Baron - Mr Red
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Rolex Deepsea D-blue Dial edition
Aug 05, 2014,00:28 AM
So, a "new" watch from Rolex. Well, not entirely new but certainly with some new features. The Rolex Deepsea D-blue Dial Edition. First, a shot of the watch.
The watch is a tribute edition commemorating James Cameron's solo dive to the bottom of the Mariana trench. Of course, it borrows heavily from the previous Deepsea reference, but with a few added features...specifically the blue luminescence of the dial.
I am attaching here the link to the official Rolex website that features the launch of the watch.
What do you think of it? My initial thoughts are the following.
Rolex is renowned for breaking new barriers and pushing the bounds of endurance for their watches. They excel at reliability and engineering. So many historic moments have been associated with the Rolex brand. It is appropriate and fitting that Rolex associates James Cameron's incredible solo dive with a watch that is also incredible in design. In this sense, the watch represents yet another milestone in Rolex history and it is quite rightly marked.
Having said that, I am not sure there is much more to add than from the original Deepsea. OK, there are some dial features that distinguish the new Deepsea, but that was necessary in order to create a distinction. In truth, there is not a great deal more too review from the original.
For me, this watch has a clear place in the Rolex reference list, but this is not one I will chase myself. I definitely tried on the Deepsea and desperate wanted to buy one. To be fair they are extremely cool watches. But for me, just too big to wear. 44mm is beyond where I will take a watch and that is especially true when the watch has a lot of depth to it (no pun intended). For those with much bigger wrists, this represents a very cool watch. The Deepsea has not been a massive seller for Rolex, and it may be that the size of the watch has been a factor here. But for those with big wrists, this is one that is super cool.
The Deepsea differentiates itself from many other dive watches from Rolex in that it is truly moulded as a professional diver watch. Its engineering is based on the need for diving to extreme levels. Now, the Sea-Dweller and Submariner will cope for most mortals, but the Deepsea is built to take you down to depths of 3900m. In reality it will go even deeper, but Rolex wanted to err on the side of caution! With the helium escape valve also part of the diving DNA, this is very much the professional diver watch. Again, the number of professional divers who will "need' a watch with that type of depth rating could probably be counted on the fingers of a soccer team, so its not that there is a "need" as such. Its more that Rolex are just showing that they "can". Rolex are pioneers of watch development and engineering.
What do you think?
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