hour markers and the green bezel that gave it its nickname. In 2003 rolex marked the 50th anniversary of the rolex submariner with the launch of the ref 16610lv.

For the rolex submariner 126610lv however the brand takes on a far more serious and restrained character. This will be upgraded to rolex s scratch resistant cerachrom which does not fade. The kermit was discontinued in 2010 on the eve of a new era of sub the ceramic submariner.