The Sea Dweller problem. Best video I have seen.

[Judge]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjfXirdStIY

[hifihunter]

Nah, not really. The SD43 is great for many - just do a search here and look how passionate so many people are about it. Nothing is right for everyone, but 40mm is also not right for many. ;)

[horseShu]

Saw this vid and it is quite a bummer for me. The 3135 is shared by almost all models with a date complication, be they sports or dress, steel or gold.

Since I prefer variety in my collection, one Rolex is truly enough.

[Psmith]

Just that person's opinion - a great many, including myself, think it's great.

[mobster600]

What does a Seadweller a deep sea, WWE wrestling and a hellcat have in common? Don’t you say excessive hahahah

[Etschell]

Blah blah blah. I hate the sd43. But i understand why it was made in the way it was.

[Atone]

i do agree. but to each his own. i can appreciate the watch however i doubt i'd ever own one of the newer SD's

[Judge]

At least It is not a subMariner.

I am kidding, we are all truly blessed to even own the Brand of Rolex.

Cheers

[rushca01]

I’m a huge seadweller fan, own the 16600 and 116600. I’m in the camp that does not like the cyclops on the 50th anniversary sea dweller. Yes, the cyclops is inherently rolex but, the cyclops less sea dweller was as much a statement as anything in of itself.

[Etschell]

Originally Posted by rushca01

I’m a huge seadweller fan, own the 16600 and 116600. I’m in the camp that does not like the cyclops on the 50th anniversary sea dweller. Yes, the cyclops is inherently rolex but, the cyclops less sea dweller was as much a statement as anything in of itself.

116600 was a horrible seller. Sd43 is for larger wrists. It makes sense as to why rolex did what they did.

[Fabrice M]

I do agree with the criticism. I feel Rolex made a mistake with both the size and the cyclops. One of the thing that made the SD an SD was that it was understated. The size of the SD43 and the addition of the cyclops sort of diminish that spirit a great deal.

[Bulldozer]

The video misses the mark. 43mm is a perfect size for many, but the watch is too top heavy and not very comfortable on the wrist the way Explorer II and YM II are.

[thekman]

Best modern SS Rolex in my opinion.

[fishingbear]

This watch sang to me the morning it was released at Basel and I’ve had it, worn it and loved it ever since I could get my hands on one 5 months later. Everyone is entitled their opinion. I just disagree with the video narrative.

[Ouro9999]

Tried it today, and I have a small wirst 6,29. Could not see anything worg with to the watch. Is a little big yes, bit is has better proportion then the current Sub.

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[TswaneNguni]

SD43 ...beautiful reference !!

DSSD and SD43 are for large wrists .Size matters .
If you have small wrists stick to the common 40mm or less watches .
Buy and wear what suits YOU.

[csaltphoto]

I get what the guy is saying but the Sea Dweller might even be more of a quaint nod to the past than the Submariner. The Sub is rugged, waterproof watch with a useful timing bezel. So is the Sea Dweller. Managing a scuba dive with a watch though hasn't been necessary for a long time but managing a saturation dive with a watch never really was. The timing bezel on the sub was used to keep track of "bottom time" (time spend underwater) and any resultant decompression times. These times were usually measured in minutes so the bezel is also useful for this.

Saturation diving has bottom times measured in days or weeks and decompression times measured in days or weeks. Saturation divers live in a pressurized environment that is equal to the sea depth they are working at. They might work a shift at whatever depth, be hauled to the surface in a diving bell sort of thing and live in a compressed air environment between dives.

A watch is handy no doubt to keep track of things but their lives and work are managed like an astronauts from a surface support crew. They do breath air with helium mixed in (this is a simplified version of mixed gas diving) so yes, the watch they wear needs a helium escape valve. In any case most of the work that saturation divers used to do is done with ROVs these days although there are still a few hundred in the US.

[APPRF]

SD43 is the best looking diver in my opinion. I see nothing wrong with it, after I started wearing it I found it difficult when opening my watch box to take any other reference out. I'ts a bit heavy, but I find it fits very well on my 6.75 wrist even though I'm not a tall guy.

[horseShu]

There's nothing wrong with the SD's size, or the cyclops.
But there are a certain number of people who think that the movement should fit the case. This implies that the movement was made for the watch. Not like a hack job.

This is cool...


And this isn't...


The 3135 movement is too small for the SD43 or Deepsea. They used it anyway. So some people don't find that aesthetically pleasing, kinda like a hack job.

[18078pres]

The case back is way way to thick. Like wearing a ball against the wrist.

[brandrea]

If you listen to this guys narratives in his other videos he’s consistently bashed the SD43 ... so no surprise here

Obviously there’s a market for the SD43, and I’d venture to say that more of the watch buying public like the new design with the cyclops than those who don’t.

[watchwatcher]

My expectation, upon clicking a Youtube video for watches, has been met. Yet again.

[abozz]

The SD43 is the most handsome modern diver. Absolutly perfect, in my opinion, od course. I'm a BIG fan of the red cyclops SD43.

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[franktehtank]

I still don't understand why the watch community cares what this guy thinks so much? As far as I can tell (please correct me if I'm wrong because I've never heard anything to the contrary), he just owns "homage" pieces. Why is his opinion so important, because he calls himself an "industrial designer"?

He never shows any pieces, just his web browser and google images...

[Rori]

Originally Posted by Judge

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjfXirdStIY

Says who?

[Onikage]

Haven't watched the vid but it's probably that South African chap, who thinks a £50 Daytona knock-off built around a Seiko Mecaquartz has a better designed layout than an actual Daytona.

[alphadweller]

He doesn't like the SD43 126600 essentially because it's larger yet doesn't offer more capability than the 16610 or 116610. He acknowledges the fact it caters for those with larger wrists, but doesn't care and thinks it should have stayed at 40mm. My guess is he has small wrists. Other than that he's babbling.

He had another go at the SD43 in another video claiming they put the cyclops to hide the misplacement of the date window. Which is simply not true.

Basically the guy pretty much hates the SD43.

TBH I don't care, it's the most beautifull diver to me, ever.

[007_Omega]

IDGuy is a class act and a genuinely nice guy; however, I disagree with him on that video. One weakness of his channel is that he analyzes everything from a design perspective but he doesn't actual handle the watches he is discussing.

In theory, what he is saying has a ton of merit but that is in theory. I have handled the SD4K that is so praised. That watch has slimmed down lugs but they are still too fat. Let's put the lugs aside and look at the proportions itself. The 15mm thick case on a 39mm watch is extremely awkward. The SD43 manages to balance the case thickness with a larger size, while making the watch appear less thick.

Not every watch in the world needs to be 40mm. The SD43 is a stellar option for people with larger wrists or people who prefer bigger watches. I have a 6.5 inch wrist and can pull off the watch. Rolex managed to create a large watch that didn't necessarily alienate smaller wrists.

In my opinion, the SD43 is the best SD since the 4 digit days. The 5 digit SD is too boring. It doesn't have the character that makes the 4 digit SDs so charming. Hell, they even gave it a glossy dial like the Sub making it even more similar. Sure, if your goal is to be absolutely discreet it can appear as just another Sub but I don't think there is anything wrong with a little personality in the watch.

Rolex has done a good job distinguishing their lines this generation. During the 5 digit generations, creativity was thrown aside for minimalism and streamlined costs.

[Robf52]

Originally Posted by Psmith

Just that person's opinion - a great many, including myself, think it's great.

IDGuy has his opinion, just like the rest of us. I love mine, including the cyclops and 43mm, and love the red print. I do not find it too big for my 7.25" wrist. I like the size and heft compared to the Sub.

[LDN]

I ll take the SD43!