DeepSea Sea Dweller....Technical Data..

[ASH]

Got my SDDS today. My first Role, and I really like the size and the fact that I am the first in El Paso with this baby

[JohnEaton]

More Bracelet / Clasp photos:

[steveclocks]

Originally Posted by JohnEaton

More Bracelet / Clasp photos:

Marvellous photos of the bracelet/clasp!
fine mecanical stuff, well made

[momac]

Thanks for sharing the pics.

[Got Rolex?]

Great info - Thanks.

[hflee55]

Great info. Makes me appreciate my DSSD even more.

[Time_4_Time]

Has anyone else read that The deepsea was actualy tested at 4200M, but rolex only warrantys the watch for the rated depth on the dial?

[Fred_Tan]

I wish they made a thicker and wider strap or bracelets

[TempoKing]

The older I get...the more I learn

[umster]

Brillant post larry, excellent reading and now my understanding of this watch is better.. I want one!!!!

[tthopp05]

You will be very happy with the DEEPSEA,welcome to the club

[adam69sun]

Flip-lock and easylock is rolex new design.
Now,I find other flip-lock and easylock to use leather bracelet.

[sexner]

Very nice post. Hey Dan - the writing is on the rehaut not the chapter ring. The chapter ring is on the dial where the indicies are.

[bahamadoug]

I really am very attached to my DSSD that I bought in late Feb 09. It has great presence and personality. However, I have growing concern about the ceramic bezel insert that I hear is very brittle and prone to shattering. I have also read in other posts that the insert can move around within the bezel metal housing!! I would have thought that the DSSD which is touted as being the ulimate dive tool watch (and certainly looks the part) would be reliably constructed in such a way as to withstand just about anything thrown at it. Deep sea divers don't need to be conserned with their equipment failing or being prone to easy damage. They can't be nursemaiding their watch which is one of the most important safety devices they have. Just imagine, one is at depth using your watch to time your dive and decompression ascent. You look at your watch to determine where you are with your dive and you find that the insert has dropped out or has shattered???!!!! Can anyone give us some comfort and reassurance that the DSSD is more robust than what we are hearing???? Any and all posts would be much appreciated. At this point I am even considering flipping my DSSD

[snapster]

i checked out this watch this past week and compared it to my panerai 212... the size of the case is pretty much the same so I wouldn't worry about the size if any of you own or have owned a panerai in the past. this is definitely on my "to buy" list now. :) might have to wait until next year though, other projects require funds first. :(

[bartonjet]

awesome post Larry!

The saga of the Sea-Dweller continues!!!!

(perhaps the dive watch with the most history and cult following of all time)

[The Rolex Shark]

This is by far the best thing i read all year!

[shawnfb]

great stuff!!!

[inspires]

Fantastic information. For those of you that haven't seen this beauty in person, the pictures really don't do it any justice

[miamiman]

ok that watch looks like it weighs 20 pounds ,does anybody here wear one as a daily watch. let us know and i would love to see some pics of it on the wrist

[Robin_NL]

Originally Posted by miamiman

ok that watch looks like it weighs 20 pounds ,does anybody here wear one as a daily watch. let us know and i would love to see some pics of it on the wrist

Like this?


I love the DS, but I have a question, the last few weeks it's losing about 10 seconds/24h, and that's too much imo. So if my ad recalibrates it(Microstella etc), how long does it take to do that compared to normal oystercases(my ex 16610- Subdate took about half an hour to recalibrate)

Cheers Robin from the Netherlands

[xbox]

Originally Posted by miamiman

ok that watch looks like it weighs 20 pounds ,does anybody here wear one as a daily watch. let us know and i would love to see some pics of it on the wrist

I wear daily, for a week or so, in rotation with all my watches.

No issues whatsoever regarding weight, height or size, but boy, does it attract some serious attention

[tthopp05]

Thanks Tools.

[Nick1959]

I got it a few days ago and it wears comfortably on my wrist.

[David Maddern]

Hi Larry,

How are you ?

Can you please tell me, if you know of course ? Is the current Deep sea ( 2009 / 2010 manufacture ) larger than when the watch was first released ? The reason i ask is that your post claims the deep sea is 43mm and the Rolex website today claims the deep sea to be 44mm ?

Thanks in advance Larry .

Kind regards

David

[Gagebuilder]

Hello, David, and welcome to the forum!

There has been no size change to the DSSD. For whatever reason, likely marketing, Rolex said the first releases were 43 mm and has since decided to call the latest model 44 mm, even though they are exactly the same size.

I am not 100% sure when DSSD production started and was released to the public. The only difference in releases is the letter that the serial number starts with. Some are "M" serial which Rolex started using in mid 2007, but I think the DSSD was not actually released until early 2008, and newer ones are "V" serial which started mid 2008, but they are still identical watches.

I hope this helps, and I am enjoying mine.

[David Maddern]

Hi Doug and thanks for your kind reply ,

I appreciate very much the information you have offered .

Can you also confirm the actual size of the watch as an owner ? Its killing me to know the real size

thanks in advance

David

[Gagebuilder]

Sure! I have not done this yet. I have calipers, at work so I'll get back to you with what I find.

[Gagebuilder]

Wow, I know see how Rolex is playing with the size numbers of this watch. The easy numbers:

Bezel diameter=43.05mm
Thickness=17.70mm
Width over crown=47.84mm
Case "length", lug tip at 12 side to lug tip at 6 side=51.96mm
---(case is over 2 inches tall)
overall case width, including crown guard=45.5mm

Now, I played around quite a bit with the case measuring and it is a bit subjective as the case is tapered. That is, the case is a bit wider where the case is nearest to the wrist and it tapers as it goes to the bezel. If you go by the bezel, it is definitely a 43 mm watch.The case is 44 mm wide from the gas escape valve to the start of the radius for the crown guard, well approximately. Measuring from 2 o'clock to 10 o'clock, the narrowest part af the case, the thickest part is about 44.5 mm and the narrowest point as about 43.2 mm.

This was pretty neat, examining my dssd this way.

[David Maddern]

Hi Doug,

I cant thank you enough , i was going around the bend trying to find this information and was getting nowhere . I must say I'm relieved also to here its 44mm + ( at least somewhere ) as a large watch is what the deepsea should be .

I should imagine Larry will also appreciate you going to so much trouble and perhaps he will include your findings in his fantastic initial thread ?

I'm even more jealous of your deepsea now and hope you get many years of pleasure glancing at the time .

sincerely

David