sea dweller vs deep sea

[DadsWatch72]

I have always thought that my Sea Dweller 2000 was big and heavy. In comparison, the Deep Sea is HUGE. I became use to the weight after wearing it but I still consider my SD to be a big and heavy watch. In terms of actual diving, I can't see the new Deep Sea watch ever being needed in pressures of that rating. The world record saturation dive is 2,300 some odd feet making the 12,800 depth rating on the Deep Sea overkill.

Quote from a website I found: "The various classes of divers have already reached their physical and physiological safe diving limits. For the recreational diver on air, that limit is 130 feet. For the helmet air supplied commercial diver, it is probably 200 feet. For the mixed gas helmet diver, it is probably 300 feet with a bell-bounce diver going to 600 feet for short durations. For the mixed gas saturation diver, perhaps 2,000 feet. I suspect this should be the limit of pressure to which a human should be subjected. Beyond those lies potential pressure and possibly pressure related tissue volume problems."

http://www.skin-diver.com/department....asp?theID=150

Here is from Wiki: The diving depth record for off shore diving was achieved in 1988 by a team of professional divers of the Comex S.A. industrial deep-sea diving company performing pipe line connection exercises at a depth of 534 meters (1752 ft) of sea water (MSW) in the Mediterranean Sea during a record scientific dive.
In 1992 Comex diver Theo Mavrostomos achieved a record of 701 MSW (2300 ft) in an on shore hyperbaric chamber. He took 43 days to complete the scientific record dive, where a hydrogen-helium-oxygen gas mixture was used as breathing gas

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturat..._depth_records


I just don't see what Rolex is trying to do with these watches. When the SD 2000 was released, it was NEEDED. The new Deep Sea has no practical use, unless it was produced to greatly reduce the failure rates at pressure by designing a watch to withstand far greater pressures that will ever be used. Thats the ONLY thing I can come up with. I wonder how history will view the Deep Sea. A cherry or lemon, who knows?

[MASSIMO OSTI]

I have both,and will keep both,as to investment,I didn't buy them to make money

[DadsWatch72]

Check this out. It was property of the world record holder.

http://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/6026631

[therolexguy]

If you like them both, get the SD now. Wear it for awhile, or a few years, and trade up. Or then save up and get both. I love the SD, but the DS is awesome too.

[sea-dweller]

I have a pretty small wrist and wear a SD on occasion, but would never buy a DSSD, due to the size.

[AIKO]

Originally Posted by ROBERT123

Is it worht buying the sea dweller rather than the deep sea, since rolex stop
making the sea dweller. Any comments..

The size difference alone makes them very different watches.

[MarJnK]

Something to consider when shopping for the Deepsea or Seadweller. When looking at the Deepsea above the Rolex showcase at your AD, with 2 or 3 other Rolexs laid out in front of you, the Deepsea looks huge and out of proportion. The same thing happened to me, I walked out of the AD thinking the GMTIIc was the better watch for me because it conformed to the typical Rolex size better. The Deepsea is NOT a typical Rolex.

Then I went home and studied my collection of sport and dive watches and realized the Deepsea had more emotional pull for me, so I ordered it. I can say with 110% certainty, I made the right choice and the Deepsea looks right at home on my 7.25" wrist, along with my Breitlings, Doxa, Omega POC etc.

But in the AD it looked HUGE compared to the rest of the Rolex showcase. Its all relative I guess.

[DadsWatch72]

Looks something like this to me.

[DadsWatch72]

Main Entry: 1gau·dy
Pronunciation: \ˈgȯ-dē, ˈgä-\
Function: adjective
Inflected Form(s): gaud·i·er; gaud·i·est
Date: 1582
1 : ostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented
2 : marked by extravagance or sometimes tasteless showiness

[cody p]

of the two, i'd go with the dweller - my 6.25 inch wrists factor into that choice.

[Wildwing]

Since it's introduction, I've heard about problems with the Deep Sea's bezel and movement, and bracelet catch, right on this forum. I still have yet to hear about a systemic problem with the Sea Dweller. And I am very happy with a V series Sea Dweller.

[Saxon007]

I tried on the DSSD and felt like I had a toaster strapped on my arm. It is really THICK. It's not for me, it looked too big for my 7.35" wrist.