製造商: Rolex 年份: Circa 2014 型號: 116600 錶殼號碼: 20WL7344 型號名稱: Sea-Dweller 4000 材料: Stainless steel 機芯: Automatic, cal. 3135, 31 jewels 錶帶/ 錶鏈: Stainless steel Rolex Oyster bracelet, max length 195 mm 錶扣: Stainless steel Rolex Oyster deployant clasp 尺寸: 40mm diameter 簽名: Case, dial, movement, bracelet and clasp signed 配件: Accompanied by Rolex guarantee stamped Formosa Watch Co. Taiwan and dated 21st September 2014, leather card holder, instruction manual, product literature, hang tags, fitted presentation box and outer packaging.
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The Rolex Sea-Dweller was specifically designed as a professional-grade tool watch, prioritizing functionality over aesthetics. The dial exhibits large luminous indexes to ensure easy legibility both on the surface and at great depths. The thicker and larger stainless steel Oyster case is built to withstand the immense pressure experienced underwater up to 4000 feet.
The reference 116600 introduced at Baselworld in 2014 has the shortest production span of all Sea-Dwellers with its discontinuation in 2017. It is the last 40mm Sea-Dweller created by Rolex and it is the final model without a cyclops lens over the date. It retains the characteristics of the original Sea-Dweller, with an upgraded cerachrome bezel featuring minute divisions around its bezel, as opposed to only the first 15 minutes found on earlier references. Additionally, the present example boasts an upgraded glidelock bracelet, which allows divers to extend the bracelet length by 5mm to accommodate wearing it over a wetsuit. The present watch is further preserved in "new-old-stock" condition with original stickers still attached to the case and is accompanied by all of its accessories.
In realm of dive watches, the Rolex Sea-Dweller reference 116600 represents the culmination of the brand's dedication to producing reliable and robust timepieces for professionals. Its design and features are a testament to Rolex's commitment to functionality and durability in demanding underwater environments.
Founded 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.