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Old 25 July 2013, 01:30 PM   #1
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40mm Ceramic Sea-Dweller?

If Rolex came out with a 40mm Sea-Dweller C would you buy it?
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Old 25 July 2013, 01:54 PM   #2
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I hate to admit it, but yes, as i have a small fetish for Rolex Divers..!
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Old 25 July 2013, 01:56 PM   #3
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No. IMO the SubC or DSSD are the spiritual successors to the SD.
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Old 25 July 2013, 01:57 PM   #4
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No. IMO the SubC or DSSD are the spiritual successors to the SD.
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Old 25 July 2013, 02:09 PM   #5
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No. The SD was meant to be a tool watch, not jewelry.
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Old 25 July 2013, 02:37 PM   #6
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No. The SD was meant to be a tool watch, not jewelry.
Great answer, I agree. Although I would probably try one on at the local AD.
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Old 25 July 2013, 02:42 PM   #7
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great answer, i agree. Although i would probably try one on at the local ad.
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Old 25 July 2013, 02:49 PM   #8
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no. The sd was meant to be a tool watch, not jewelry.
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Old 25 July 2013, 02:51 PM   #9
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Old 25 July 2013, 02:53 PM   #10
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My, but you are an inquisitive one...
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Old 25 July 2013, 02:56 PM   #11
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I would, in about 2 seconds.
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Old 25 July 2013, 03:03 PM   #12
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Old 25 July 2013, 03:10 PM   #13
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Possibly? I'd have to see it and try it on first.

Could be a good alternative for those wanting a date without the cyclops and without the heft and height of the DSSD.

Can't really see it happening though and would probably be considered blasphemous to a lot of traditionalists.
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Old 25 July 2013, 08:38 PM   #14
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No. The SD was meant to be a tool watch, not jewelry.
Spot on!!!!
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Old 25 July 2013, 11:04 PM   #15
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I hope Rolex will not. Should not. Better not.
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Old 25 July 2013, 11:09 PM   #16
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In a New York second. Make it 42mm with a thinner case to 500 meters and it'd be a New York 1/2 second.
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Old 25 July 2013, 11:13 PM   #17
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Personally, I think a beefier, 40mm SD with a ceramic bezel is the route that Rolex should have taken, rather than building the DSSD.

As it is, my 14060M is the only diver I need.
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Old 25 July 2013, 11:22 PM   #18
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Yes it would probably be the only watch I would trade my current 16600 in for. OR maybe not.

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Old 25 July 2013, 11:41 PM   #19
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Hell yes, perhaps a tad thinner for those that don't want to go so deep, 8k ft.
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Old 25 July 2013, 11:43 PM   #20
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I may try one on at a local AD, but no I would not buy one....
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Old 26 July 2013, 12:02 AM   #21
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Old 26 July 2013, 12:05 AM   #22
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Old 26 July 2013, 12:08 AM   #23
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No. Would seem redundant to me.
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Old 26 July 2013, 12:08 AM   #24
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No. The SD was meant to be a tool watch, not jewelry.
Why wouldn't a 40mm be a tool watch ?
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Old 26 July 2013, 12:36 AM   #25
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Why wouldn't a 40mm be a tool watch ?
It has nothing to do with size. It's about adding the ceramic bezel, which if damaged costs thousands to replace versus less than $100 for a metal insert.
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Old 26 July 2013, 01:04 AM   #26
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It has nothing to do with size. It's about adding the ceramic bezel, which if damaged costs thousands to replace versus less than $100 for a metal insert.
So what do you think of the current DSSD ? Is it tool or jewelry? Last I checked it's ceramic....
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Old 26 July 2013, 01:34 AM   #27
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So what do you think of the current DSSD ? Is it tool or jewelry? Last I checked it's ceramic....
Too big and chunky for my tastes, so I never even got to the ceramic part. The only reason I got a SD over a sub is that I don't like the cyclops. I sure don't need the depth rating of the SD, heck not even the sub for that matter, and surely not the DSSD!
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Old 26 July 2013, 01:37 AM   #28
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Too big and chunky for my tastes, so I never even got to the ceramic part. The only reason I got a SD over a sub is that I don't like the cyclops. I sure don't need the depth rating of the SD, heck not even the sub for that matter, and surely not the DSSD!
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Old 26 July 2013, 02:16 AM   #29
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Old 26 July 2013, 02:22 AM   #30
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Too big and chunky for my tastes, so I never even got to the ceramic part. The only reason I got a SD over a sub is that I don't like the cyclops. I sure don't need the depth rating of the SD, heck not even the sub for that matter, and surely not the DSSD!
I don't mind the diameter so much as the height and weight...and not a fan of the "gas escape valve" ring either, preferred the engraving on the bottom of the 16600...

If they'd have made it with this diameter, minus the ridiculous depth rating (I mean, hell, even the old SD's rating was ridiculous for 99.9999999999999% of the people on this planet) to give it a more reasonable top-to-bottom case dimension, I'd have seriously considered one.

But judging by huge price increase and laws of supply/demand, I'd say we may be in the minority here.
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