Rolex Sea-Dweller 1665

Rolex Sea-Dweller 1665 Great White

Debuting in 1967, with the specific aim of bolstering Rolex's dive watch offering, the Rolex Sea-Dweller built upon the industry-leading dive watch credentials that the Submariner had earned Rolex over the previous 14 years. Created specifically with professional divers in mind, Rolex collaborated with diving companies like COMEX to perfect the Sea-Dweller's design and ensure it would be the ultimate dive watch. Featuring the ingenious Helium-Escape Valve that Rolex had patented the same year, a hugely impressive water resistance, and a sizeable case design, the Sea-Dweller rightfully toppled the Submariner as Rolex's most hardcore dive watch. Today offered in a few separate styles such as two-tone, with various dials, and in two different case sizes (43mm and 44mm), the Sea-Dweller has taken a leaf from the rest of Rolex's offerings and merged its tool-watch focused design with tasteful aesthetics, to create one of the most sought-after and best-equipped dive watches that any diver might ever need. The 1665 Sea-Dweller was the first watch manufactured by Rolex to include the HEV. Made specifically with commericial divers in mind, it had a depth rating of 2000 feet, as opposed to the 660 feet of the standard Submariner. At first commercially introduced with the text "SEA-DWELLER SUBMARINER 2000" in red, the all-white variant appeared around 1979. Brand : Rolex Dimensions : 40mm Model : Sea-Dweller Movement : Automatic cal. 1575 Reference : 1665 Bracelet : Stainless steel Oyster bracelet Year : 1981 Condition : Excellent Material : Stainess steel Included : Watch and box Dial Color : Black THE DIAL Boasting a beautiful matte black 'Great White' dial (so-called due to its white 'Sea-Dweller' text), this example's original tritium hands have aged to include the same deep orange patina as on its tritium indexes. THE CONSTRUCTION Featuring a famously robust construction, the ref. 1665 was a large watch when it was first released but today, it wears like a modern diver with its 40mm diameter filling the wrist like so many other contemporary timepieces. TIMING MACHINE READOUT This reading was taken (crown down) with a ONEOF Accuracy Boutique Edition timing machine at time of cataloging. It is provided as a courtesy only, and shall not be construed as a warranty or guarantee of any kind. Please refer to our terms and conditions of sale for more information.