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Rolex Oyster Perpetual Sea-Dweller DEEPSEA Mens Watch 116660-BKSO
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| List Price: | $9,250.00 |
| Price: | $8,995.00 |
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Product Description
Stainless steel case and bracelet. Black dial. Date displays at 3 o'clock position. Unidirectional rotating black ceramic bezel. Scratch resistant sapphire crystal. Deployment clasp. Automatic movement. New Ring lock system allows watch to withstand 2.98 metric tonnes of water pressure. Water resistant to of 12,800 feet (3,900 meters) with helium excape valve for extreme depths diving. Rolex Oyster Perpetual Sea-Dweller DEEPSEA Mens Watch 116660-BKSO
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #99194 in Watches
- Brand: Rolex
- Bezel material: Unidirectional Rotating Black Ceramic
- Case material: Stainless Steel
- Dial color: Black
- Dial window material: Scratch Resistant Sapphire
- Movement type: Automatic
Customer Reviews
The last watch you will ever buy!!!
I agree with the last reviewer Alien13 on many points. The new blue luminescence for the 2008 model is great and the writing on the watch face about the "gas escape valve" and "ring lock system" is not very noticeable when you are looking at the watch in person. In all the reviews I have read on other sites, it seems the writing on the watch face is the main thing people complain about. However, I suspect these people are only commenting on the close-up pictures of the watch on the internet instead of having actually seen the watch in person. Don't let these reviews influence your decision. I have been trying on watches for a year and when I finally pulled the trigger last week, I went with the new Sea Dweller 116660 model. During my search I tried on Panerai, Jaeger LeCoultre, Omega, and many other high-end dive watches and even though I was impressed by many (almost went with JLC), I kept coming back to Rolex. People buy watches for different reasons so I am in no way putting down any of the watch brands I just mentioned. I just think the Sea Dweller offers the most value overall. I am pretty hard on watches and durability was my primary concern during my watch shopping. JLC makes a great titanium dive watch but titanium, although lighter and stronger than steel, tends to scratch easily and for this reason, I went back to the Sea Dweller with it's ceramic bezel and steel case/bracelet. Rolex has decided to put scratch-resistant ceramic bezels on all of their watch models going forward but they already put ceramic on the Sea Dweller and it was this that sealed the deal for me. Ceramic doesn't fade and very rarely scratches. This watch is built like a tank and if you want something that will last, this is the watch you want. During the time I spent watch shopping, I wish I had a review about this watch to read that told it like it is so I decided to write this to help out others who might be on the fence regarding this watch. In the end, don't over think the purchase of a Sea Dweller. Just do it. This is one sharp watch and once you try it on I guarantee you will be hooked. Trust me, you will not be disappointed.
DEEPSEA
I believe this is a new model as of 2008. It's rated to 3900m. Hard to imagine many people put it to that kind of test. It's more of a "we built it that way because we could" spec.
It has a much better band and clasp than the Submariner/Sea Dweller. (I believe the new GMT II uses a similar system, but I like this one better.)
The writing on the inner ring isn't nearly as distracting as it looks in the official Rolex photos.
It has cool blue luminesence.
The ceramic bezel is scratchproof and supposedly won't fade. (Also found on the new GMT II.)
It's a big watch at 43mm, so it's perhaps not for everyone.
Awesome watch !
I bought this watch a couple of months ago and personally love it ! I went through a Tag Grand Carrera that went back to the store after 3 days, then an Omega Planet Ocean but settled on this watch. While it is expensive as most Rolex watches, it is worth every penny! The branding on the inner bezel is hardly noticeable and does not take away from the watch at all. The is actually not that bad in size either. I prefer a larger watch (Omega sea Master was 45 mm) This watch is 44 mm but stands out a bit farther from the wrist than the other 41 mm watches from Rolex... But i prefer the larger/heavier watches. As for durability; This thing is rock solid and feels solid as well. My Omega had scratches on the anti reflective coating on the crystal in 1 month after purchase ! The band on the Omega was scratched really bad as well (called Omega, they really didn't care and didn't stand behind their watch!). It looked old after a short period of time, which is why i returned it. This Rolex still looks brand new !
I highly recommend going for the Rolex over the other brands, personal preference of course. I was looking for a "durable" watch that would handle everyday use, this one was it. Its too bad it took me 3 watches to find it
