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28 July 2012, 11:42 PM
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"TRF" Member
Join Date: Feb 2011
Real Name: Mike Wood
Location: Liverpool UK
Watch: Listen & Learn!
Posts: 611
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Rockin' my Deep-Sea...
I'm better known for the MW Collection of plexi-glass Rolex Sea-Dwellers & Submariners, but this big bad boy has been slung around my wrist since I bought it last month.
 It's not my first Deep-Sea... I wasn't a great fan at first, and it took two weeks of walking lop-sided with an Omega Seamaster 1,200m PloProf bracelet watch on my wrist to convince me the 116660 could be a daily wearer. My watch is not new. Bought from a local collector, the watch has prior "history". From new, the watch was quite literally, "in at the deep end" as the owner's diving log book shows!  The original owner was Mike O'Leary, a Royal Navy Clearance and Comex diver who still works as a commercial diver in the North Sea. Mike recorded the first dive with his Rolex Deep-Sea, and it's registered over 60,000 Youtube views to date. http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=TsE-SFNrFP0 Mike is behind a very interesting and informative website many of us probably know http://diving-watch.net/ I'm looking forward to using the watch on my own future recreational diving trips, and the watch will sit happily alongside the other 'Dwellers in my collection! Thanks to Steve R for selling the watch to me, and to Mike O'Leary for the interesting background story that goes with the watch! MW 
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28 July 2012, 11:44 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2008
Real Name: Clive
Location: Exoplanet
Watch: spring-driven
Posts: 38,856
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Congrats on the new acquisition Mike, and thanks for sharing the watch's interesting history
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28 July 2012, 11:59 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2012
Real Name: James
Location: Michigan
Watch: 116613LB
Posts: 861
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Nice
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29 July 2012, 12:00 AM
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TRF Moderator & 2024 SubLV41 Patron
Join Date: Jul 2007
Real Name: Rob
Location: Nearby.
Posts: 24,931
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Now there's a DS with a story!!
 Good for you Mike, the DS is fantastic watch to own. 
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29 July 2012, 12:01 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2010
Real Name: MJC
Location: PHL USA
Watch: IWC, Rolex, AP
Posts: 29,232
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Pretty awesome Mike!
Congrats on the rekindled love, wear it well
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29 July 2012, 12:05 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2011
Real Name: Kevin
Location: Delaware
Watch: 116660
Posts: 586
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Nice history and nice to know yours met the test and passed with flying colors even if it has zero chance of bing that deep again. My Deepsea will be what I take on any recreational diving trip I ever go on but there's little chance it ever sees more then 150ft. Enjoy the Deepsea!
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29 July 2012, 12:16 AM
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for the background story.
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29 July 2012, 12:20 AM
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Location: Liverpool, UK
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Good to see another DSSD owner in the same neck of the woods
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29 July 2012, 01:16 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Los Angeles
Posts: 3,354
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Interesting history and stories with Mike O'Leary. Enjoyed the link to his site as well. Nice to find a watch used and owned by a diving legend.
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29 July 2012, 02:02 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: South Carolina
Watch: Panerai 914
Posts: 6,540
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The baddest watch in the universe.................................and the world too.....
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29 July 2012, 02:50 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: PNW
Watch: DS,BLNR,SubLV,DJ2
Posts: 8,123
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Congrats Mike! Love my DS.
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29 July 2012, 03:10 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Annapolis, MD
Watch: Sea-Dweller 16600
Posts: 5,081
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Excellent!
I have a SD4000, but the Deepsea is growing on me. |
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29 July 2012, 06:06 AM
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Location: Georgia
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Congrats, and nice to have one with some history to it. My DSDD sees more wrist time than any other Rolex I have at this point. As someone who started with Panerais and then got into Rolex, it seems the perfect size to me.
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29 July 2012, 06:30 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2009
Real Name: Rich
Location: NC
Watch: Rolex 1675
Posts: 2,359
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Thanks mike. Cool story. Rich
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29 July 2012, 06:34 AM
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Real Name: Steve
Location: USA
Watch: A few
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Interesting history, thanks for sharing. Nice piece!
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29 July 2012, 07:51 AM
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Location: USA
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You sure know how to pick 'em Mike
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30 July 2012, 01:09 AM
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Love a watch with history!
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30 July 2012, 01:14 AM
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Real Name: Travis
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Very cool info behind that DeepSea.
I love mine! Also agree it can be a great daily wearer. |
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30 July 2012, 01:31 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2007
Real Name: Ken
Location: SW Florida
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Posts: 64,008
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Very cool Mike!
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30 July 2012, 04:40 AM
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Mike thanks for sharing & congrats too ;-) HAGONe
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30 July 2012, 04:42 AM
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Thanks for sharing HAGONe
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30 July 2012, 04:44 AM
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very very cool !
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30 July 2012, 05:05 AM
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A well used tool that's none the worse for wear.
Very nice addition to the family.
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30 July 2012, 08:16 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Michigan
Watch: Submariner LV
Posts: 580
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nice to see a watch used in the field for which it was designed...bet most never see the water ..very cool
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30 July 2012, 01:49 PM
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"TRF" Member
Join Date: Apr 2012
Real Name: Alex
Location: Chicago
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very cool!
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30 July 2012, 04:35 PM
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Join Date: May 2011
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Posts: 1,347
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SO AWESOME!! I've watched that video a ton. Great watch. Enjoy it!!
**seriously waning a DSSD right now** 
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30 July 2012, 06:23 PM
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there's room for vintage AND ultra modern in a collection? you're going to blow some minds, mike.
 interesting back story for that DSSD. thanks for sharing.
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31 July 2012, 12:32 AM
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