Rolex Sea Dweller? advice?
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205lad said:
They last well which is why I said 'perceived build quality'. However compared to 'lesser' brands like Omega the chaps feel nasty and flimsy. Not what one expects of a 3 grand watch. Hope mine lasts as long as yours!
And I hope yours apprecites in terms of money as mine has, brought NEW in 1975 paid £200. Wish I had brought more of them................
F360 said:
The Breitling SuperOcean Steelfish Is Just as Good. with 2000m Depth and a very good looking design, Is far cheaper than a Rolex SeaDweller.
My CHoice. If u gonna get the standard SeaDweller, Get A Submariner, Or wait for the all new SeaDweller Deepsea 3900M.
There are many reasons why it is much cheaper than the SD - not an in-house movement for a start. Brietlings are an acquired taste, and one I don't posses.My CHoice. If u gonna get the standard SeaDweller, Get A Submariner, Or wait for the all new SeaDweller Deepsea 3900M.
Btw - don't bring in marketing, not when comparing a Breitling to any other brand.
Many people go for the SD over the Sub if they want a date and not the cyclops - as I did. I also have to say that the new Deep Sea is too big for many wrists and has now gone a bit OTT with the text on the rehaut. Very nice clasp though.
The classic Sub/SD design is still the benchmark for simplistic divers/tool watches, hence the imitation by other brands.
stuttgartmetal said:
The Deep Sea is just so ugly.
I believe they've been discontinued, and the Sead Dweller re introduced
Then you believe wrong. I believe they've been discontinued, and the Sead Dweller re introduced
The Deepsea remains the flagship of the range and a technological showcase for what is possible in a dive watch.
The new Sea-Dweller is just a Sub with an HEV and no cyclops, but it's a very appealing package for those who can't quite carry off the Deepsea
stuttgartmetal said:
Oh dear, how tacky.
A lowly Sub, with a HEV.
The SD is so much fatterer, and the dial a tad smaller.
Rolex have really just hev-ed a sub?
Wow.
No they havent. Its thicker than the sub by some margin, and has thicker glass too. It's also got a rather impressive depth rating.A lowly Sub, with a HEV.
The SD is so much fatterer, and the dial a tad smaller.
Rolex have really just hev-ed a sub?
Wow.
Maxf said:
stuttgartmetal said:
Oh dear, how tacky.
A lowly Sub, with a HEV.
The SD is so much fatterer, and the dial a tad smaller.
Rolex have really just hev-ed a sub?
Wow.
No they havent. Its thicker than the sub by some margin, and has thicker glass too. It's also got a rather impressive depth rating.A lowly Sub, with a HEV.
The SD is so much fatterer, and the dial a tad smaller.
Rolex have really just hev-ed a sub?
Wow.
It's a different watch from the Sub, but without the ringlock system of the Deepsea.
The new Sea-Dwellers depth rating is hardly 'impressive'; they've been rated to 1200m since 1978. Adequate? Ridiculously more than adequate certainly, but in a game which is often about numbers, it's like making a new Ferrari that does 0-60 in 8 seconds.
Nope missed it
I thought the 16660 was the first SD to go to 1200m+, which was in '83. Certainly I've got a 1983 1665, which is a lowly 610m. The catalogue shows both the 1665 and 16660 next to each other.
Edit: seems the 16660 was released in '78... who'd have thought the 1665 and 16660 would have run side by side for 5 years!
I thought the 16660 was the first SD to go to 1200m+, which was in '83. Certainly I've got a 1983 1665, which is a lowly 610m. The catalogue shows both the 1665 and 16660 next to each other.
Edit: seems the 16660 was released in '78... who'd have thought the 1665 and 16660 would have run side by side for 5 years!
Edited by Maxf on Wednesday 9th July 14:54
Maxf said:
Certainly I've got a 1983 1665, which is a lowly 610m.
I've got a 1974 - such a tiny, rattly little watch, hard to beleive it has a better WR rating than a new Planet Ocean! They did run together for a few years. Why - I have no idea, I guess some people at the didn't want the new-fangled Sapphire crystal and saw the depth rating as pointless!
I suppose it's no different to having the Sea-Dweller and Deepsea alongside each other in the current range.
Iactually I've just picked up a Deepsea. Little plug for Dominic H for providing such excellent service too. Good price, fast delivery and definitely knows what he is talking about.
Always liked the look of the Deepsea but for some reason was put off by too many rappers wearing them! Haven't worn it yet as I'm acting the labourer right now but it's similar size and chunkiness wise to my breitling superavenger which has a similar depth rating. Obviously I don't go diving but love the tech and workmanship that goes into these watches
Always liked the look of the Deepsea but for some reason was put off by too many rappers wearing them! Haven't worn it yet as I'm acting the labourer right now but it's similar size and chunkiness wise to my breitling superavenger which has a similar depth rating. Obviously I don't go diving but love the tech and workmanship that goes into these watches
cho said:
Iactually I've just picked up a Deepsea. Little plug for Dominic H for providing such excellent service too. Good price, fast delivery and definitely knows what he is talking about.
Always liked the look of the Deepsea but for some reason was put off by too many rappers wearing them! Haven't worn it yet as I'm acting the labourer right now but it's similar size and chunkiness wise to my breitling superavenger which has a similar depth rating. Obviously I don't go diving but love the tech and workmanship that goes into these watches
Nothing has a similar depth rating to a DSSD!!! the Britling is 300m the DSSD 3900m !!!Always liked the look of the Deepsea but for some reason was put off by too many rappers wearing them! Haven't worn it yet as I'm acting the labourer right now but it's similar size and chunkiness wise to my breitling superavenger which has a similar depth rating. Obviously I don't go diving but love the tech and workmanship that goes into these watches
All irrelevant as none of us will ever 'test' it but as you say its the technology that goes into the DSSD that makes it the icon it is.
Enjoy your DSSD!
cho said:
I don't think I can bear to bash the Rolex around as much as I have the breitling!
Mine has had the absolute crap kicked out of it. Chipped crystal at the edge, scratched across the face, every bracelet link and every part of the case heavily marked as well. Use it as it was supposed to be used and when you get it serviced, it will come back looking new cho said:
it's similar size and chunkiness wise to my breitling superavenger which has a similar depth rating.
Most of the venom aimed at the Deepsea is because it's 'so huge'. It's 43-44m, smaller than a Blancpain Fifty fathoms or the larger of the Planet Oceans, neither of which have a remotely similar depth rating or the case technology that Rolex have used.It's a funny one, it really has got some haters after it, but each to their own - I like mine a lot!
yeti said:
Mine has had the absolute crap kicked out of it. Chipped crystal at the edge, scratched across the face, every bracelet link and every part of the case heavily marked as well. Use it as it was supposed to be used and when you get it serviced, it will come back looking new
Going some to chip the crystal on a DSSD! its practically seamless with the bezel & no protrusions at all!Post some photo's up just so I don't feel so bad when the inevitable scratch & scrape becomes mine!!!
MrSimba said:
Going some to chip the crystal on a DSSD! its practically seamless with the bezel & no protrusions at all!
I think more than that, it shows how tough the ceramic bezel is - completely unmarked.MrSimba said:
Post some photo's up just so I don't feel so bad when the inevitable scratch & scrape becomes mine!!!
I'll take a couple when I get the chance. I bought it very cheaply bashed about from the previous owner and have kept up the spirit of how he wore it 
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