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3 February 2011, 01:49 PM
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DSSD -- Very Sissy Bezel
I noticed that the bezel on the DEEPSEA has a very cheap sound to it and moves a little too quickly for my taste ....
The bezel on the SD, is nice and tight and you can feel the resistance. You just can not feel the resistance on the DSSD bezel...even my seikos have bezels that have greater resistance to turning... For a watch this hefty and such a thick bezel, most likely the thickest of all Rolexes, it would be great if there was more resistance to turning ... wish it was tighter... Anyone else noticed this?? |
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3 February 2011, 01:55 PM
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I have noticed this before, yes.....But "Sissy" is hardly the word to describe it!!!
 It's one bad a$$ watch regardless of the bezel tension.....  You do have a valid point however.It's due to the ball bearing insted of the click spring action...
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3 February 2011, 01:59 PM
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I bought the watch in Aug 2010 and today is the first time I turned the bezel ...
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3 February 2011, 02:05 PM
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  But i actually didn't know it used a different mechanism and is looser than other models... i dont like loose bezels at all 
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3 February 2011, 02:06 PM
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'sissy'?
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3 February 2011, 02:06 PM
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yes. even the omega bond bezel feels a lot better
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3 February 2011, 02:13 PM
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3 February 2011, 02:31 PM
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Could it be that the bezel is designed for those wearing the gear of a saturation diver and not the hands of a guy who just wears one because it looks cool?
Maybe for those who really put the DSSD to work, the new bezel is an improvement over the old SD. It's also possible that with enough water pressure placed on the bezel, it turns in a much more manly fashion.
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3 February 2011, 02:34 PM
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3 February 2011, 03:02 PM
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3 February 2011, 04:55 PM
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Please send me that sissy watch and I'll train it to be a man on my wrist... bear in mind it's an extensive program - time frame for full completion of my program is 1 - 2 years.
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3 February 2011, 05:31 PM
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Hmmm....
sissy
  Mine isn’t loose at all....I actually thought the way it rotates is a major improvement as far as function and feel. Maybe your bezel needs adjustment (is adjustment possible )
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3 February 2011, 06:01 PM
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Water pressure won't change the resistance, since water pressure on the bezel will come from all directions onto the bezel...
The bezel is a bit easy to move, but I take a "looseish" bezel over a "bloody fingers" to move it bezel everyday...
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3 February 2011, 06:08 PM
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Haha try telling Mike O'Leary its a sissy bezel. He was the first sat diver to test the DSSD (for Rolex) at depth during an actual working dive.
His video is on the tube and you can see him giving it the thumbs up. Divers now tend to use dive computers for readings. Check out Mike's site. He also has a collection of COMEX watches http://diving-watch.org/ Jon
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3 February 2011, 06:13 PM
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I would disagree, I think it feels refined, that thing moves silkily smoothly. It feels like it's been overengineered, just like every other aspect of the watch
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it just feels smooth and firm. Pretty much like how it is on my sub C.
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3 February 2011, 07:57 PM
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3 February 2011, 08:56 PM
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I have to say this is first time I heard the word sissy used in the same sentence with a DSSD!!
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3 February 2011, 09:59 PM
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The bezel on my Deepsea is not loose.
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3 February 2011, 10:01 PM
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3 February 2011, 11:00 PM
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I can say from personal dive experiences with my deep sea the bezel is perfect. The older style can be a bit difficult to set. The deep sea turns great even with drysuit gloves on, something hard to do with ann older style. I have never had it get bumped or move either, like some detractors worry about. Not cheap at all, I find it very well made.
The op should man up and dive with his watch before calling it sissy. -Eddie
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3 February 2011, 11:11 PM
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This is borderline a trolling post.
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3 February 2011, 11:19 PM
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3 February 2011, 11:45 PM
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On a watch like this, it should have been tighter. Tighter and more rigid would have better suited it ....a bezel that rotates
this easily, gives the entire watch a very toy like feel ....roatating the bezel ruins what ever heft the watch has .... kind of like most guys in the gym .... huger muscular upperbodies but chicken legs... |
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3 February 2011, 11:46 PM
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I am seriously LOL at the OP right now. Sissy he says...
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