fernando
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No more hesitation.......

I finally pulled the trigger on this one. It’s a controversial piece for sure and much has been mentioned about the relative size, thickness, writing on the dial, bracelet size etc. etc.

I never gave this watch much thought until recently; every time I visited a Rolex AD my eyes would invariably focus on the DS because it has such a commanding presence.

 About a month ago on the suggestion of the salesman I put one on my wrist. Way too big & heavy I thought, definitely not suitable for my small wrist. The salesman said it looks great (of course he would) and once sized correctly, it would make a world of difference. I didn’t quite believe him but went back again a few days later and then again for a third time to have it on my wrist and compare it with the new Sub. Never before have I been so indecisive and although the new Sub.c was nice and normal compared to the DS, my thoughts thereafter became an obsession: the beautiful domed sapphire crystal, the perfect bracelet with the incredible glidelock, the blue lume and just the massive display of mechanical engineering par excellence!

So today I brought this baby home with the correctly sized bracelet, which is easily fine tuned with the glidelock. The salesman suggested removing the flip lock altogether (I don’t dive anyway) and another link and it was such a transformation with the clasp perfectly centered in the middle of the wrist. Never had such a good fit with any other Rolex before!

So here are some quick pics. I took. For those considering or on the fence with the DSSD, IMO it overwhelms and doesn’t disappoint but if you see one for sale on the CM in 2 weeks time you’ll know I'm unable to live with it or my left shoulder has slanted in relation to the right one. J

Thank you for looking. J

Cheers

Fernando

and lastly, an attempt at capturing the blue lume.