Rolex Sea-Dweller 1665

Box : Yes Papers : Yes Age : 1970's Movement : automatic Case Size : 40mm Case : Stainless Steel Dial : Black Bracelet : Stainless Steel Oyster LOT : 75012 Location : London, United Kingdom Seller : Fastduck Currency : GBP KEY FACTS This Rolex Sea-Dweller 'Double Red' is offered by a private collector in the UK Among the most historically important and highly sought-after versions of Rolex's iconic dive watch The serial number suggests this example was produced in 1973 Presented with a display box, outer box, undated warranty papers, warranty booklet, and leather wallet The vendor confirms the watch to be in good working order ABOUT THIS WATCH The Sea-Dweller first appeared in the late 1960s and was created to extend the underwater utility of Rolex’s existing Submariner line The 1665 was the very first Sea-Dweller that Rolex ever produced, and it also represented the first time that a helium escape valve ever appeared on a Rolex watch One of the distinguishing features of these early models was the dial’s text The initial models, known as the ‘Double Red Sea Dweller’, featured a unique dial with two lines of red text reading ‘SEA-DWELLER’ and ‘SUBMARINER 2000’ Post 1977, Rolex adopted an all-white text dial, eliminating the ‘SUBMARINER 2000’ line and therefore making this double red text an incredibly important part of Rolex’s dive watch lineage It’s also the one and only time the Sea-Dweller and Submariner text would appear together on a dial With this kind of provenance, it’s no surprise the ref. 1665 has become one of the most highly sought-after and collectable vintage Rolexes