Baron - Mr Red
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no problem from me...
......i am not here to try to persuade you to love Sea_Dwellers...of course not. We all have our loves and dislikes, and we all have our very unique motivations for liking a style.
For me, the Sea-Dweller is iconic for Rolex. It marked a move by Rolex into serious diving. The invention and testing of the helium valve was a move by Rolex towards the serious tool-watch as opposed to the Sub. Many reasons could be cited for why SDs are special in the history of Rolex. The involvement with famous diving expeditions etc etc.
However, I do have one problem with your analysis.... technically of course a Sea-Dweller is a Submariner. Early versions of the SD carried the Submariner name, and it is really a part of the Sub family. So, to collect Subs without having SDs in that collection is a big hole in my opinion. But of course, that is not a reason to collect them...you have to love them. I fell for them only once i had tried one on my wrist...But SDs are Subs....
Triple 6 new photos.
It is an eternity I didn't take some fresh pictures of the Triple 6... And that it didn't have wrist time, too... Things had to change, and I took it with me for the whole week, with a totally renewed pleasure. Heavy, thick, not the most comfortable to we...
Allocating wrist time to a watch ...
can sometimes be daunting when there are so many to choose from.... but you chose well. :) It must have been a monumental task for Chinese Emperors of old to choose his bed companion with over 3000 concubines or was it wives to select from. :) best fernan...
Always a good time to take new shots of this 666!
And you inspire me to get my camera out...as mine is on my wrist for this weekend!!
98% of the time
we have the same taste in watches. 2% of the time we don't. The sea dweller is the one watch line in Rolex I don't find appealing. I don't know why. Maybe because they are big. All have dates. I find it a deviation of the Submariner. And then I think. It ...
no problem from me...
......i am not here to try to persuade you to love Sea_Dwellers...of course not. We all have our loves and dislikes, and we all have our very unique motivations for liking a style. For me, the Sea-Dweller is iconic for Rolex. It marked a move by Rolex int...
Appreciate your analysis
Baron-I accept your point. I was speaking purely from an emotional standpoint. I don't find SD's visually appealing at all. And for me I have to love a watch from an emotional standpoint as well as historic and significance standpoint. Both are important ...
Well.....
.....i think it is reasonable to argue that originally the SD was 100% part of the Sub family. I don't think it is indirect at all. However, such was the nature of the watch and its following that it developed for itself an identity that was unique. It be...
Agreed with your point on the Sea Dweller being part of the Sub family.
Loving the Submariner without having one Sea Dweller is a paradox, indeed. Well, from a serious collector's point of view. ;) Best, Nicolas
Richness is in the differences, Edmond. Hopefully.
I will not elaborate too much, since I am writing on a computer I am not used to, but the SD is the epitome of the Submariner, technically speaking. For extrem divers. Best, Nicolas
love it
Think a matte dial with saphire glass is a really nice combination. It has the vintage soul but with a modern touch. A great mix
Simply love that one ! .. Opening of an abyss, I have some vague feeling..
That these appetizer - pics make one insatiable.. - What a strength,presence, but still harmony.. Thanx for these shares, They cover dangerous territory for me, Hmmm.. 666 by 666.. ;) The best for a good sunday hs