1st new SeaDweller 4000 surfaces!

[jshell]

In Japan: http://forums.watchuseek.com/f23/here-comes-new-se...

[onesickpuppy]

Japanese forum said:

The thickness is great and the new updated Gliderock bracelet is amazing

Intentional?

[dom9]

I need to handle one of these ASAP!

[Lost soul]

So the same as the old Sea Dweller just of monstrous proportions

[don logan]

dom9 said:

I need to handle one of these ASAP!

Me too, really need to!!!!

[jshell]

Lost soul said:

So the same as the old Sea Dweller just not quite of DSSD monstrous proportions

[TimLambert7]

Saw a DSSD in person for the first time a few days ago, was astonished by not just the size but the whole burliness of it. Massive lump of a thing.

[aeropilot]

don logan said:

dom9 said:

I need to handle one of these ASAP!

Me too, really need to!!!!

And me to that list as well....

[Dominic H]

onesickpuppy said:

Japanese forum said:

The thickness is great and the new updated Gliderock bracelet is amazing

Intentional?

Griderock... Funny, how?

[yeti]

TimLambert7 said:

Saw a DSSD in person for the first time a few days ago, was astonished by not just the size but the whole burliness of it. Massive lump of a thing.

For a reason - its astonishing water resistance of 3900m. It's big for a reason, not for fun or fashion. Pointless... Of course, but as an exercise in superiority, it's unmatched for what it is. Rolex are just showing what can be done, and how.

[aeropilot]

Load of new SD4000 owners from the UK popping up on the Rolex forums in past few days, so quite a few UK AD's have had their first deliveries. I would guess none have any in stock, although one has as one of the first to pre-order posted that he went in to get in, and left without it, having decided he didn't like it in the flesh - didn't like the way it wore too small for his taste.


Some nice side by side comparison shots posted from a UK owner with his no-date ceramic Sub.

Edited by aeropilot on Sunday 4th May 10:54

[Debaser]

Would be interesting to see how different/similar it is to a 16600.

[Eleven]

So the lugs are thinner on the SD, is this acknowledgement that they got it wrong on the earlier C models?

[aeropilot]

Eleven said:

So the lugs are thinner on the SD, is this acknowledgement that they got it wrong on the earlier C models?

And shorter lug to lug lengthwise.......

[Riff Raff]

aeropilot said:

Eleven said:

So the lugs are thinner on the SD, is this acknowledgement that they got it wrong on the earlier C models?

And shorter lug to lug lengthwise.......

Maybe it's a weight thing. The old 16600 had a thick, domed and heavy case back compared to the 16610 Sub. Thinner and shorter lugs on the new model would keep some weight off.

[Eleven]

Riff Raff said:

aeropilot said:

Eleven said:

So the lugs are thinner on the SD, is this acknowledgement that they got it wrong on the earlier C models?

And shorter lug to lug lengthwise.......

Maybe it's a weight thing. The old 16600 had a thick, domed and heavy case back compared to the 16610 Sub. Thinner and shorter lugs on the new model would keep some weight off.

It also makes it look a lot better than the Sub C.

[CardShark]

aeropilot said:

Eleven said:

So the lugs are thinner on the SD, is this acknowledgement that they got it wrong on the earlier C models?

And shorter lug to lug lengthwise.......

Crown guards are different as well, not as chunky on the SD.

The newer watch gets my vote, it makes the Sub look a little heavy handed, great though it is.

[Eleven]

CardShark said:

aeropilot said:

Eleven said:

So the lugs are thinner on the SD, is this acknowledgement that they got it wrong on the earlier C models?

And shorter lug to lug lengthwise.......

Crown guards are different as well, not as chunky on the SD.

The newer watch gets my vote, it makes the Sub look a little heavy handed, great though it is.

The thick-lugged Ceramics were a mistake in my opinion and I would not be surprised to see Rolex shy further away from that design over time.

[CardShark]

The newer Sub case design certainly created discussion, it'll be interesting to see how it fairs in time in comparison to other Subs of past.

Does seem a bit odd though that Rolex have chosen a smaller case for a newer watch with greater depth rating, if anything you'd expect it to be larger. As has already been said, perhaps Rolex are backtracking....

ETA wasn't the previous SD the same case as the previous Sub plus a HRV and a different case back? Can't remember model numbers, and could well be wrong.

Edited by CardShark on Sunday 4th May 18:08

[andy_s]

If I had to buy a new Rolex I really think the SD is what I would end up with, all the best attributes of the sub, date but no Cyclops (although I'm ambivalent personally), normal size, that fantastic bezel... Yup, I think Rolex have done a good job here. I don't think you'd go wrong with one of these.