THE ROLEX DEEPSEA, WHERE PRESSURE BECAME PART OF THE SOLUTION

Introduced in 2008, the Deepsea answered a problem that had defeated conventional case design. Rather than resist the weight of the ocean, its patented Ringlock System turns that force inward. A steel compression ring inside the case, held between a domed sapphire crystal 5.5mm thick and a titanium back, uses the pressure bearing down on it to tighten the seal. The deeper it goes, the more secure it becomes.

The result is a watch waterproof to 3,900 metres, or 12,800 feet, with a case engineered to withstand around three tonnes of force. A helium escape valve releases gas absorbed during saturation dives.

THE ROLEX DEEPSEA, WHERE PRESSURE BECAME PART OF THE SOLUTION

The current reference is 136660 in Oystersteel, 44mm across and 17.7mm thick, with a unidirectional Cerachrom bezel in black ceramic, its numerals coated in platinum, and a Triplock screw down crown. Inside is calibre 3235, the manufacture movement with a Chronergy escapement, Paraflex shock absorbers and a paramagnetic blue Parachrom hairspring. Power reserve is 70 hours. Rolex certifies it to within two seconds a day either way, tighter than the Swiss chronometer standard.

The gradient blue to black dial, known as D blue, arrived in 2014 as a tribute to James Cameron’s solo descent to the Mariana Trench. It reads as a compressed depth chart, shallow water giving way to the black of the deep, with Chromalight markers glowing against it.

In 2024 the Deepsea became a collection of its own, no longer carrying the Sea Dweller name on the dial.

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