red series 3 Posted December 25, 2012 Report Share Posted December 25, 2012 I don't know if you guys have seen this. But the deep sea challenge is available. Need big wrists for this one http://puretime.co/product/sea-dweller-deepsea-challenger/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vester71 Posted December 25, 2012 Report Share Posted December 25, 2012 For $178 its gotta be terrible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aeromatic Posted December 25, 2012 Report Share Posted December 25, 2012 (edited) Talk about a sea monster ! you would surely go straight down to the bottom wearing this! i remember those old gangster movies were they would tie a slab of concrete onto someone feet and deep six him in the sea ! with this watch you would do it quicker ! Edited December 25, 2012 by aeromatic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
txcollector Posted December 25, 2012 Report Share Posted December 25, 2012 For $178 its gotta be terrible. agreed. I saw it earlier but I stopped looking at it after I noticed that huge crystal is mineral and not sapphire. I just imagine what kind of distortion a 14.3mm thick rep crystal would have. Besides that's an experimental watch so it doesn't matter how accurate they make it, everyone would know it's a rep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asciwhite Posted December 25, 2012 Report Share Posted December 25, 2012 I would think this is not a piece to wear as much as make a stand and keep it as a curiosity Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielv2000 Posted December 25, 2012 Report Share Posted December 25, 2012 Disappointed! I was expecting the usual "1:1, genuine used to build this one" tag line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddy333 Posted December 25, 2012 Report Share Posted December 25, 2012 I imagine someone will eventually produce a nicer version &, if done with a sapphire crystal, I would consider putting 1 in my case. Like the original Deepsea (from 1960), it is certainly an interesting curiosity. In fact, if visually accurate, it might be worthy of some franken-add-ons (think - movement). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panerai153 Posted December 25, 2012 Report Share Posted December 25, 2012 Problem with this one, it's huge!! I found the DSSD a little too ungainly for my wrist (About 7 1/2"), so my wrists are not tiny, but this one would overwhelm all but the biggest wrists. I might buy one as a curiosity, but I don't see it as a regular wearer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jkay Posted December 25, 2012 Report Share Posted December 25, 2012 For $178 its gotta be terrible. Watches cost a lot less to make than you have been led to believe. DSSD with a21j ... $89 ... DSSD with Swiss ... $380 ... Because we all know an old swiss movement costs 290$. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perry563 Posted December 26, 2012 Report Share Posted December 26, 2012 If they make a v2 with better crystal, much better dial, and a HV I'm all in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perry563 Posted December 26, 2012 Report Share Posted December 26, 2012 Scratch that....the gen does not have a HV. So the watch needs better movement, better crystal and ether dial. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest zeleni kukuruz Posted December 26, 2012 Report Share Posted December 26, 2012 Guy's pleas say that you are joking around now!!! This one is shiits ugly its so ugly you can call it Ooooogly!!! And 51mm c'mon, the weight most be like my new born son Around 3,5kg!!! The chines most be eating rise thru there ears, they go and rep this! and they cant even make desent crown gards and nice rehult on a simple regular submariner!!! If anyone buy's it i demend wrist OR a leg pic of it!!' God damn! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddy333 Posted December 26, 2012 Report Share Posted December 26, 2012 Like the original Deepsea (circa 1960), the new Deepsea Challenger was designed for marketing purposes only. It was never intended to be worn, at least not without a (gold) diving bell around your head. On the other hand, if you appreciate the technology that went into it, then an accurate rep might be an interesting piece to have in your collection. I certainly would never want to be seen in public wearing 1, but, then, I feel the same about the current Deepsea, which has become a relatively popular model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest zeleni kukuruz Posted December 26, 2012 Report Share Posted December 26, 2012 Well if you ask me NON of the modern rolex watches are nice!!! They all went crazy that year when they designed the new line, they where all on helium gas that day! And the deepsea is a kick in the face to all sea-dweller lovers. But hey, this is just me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red series 3 Posted December 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2012 The best thing about a deep sea is the cool blue lume. I agree that nearly nothing from the current catalogue has the appeal of some of the older models. I'd take the all blue WG sub if I had the disposable income. This has some appeal but not in the same way as some of the earlier models. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aeromatic Posted December 27, 2012 Report Share Posted December 27, 2012 Ordered both deepsea and plo and i sold them soon after just not practical for daily wrist use i like my watches regulation size 40mm, ok mabe a 42mm max but 43+ is just too much i would have liked a 41mm size deepsea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panerai153 Posted December 27, 2012 Report Share Posted December 27, 2012 Ordered both deepsea and plo and i sold them soon after just not practical for daily wrist use i like my watches regulation size 40mm, ok mabe a 42mm max but 43+ is just too much i would have liked a 41mm size deepsea i totally agree. i have had two DSSD's sold both. I have two ploprof homage Ocean7,s and both are just not practical for everyday wear either. they won't fit under a long sleeve dress shirt, and while the titanium model is incredibly light for the size watch, it still is so big and bulky, it's "always there" on your wrist, whereas smaller thinner watches seem to disappear, and you don't notice that they are there until you look at them.I wear the Ocean7's when scuba diving and they are great for wearing around water at the beach, etc., but not for everyday. AFA I'm concerned, the last great SD was the 1665!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jkay Posted December 27, 2012 Report Share Posted December 27, 2012 I don't have an issue with wearing my dssd but I agree a 40 mm watch is more invisible on the wrist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swdivad Posted December 27, 2012 Report Share Posted December 27, 2012 pure kaka IMHO Why did Rolex waste their time, and where did their taste go? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dluddy Posted December 27, 2012 Report Share Posted December 27, 2012 Like Freddy said, this was built for a specific purpose and not a prodution build for every day wear 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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