The Only Watch For Your 3,900 Metre Deep Sea Dive
If you are planning your next deep sea dive and you think you might dive down to 3,900 metres (2.4 miles) below the surface and you want to wear your mechanical watch,Replica Rolex Watch has made the first watch in the world that can withstand the pressure. It should be noted that the world record for a scuba diving deep dive is 330 metres so the new Rolex Sea-Dweller Deepsea model released last year can withstand a dive more than 10 times the world record depth.
Rolex Sea-Dweller DEEPSEA
Not only has Replica Rolex Watch made the world’s first watch that can be submerged to 3,900 metres or 12,800 feet, it also made the very first water resistant watch, called the Oyster, way back in 1926. Then in 1953, Rolex presented the world with the Submariner, a divers’ watch that was water resistant to 100 metres. Rolex continued to develop the Submariner and in 1971 launched the precursor to today’s Deepsea called the Sea Dweller, which featured a helium release valve and could be submerged to 610 metres.
To make a watch withstand the pressure of being submerged to great depths, a watch usually has to be made so sturdy that it becomes very bulky and impossible to wear comfortably on the wrist. Rolex wanted to design a watch that was wearable on a daily basis so it took a different approach to the design of the Sea Dweller Deepsea. The case is a new and patented design that features a ‘Ring Lock System’ that utilize three components to absorb pressure.
The first component is the crystal made of sapphire and 5.5 millimetres thick. The second component is the caseback which is made of Grade 5 titanium. Grade 5 titanium is an alloy with vanadium and aluminium and is four times stronger than the 904L steel case of the watch. The final component of the ‘Ring Lock System’ sits in between the crystal and the caseback for extra support and is a ring made of BioDur 108 steel. BioDur 108 steel is three times stronger than 904L steel and due to its high nitrogen content is very corrosion-resistant.
Choosing to use the combination of 904L steel, Grade 5 titanium and BioDur 108 steel to manufacture the Sea Dweller has resulted in a watch that can withstand the enormous pressures of being submerged to such great depths. But not only can it withstand the pressure, its dimensions of a case diameter of 43 millimetres and 18 millimetres deep is still very wearable by today’s standards. And don’t worry if your dive ends up going deeper than 3,900 metres, this watch has been tested to a water pressure of an amazing 4,900 metres!
