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Bezel types


Polish

Polish

The bezel has a smooth, polished surface.
The most standard type

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Rolex Milgauss
Cartier Ballon Bleu
IWC Portugieser

Fluted bezel

Fluted bezel

Rolex jagged bezels commonly used for dress types

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Rolex Day Date
Rolex Datejust
Rolex Turn-O-Graph

Engine-turned bezel

Engine-turned bezel

It is said that the name comes from its design, which resembles a rotating engine.


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Rolex Oyster Perpetual
Rolex Air King

Thunderbird Bezel

Thunderbird Bezel

Indexes with dots such as circles
ROLEX Sports models are heavily used

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Rolex Datejust

Diamond Index

Coin Edge

A bezel with the serrated edge of a coin.



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Breguet Classique

Diamond Index

Unidirectional rotating bezel

A bezel commonly used on diver's watches. It's designed to prevent accidental rotation in the reverse direction underwater.

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Rolex Submariner
Breitling Super Ocean
IWC Aquatimer

Diamond Index

Bidirectional rotating bezel

Bidirectional rotating bezels used in models with GMT function and pilot watches with an aeronautical slide rule

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Rolex GMT Master 2
Rolex Yacht Master
Breitling Navitimer

Diamond Index

Diamond decoration

Diamond-set bezel


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CHANEL J12
HARRYWINSTON Avenue
Hublot Big Bang

Diamond Index

Clous de Paris

The bezel has a grid-like pattern of fine pyramidal indentations.

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Patek Philippe Calatrava


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