Rolex 116660 DeepSea Sea Dweller

The Rolex 116660 DeepSea is amongst the ultra-resistant divers’ watches engineered by Rolex for deep-sea exploration.

First made in 2008, its 44mm case is 17.7mm thick and it has a 5.5mm crystal – for comparison, the current Submariner is 41mm and just 12mm thick.  That makes the DSSD the biggest Rolex wristwatch ever with a depth rating of 3900 meters.  Like the Omega PloProf, it was designed with few concessions to daily life although of course most of them never see a scuba tank.

Available from 2012 with a graduated blue ‘James Cameron’ dial, this is the classic black dialled original version which was later superseded by the 126660, making the originals sought after.

This 2011 example is nice with sharp edges and a clean ceramic bezel – the original Heavy Oyster bracelet is solid with no stretch and a tight clasp.

It comes with original papers, both boxes and booklets, green seal, wallet and integrated diver’s link.

Still stickered from a recent service and tested by Rolex certified watch specialists Michlmayr and Co  this pre owned Rolex 116660 DeepSea Sea Dweller is running beautifully and within COSC spec.