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Old 15 April 2014, 07:12 AM   #42
Rashid.bk
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Originally Posted by Friedl41 View Post
But still you were right Gus. It is because of the pressure. The surface of the watch is flat to the pressure goes evenly.
Huh....I highly doubt this is the case. Rolex used to have domed plexis before which weren't flat and now you see in the Deepsea which has a greater depth rating that the crystal is domed, which is said to actually deal with pressure better.
The Sea-Dweller lacks the magnifier supposedly due to the crystal thickness which caused some distortion with magnification, although I've seen a member install one on a DSSD and it didn't seem to really effect magnification.

Rolex appears to have perfected waterproofing a watch so most of what they do is geared towards aesthetics it seems. Flat crystals, no AR, domed crystals...etc.
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