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===Bezel — Cerachrom ceramic with platinum-coated graduations===

[[File:Ref 116600 ceramic-detail.webp|thumb|right|320px|alt=Cerachrom ceramic bezel insert with platinum-coated graduations — the 116600 signature feature against the aluminum-bezel 16600. Image via Monochrome.|Cerachrom ceramic bezel insert with platinum-coated graduations — the 116600 signature feature against the aluminum-bezel 16600. Image via Monochrome.]]

The 116600's signature feature. The bezel insert is Cerachrom — Rolex's proprietary zirconium-oxide ceramic, scratch-resistant and colourfast under UV. The 60-minute scale is fully graduated (not just the first 15 minutes — a return to the MilSub-style minute track that the 5517 wore). Numerals and graduations are coated in platinum via magnetron sputtering: the bezel is engraved first, then platinum vapour is deposited in a vacuum chamber, then the surplus platinum is polished off everywhere except inside the engravings, leaving bright platinum graphics against the polished black ceramic surround. The pearl at 12 o'clock is lumed and matches the dial Chromalight.

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 ===Bezel — Cerachrom ceramic with platinum-coated graduations===
+[[File:Ref 116600 ceramic-detail.webp|thumb|right|320px|alt=Cerachrom ceramic bezel insert with platinum-coated graduations — the 116600 signature feature against the aluminum-bezel 16600. Image via Monochrome.|Cerachrom ceramic bezel insert with platinum-coated graduations — the 116600 signature feature against the aluminum-bezel 16600. Image via Monochrome.]]
 The 116600's signature feature. The bezel insert is Cerachrom — Rolex's proprietary zirconium-oxide ceramic, scratch-resistant and colourfast under UV. The 60-minute scale is fully graduated (not just the first 15 minutes — a return to the MilSub-style minute track that the 5517 wore). Numerals and graduations are coated in platinum via magnetron sputtering: the bezel is engraved first, then platinum vapour is deposited in a vacuum chamber, then the surplus platinum is polished off everywhere except inside the engravings, leaving bright platinum graphics against the polished black ceramic surround. The pearl at 12 o'clock is lumed and matches the dial Chromalight.