To buy or not to
buy. That is the question.
The Rolex Deep Sea
D-blue, or the Rolex Deep Sea James Cameron Edition, debuted in August 2014 to
commemorate James Cameron’s dive into the deepest point on Earth, the Mariana
Trench, in a one-man submarine called Deepsea Challenger.
The watch features
a gradient blue-black dial, symbolizing the dive from the surface of the sea to
the deepest part of the ocean. The letters “DEEPSEA” is in green, the same
color as the submarine James Cameron was in.
The D-blue retails
at around slightly more than 90k HKD in Hong Kong while the Deep Sea black retails
at around 70k after discounts. So, the question is, whether it is worth it to
pay a premium of 20k for the dial? Having owned both versions, I can only tell
that each version has its own character.
You can see how
thick the watch is even on the wrist of David Beckham and Tiger Woods. Its 18mm
thickness is one point that makes Asians hard to wear the watch in a
good-looking way.
I do think that the
thickness and the slightly out-of-proportion design can be a feature instead of
a defect. While wearing the watch tightly, you can avoid it from swinging back
and forth. I have seen people with skinny wrist looking good with the Deep Sea
as they wear the watch tightly with the Glidelock clasp.
But, is the Deep
Sea D-blue worth your money? My answer is positive. The Deep Sea black has one
very obvious disadvantage, its color. When looking at it, you are almost
looking at a big dull diver which is way thicker than a watch is supposed to
be. It is almost an instrument.
However, the Deep
Sea D-blue is way more colorful. The blue-black dial makes the ceramic bezel
look more outstanding. You can enjoy different color shades on the dial under
different lighting. It can be purple sometimes and it can be almost black
sometimes. It is, with only a change of the dial, a completely different watch
from the Deep Sea Black. It is way more fun to wear it.
On the wrist, the
Deep Sea black gives you a more solid feeling as a professional diver. Its
all-black dial gives you a very traditional taste of dive watches. The Deep Sea
D-blue, on the other hand, due to the lighter color of the dial, feel a bit
less serious, in other words, less dull. It is a watch you do not see a lot on
the street. If you already have the Deep Sea Black, you might as well see it
for the D-blue. If you do not have a Deep Sea Black, skip it and get a D-blue.
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