Deep Sea

[Ten Ten & 32]

Originally Posted by dmash

Make sure it’s got the new dial sans ‘Sea-Dweller’ text.

Please elaborate on the difference in text between the models

Thanks


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[tufty]

Originally Posted by Ten Ten & 32

Please elaborate on the difference in text between the models

Thanks


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New model doesn't have sea dweller under the deepsea on the dial

[mile2424]

I love my 12 series JC. Probably my most worn and easy to wear watch with any casual outfit.

[HiDive]

Originally Posted by szabo_martin

Love mine. The dial is amazing with the gradient, and I prefer the added script and ratchet adjustment on the strap of the 2nd gen. They cut costs on the 3rd gen sadly but still a killer piece

What is different about the strap adjustment?

[creepy neville]

Originally Posted by tufty

New model doesn't have sea dweller under the deepsea on the dial

Definitely the new dial’s loss - ‘Sea-Dweller’ is a bad-ass name ….

[OG1982]

IMO the watch is a fantastic piece of engineering, but is far too large and borderline comical. Needs to be worn on a very large wrist, or even over a wetsuit as intended!

[drrd]

Originally Posted by HiDive

What is different about the strap adjustment?

The ‘ratchet adjustment’ (Glidelock, specific to the Deepsea line) is unchanged over the three generations of DS.

Rolex removed the Fliplock link from the bracelet of the 136660. I believe it’s now only on the DS Challenge.

[HiDive]

Originally Posted by drrd

The ‘ratchet adjustment’ (Glidelock, specific to the Deepsea line) is unchanged over the three generations of DS.

Rolex removed the Fliplock link from the bracelet of the 136660. I believe it’s now only on the DS Challenge.

Yeah, that saved me some work because I always take off the 'fliplock' wetsuit extension link anyway. I never liked it. The Deepsea Glidelock clasp is the best quick adjustment I have ever used. Even when I got my first Seadweller in the early 1980's I took out the wetsuit extension and installed a couple of regular links in it's place.

I always wanted the added protection of a layer of neoprene over my watch while diving. I have always worn my watch under my wetsuit sleeve, or under my drysuit glove. And I never wore one in sat with hot water suits.

As far as the dial color on the JC model goes, it is like a breath of fresh air. I have owned so many black dial Divers including probably a dozen Subs and Seadwellers I am not missing them in the least. There is nothing more toolish or utilitarian about the plain black dial over the JC dial. Not IMO, as a professional Diver for many years, anyway.

That being said here is a nice picture of my SD50 with plain black Dial under the sleeve of my wetsuit.

[HiDive]

Originally Posted by drrd

The ‘ratchet adjustment’ (Glidelock, specific to the Deepsea line) is unchanged over the three generations of DS.

Rolex removed the Fliplock link from the bracelet of the 136660. I believe it’s now only on the DS Challenge.

The SeaDweller 43mm, Ref 126600 still comes with the Wetsuit Extension link. At least it did when I bought mine in 2017, but I removed it and replaced it with two extra regular links.

You can see it in these pictures of when the watch was new.









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[scooba]

Originally Posted by aehaas

I like this one:

What is this