DSSD too slim for you?

[andy tims]

Sorry if already discussed.

'Deepsea Challanger. This experimental watch is 51.4mm in diameter, 28.5mm thick with a 14.3mm sapphire crystal. Water-proof to 39370ft/12000m.

[Tony-GB]

Jake's Rolex blog has a very nice article about this piece.

http://rolexblog.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03 ... ed-to.html

[HappyJack]

Worn, presumably, on one of the robot arms in the photo...

[monogroover]

Worn, presumably, on one of the robot arms in the photo...

Indeed it was. As I suggested in one of the other threads it would be a bizarre choice for a human arm, but a marvellous feat of engineering nonetheless.

[Henrik Gelardi]

Very delicate and elegant with its petite build :D

[Plissk]

One might make a reference to the fact that the watch is well suited for a 'robot'.

[andrew]

One might make a reference to the fact that the watch is well suited for a 'robot'.

Quite a bit smaller than the white/gold 60mm TW Steel I saw someone wearing at the mall today. I looked that one up - WR of 50m. Impressive.

[andy tims]

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

[seadog1408]

slimmer than the original deepsea, i like it .

[Plissk]

One might make a reference to the fact that the watch is well suited for a 'robot'.

Quite a bit smaller than the white/gold 60mm TW Steel I saw someone wearing at the mall today. I looked that one up - WR of 50m. Impressive.

lol yes TW Steel is the big watch brand for those on a budget. There much bigger watches out there. I never thought I'd see B-Uhr sized watches being in vogue though.

[noTAGlove]

Thank goodness for this. I bust my last DSSD when scuba diving only 10,000 feet down.

[seadog1408]

Thank goodness for this. I bust my last DSSD when scuba diving only 10,000 feet down.

mm, its rated to 12,800ft so dont see how you bust it, what happened to it.??

[redmond]

Thank goodness for this. I bust my last DSSD when scuba diving only 10,000 feet down.

mm, its rated to 12,800ft so dont see how you bust it, what happened to it.??

it was the drool on the shop window :lol:

[monogroover]

Curious as to how this might have been tested. Is there any way to replicate the effect of the water pressure?

[Bertie Wooster]

Are Rolex actually going to put this into regular production or is it strictly a one of ? Seems unlikely that such a marketing behemoth would miss a trick like this.

[abraxas]

Worn, presumably, on one of the robot arms in the photo...

Indeed it was. As I suggested in one of the other threads it would be a bizarre choice for a human arm, but a marvellous feat of engineering nonetheless.

Is it just me that can see the irony of attaching a watch on a robot? :P

john

[andyb190]

Why is the watch in the blog not the same as the one in the pic ?

[futon river crossing]

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

The designers at Rolex really don't have an imagination do they?!!! Need a 28mm thick watch? No problem - just stretch the CAD model and voila!! :roll:

:roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:

[andrew]

[quote=futon river crossing]

The designers at Rolex really don't have an imagination do they?!!! Need a 28mm thick watch? No problem - just stretch the CAD model and voila!! :roll:
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How else are they supposed to make it look?

It's an experimental watch to show they can do it. How very dare they :lol: although personally if I was in charge, I would not put this into production. I suspect if you're a RAV, this is the ultimate f-you watch, and they will queue up for this whatever the price; in the short term, it does look like a winner (and just imagine how much surplus you could redistribute to charity...)

[7on]

This will increase the love of the human DSSD............

I didn't take mine out of it's wrapping for 2 years, now I can't take it off! They do grow on you, literally.........

[monogroover]

Well it seems to me they've only missed a trick if there's an appreciable market for it .. how do you market something of which the defining feature is that it's designed to withstand pressures at depths to which no left arm could ever be exposed? What excuse for making a watch like that?

[andrew]

how do you market something of which the defining feature is that it's designed to withstand pressures at depths to which no left arm could ever be exposed?

"Big and shiny" usually does it ;)

But then how else would one explain Blancpain 500 Fathoms, Omega PO/PlopRof, the regular DSSD, the old Sea-Dweller, almost all Breitlings, etc.

[monogroover]

Well as I understand it those watches at least have depth ratings that are consistent, allowing for a safety margin, with real-life diving depths. I take the point that most DSSD owners will use them for desk diving. But in themselves those watches make sense, independent of the behaviour of their owners.

And so does the Deepsea Challenger, as an 'experimental' demonstration watch. But as something you might see in Goldsmiths' window, it doesn't (imo).

[doctorj]

This will increase the love of the human DSSD............

I didn't take mine out of it's wrapping for 2 years, now I can't take it off! They do grow on you, literally.........

Either 'grow on' or 'literally' is confusing you.

It's not horology, though, this watch. It's structural engineering. It's just not all that interesting.