duke1973

Utter crap..... Total let down! Is it only available with the ETA dressed up to look like a rolex movement?? For $338 bucks it's laughable!

Where did you hear this?? I know of the "regular" Sea Dweller (16600) w/superlume being released soon but I haven't heard of a new Deep Sea version???

It would be nice if they did release them this month, but we all know how that goes...... The SL (if it's good quality and not applied all over the indices like the DSSD) should be awesome. I'm a huge lume freak and that's the biggest letdown for me with all reps. It's also one of the biggest tells IMO, everyone knows that Rolex watches have good lume. Modern models that is, I guess it's OK for vintage pieces because their T25 lume would long dead by now anyway.

Care to elaborate?? I'm a BIG 16600 SD fan and currently have a couple of very good SSD's that have been modded. It was a LONG, hard road to find them and I paid a premium for them but it's worth it IMO. These are the best Rolex reps I've ever owned. I'm not a nitpicker about the ever so fine flaws that you have to use a loupe to see so these look perfect to me! I would really love this "cartel" 16600 superlumed version to be a little bit better than the old SSD's. I would probably have to buy 2 or 3 if they are!

Good luck to you on your finals, study hard my friend! I sure DON"T miss those days of cramming for the finals and stressing out for the week leading up to the exam. Good luck to you!

I just have to say after working with E for the last few weeks, this guy is just AWESOME! A true gentleman with a real passion for these watches! I'm so lucky to have met up with you E! Thanks so much for all of your hard work and thanks for sharing your knowledge and expertise with me! Can't wait to get the triple 6 on my wrist!

WOW, this is gonna be an awesome build! Good luck!

Your lucky you still have the pearl cup intact, as Joey said all you have to do is mix up some blue lume/epoxy and re-fill it. Had you lost the entire pearl cup you would've been up the creek! The pearl is on a stud that goes down into the insert, these are not like the standard sub pearls that are easy to replace. And as already mentioned, NOBODY has these for sale yet!

The thickness of the original crystal that came on my GMT is SO thin! Are the clark replacements this thin also? The crystal was so flimsy and thin (like less than a mm I'd guess) that I can actually bend, twist, break it with my index finger and thumb fairly easily. That's why I said I didn't think this rep GMT could be made watertight. If the crystal is that easily contorted IMO it wouldn't stand much pressure before cracking/flooding the watch.

Where can a replacement acrylic crystal be found for a GMT vintage that was bought from WBK time? I put it on the first day I got it and smacked a countertop with it and BAM the crystal fell out and is chipped/cracked with a small piece missing from the inside rim where it presses into the case. The crystal is really a POS, very thin (1mm) and flimsy. The watch was only $135 w/Asian 21j movement so I wasn't expecting it to be perfect. But I was disappointed to see how crappy the crystal was when it came out! There is obviously NO WAY to waterproof one of these watches due to the crystal construction. It simple pushes into a groove and can be rotated easily just by turning it with your fingers. Any advice? Or should I just part it out? I'm away from home ATM or I would post pics of the damage. I will when I get home tomm. Thanks for any help....

Wow.....Just WOW! Awesome collection you have there! And I might add, great taste too! These are all favorites of mine!

I think it looks good! It looks like it may be a recent version because the the "10" on the bezel is correct and the pearl looks like it isn't bulbous looking like on the earlier versions. From what I can tell from you pictures the dial markers look pretty good also.

I would try heating it up first, if that didn't work I'd try a mild solvent or WD-40.

Watch wholesalers on eBay sells Rolex style hands to fit ETA movements. The have them in 3 different shades of lume too. (new, slightly aged yellow, and vintage cream)

Holy crap, that things a WHALE! Not a Daytona, but the case does have potential. Interested to see what you come with??

I just sent a defective bracelet back to a Dealer last month.....It took 13 days by regular USPS international first class mail...

Great info, thanks for posting! Would love to read the Freddy/Nanuq version also....Link us Freddy!

I saw this earlier when it was first listed and thought it would hit $5 or $6 grand for sure! It's already blew by that!

She's a beauty! Awesome build! Congrats!

Congrats! BK does awesome work on these subs!

Looks awesome! I'm going to have to build one of these!

Beautiful red you have there! I sure wish my grand-dad was into watches when he was my age.....I would have been set for life, as it stands I have about 7 watches of his that were passed down to me and they are all no-name brands with one waltham pocket watch.

Congrats on your perfect watch! It's a beauty for sure!

Man that sucks! IMO, that awesome tall crystal is what makes the SSD so bad ass looking!

"Three on the tree" was the shifter in my first chevy truck! 3 speed with the gear shifter on the steering column just like an automatic transmission is today... Boy oh boy was that truck fun to drive! I went through 3 sets of back tires the first year I owned it! Burnin' rubber!