Rolex D blue discontinued
Discussion
bobbybee said:
Classic design, great engineering. But for me way too big and top heavy.
That's basically my problem with it.The Deepsea never floated my boat and they seemed to hang about at ADs. The change of dial colour may have addressed the second point, but doesn't change my opinion.
Blown2CV said:
the D-Blue will be discontinued at some point as it's a special edition of the Deepsea.
Dream on. No sooner than any other reference of Rolex. f
k knows why they're so expensive compared to the default version. I read an interesting article of a saturation diver who's Deepsea steamed up whilst submerged down to a relatively shallow depth for this reference. Needless to say I won't be buying one anytime soon.ExplorerII said:
Dream on. No sooner than any other reference of Rolex. fk knows why they're so expensive compared to the default version. I read an interesting article of a saturation diver who's Deepsea steamed up whilst submerged down to a relatively shallow depth for this reference. Needless to say I won't be buying one anytime soon.
Oh no one watch had a slight bit of condensation They must ALL be rubbish!k knows why they're so expensive compared to the default version. I read an interesting article of a saturation diver who's Deepsea steamed up whilst submerged down to a relatively shallow depth for this reference. Needless to say I won't be buying one anytime soon.Going from warm air into the cold sea. It happens, it clears up, the watch is OK.
the D-Blue is a special edition, which commemorates James Cameron's solo dive to the bottom of the Mariana Trench, as with any special edition watch they cost more. Also quite rare for Rolex as they don't make special editions often.
bobbybee said:
ExplorerII said:
Dream on. No sooner than any other reference of Rolex. fk knows why they're so expensive compared to the default version. I read an interesting article of a saturation diver who's Deepsea steamed up whilst submerged down to a relatively shallow depth for this reference. Needless to say I won't be buying one anytime soon.
Oh no one watch had a slight bit of condensation They must ALL be rubbish!k knows why they're so expensive compared to the default version. I read an interesting article of a saturation diver who's Deepsea steamed up whilst submerged down to a relatively shallow depth for this reference. Needless to say I won't be buying one anytime soon.Going from warm air into the cold sea. It happens, it clears up, the watch is OK.
13m said:
Really? The only time I've ever had a watch steam up has been when it had a faulty seal.
Yep, it can happen on any watch, it's the extremes in temp that make it happen. If you get that sort of thing at 'room temp' then it really needs looking at.Or as you have said it can also be a sign that the seals have gone
bobbybee said:
Oh no one watch had a slight bit of condensation They must ALL be rubbish!
Going from warm air into the cold sea. It happens, it clears up, the watch is OK.
the D-Blue is a special edition, which commemorates James Cameron's solo dive to the bottom of the Mariana Trench, as with any special edition watch they cost more. Also quite rare for Rolex as they don't make special editions often.
They had a shed load of unsold Deepsea's loitering so they removed the old black dial and replaced with a blue shade type and called it a special-edition. Rolex marketing at its best. I have a Sub 16610 Ref which is good enough for me. Going from warm air into the cold sea. It happens, it clears up, the watch is OK.
the D-Blue is a special edition, which commemorates James Cameron's solo dive to the bottom of the Mariana Trench, as with any special edition watch they cost more. Also quite rare for Rolex as they don't make special editions often.
And actually Bobby, the watch was not ok. Do you know the full story? Er. No.
Edited by ExplorerII on Wednesday 2nd March 20:29
ExplorerII said:
bobbybee said:
Oh no one watch had a slight bit of condensation They must ALL be rubbish!
Going from warm air into the cold sea. It happens, it clears up, the watch is OK.
the D-Blue is a special edition, which commemorates James Cameron's solo dive to the bottom of the Mariana Trench, as with any special edition watch they cost more. Also quite rare for Rolex as they don't make special editions often.
They had a shed load of unsold Deepsea's loitering so they removed the old black dial and replaced with a blue shade type and called it a special-edition. Rolex marketing at its best. I have a Sub 16610 Ref which is good enough for me. Going from warm air into the cold sea. It happens, it clears up, the watch is OK.
the D-Blue is a special edition, which commemorates James Cameron's solo dive to the bottom of the Mariana Trench, as with any special edition watch they cost more. Also quite rare for Rolex as they don't make special editions often.
And actually Bobby, the watch was not ok. Do you know the full story? Er. No.
Edited by ExplorerII on Wednesday 2nd March 20:29
And I prefer the Black Dial myself. But it is very true that there are lots of Deepsea's out there unsold and it was a way Of Rolex kick-starting the sales again. It was never a very popular reference with Rolex enthusiasts. It was the disk with the writing on it that pissed most off, and also the thickness and weight. I like it though.
And Special Edition is by no means another name for Limited Edition. And you're quite right Bobby, they don't male special editions very often unless they need to shift old-stock.
Its the Dweller's 50th Anniversary next year so they might bang out another special edition. LMFAO
Its the Dweller's 50th Anniversary next year so they might bang out another special edition. LMFAO
Edited by ExplorerII on Wednesday 2nd March 21:10
Edited by ExplorerII on Wednesday 2nd March 21:16
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