Reference:sea-dweller: Difference between revisions

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== Start here ==

If you only read three articles in the line, read these.

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| style="width:33%; padding:14px; background:#f8f8f6; border-left:3px solid #555; vertical-align:top;" | '''[[Reference:1665|1665]]''' — the original Sea-Dweller. Acrylic crystal, caliber 1575 without quickset, three dial generations — Single Red prototypes, Double Red Mk I–IV, Great White Mk 0–IV — and the COMEX 300-unit run from 1976 to 1981.

| style="width:33%; padding:14px; background:#f8f8f6; border-left:3px solid #555; vertical-align:top;" | '''[[Reference:16660|16660]]''' — the Triple Six. First sapphire-crystal Sea-Dweller, first unidirectional bezel, depth rating doubled to 1,220m, and Andrea Piccinini's eight-tier dial taxonomy that the modern auction market reads against.

| style="width:33%; padding:14px; background:#f8f8f6; border-left:3px solid #555; vertical-align:top;" | '''[[Reference:16600|16600]]''' — the long-run Sea-Dweller. Twenty years of continuous production on caliber 3135, three lume eras (tritium, Luminova, Super-LumiNova), and the last Sea-Dweller with an aluminum bezel insert.

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== Vintage acrylic-crystal era ==

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* [[Reference:Movements|Movements]] — caliber 1575 (1665), 3035 (16660), 3135 (16600 + 116600 with Parachrom Blu)

* [[Reference:Serial-numbers|Serial numbers]] — numeric 1967–1987, letter prefix 1987–2010, random alphanumeric 2010 onward

== Related families ==

* [[Reference:submariner|Submariner]] — the parent line. Same case, same bezel template — the Sea-Dweller is the Submariner with a helium escape valve.

* [[Reference:milgauss|Milgauss]] — the other specialist tool. Different threat (magnetism, not pressure), same purpose: a Rolex built for one specific working environment.

* [[Reference:gmt-master|GMT-Master]] — the parallel sports line. Same Cerachrom transition arrives on both lines in the late 2000s.

[[Category:Sea-Dweller]]

[[Category:Family]]

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 [[File:Sea-dweller vintage poster.webp|thumb|center|400px|alt=Rolex Sea-Dweller 1979 magazine advertisement|Rolex Sea-Dweller 1979 magazine campaign: "Why the Rolex Sea-Dweller never gets the bends"]]
+== Start here ==
+If you only read three articles in the line, read these.
+{| style="width:100%; border-collapse:separate; border-spacing:8px 0; margin:1em 0 1.5em 0;"
+|-
+| style="width:33%; padding:14px; background:#f8f8f6; border-left:3px solid #555; vertical-align:top;" | '''[[Reference:1665|1665]]''' — the original Sea-Dweller. Acrylic crystal, caliber 1575 without quickset, three dial generations — Single Red prototypes, Double Red Mk I–IV, Great White Mk 0–IV — and the COMEX 300-unit run from 1976 to 1981.
+| style="width:33%; padding:14px; background:#f8f8f6; border-left:3px solid #555; vertical-align:top;" | '''[[Reference:16660|16660]]''' — the Triple Six. First sapphire-crystal Sea-Dweller, first unidirectional bezel, depth rating doubled to 1,220m, and Andrea Piccinini's eight-tier dial taxonomy that the modern auction market reads against.
+| style="width:33%; padding:14px; background:#f8f8f6; border-left:3px solid #555; vertical-align:top;" | '''[[Reference:16600|16600]]''' — the long-run Sea-Dweller. Twenty years of continuous production on caliber 3135, three lume eras (tritium, Luminova, Super-LumiNova), and the last Sea-Dweller with an aluminum bezel insert.
+|}
 == Vintage acrylic-crystal era ==
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 * [[Reference:Movements|Movements]] — caliber 1575 (1665), 3035 (16660), 3135 (16600 + 116600 with Parachrom Blu)
 * [[Reference:Serial-numbers|Serial numbers]] — numeric 1967–1987, letter prefix 1987–2010, random alphanumeric 2010 onward
+== Related families ==
+* [[Reference:submariner|Submariner]] — the parent line. Same case, same bezel template — the Sea-Dweller is the Submariner with a helium escape valve.
+* [[Reference:milgauss|Milgauss]] — the other specialist tool. Different threat (magnetism, not pressure), same purpose: a Rolex built for one specific working environment.
+* [[Reference:gmt-master|GMT-Master]] — the parallel sports line. Same Cerachrom transition arrives on both lines in the late 2000s.
 [[Category:Sea-Dweller]]
 [[Category:Family]]
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