Rolex DeepSea D- Blue Ref 116660 Super Diving Watch
A diver is meant to
dive!
We all treasure our
Rolex watches. They are expensive and precious. They represent our hard work
and they are a symbol of status. Seldom do we put our Rolex in dangerous
situations. The Rolex Submariner is an icon of modern Rolex. It is 300m
water-resistant. But of course wearers do not really dive with it. Some people
may wash it with water but that is probably the most “dangerous” situation it
may face.
So, how about
leaving your Rolex in the sea for 14 months? Do you dare even thinking about
it? Do you expect the watch still works?
The story goes like
this.
A gentleman went
fishing in British Colombia while the bracelet of his Rolex two-tone Submariner
was somehow snagged on his fishing rod (I don’t know how he did that). The
Submariner flew into the sea and quickly disappeared. As the gentleman knew the
watch must be somewhere within the area he fished, he located the area with GPS
(Prompt action it is! We normally just panic!). Later, he paid local dredging
85USD per hour in the hope of finding the watch somewhere. **
After 14 months,
the watch was found in the middle of debris and sediments at the depth of about
100m. After some winding, the watch still worked!
We can learn a few
things from this story.
First, a Rolex is
usually very tough. So, if you have ever scratched your watch and yelled for a
polish, stop and wear your watch like a hero because a Rolex is meant to be
scratched, especially a diver.
Second, Rolex
sports watches are true tool watches. They can withstand extreme situations. If
you think your bracelet is too loose or too tight and go to RSC requesting for
a change or repair, you should never do it again. Wear your watch happily.
Picking on Rolex’s quality is an easy thing to do while making a diver that
still works after 14 months in the sea is hard.
Third, wearing a
Rolex makes you think faster. If it had been a Seiko that had fallen into the
sea, the gentleman would not have thought of the idea of locating the area with
GPS and recording it.
Fourth, Always remember
to tighten the crown properly with a push, hold and align the thread by anticlockwise
say 90 degree and then clockwise to tighten up. This preserves the misalignment
and cause damage on to the screw thread.
A diver is meant to
dive. It is not meant to be worn in showers where some may worry that the watch
will be damaged by water vapor. Go for a Day Date if you wear a suit. Haha
Again ; Day Date!
**
I doubt with today
current technology is that so simply to find a watch in the sea?
Is GPS can be
located a watch of size of an egg in the sea bed?
Remarks
The GPS signal in
space will provide a "worst case" pseudo-range accuracy of 7.8 meters
at a 95% confidence level. (This is not the same as user accuracy; pseudo-range
is the distance from a GPS satellite to a receiver.). Now the things is in the
sea, should be more complicated…
Why MH307 is not
found?
The eighth Wonder
of 2014!
Jason L
HK Watch Fever
HK Snob
