What should You Know about New Rolex Sea-Dweller

When it demanded the pure diving watch from Rolex, the only is Rolex Sea-Dweller there. It’s a classic stainless steel case in all that available in the black dial and bezel only. Rolex designed it purely a dive watch instead of a fashion accessory. Most of the people search on the internet for Replica Rolex as they are available at very low cost. For me, Replica Rolex watches are the second option when you can’t afford an authentic one.

Personally I love this timeless Rolex Sea-Dweller because of its simplicity, stark beauty, perfection, quality and functionality. Probably Sea-Dweller is not as common as Rolex Submariner in the sports collection of Rolex. Although Submariner is available in different combinations of material and dial colors but its single Sea-Dweller. As it’s a diving watch and in any diving timepiece most of the important thing is considered that’s water resistant quality. Sea-Dweller is fully equipped in this regards (1200 meter/4000 feet). Here are gathered some more features of this iconic version that make it Rolex Sea-Dweller.

Features of New Rolex Sea-Dweller

• 904L Stainless Steel case of 40mm diameter and having sit 14.5mm high
• Scratchproof Synthetic Sapphire Crystal 
• Quick date change and setting feature
• No date magnifier that provide a cleaner look 
• Unidirectional rotating bezel
• Advance Triplock screwdown crown
• Its only Rolex have written on the caseback of the watch “Rolex Oyster” and “Original Escape Value"
• Rolex in-house 3135 Movement that’s famous for its perfection
• High Water Resistant quality that make it real tool for divers
• 48 hours of Power Reserve
• Having Parachrom hairspring and COSC certification
• Helium Escape Value in this watch is significant

What is Helium Escape Value in Rolex Sea-Dweller

Helium Escape Value is one of the distinctive features in advance Rolex Sea-Dweller that make the case safer. Rolex Sea-Dweller is the finest diving tool from the brand, and its water resistant is wonderful. Thanks to this particular case and crystal that is thicker than traditional Submariner. In technical words, Helium Escape Value is the signature feature of Rolex Sea-Dweller that can be seen from the side of the case like from the position of 9 o’clock. During diving if some tiny helium molecules seep into the watch that can expand during ascent and in the result increasing pressure can damage the watch. The advance Helium Escape Value release the expanding gas from the case and protect the watch in water.

What’s Behind New Rolex Sea-Dweller

In 60’s, the need for the watch that working at great depth operations for divers led to the manufacturing of first high resistant too watch. Initially, Rolex launched Sea-Dweller in 1967 to fulfill the requirements of expanding world of saturation diving. From the series of Rolex new models, its Sea-Dweller Ref. 116600 of 2014 is very close by feel and look to the previous model Rolex Sea-Dweller Ref. 16600 that discontinued in 2008. Here I would like to mention US Navy (SEALAB II program) and French Comex divers. That provided input and in the result Rolex introduce the timepiece that can withstand in extreme situations like helium gas can seep into the watch when a saturation dive, but the new Sea-Dweller have capability to release the pressure.