Brand:
Rolex
Model:
Sea-Dweller Deep Sea
Year:
2017
Reference:
116660
Warranty:
12 months
Overall Condition:
Very Good
Wear level Case:
Barely visible
Wear level Caseback:
Barely visible
Wear level Dial:
None
Wear level Crystal:
None
Wear level Bezel:
Barely visible
Wear level Bracelet Clasp:
Barely visible
Movement Type:
Automatic
Caliber:
3135
Power Reserve:
48 hours
Case Material:
Steel
Case Diameter:
44 mm
Case Thickness:
17.7 mm
Bezel Material:
Ceramic
Crystal:
Sapphire crystal
Dial Color:
Blue
Bracelet Material:
Steel
Bracelet Color:
Steel
Clasp Type:
Fold clasp
Clasp Material:
Steel
Functions:
Date, Central seconds, Screw-Down Crown, Quick Set, Luminous indices, Luminous hands
Rolex introduced the Deepsea in 2008 as the largest of its professional divers, a 44mm watch with the Ringlock system and a helium escape valve built for saturation divers. In 2014 it added a version in blue to mark the dive by the film maker James Cameron, who reached the bottom of the Challenger Deep, 10,908 metres below the surface, alone in a submersible in 2012. It joined the black dial Deepsea and did not replace it.
The dial is the story of that descent. It moves from deep blue at the top to pure black at the base, the way light disappears with depth, and the lettering of the name is set in green. The markers are filled with Chromalight, which glows blue in the dark. One detail sets it apart from most Rolex watches: the date has no cyclops lens, since a lens would not fit under a crystal so thick, a domed sapphire of 5.5mm.