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Dan2010 · 31 July 2012, 01:20 AM

when the DSSD is discontinued. Do you think they will keep that machine that does the pressure testing to 16000ft or will they have a new watch that goes even deeper and still need it? Just thinking out loud....

azguy · 31 July 2012, 01:35 AM

It will be interesting to see, since 16,000 feet is silly, they may as well go to 20,000 and more in the comming years

Kingair · 31 July 2012, 01:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Dan2010

when the DSSD is discontinued. Do you think they will keep that machine that does the pressure testing to 16000ft or will they have a new watch that goes even deeper and still need it? Just thinking out loud....

Dan I am really sorry . . . but they wil go deeper . . . I guess . . .

Make sure you have enough night rest

Because it will take some years . . . ;-)

HAGOne

Numismatist · 31 July 2012, 01:41 AM

Well, they should go to 36,069 feet seeing how that is the deepest part of the ocean in the Mariana Trench, then there would be no point in going deeper.

Of course, no one is really going down that far, but still as a marker, that would be where they'd have to stop.

roadie1 · 31 July 2012, 09:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Numismatist

Well, they should go to 36,069 feet seeing how that is the deepest part of the ocean in the Mariana Trench, then there would be no point in going deeper.

Of course, no one is really going down that far, but still as a marker, that would be where they'd have to stop.

That would be cool! They could call it the Submariana

liuk3 · 31 July 2012, 09:52 AM

I don't see them getting rid of the best watch they've ever produced.

The reality is that I don't see them getting rid of the DSSD anytime soon, until they come up with something that can potentially go deeper. However, I feel like there is no rush to develop something else that can go deeper, so that they can captialize on the R&D costs invested already to develop and commercialize the DSSD.

caryyee · 31 July 2012, 10:11 AM

Rolex has the Deep Sea Challenge, waterproof to 12,000m = 39,370 feet ... wonder if they will make that a production watch?

http://www.rolex.com/en#/world-of-ro...psea-challenge

http://www.ablogtoread.com/rolex-dee...-of-the-ocean/

77T · 31 July 2012, 12:27 PM

The need for depths greater than the DSSD would prolly trigger improvements in it versus a new model. Annual sales volume figures will determine if it is ever retired methinks.

drockadam · 31 July 2012, 12:42 PM

I couldn't see Rolex doing that, making a watch that can dive to almost 40,000 feet. Honestly, most people even some on TRF don't wear their watches in the water. Some do, most don't. We have a nice laugh, when someone with a beautiful SD, Submariner or DSSD, asks if they can wear their watch in the water! Some people think it's odd, when they see a person wearing a watch in the pool, lake or ocean. I certainly am for watches in the water! Use them, what they're made for!

MortgageGuy · 31 July 2012, 01:17 PM

Oh no

With my wrists I cannot get anything thicker or larger and actually pull it off... Please Mr. Rolex leave the DSSD

gwalker · 31 July 2012, 01:41 PM

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Originally Posted by MortgageGuy

Oh no

With my wrists I cannot get anything thicker or larger and actually pull it off... Please Mr. Rolex leave the DSSD

No deep sea challenge in your future if they release it???? HAHA

JohnBoy · 31 July 2012, 01:41 PM

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Originally Posted by roadie1

That would be cool! They could call it the Submariana

Would that be a kind of 'trench tool' watch?

Silvio Mosiello · 31 July 2012, 01:46 PM

Deeper!! Deeper!! Deeeeeperr!!

Lumberjact · 31 July 2012, 05:10 PM

Whilst I appreciate technical supremacy, I have to say that super depth ratings seem to me to be a bit like a watch being resistant to temperatures of a gazillion degrees: irrelevant to the wearer since he or she will be dust!

JJL · 31 July 2012, 10:51 PM

When that happens.... I'll still want the SD4000. Haha

31 July 2012, 01:20 AM	#1
Dan2010 "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: South Carolina Watch: Panerai 914 Posts: 6,540	So what happens 20 years from now.... when the DSSD is discontinued. Do you think they will keep that machine that does the pressure testing to 16000ft or will they have a new watch that goes even deeper and still need it? Just thinking out loud....

31 July 2012, 01:41 AM	#4
Numismatist "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Real Name: Chris Location: Camden ME & STT Watch: 116600 Posts: 6,350	Well, they should go to 36,069 feet seeing how that is the deepest part of the ocean in the Mariana Trench, then there would be no point in going deeper. Of course, no one is really going down that far, but still as a marker, that would be where they'd have to stop. __________________ Rolex 116600 Sea-dweller Montblanc Solitaire Doué Black & White Legrand FP Montblanc Solitaire Doué Black & White RB Montblanc Meisterstück Diamond Mozart BP Montblanc Meisterstück Mozart BP

31 July 2012, 09:52 AM	#6
liuk3 "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 3,354	I don't see them getting rid of the best watch they've ever produced. The reality is that I don't see them getting rid of the DSSD anytime soon, until they come up with something that can potentially go deeper. However, I feel like there is no rush to develop something else that can go deeper, so that they can captialize on the R&D costs invested already to develop and commercialize the DSSD. __________________ "Appreciate your life!"

31 July 2012, 12:27 PM	#8
77T 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Real Name: PaulG Location: Georgia Posts: 42,019	The need for depths greater than the DSSD would prolly trigger improvements in it versus a new model. Annual sales volume figures will determine if it is ever retired methinks. __________________ Does anyone really know what time it is?

31 July 2012, 01:17 PM	#10
MortgageGuy "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Real Name: Adam Location: Orlando, Florida Watch: Me Posts: 9,935	Oh no With my wrists I cannot get anything thicker or larger and actually pull it off... Please Mr. Rolex leave the DSSD __________________ The richest people in the world look for and build NETWORKS, Everyone else looks for work... Robert Kiyosaki

31 July 2012, 01:35 AM	#2
azguy Banned Join Date: Sep 2011 Real Name: ------- Location: ------- Watch: --------- Posts: 12,609	It will be interesting to see, since 16,000 feet is silly, they may as well go to 20,000 and more in the comming years

31 July 2012, 10:11 AM	#7
caryyee "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Real Name: A Location: Austin, TX Posts: 2,180	Rolex has the Deep Sea Challenge, waterproof to 12,000m = 39,370 feet ... wonder if they will make that a production watch? http://www.rolex.com/en#/world-of-ro...psea-challenge http://www.ablogtoread.com/rolex-dee...-of-the-ocean/

31 July 2012, 12:42 PM	#9
drockadam "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Real Name: Adam Location: Ontario, Canada Watch: Pepsi. Posts: 5,749	I couldn't see Rolex doing that, making a watch that can dive to almost 40,000 feet. Honestly, most people even some on TRF don't wear their watches in the water. Some do, most don't. We have a nice laugh, when someone with a beautiful SD, Submariner or DSSD, asks if they can wear their watch in the water! Some people think it's odd, when they see a person wearing a watch in the pool, lake or ocean. I certainly am for watches in the water! Use them, what they're made for!

31 July 2012, 01:46 PM	#13
Silvio Mosiello "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Real Name: Matthew Location: Miami/NY Watch: the shoes. Posts: 3,482	Deeper!! Deeper!! Deeeeeperr!!

31 July 2012, 05:10 PM	#14
Lumberjact "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Paris Watch: Explorer Posts: 446	Whilst I appreciate technical supremacy, I have to say that super depth ratings seem to me to be a bit like a watch being resistant to temperatures of a gazillion degrees: irrelevant to the wearer since he or she will be dust!

31 July 2012, 10:51 PM	#15
JJL "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: US Watch: 1680 Red & 16622 Posts: 2,449	When that happens.... I'll still want the SD4000. Haha

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