The
replica watches Sea Dweller has — for the a lot of allotment — lived in the adumbration of its added accepted
brother, the Submariner. The Sea Dweller models are ambrosial for their inherent
courage and amazing engineering. For those searching for a cleaner and beneath
apparent Rolex, the Sea Dweller’s abridgement of a date magnification, or
“cyclops”, is aswell an adorable aspect. As a fan of the Sea Dweller, I would
like to see it get added credit; but the upside of it not getting as universally
adapted as the Submariner is that you can acquisition abundant examples of
abounding Sea Dweller references at actual reasonable prices. I aswell
acknowledge that if you see anyone with a Sea Dweller, that agency they absolved
appropriate accomplished the Submariner because they capital something
different. Now we appear to the all important question, “which one should you
get?” Well, it’s a acceptable affair for you that we’re actuality to breach it
down and advice with the decision. There are abounding references to accept from
to cover abstract and rarities like the Double Red or the COMEX models, but the
three we’re traveling to focus on for this commodity are the added calmly
accessible 16660, 16600, and the 116600. Introduced in 1978, the 16660, or
“Triple 6”, was a bound advanced in architecture for the Sea Dweller. It
featured an added 1220 exhausted abyss rating, azure crystal, and beyond helium
escape valve. It aswell had the new ability 3035 movement with added bph from
19,800 to 28,800, as able-bodied as bigger shock resistance. This is an anytime
approved afterwards capricious
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watches uk that is inherently best yet has added avant-garde technology
and improvements than the 1655 it replaced. They are acceptable added popular,
with the matte punch adaptation getting the a lot of desirable, and accordingly
advantageous a premium. Even admitting the matte dials are in college demand,
the appearance dials are annihilation to shy abroad from either. Abounding are
now starting to about-face matte which creates a actual absorbing attending
accumulated with the adverse of abundant tritium brighten and white gold hour
brand surrounds. The Triple 6 is a archetypal best section that generally gets
overshadowed amidst the sea (pun intended) of 5513s, 5512s, 1680s and 1655s . If
it comes to best Sea Dwellers, a 16660 is the absolute best for anyone that
wants a best Rolex diver after accepting to amusement it like one. Following the
capricious 16660, the 16600 was in assembly from 1988 to 2008. With a continued
run and top assembly numbers, it’s an calmly begin advertence that can be had
for a almost low price. This Sea Dweller is a absolute section for those that
wish a watch they can abrasion anywhere. It has a few avant-garde appearance
like the 3135 movement, solid end hotlink bracelet, and appearance dial. Still,
the 16600 keeps some key appearance that Rolex purists are abiding to
appreciate, such as: lug holes, askew case edges, and tritium dials, all up
until 1998. Although basic in the backward 80’s, I wouldn’t go so far as to
alarm it vintage. However, like the Submariner 14060, this is the Sea Dweller
that walks the band altogether amid archetypal and contemporary. The
proportions, dial, bracelet, and 904L animate are quintessential
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tritium dialed versions are what I would acclaim as they should be crumbling
accurately and starting do advance patina. And now we accept the newest
affiliate of the Sea Dweller family: the Sea Dweller 4000. Although the Deepsea
Sea Dweller is a actual absorbing section of engineering, at 44mm wide, 17.7mm
thick, and 7.5 ounces, it is a massive section that few humans can realistically
wear. Last year, Rolex appear the 116600 Rolex 4000 abundant to the contentment
of traditionalists. This is aswell important, not just because of its
acceptation to the SD line, but aswell for all the Rolex action models. The
action models accept developed asymmetric in contempo years and Rolex in
actuality slimmed the case and lugs down hardly with the Sea Dweller 4000. I,
for one, achievement this trend continues (with the Explorer II perhaps?); but I
digress. The 116600 is the aiguille of the archetypal Sea Dweller line. 1220
meter/4000 ft abyss rating, avant-garde 904L steel, Parachrom hairspring,
Chromalight markers, Cerachrom bezel insert, and the absurd Glidelock bracelet.
One affection I’m animated they pulled from the DSSD was the actually
accelerating bezel, bestowing that apparatus watch attending evocative of a
Milsub. Now we appear down to the decision. If you can alone get one of these,
which one should it be? If you wish something that checks all the boxes, it’s
harder to exhausted the matte punch 16660. You get a admirable best watch that
is still abiding and reliable. It’s one of the best capricious Rolex models in
my opinion. This of advance comes at a ample amount with accomplished examples
before $10,000. The appearance punch versions are a little lower, but still
annihilation to belittle at with prices about $8,000. If you accept the money to
absorb on a best Rolex, you can’t do abundant bigger on a matte punch Triple 6.
Thirty year old watches aren’t ambrosial to everyone. Some humans wish a
avant-garde timepiece. I haven’t actively advised any of Rolex’s avant-garde
action watches until I saw the Sea Dweller 4000. If I was in the bazaar for a
new Rolex, this is actually the watch I would buy. The retail amount s $10,400,
which is commensurable to a matte punch 16660. Second-hand models are now
hitting the bazaar at a lower amount point as well. The appearance punch 16660
bridges the gap amid old and new in agreement of price, however, the abridgement
of a matte punch would anticipate me from affairs the activate on one. If you
accept the money for a Triple 6 or the new SD 4000, either one is an
accomplished choice. It’s either authentic best or advanced engineering. But
that’s your accommodation on what speaks to you, as these are two actual altered
Sea Dwellers. This all goes to appearance you just how assorted and able the Sea
Dweller actually is. Each advertence on this account will serve you able-bodied
and you actually can’t go amiss with any of them. About it wouldn’t be abundant
of a Face Off if I didn’t aces a winner. Although I would adulation a matte
punch Triple 6, the amount is a bridle for me. I like the appearance punch
Triple 6 about I would apparently canyon up that best in favor of an aboriginal
tritium punch 16600. Visually these two are actual similar, but the 16600 will
appearance beneath patina. This actuality is outweighed by the allowances of the
added avant-garde Sea Dweller. You get the admirable 3135 movement central an
acutely boxy and reliable case. I would not alternate to yield a 16600 actually
anywhere, which I can’t say for the 16660. For the money, I don’t anticipate you
can exhausted the 16600. It’s the absolute archetypal Rolex that will handle
annihilation you can bandy at it. The tritium dials of the aboriginal models are
already starting to appearance nice brighten and will actualize some of the
appearance of a best watch. The 16600 is the jack-of-all-trades Sea Dweller, and
by far the best amount at beneath $6,000 in today’s market. For the amount of a
Triple 6 or Sea Dweller 4000, you could get the 16600 with affluence of money
larboard over to put appear addition archetypal piece. The microburst “bang for
your buck” makes this the champ in my book — just accomplish abiding you get one
with lug holes.
