I recently just decided that for every 10th post at Weekly Watch Recom, I will be choosing either high end or haute horology watches or "Grail" watches that shall address the serous watch collectors or consumers who have deeper pockets than the most of us.
And for the first special WWR #10, it will be none other but from most popular luxury watch brand in the world, before, now and forever into the future. ROLEX. Everybody knows the brand. Even the homeless guy over the street to the nerdy computer geek who has never worn a watch in his whole life. It's that thing that brands the person with a reputation of achievement and success likewise an automatic respect from the eyes of all mankind. And you may expect that the Rollie that I will be recommending is the superman of watches, the Submariner, then I would cease this post to be too predictable. Therefore it is the other stronger brother of the Sub, the SEA-DWELLER. One of my own personal grail watches.
For normal folks, they wouldn't tell the difference from the Sub,but for Rolex fans and WIS, they would view both entirely differently. What I would note now are the differences that I like.
One noticeable difference is that this is the only Rolex without a date magnifier. To which one of the things I don't like about Rolexes as for me, they give give an old man's watch look. I mean I don't need my dates with lenses to be able to read them.
Next is by the name itself, a sea dweller would give you an instant perception that this watch can withstand more what what the ocean can offer. And yes by water resistance, this is guaranteed 1,220 m (4000ft) vs the Sub's 300m WR. And most importantly, this has a helium escape valve, really for one serious diver.
The case of 40mm is the same with the sub, this the SD is thicker to accomodate the helium escape valve. Thus adding more wrist presence.
And lastly, in the accounts of two sides of the coin or is a pro and a con at the same time, this model is already discontinued and already replaced with the bigger and badder Deep Sea Dweller, thus adds more uniqueness to those who own it. Vintage collectors surely will try to get their hands on these in the coming years so if you ever get a chance to bid one at the bay or see it for sale at forums or watch stores, grab it if you can. You won't regret it. And you won't have to live by the thought that you just purchased one of the most common watches that people wear, but something that shares its classic beauty but with added oomppff! you can brag about.
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