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10 April 2024, 10:33 PM | #31 |
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11 April 2024, 08:16 AM | #32 |
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Don’t forget the Original Deepsea, the face is completely different, ref 116660.
I would post a pic but this site is so antiquated, just google it.
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11 April 2024, 08:19 AM | #33 |
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looks cleaner and less cluster
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11 April 2024, 09:05 AM | #34 |
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Remove the text on the rehaut (ring around the dial) and you have nearly the perfect diving watch in the black dialed model IMO. Make it a two liner ala the old ND Sub...Rolex & Deep Sea is all that is needed on that dial. Minimalist it out. Let it and its specs to the talking. If only I was a Rolex designer ha ha.
I owned the first iteration of the DSSD. Loved the size and the way it sat on the wrist. Didn't love the out of proportion bracelet and all that text (20+ words/numbers on the dial. Lord. After 10-12 years, I grew very tired of the cluttered up mess looking up at me and opted for the red SD 43. Love the wider bracelet/clasp on the newer DS and it looks like they have begun to de-cluttered dial. A move in the right direction in my book. If they axe the rehaut text at some point and keep that beautiful steel ringlock ring around the dial bare (never happen in my lifetime I bet), I would be all in on it. |
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11 April 2024, 03:11 PM | #36 | |
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I also have the SD43, but think removing the cyclops would improve that. There's always something! |
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Reflecting on this further… I recalled some information from years ago that “Oyster” was simply marketing, and found at least one post that supports this (courtesy of Padi56): “Wilsdorf came up with the name oyster while he was having a dinner party and having a hard time getting into an oyster. He made a remark to his guests that he hoped the new design of watch case would prove to be as resilient as this oyster mollusk” https://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=830661 The “Date” part seems quite obvious, and superfluous given you can look at the watch to determine if it does or does not include the date. The “Perpetual” part also seems unnecessary (as text on the dial), especially given all Rolex watches today are mechanical (not quartz). Although, when I think back to my earliest memories of Rolex watches, the perpetual nature of these watches was one of the features that had me intrigued. So perhaps there’s merit in still including this text on the dial? Wonder too if, in the spirit of simplifying the text on the dial, the official cert could be shortened to C.O.S.C. (or removed altogether?). The 2-liner 14060 comes to mind; same performance expectations of the movement, but not tested to COSC standards and thus no claim on the dial. And yet still highly regarded for it’s minimalism. Anyway, the feeling that there is too much text on the dial extends to other brands as well (Tudor Pelagos “5-liner”, for instance), and like others I’d enjoy seeing what the Rolex line looks like with a simplified dial. Now, Adam, if what you’re essentially saying is “it’s always been done this way, so it should continue as is”, I’m not sure I agree with that as a blanket statement (I’m also not sure that’s what you’re trying to say, though maybe it is). However in some instances for truly iconic design elements, that probably make sense. |
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I took care of that cyclops...
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Love it, but would get a DS in addition to it with the aforementioned changes. |
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12 April 2024, 03:52 AM | #39 |
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I love a big diver and I love gold. I'd be lying if I didn't admit I'm a sucker for this new Deepsea. The only minus, the Ti caseback should have been gold, the price should have been lower. I hit the gym 3 times a week, I can pull the weight . On a serious note though, it'd be unwearable as a daily driver.
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12 April 2024, 04:29 AM | #40 |
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Does this change make the 2023 136660 a possible collector?
Since it was only made for 1 year with Sea Dweller. |
12 April 2024, 04:32 AM | #41 |
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12 April 2024, 05:23 AM | #42 |
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Sort of interesting move.
It has its own page on the site separate from the Sea Dweller line now as well to distinguish them. Deep Sea Challenge still states Sea Dweller however. Sort of un Rolex like with the lack of uniformity. Honestly it feels to me like the Exp II would’ve been a better break off into its own line as different as it is from the Exp I.
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12 April 2024, 05:33 AM | #43 |
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12 April 2024, 12:52 PM | #46 |
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i wish they remove the date as well
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12 April 2024, 02:09 PM | #47 |
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Looks great. Wish I had a bigger wrist (and budget)👍
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13 April 2024, 01:46 AM | #49 | |
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13 April 2024, 11:30 AM | #50 |
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Agreed. I never thought a PM DeepSea would happen. I'd love to try one for a few days - never had a watch where the weight was a bother but maybe this would do it.
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20 April 2024, 05:43 AM | #51 |
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Exactly, that guy with a 2 month old account from Japan “credible”. Since the DeepSea was already a low production watch with the two faces. I could see how the original 136660 of mostly 2023 models would be kinda rare. The JC 136660 already sells for over MSRP on the grey market.
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