Rolex Submariner vs Sea-Dweller vs Deepsea | Watchfinder & Co.

A Rolex and the sea are like, well, a duck to water, the brand having kickstarted the entire dive watch legacy pretty much singlehandedly. As far as credentials go, there’s only one you need to know: a Rolex watch has been to the deepest part of the ocean and survived—and that was back in 1960. A watch literally cannot go any deeper than that. And so, Rolex dive watches have come to be heralded as the very best, and we’ve got three of them. But which is the best of the best?

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Rolex Submariner 116610LN
Rolex Sea-Dweller 126600
Rolex Sea-Dweller Deepsea 116660

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[cheliosz]

Omega went to the moon, Rolex went to the bottom of the ocean and Timex went to my wrist.

[BLITZKRIEG]

I would like to know if any owner of these watches has taken it below 4m.

[ultrabeing]

-Rolex dive watches get tones of views which one should we do a video about?

-Yes.

[rcmu]

My father worked on submarines for the US Navy, during ww2, and I have his Rolex from those days. The seals were made of lead, at that time.

[jakeagusta]

I went from the Submariner to the Seadweller simply because I went from showering to bathing. I can wholeheartedly state that the Seadweller hasn’t let me down yet 👍🏻

[mfuxmo]

I’m a well experienced diver, went diving on many sites, and never wore a Rolex Sub ceramic which is my own watch. Long story short, was diving in SEA, in Malaysia where the South China Sea is, that day, before initiating the dive, I checked all the instruments and they were working properly. However I had a gut feeling myself so I decided to bring with me also my Rolex Sub in ceramic strapped to my other wrist. While reaching 60 meters of depth, my diving computer started to have a malfunction (I thought you gotta be f**ing kidding me?!) fortunately I also timed the dive on the sub ceramic before initiating the dive. I used my Rolex to time decompression stops and re-emerge on the surface, I am alive today to post this message thanks to my Rolex sub which helped me survive without causing my blood to boil if I was emerging too fast. The watch still ticks to this day.

Mark

[SpaceDave]

I've been diving for 30 years and I have never had any reason to use a dive watch, they've been obsolete since '83 or '84 when usable, reliable dive computers came about. These are just fashion accessories now.

[patosullivan]

The bracelet’s guidelock on the Deepsea is truly fantastic, so easy to adjust, and when travelling facilitates easy/quick adjustments for expanstion of the wrist that’s enevitable at high altitudes or going from cold to hot/hot to cold climates. Definitely the main feature of the watch that’s indigenous to the deepsea that’s rarely called out but yet so innovative, reliable, easy to use and useful/practical. Love it !!
Great video, great channel, great presentations in all you do, well done.

[midas]

I read the comments here and as always with the subject Rolex, there are the different fan groups. I am happy that Rolex, Omega and others make great watches. I worked for one of the groups and I can tell you, that the atmosphere was always that of a lot of respect for each other and the products. A gentleman's rivalry. It was also this sporty rivalry that gave the world some of the best watches.

[bombazine]

It doesn’t matter if you go diving with your dive watch or not. If you like the style and you want an over engineered daily beater with a 1 hour timer, get a dive watch. Oh and you can go diving too....

[Spook]

Now you need to mention Omegas new Planet Ocean Ultra Deep.

[joeym]

1:08 'It's the whole story that tells the whole story..' thanks for clearing that up. :)

[downsey]

My dweller has done thousands of dives.
Nothing deep. Most of the time 50-120ft dives. Has done the job for the last 20 years.

[MCFCTheMadHatter]

Hey guys. Not sure I should admit to this, but I own a DSSD and I don’t baby it - at all. I’ve taken it diving - both desk and ocean - running, mountain biking, camping. It’s my everyday watch and by that I don’t mean to sound snobby or anything - it took me a while to save up for it and I enjoy wearing a lot because it makes me smile.

My philosophy is if you’re going to spend your hard earned cash on a watch that has amazing build quality and you love it, why not enjoy as much as you can? Isn’t that the point of owning these time pieces? Because they make us happy; they pull at our heartstrings?
And just to be clear and safe, I bought an insurance policy on my DSSD because, hey, you never know...

[andrewrees]

I have a Sea Dweller, I was told I wont be able to compare the few watches I wanted, made the right choice, still love it, after 15 years, just had it serviced, comes back like a new one .

[gambs]

Great video, very informative but I thought Omega held the record of a watch going deepest under water with the Planet Ocean Ultra Deep Professional?

[Rr_]

I love how this guy's wrist can actually pull off a DSSD

[cedarcanoe]

Did we overlook something of this Rolex Submariner history? Blancpain anyone?

[mpc]

Cool video, was wondering about the Rolex diver differences because to the untrained eye they look similar. Same for the Sub vs GMT Master.

[raydensim]

May I know what lenses you use for this video?