This is what the teaser from few days ago was for: Rolex announced a new Deepsea watch with a D-blue dial (reference 116660). This time piece is a tribute to James Cameron’s historic dive to the deepest point of the ocean. Here are the details:
MODEL CASE
Oyster, 44 mm, steel
OYSTER ARCHITECTURE
Monobloc middle case, screw-down case back and winding crown. Rolex Ringlock System case architecture with Helium escape valve
DIAMETER
44 mm
MATERIAL
904L steel, case back in grade 5 titanium
BEZEL
Unidirectional rotatable 60-minute graduated, scratch-resistant Cerachrom insert in ceramic, numerals and graduations coated in platinum
WINDING CROWN
Screw-down, Triplock triple waterproofness system
CRYSTAL
Domed, 5 mm-thick scratch-resistant sapphire
WATER-RESISTANCE
Waterproof to 3,900 metres / 12,800 feet, helium escape valve
MOVEMENT
Perpetual, mechanical, self-winding
CALIBRE
3135, Manufacture Rolex
FUNCTIONS
Centre hour, minute and seconds hands. Instantaneous date with rapid setting. Stop-seconds for precise time setting
PRECISION
Officially certified Swiss chronometer (COSC)
OSCILLATOR
Paramagnetic blue Parachrom hairspring
WINDING
Bidirectional self-winding via Perpetual rotor
BRACELET
Oyster, flat three-piece links
BRACELET MATERIAL
904L steel
CLASP
Folding Oysterlock safety clasp with Rolex Glidelock extension system. Fliplock extension link
DIAL
D-blue
DETAILS
Highly legible Chromalight display with long-lasting blue luminescence
For more information visit www.rolex.com.