No Reserve
99
Rolex
Ref. 116660
Sea-Dweller, Deepsea “James Cameron”
A fine and attractive stainless steel diver’s wristwatch with date, ring lock system, gas escape value, and bracelet with guarantee, hang tags, and presentation box
- Estimate
- $8,000 - 16,000•
$19,050
Lot Details
- Manufacturer
- Rolex
- Year
- Circa 2014
- Reference No
- 116660
- Case No
- P9D38144
- Model Name
- Sea-Dweller, Deepsea “James Cameron”
- Material
- Stainless steel
- Calibre
- Automatic, cal. 3135, 31 jewels
- Bracelet/Strap
- Stainless steel Rolex Oyster bracelet
- Clasp/Buckle
- Stainless steel Rolex deployant clasp
- Dimensions
- 44mm Diameter
- Signed
- Case, dial, movement and claps signed
- Accessories
- Accompanied by Rolex International Guarantee dated November 7, 2014, green leather presentation box, wallet with product literature, two hang tags and outer packaging.
Specialist
Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
Launched in 2008, Rolex’s reference 116660 Sea-Dweller Deepsea was set apart from the standard production model with black dial, newly introduced Ringlock system, thicker case and 5mm thick sapphire crystal. Extremely robust, the Sea-Dweller Deep Sea was meant to explore the deepest depths of the ocean with an incredible depth rating up to 3,900 meters (12,800 feet). Six years later, Rolex introduced a new Deepsea tool watch with an attractive gradient blue dial beautifully mimicking the hues of the deep sea. Nicknamed “James Cameron”, the model was a tribute to the director’s solo expedition to explore and document the deepest part of the ocean where no human has ever conquered. It is interesting to note that in 2022, Rolex released their titanium Deepsea Challenge, which out competes its predecessors with an outstanding depth rating of 11,000 meters.
Consigned by the original owner, the present Rolex Sea-Dweller Deepsea “James Cameron” ref. 116660 from 2014 is in outstanding, hardly worn condition and offered with guarantee, presentation box and hang tags.
PROPERTY OF THE ORIGINAL OWNER
Consigned by the original owner, the present Rolex Sea-Dweller Deepsea “James Cameron” ref. 116660 from 2014 is in outstanding, hardly worn condition and offered with guarantee, presentation box and hang tags.
PROPERTY OF THE ORIGINAL OWNER
Rolex
Swiss | 1905Founded in 1905 England by Hans Wilsdorf and Alfred Davis as Wilsdorf & Davis, it soon became known as the Rolex Watch Company in 1915, moving its headquarters to Geneva in 1919. Like no other company, the success of the wristwatch can be attributed to many of Rolex's innovations that made them one of the most respected and well-known of all luxury brands. These innovations include their famous "Oyster" case — the world's first water resistant and dustproof watch case, invented in 1926 — and their "Perpetual" — the first reliable self-winding movement for wristwatches launched in 1933. They would form the foundation for Rolex's Datejust and Day-Date, respectively introduced in 1945 and 1956, but also importantly for their sports watches, such as the Explorer, Submariner and GMT-Master launched in the mid-1950s.One of its most famous models is the Cosmograph Daytona. Launched in 1963, these chronographs are without any doubt amongst the most iconic and coveted of all collectible wristwatches. Other key collectible models include their most complicated vintage watches, including references 8171 and 6062 with triple calendar and moon phase, "Jean Claude Killy" triple date chronograph models and the Submariner, including early "big-crown" models and military-issued variants.
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