Rolex - Sea-Dweller DeepSea - James Cameron Dial - 126660 - Men - 2011-present
Pre-owned Rolex Sea-Dweller ref. 126660 Deep. Sea dial, with full set.
This dial is a special edition, unveiled in 2014 to commemorate James Cameron's 2012 expedition into the Mariana Trench.
The oyster perpetual rolex. Deepsea in oystersteel with a cerachrom bezel insert in black ceramic and an oyster bracelet.
Rolex seemed to want the new for 2018 reference 126660 to look similar to the outgoing 116660, so it kept one of the original Deepsea’s most controversial features.
That is a silver rehaut ring around the dial which contains two phrases being “Original Gas Escape Valve” (referring to the automatic helium release valve) and “Ring Lock System,” which refers to how the case is constructed to ensure such high levels of water resistance.
The silver ring itself is actually part of the Ring Lock and is a “high-performance nitrogen-alloyed stainless steel ring. ”
When writer, director, and adventurer James Cameron reached the depth of 10,908 meters, on the floor of the Challenger Deep (the deepest point in the ocean) at the bottom of the Mariana Trench, he had the Rolex Deepsea Challenge, a prototype watch that could withstand water pressure to a depth of 15,000 meters, was strapped on the mechanical arm as well as on Cameron’s wrist.
Brand: Rolex
Model: Sea-Dweller Deepsea
Reference: 126660
Case Material: Steel
Movement: Automatic
Dimension: 44 Mm
Dial: James Cameron Dial
Bezel: Ceramic
Crystal: Sapphire
Bracelet Type: Oyster
Bracelet Material: Steel
Bracelet Lenght: 19 Cm
Original Box: Yes
Original Papers: Yes
Condition: Very Good
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Pre-owned Rolex Sea-Dweller ref. 126660 Deep. Sea dial, with full set.
This dial is a special edition, unveiled in 2014 to commemorate James Cameron's 2012 expedition into the Mariana Trench.
The oyster perpetual rolex. Deepsea in oystersteel with a cerachrom bezel insert in black ceramic and an oyster bracelet.
Rolex seemed to want the new for 2018 reference 126660 to look similar to the outgoing 116660, so it kept one of the original Deepsea’s most controversial features.
That is a silver rehaut ring around the dial which contains two phrases being “Original Gas Escape Valve” (referring to the automatic helium release valve) and “Ring Lock System,” which refers to how the case is constructed to ensure such high levels of water resistance.
The silver ring itself is actually part of the Ring Lock and is a “high-performance nitrogen-alloyed stainless steel ring. ”
When writer, director, and adventurer James Cameron reached the depth of 10,908 meters, on the floor of the Challenger Deep (the deepest point in the ocean) at the bottom of the Mariana Trench, he had the Rolex Deepsea Challenge, a prototype watch that could withstand water pressure to a depth of 15,000 meters, was strapped on the mechanical arm as well as on Cameron’s wrist.
Brand: Rolex
Model: Sea-Dweller Deepsea
Reference: 126660
Case Material: Steel
Movement: Automatic
Dimension: 44 Mm
Dial: James Cameron Dial
Bezel: Ceramic
Crystal: Sapphire
Bracelet Type: Oyster
Bracelet Material: Steel
Bracelet Lenght: 19 Cm
Original Box: Yes
Original Papers: Yes
Condition: Very Good
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