DSSD Haters Secretly Rejoicing Deepsea Blue?

[SubGunner]

A week ago Rolex teased everyone on their homepage with the mysterious August 4th launch date. Now the Rolex community is shocked with the Deepsea Blue's arrival. I must say, I have never seen so much activity on a controversial watch in my life. It almost seems like a new found respect is found for the DSSD, which I am glad.

I have to admit, I too am fascinated with its arrival. Since I already have the DSSD, I will not be purchasing. Had the DSSD Blue been available, I really cannot say that I would have chosen it over the DSSD. To be quite honest, I find the text on the standard DSSD to be a better balance than the way the dial is presented.

It almost seems like the dial is too "busy" with having the DEEPSEA on the bottom. Omega did a similar change on their newer Seamaster line by rearranging the text on the dial. I am quite happy with the way the PO is laid out below, which makes the dial text uniform and proportional; similar to the DSSD.

I am also not crazy at all about the Green color. This is the primary reason I bought my PO with a standard black dial/bezel. After 7 years of ownership, I can't say I would be all too happy had I gone with the Orange model.

I will say, the Blue dial is an excellent change for Rolex. Since I have a PO, I am already used to the bluish AR coating on the crystal. I imagine that's exactly the way the DSSD dial will now look. That's a welcome change in my opinion. With the addition to the line, this will sure be the revitalizing factor for the DSSD that Rolex was hoping for.