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Old 4 February 2008, 10:44 AM   #1
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WTF! And you thought SD's crystal was thick?

check this out ... an experimental precursor to the SD ...
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Old 4 February 2008, 10:53 AM   #2
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"WTF?"

Kleen up the nomenclature sophomore.
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Old 4 February 2008, 10:54 AM   #3
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You sure don't need a cyclops on that crystal! The crystal is one big cyclops on its own.

It is the socalled "Deap Sea Special".

Here's an article about it.

A TT version was also made (like the SS one never made to be put on sale but just to be used for experimental purposes). But one of the (RARE) TT versions was sold on auction some time back:









(Source: See front cover of auction catalogue).
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Old 4 February 2008, 11:01 AM   #4
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Way to fat??!!??
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Old 4 February 2008, 11:05 AM   #5
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WTF......Watch Trading Forum ???...LOL
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Old 4 February 2008, 11:08 AM   #6
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Old 4 February 2008, 11:46 AM   #7
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"WTF?"

Kleen up the nomenclature sophomore.
AYE AYE Captain!! That will not be repaeated again sir ....
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Old 4 February 2008, 11:52 AM   #8
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Here's some very old news about that watch, sans the vulgarity:

http://www.antiquorum-japan.com/rolex/about.html
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Old 4 February 2008, 12:51 PM   #9
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Old 4 February 2008, 01:16 PM   #10
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Yeah, it's a bear to get under a shirt cuff.

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Old 4 February 2008, 04:35 PM   #11
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I tried that watch on last October. I offered to trade my LV for it, but they didn't go for it :(
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Old 4 February 2008, 04:57 PM   #12
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oh my.....

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Old 4 February 2008, 05:20 PM   #13
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check this out ... an experimental precursor to the SD ...
Hey! I've seen this watch for real when I was a kid - in fact probably it was the watch that made me aware of the Rolex brand - it was in the Science Museum in London when I was a kid - I have been meaning to ask them if they still have in their stores.
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Old 4 February 2008, 08:02 PM   #14
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Yeah, it's a bear to get under a shirt cuff.

Think its too blingy for a tux?
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Old 4 February 2008, 08:36 PM   #15
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I would be scared to take that out in the sunlight...it would burn the dial.
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Old 4 February 2008, 08:41 PM   #16
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If you went down 35,798 ft your eyes would look like that.

Dont you just love the accuracy, if it went to 35,800 ft would it stop or break?
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Old 4 February 2008, 08:52 PM   #17
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If I remember, I read somewhere that Rolex has purchased back all these Deep Sea Specials except 1......
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Old 4 February 2008, 10:52 PM   #18
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Old 4 February 2008, 11:26 PM   #19
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Wonder if the bracelet has solid links?
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