astonjenks Posted November 5, 2014 Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 A while ago as some of you know I managed to find a repalcement Blue Black DSSD dial from the Middle East on the bay, it caused quite a storm as it was very close to OEM and did not have the errors of the current reps.Shortly after buying it they were taken down from the bay due to copyright! It has a wonderful blue colour that is correctly graded into black and also cost some $300! Anyway, I decided to make another really special DSSD using the latest Noob version having enjoyed BK's and others and asked Mickey (SSteel) to fit a brand new Swiss ETA movement, TC dwo, fully serviced with the new dial, waterproof and regulate her to COSC standards. I am delighted with the outcome an dnow wait to see if I can live with a 44mm case as I am used to 47/48's and bigger. Please feel free to comment/enjoy. Best regards AJ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ezio Posted November 5, 2014 Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 Nice job mate but i still gotta say the deepsea on the dial looks more yellow Then the seaweed green on the gen but might be the pictures 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcardoza Posted November 5, 2014 Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 AWESOME!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
508-Fanatic Posted November 5, 2014 Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 I have to agree, I held one of these in-hand at jeweler and the "DeepSea" is off by a good bit color-wise. Here's an example of it correct:http://rolexpassionreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/RPR_DSSD_green_closeup.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgtguk Posted November 5, 2014 Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 Nice piece mate, Mickey does great work too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomber22 Posted November 6, 2014 Report Share Posted November 6, 2014 Yep the deepsea is wrong but the overall of the dial is better Then what the TD pictures show 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hunvaakaren Posted November 6, 2014 Report Share Posted November 6, 2014 Nice build,the best on the forum, so far I want a blue/black dssd. But I'm afraid that its too big for my wrist :-/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomber22 Posted November 6, 2014 Report Share Posted November 6, 2014 Nice build,the best on the forum, so far I want a blue/black dssd. But I'm afraid that its too big for my wrist :-/ Its not only the size of the wrist that matters mate many People i seen with a dssd pull it off with a small wrist more how your wrist is round flat etc only way to find out try one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astonjenks Posted November 6, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2014 Thanks guys On the wrist this thing looks so good and the colour of the deepsea isn't an issue as the blue dial catches your full attention. Regards AJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hunvaakaren Posted November 6, 2014 Report Share Posted November 6, 2014 Its not only the size of the wrist that matters mate many People i seen with a dssd pull it off with a small wrist more how your wrist is round flat etc only way to find out try one OK, thanks for the info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astonjenks Posted November 6, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2014 Took this today with different lighting :-) AJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsimba Posted December 29, 2014 Report Share Posted December 29, 2014 (edited) Gen DSSD has the crystal totally flush with the case it does not protrude even slightly easy to spot a rep straight away! Also the crystal is so thick you cannot read the 'ROLEX' engraving on the inner sides with the eye only under a lupe can it even start to be seen & as said the txt colour is waaaaaaay off! Edited December 29, 2014 by mrsimba Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benjji Posted December 30, 2014 Report Share Posted December 30, 2014 perfect work from SStel, great master! but just my opinion, the dial is not so nice...font printing and indices especially Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legend Posted December 30, 2014 Report Share Posted December 30, 2014 The dial looks quite off mate in terms of printing and details. You could take a look at the latest noob blue-black dial. Having said that, and looking at it overall, it's a nice watch on it's own and I like the way the light catches the blue. Wear her well mate! Sent from Mars using tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcardoza Posted December 30, 2014 Report Share Posted December 30, 2014 I see Angus has the Noob version listed, but his pictures are absolutely horrible. Do you have a link to somehwere that has photos of the Noob that would be more helpful to check out? P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legend Posted December 30, 2014 Report Share Posted December 30, 2014 I see Angus has the Noob version listed, but his pictures are absolutely horrible. Do you have a link to somehwere that has photos of the Noob that would be more helpful to check out? P I agree that PT pics are horrible (in general), but actually what I liked about the Noob blue DSSD dial are a. The Blue-black transition starts at about halfway down the dial, like the gen. b. The "Deepsea" word seems to be the correct color. c. printing wise, without a loupe, it looks crisp and defined enough, I can accept that on a $300 rep. I might order this, and strip the dial to install in my DSSD if its nice enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irolexu Posted December 31, 2014 Report Share Posted December 31, 2014 I just sold my gen blue/black DSSD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
436NR Posted January 3, 2015 Report Share Posted January 3, 2015 I just read an article in The Watch Magazine about the D-Blue, and the specs references a anti-reflective coated crystal. Can anyone confirm that? I know that Rolex tends to stay away from AR. If so, does the Noob sport an AR'd crystal? Thank! P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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