After the total checking for each of the five distinguished and discontinued Sea-Dweller watches, we have finally come to the latest newly launched model—the Sea-Dweller watch. Announced just several months ago, the unique replica watch made big waves at Baselworld 2017 for the large changes it brought to the collection. Now let’s take a close look at those modifications in detail.
2017 is the year that the Sea-Dweller celebrates its 50th anniversary. So it came by nature that Rolex unveiled an anniversary Sea-Dweller model. What did come as a surprise, however, were some of its new features.
Compared to the older versions of the Sea-Dweller, the new model presents many new features—some well-known and some not so much. The first and most obvious difference is its size. Growing from its original 40mm size to a much bigger 43mm, the Sea-Dweller is now one of the larger models. While some may protest the bigger case size, it does balance out the thickness of the Sea-Dweller to an arguably more proportional fit. Besides, because of the larger size, the Oyster bracelet is subsequently wider to maintain those balanced proportions. With this modification, the fake Rolex now provides three different sizes among their diver’s watches: Submariner at 40mm, Sea-Dweller at 43mm, and Deepsea at 44mm.
Apart from the size, the new Sea-Dweller replica watch now consists of the Cyclops lens on the sapphire crystal above the dial. While it can be assumed that this was done to raise legibility of the date, there have been some very loud protests from the replica Rolex fandom in regards to the Cyclops. The Sea-Dweller and the Deepsea have always been the only Rolex Oyster Perpetual Date models without the Cyclops lens streamlined and symmetrical.
Besides, new to the Sea-Dweller model is the Rolex Caliber 3235 automatic mechanical movement. The caliber actually made its debut in the Pearlmaster 39 in 2015. It was then fitted into the new Datejust 41 in 2016. Now the caliber finds itself in the Sea-Dweller series. As a new generation movement, the caliber 3235 comes with all the bells and whistles we’ve come to expect from Rolex.
Other features that have been carried over from previous Sea-Dweller models include the helium escape valve, the water resistance of 4,000 feet, the Cerachrom ceramic bezel, the Chromalight display with blue luminescence, and the Glidelock extension system on the Oyster bracelet.
Similar to the Caliber 3255 at the heart of the new Day-Date 40 watches, the Caliber 3235 also boasts 14 Rolex patents that raise reliability, accuracy, and efficiency. Therefore, thanks to the new Rolex Chronergy escapement in the Caliber 3235, the Sea-Dweller now has a power reserve of 70 hours rather than the previous 48 hours. What’s more, the new Caliber 3235 falls under Rolex’s redefined accuracy rate of -2/+2 sec per day—twice that of standard chronometers.