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7 January 2017, 09:03 AM
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WATCH of the MONTH #2
~The Rolex 1665 Mark l Double Red Sea-Dweller and the proto type Submariner Bracelet~
My pick for this month is the rare & highly desirable sport styled watch known by collectors as the 1665 Mark 1 Double Red Sea-Dweller. The model featured in this post was among the first introduced by Rolex in 1967. The early version and the most rare, referred to as the Mark 1 dial, comes with a "Patent Pending" case back as seen below. These cases were produced with serial numbers ranging from 1.7 to 2.2 million. With enhancements to the durable case, this model tripled the water depth rating that of the 5513 Submariner...from 660 feet to 2000 feet. This performance was made possible by a release case valve that allows gases to escape for decompression purposes. The helium escape valve, designed by Rolex & used during the early 60’s in partnership with a French industrial deep-sea diving company, was used for deep water dive projects. Later in the same decade, Rolex produce the Sea-Dweller 1665 model with an escape valve for the general market place. Bob |
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7 January 2017, 09:27 AM
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 great info, thank you.
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7 January 2017, 02:37 PM
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Nice Write up. Next month should be a red 1680.
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7 January 2017, 03:37 PM
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Jeez.....that is damn awesome. Thanks for sharing.
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7 January 2017, 03:52 PM
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Very cool.
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7 January 2017, 04:40 PM
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Great info & awesome DRSD
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7 January 2017, 08:18 PM
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Fantastic post, great detail
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7 January 2017, 08:30 PM
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WOW. Fantastic watch !!!
Big congrats !!! |
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7 January 2017, 09:50 PM
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Thanks for sharing!! Great info and piece
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7 January 2017, 10:20 PM
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Nice to see you back on the forum, BR
 Thanks for sharing
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8 January 2017, 12:01 AM
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awesome and thank you
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8 January 2017, 12:18 AM
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As an SDk owner all I can say is WOW!
Thanks for the pictures and history lesson.
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8 January 2017, 12:22 AM
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This is the type of content that this forum should be about.
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8 January 2017, 01:39 AM
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Great post and one of my all time favorite references. Awesome stuff
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8 January 2017, 02:06 AM
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Very nice Bob and thanks for contributing.
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8 January 2017, 02:32 AM
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Nice post!
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8 January 2017, 02:48 AM
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outstanding ! outstanding watch, outstanding write up , outstanding work !
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8 January 2017, 10:42 AM
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Quote:
Phillip is writing the next Watch of the Month & we'll see what's up his sleeve. Bob |
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8 January 2017, 11:52 AM
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Great watch!
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11 January 2017, 07:52 PM
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Thank you!
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11 January 2017, 10:03 PM
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Great post. Thanks.
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11 January 2017, 10:10 PM
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Amazing reference and rare indeed. Thanks for posting Bob, great to see you here
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11 January 2017, 10:23 PM
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Nice post Bob!! Thanks for the contribution!
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