D-Blue Sea Dweller - First Impressions | Rolex

D-Blue Sea Dweller - First Impressions

Further to my Sunday's coffee escapade, without further a due, first impressions on a Rolex D-blue DEEPSEA attached.

- Weight and Size - Weighting in a very hefty 220g (almost exactly half a pound!) this is a super heavy weight category; for me at least. By far the heaviest watch I have ever owned.

(Now I know what guys wearing large platinum watches feel like). This is what you call a real wrist presence I guess. After two days I do not mind the weight, the watch constantly reminds you it is where it is supposed to be - on your wrist that is.

- Dial - Lets be honest here, the reason, the only reason I have purchased this watch was its dial. The dial is ...mesmerizing! It makes the whole watch. It is truly unbelievable, absolutely fascinating, it makes you look at it at any given opportunity. You can easily stare at it for 15 min and it is not enough. You just want to look at it again and again. I have looked at it under a magnifying glass and there is no clear cut between blue and black, they just merge into each other flawlessly and unnoticeably. Spectacular!

The old saying is still valid today - Make a dial, sell the watch!

I have passed by a regular Deepsea more than hundreds of times, never even thinking of acquiring one. Wow, what a power of a dial!

- Water Proofness - Lets be honest again, I am not a pro diver, this watch will never be any close to 4K underwater, unless I will have dropped it from a cruise ship into the Pacific.

The deepest it will go is a few feet at some swimming pool in Vegas. That said, I do appreciate all the engineering necessary to make it water proof to 4K.

Conclusion - I am astonished, but the watch is fully wearable, I do not mind its size or weight at all. That comes from a guy that considers a 40mm watch BIG.

- Glass - The glass is REFLECTIVE, very difficult to take pictures as the glass reflects light back. Maybe it has got something to do with its thickness - an unbelievable 5,5 mm.(This is more than double your regular window glass panel). Stunning again!

This message has been edited by Mizur9999 on 2015-11-10 15:01:01

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This is a heavyweight beauty that my skinny wrist can't handle.

By: Luis6 : November 10th, 2015-16:52

Envy you and those who have meatier wrists.

D-Blue

By: Mizur9999 : November 10th, 2015-17:06

I would not hesitate to try one if you could. I would not consider my wrist particularly large, quite to the contrary medium sized at best. Yet the watch sits on my wrist just perfectly fine. The biggest watch I have worn until now was a 40mm GMT. I know ...

Thank you for the encouragement.

By: Luis6 : November 10th, 2015-17:12

I've owned the 116600 sea-Dweller, and thickness is an issue. It felt nice at first, but after a few hours of activity, the thickness would make me feel a little bit uncomfortable. The DEEPSEA is even thicker and larger, so I'm afraid that it's probably o...

Absolutely agree,

By: Mizur9999 : November 10th, 2015-17:18

I think that after a while I will only be wearing this watch summer time or on a winter vacations in a sunny place. On a long run the thickness may proof to be too much, and seasonal wear will be the answer. Best again.

Do you have the exact thickness? I think it is monstruous. ;)

By: amanico : November 10th, 2015-23:04

I totally agree with you, the dial makes this watch. Best, Nicolas

I've measured it to approximately 18mm, that is HUGE! I would have never thought I would like a huge watch like that - but I do! Sure it can not be worn with a suit, but it will be my #1 watch for the summer. Can't wait for summer already, maybe the globa...

;) I really have to try it. I am charmed by this blue dial. [nt]

By: amanico : November 11th, 2015-10:44

You will not be dissapointed.

By: Mizur9999 : November 11th, 2015-10:56

There is one issue though I am wondering about. How will this dial "perform" over the decades. Will it always stay the same or will it turn to entirely black or blue dial? Since there is no clear cut from black to blue, and the colours just morph into eac...

this one falls ino the category good looking on others

By: COUNT DE MONET : November 11th, 2015-02:09

Not that it does not look good on you! Saw the "standard" model a few times and it looked good on people. This Cameron edition adds a bit more spice to it with the dial. Enjoy your new purchase. Best Moritz

Thank you,Count.

By: Mizur9999 : November 11th, 2015-10:44

You are absolutely right, I have passed by the regular model literally hundreds of times without a thought even crossing my mind to buy it. What have crossed my mind was - who would wear such a huge watch? - .......and the answer now is ....me! The DIAL e...

the dial is stunning! I prefer it on the rubber B for comfort...

By: ImranLondon : November 11th, 2015-08:08

I find the bracelet too narrow for me! Congrats on an icon of modern Rolex best Imran

Thank you so much Imran.

By: Mizur9999 : November 11th, 2015-10:48

I have never replaced a bracelet for a strap on any of my watches yet. As I will only be wearing this watch Summer time and on vacations in Tropics what do you think about a strap performing in the water conditions. Would it last long? Are they suitable f...

It was perfect, and no problems in the waters

By: ImranLondon : November 14th, 2015-12:40

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Why " Was "? [nt]

By: amanico : November 14th, 2015-14:15

Gone mate, i am liking the seadweller 4000 [nt]

By: ImranLondon : November 15th, 2015-11:34

Thank you again Imran, and big thanks for a picture. [nt]

By: Mizur9999 : November 14th, 2015-15:36

She does look good on your wrist.....

By: Andy : November 20th, 2015-23:23

Although I appreciate the technology that has gone into this model and I love the way it looks I'll have to check again the thickness to see if I can get away with it. The other piece I'm after is the 4000 (and the gold Yacht Master..!) but this one with ...

Thank you Andy,

By: Mizur9999 : November 21st, 2015-09:49

The watch is thick, no other way to describe it. My wrist is medium sized at best, but think I have pulled it though. As crazy as it sounds I think the watch wears smaller than it really is!! I have tried on a Sea Dweller 4000 but it did not lured me in. ...

How I love this piece!

By: MTR : November 21st, 2015-00:00

It is so impressive and so fantastically engineered. And it looks so great - IMHO even with a suit. Weight and size don\'t bother me. The only thing that always let me hesitate in the last moment before pulling the trigger is that the case is just put on ...

Thank you so much Thomas,

By: Mizur9999 : November 21st, 2015-09:55

As I have stated many times I have bought the watch for the dial. Since I have it though I am reading a lot about diving watches and a Sea Dweller in particular. What a fantastic watch! The engineering is state of the art technology. Just stunning. My wri...

Great buy, love that dial

By: Warrenjared1 : November 22nd, 2015-10:36

I\'m interested to hear how your other watches feel after you wear this monster for some time? Did you have any watches that are close to this in size? What is the stander size of your other watches?They say once you go big you don\'t go back because it r...

Thank you Warren,

By: Mizur9999 : November 22nd, 2015-17:00

The most unbelievable thing just actually has happened - I just love this watch and its size! As I have stated before, I am a medium size, classic, pure looks kind of a watch guy. Never, ever I was considering a diving watch, certainly not in this size. A...

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