Rolex official Deepsea pics

[TheDude]

[TheDude]

Sorry if any of this is a repost...

ROLEX OYSTER PERPETUAL SEA-DWELLER DEEPSEA
TECHNICAL FEATURES

CASE ARCHITECTURE AND WATERPROOFNESS
A watch developed for extreme depths, guaranteed waterproof to 3,900 metres (12,800 feet), the Sea-Dweller DEEPSEA required the design of a case with a unique architecture, the RINGLOCK SYSTEM. This innovation patented by Rolex consists of a combination of three distinctive features:

• The high-performance ring
Set inside the middle case of the watch between the crystal and the case back, the high-performance nitrogen-alloyed stainless steel ring withstands the pressure exerted by water on the crystal and the case back.
The middle case is made from 904L steel.

• The sapphire crystal
To resist pressure, the synthetic sapphire crystal is slightly domed and substantially thicker than the crystals of other Oyster models.

• The case back
The case back is made of a titanium alloy, an extremely resistant stainless material. It is held in place against the high-performance ring by means of a 904L-steel ring.
The helium valve is made of high-performance stainless steel. Its size is adapted to the dimensions of the case to achieve optimal waterproofness. The helium valve is a safety feature, which, during the decompression phase, releases the gases that infiltrate into the watch during caisson dives.
Indeed, between dives at great depths, professional divers use pressurised caissons in which they breathe high-pressure gas mixtures, notably containing helium, a very volatile gas that penetrates into the watch. As the diver resurfaces, the helium valve prevents damage to the watch.
The Triplock winding crown, equipped with three seals and screwed onto the case, completes this ingenious waterproof system.

DISPLAY AND LEGIBILITY

The bezel
The Sea-Dweller DEEPSEA is equipped with a unidirectional rotatable bezel with a
60-minute graduated black CERACHROM disc that allows the diver to precisely track his dive time.
Engraved in the CERACHROM, the numerals and the graduations are filled with platinum through the use of a PVD technique patented by Rolex.
The zero marker of the graduated bezel, represented by a triangle, is visible longer at night or in the depths of the ocean thanks to a capsule containing a new luminescent material that emits a blue glow.

The dial
To enhance legibility, the gold indexes and hands are wider and partially coated with the same new luminescent material and also emit a blue colour.

The movement
The Sea-Dweller DEEPSEA is equipped with calibre 3135, known for its chronometric precision, its reliability and its robustness; it also features a PARACHROM hairspring with high resistance to shocks and magnetic fields.
Certified as a chronometer by the Swiss Official Chronometer Testing Institute (COSC), the movement has a 48-hour power reserve.

The bracelet
Manufactured from solid 904L steel, the Sea-Dweller DEEPSEA bracelet can be adjusted for wear over a diving suit up to 7 mm thick thanks to a double extension system:
• Fliplock extension links,
• the new GLIDELOCK clasp, allowing fine adjustments.

A series of rigorous tests
Because deep-sea diving requires absolute reliability and safety, each Sea-Dweller
DEEPSEA must pass Rolex’s rigorous waterproofness tests. To this end, special equipment has been developed with the help of COMEX (Compagnie Maritime
d’Expertise), a world-renowned French company specialising in underwater engineering and hyperbaric technologies.

ROLEX OYSTER PERPETUAL SEA-DWELLER DEEPSEA
FUNCTIONING
THE UNIDIRECTIONAL ROTATABLE BEZEL
The Oyster Perpetual Sea-Dweller DEEPSEA allows a diver to safely track his dive time thanks to the unidirectional graduated bezel featured on the watch.

At the beginning of a dive
Once in the water, before beginning his descent, the diver turns the bezel to align the triangle on the graduated bezel to the minute hand, thus indicating the start time of his dive.

During the dive
The dive time can be read against the graduated bezel.
Since the DEEPSEA bezel turns only counterclockwise, any accidental rotation can only have the effect of shortening the dive time.

THE GLIDELOCK CLASP
The new GLIDELOCK clasp allows for fine adjustments to the bracelet length, up to 18 mm by increments of 1.8 mm, without removing the watch.
1 Pull up the clasp’s safety catch.
2 Pull up the centre panel of the clasp cover. The teeth located underneath it become visible.
3 Pull gently on the 12-o’clock side of the bracelet to lengthen it, or slide it into the clasp to shorten it. Adjustments can be made in 1.8 mm increments, up to a total of 18 mm.
4 Once the bracelet has been adjusted to the desired length, close the centre panel.
5 Close the safety catch.

[Tools]

I guess they're proud of that shelf writing..

Personally I think it would look better if the writing was just etched rather than painted black........or not there altogether....

We do have the data over on the Reference pages, but it looks good here, and this forum gets more looks than the references..

[cmr]

Originally Posted by Tools

I guess they're proud of that shelf writing..

Personally I think it would look better if the writing was just etched rather than painted black........or not there altogether....

We do have the data over on the Reference pages, but it looks good here, and this forum gets more looks than the references..

you are right, it would have looked better if it had been etched.

[Trurolexer]

WOW!!! I think this MONSTER look better and better to me. I like it!!! Nice Monster!!! But I don't really like the value, so high!!!

[Bobareno]

Nice pictures but not for me.

[frostie]

good pictures but not my watch

Maybe i have to take a look at it from close but i can't afford one for sure

[Felly Jr.]

Personally, I'm not gonna knock it until I've tried it. Who knows, maybe the OGEV and RLS will be engraved on the production models.

[timackerman]

I really dislike that writing on the inner ring. It just looks tacky to me. A professional Rolex like that should NOT look tacky.

Rolex should know better

[jasonbellevue]

Me likey the SDD, although I agree with what Tools said about the writing, it should be etched.

[topcat30093]

I do like these photos, I hope that I won't be disappointed when I see one in the flesh!

[hbbfam]

Anybody figure out the thickness and the weight yet?

[GerardoG]

From JD (Mr Rolex)'s meeting with Rolex:

The See Dweller Deep Sea.

The 'Ring Lock' system is the Rolex registered and patented method by which the pressure on the watch is distributed; inside the oversize case (and the reason for it) is a ring made of a special nitrogen treated steel which is especially resistant to pressure. Into this ring, both the ceramic bezel (including the 5mm thick domed sapphire crystal and the titanium case back are screwed). The sapphire is domed because domed crystals resist pressure much better than flat ones.


There was a reason for the domed glass on this first version of the Deep Sea and its the same one for this new model.

The titanium back is used, not because it is more pressure resistant than steel; in fact it is used because it will flex slightly under extreme pressure and then revert to its original form.

The Cerachrom bezel on the SDDS has minute marks all the way round, like on the old Military Submariners, the bezel is NOT interchangable with the one on the Submariners.

The special mix of Luminova used on both the Subs & the SDDS now glows with a blue tone, rather than the sickly green of previous days.

The bracelet is a work of art and worth the price of the watch alone, it integrates both the diving suit extension and the normal sizing adjustments with a new system which reminds me of the folding hard top on a Mercedes Benz SL, in that it is double hinged and absolutely undetectable when not in use.



Here it is on my wrist and, believe it or not, it doesn't feel at all uncomfortable; obviously it is not a watch to wear with French cuffs, but despite my initial thoughts, I found myself liking it. The watch weighs 222gms, which is exactly the same as the yellow gold DD2 and considerably less than the platinum version of that watch.

The UK List price is £4,700 including tax.