The 116600 SD4K would be the perfect watch if.....

[jay_kay]

As ever the revolving doors have been in operation again I find myself with a watch I have had previously but now I look upon it in a different light again, for how long is anyones guess.

The watch in question is the relatively short lived 116600 Sea-Dweller. I love the watch it's nearly perfect. It got me asking myself what would make it perfect? This weekend I put my finger on what it was and is what leads me to my next question.

Would the 126600 dial fit inside the 116600, thus giving the 116600 the classic Sea-Dweller proportions and size but with the lovely red line of 'Sea-Dweller' text? Does anyone have the definitive answer?

From studying photos side by side I really can't decide some look the same while other seem to differ, I am almost certain they share the same dial size but does anyone know for sure?



That to me would make THE perfect Rolex sports model.

[zengineer]

My wish would be for a no date 116600.

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[JSolution]

If it’s just one line of red text you want you are really nit picking. I love my SD43 but you can hardly see the red text anyway.

[Driver8]

Originally Posted by JSolution

...you can hardly see the red text anyway.

I agree. In the huge closeup photos you see online the red is really noticeable, but on your wrist (and with the lack of external AR) it's often quite hard to see in anything but bright sunlight. At least in my personal experience anyway...

That said, it is still a very nice historic touch when light conditions allow, and a big part of what drew me to the SD43 in the first.

[kans86]

I owned the SD4K. It would be a perfect watch if it was a bit thinner.

[Justinmg]

It annoys me that the end links stick out past the lugs. I don’t understand why Rolex would do that? They did fix it on the new DSSD and SD43

[1995akcoop]

I thought the watch was perfect as is but now that you’ve mentioned it a red line of text would be awesome! Perhaps it will be unveiled April 7th


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[7enderbender]

I wouldn’t mess with this beautiful - and somewhat rare - model. I briefly debated getting one of those instead of a 16600. The new wristbands and clasps are nice. What I didn’t like that much was the new case/lug shape, ceramic inlay and the modern dial with the blue lume and bigger hour markers. But it’s a great transition model and like I said I’d leave it original and enjoy it as is.

[samson66]

It would be perfect if:

- they increased the diameter to 43mm

- put a cyclops over the inset date window

- fixed the misaligned end links

- added a splash of red to the dial

[cm70]

do not ask 116600 to be the perfect diver ...
you can surely ask an obtain to be unique, particular, that will not be repeated ...
when things are repeated, they are often at a lower level (e.g. SD43 in comparison with 1680 and 1665 red)

[Michael N Q8]

I had a 16600 and loved it, I managed to get the SD43 when it first came out and I didn't like it. Too big and top heavy for me (skinny wrists). I then got an SD4K and I think its perfect. Matt dial, 40mm, ceramic bezel, no cyclops and the perfect bracelet.

I wonder, given the state of the rolex sport market, if they kept the 40mm without cyclops and just added the red font, it would have been more desirable than the 43? I mean, given that they sell all their sports models easily, there was no need to stop the 40mm?

[Michael N Q8]

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[bball0332]

Originally Posted by samson66

it would be perfect if:

- they increased the diameter to 43mm

- put a cyclops over the inset date window

- fixed the misaligned end links

- added a splash of red to the dial

+1

[Robf52]

Originally Posted by samson66

It would be perfect if:

- they increased the diameter to 43mm

- put a cyclops over the inset date window

- fixed the misaligned end links

- added a splash of red to the dial

[SaddleSC]

Originally Posted by samson66

It would be perfect if:

- they increased the diameter to 43mm

- put a cyclops over the inset date window

- fixed the misaligned end links

- added a splash of red to the dial

[Gekota]

Ah the ever elusive SD4k, a watch that I "almost" owned, sadly.

[Robert Bruce]

Originally Posted by kans86

I owned the SD4K. It would be a perfect watch if it was a bit thinner.

Yes, get the Sub41, 12.3mm as opposed to 15.

[fskywalker]

Originally Posted by jay_kay

As ever the revolving doors have been in operation again I find myself with a watch I have had previously but now I look upon it in a different light again, for how long is anyones guess.



The watch in question is the relatively short lived 116600 Sea-Dweller. I love the watch it's nearly perfect. It got me asking myself what would make it perfect? This weekend I put my finger on what it was and is what leads me to my next question.



Would the 126600 dial fit inside the 116600, thus giving the 116600 the classic Sea-Dweller proportions and size but with the lovely red line of 'Sea-Dweller' text? Does anyone have the definitive answer?



From studying photos side by side I really can't decide some look the same while other seem to differ, I am almost certain they share the same dial size but does anyone know for sure?







That to me would make THE perfect Rolex sports model.

Beautiful model, whith less fat lugs versus the 116610


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[ikincooper]

It’s a winner, as is, in my book..




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[yousuf82]

my fav

[iTreelex]

It would be perfect if, oh wait, it already is.

The red text is awesome but it's just a nod to commemorate the anniversary. The color red is the first to disappear when diving into greater depths (maybe some divers can chime in) so it's quite ironic with the color choice.

[28337]

The perfect SD4K is SD43. But SD43 is not perfect. I'd like it to have a little bigger gloss-black no-date dial

Red text? I dont really care of it. It is almost unnoticeable cause it is not bright red, it is dark faded red. All you can see on pictures is just a post-filters or ajusted saturation.

[Strummer25]

No ifs it’s perfect just the way it is

[subtona]

I would lose the date window before I worried about the red text.

Whenever we have to resort to modifying a watch from its original intent in pursuit of perfection, we have already lost. Love it as is or keep searching.

[crazycarlitos]

Originally Posted by Justinmg

It annoys me that the end links stick out past the lugs. I don’t understand why Rolex would do that? They did fix it on the new DSSD and SD43

+1

To add: Sd4k is a great watch.. but it was never this popular during 2014-2017
It actually was not popular at all. Lol

Most people opted to buy the sub rather than pay the extra $ for similarly sized (but thicker) sd4k, which usually sat in the display case.

It’s funny to see all the new “love” for it since it’s been discontinued, along with recent Rolex scarcity.

Kudos to those who bought it before 2018.

[Rashid.bk]

Originally Posted by jay_kay

From studying photos side by side I really can't decide some look the same while other seem to differ, I am almost certain they share the same dial size but does anyone know for sure?


That to me would make THE perfect Rolex sports model.

Pretty sure the dial won't fit. The SD43 iirc does have a dial that is marginally larger than a Sub/SDk, plus there's a different movement under there which I think will cause an issue with the date wheel.
Hopefully Tools or Bas will be along to confirm...

[Toivonen]

Originally Posted by jay_kay

As ever the revolving doors have been in operation again I find myself with a watch I have had previously but now I look upon it in a different light again, for how long is anyones guess.

The watch in question is the relatively short lived 116600 Sea-Dweller. I love the watch it's nearly perfect. It got me asking myself what would make it perfect? This weekend I put my finger on what it was and is what leads me to my next question.

Would the 126600 dial fit inside the 116600, thus giving the 116600 the classic Sea-Dweller proportions and size but with the lovely red line of 'Sea-Dweller' text? Does anyone have the definitive answer?

From studying photos side by side I really can't decide some look the same while other seem to differ, I am almost certain they share the same dial size but does anyone know for sure?



That to me would make THE perfect Rolex sports model.

If it's only the red line... buy a dial and let someone make It for you

to be a perfect watch? the one thing I'd put in every Valve Rolex is the luminescent index in the ceramic insert à la Pelagos, than, for the 116600, the domed crystal. I got a Sea Dweller Deepsea and is out of this world

[Toivonen]

Originally Posted by samson66

It would be perfect if:

- they increased the diameter to 43mm

- put a cyclops over the inset date window

- fixed the misaligned end links

- added a splash of red to the dial

A cyclop-SD a "perfect SD"? NO

[greg19]

That's the watch I regret selling the most. The only reason I sold it is because I thought it wore a little too small with the short lug length.

[0ptimus_1]

Does anyone know if the lugs are more tapered on the 116600 than the 116610?