Rolex Deep Sea Special watch - GIF

[Jon]

Rolex Deep Sea Special watch.




More: http://rolexpassionreport.com/5950/t...r-dss-display/

Previously:

Making a $2.5 million dollar watch - video
How a watch is made - GIF
Harry Winston Opus 11 watch - GIF, videos, photos
Tropical bird watch - video

[ranald]

almost 11000 metres. that is some watch. how was depth recorded?

[12bolts]

It was strapped to the outside of the bathysphere "Trieste" which was then piloted to the deepest point in the worlds' oceans, the Challenger Deep of the Mariana Trench.

almost 11000 metres. that is some watch. how was depth recorded?

However the watch in the video is NOT the original watch.
The original watch has a white dial and is in a less pristine condition than that depicted. It is housed in the Smithsonian.

Cheers Phil

[ranald]

It was strapped to the outside of the bathysphere "Trieste" which was then piloted to the deepest point in the worlds' oceans, the Challenger Deep of the Mariana Trench.
However the watch in the video is NOT the original watch.
The original watch has a white dial and is in a less pristine condition than that depicted. It is housed in the Smithsonian.

Cheers Phil

My previous (late) partner was going to buy a new car in early 80's and wanted to negotiate with a sales guy (who we knew negotiated) & I told her to remove all her fancy jewelery first. When we met the sales guy, the very first thing he said after introductions & before we were seated. "I love your gold rolex watch". and he wouldn't even take off the 10 cents that was over the round thousands. Of course we hadn't bought the watch : it was a gift from an Arab sheikh's brother whose life she saved. He wanted to buy her any car she wanted & she told him she didn't want one as she was returning to Australia. The watch was waiting for her the next day.

[meyer77]

My previous (late) partner was going to buy a new car in early 80's and wanted to negotiate with a sales guy (who we knew negotiated) & I told her to remove all her fancy jewelery first. When we met the sales guy, the very first thing he said after introductions & before we were seated. "I love your gold rolex watch". and he wouldn't even take off the 10 cents that was over the round thousands. Of course we hadn't bought the watch : it was a gift from an Arab sheikh's brother whose life she saved. He wanted to buy her any car she wanted & she told him she didn't want one as she was returning to Australia. The watch was waiting for her the next day.

How did the salesman know about the Rolex?

[12bolts]

Probably because it was strapped to her arm

[Toolmaker51]

almost 11000 metres. that is some watch. how was depth recorded?

First attempt was by a door-to-door siding salesman, unsuccessful. Next FedEx,
addressed to "Davy Jones Locker, Marianas Suite".