Which would hold its value better?

[JManuel]

• Deepsea sea dweller D-blue 116660 James Cameron

or

• Sea Dweller 126660 "SD 43"

Thoughts ? Opinions ?

Thanks !

[douglasf13]

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[Al1969]

I’m sure other comments will follow on your question. One of them will be, you don’t buy Modern Rolex watches as investments.

That aside, which one do YOU like? I’d go with the SD43 regardless of future appreciation.

[AK797]

Buy which you prefer.

[Rolex addict]

My AD said both are being discontinued and that I really need to buy both. Just in case some don't get it, that was sarcasm.

[JManuel]

hard to decide ! lol

[maton12]

Deep Sea Deep Blue is Rolex's first ever gradient dial - bracelet somewhat narrow for such a chunky watch. Glidelock is tremendous and dial in sunlight is brilliant

The proportions of the SD43 make it a perfectly balanced watch, with some historical links

Own the former and have tried on the latter, SD43 much more comfortable but if you don't mind a thick heavy watch, Deep Sea is plenty watch for the money

SD43 looks to be trickling into the AD's similar to the Deep Blue, so nobody would know which will be rarer in the future

Possibility of only one year of the red writing would justify buying the SD43 and then maybe flipping for a Deep Blue if the red writing continued into next year

[BVLDARI]

Originally Posted by douglasf13

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what's the website for the upcoming lotto numbers?

[JManuel]

Originally Posted by maton12

Deep Sea Deep Blue is Rolex's first ever gradient dial - bracelet somewhat narrow for such a chunky watch. Glidelock is tremendous and dial in sunlight is brilliant

The proportions of the SD43 make it a perfectly balanced watch, with some historical links

Own the former and have tried on the latter, SD43 much more comfortable but if you don't mind a thick heavy watch, Deep Sea is plenty watch for the money

SD43 looks to be trickling into the AD's similar to the Deep Blue, so nobody would know which will be rarer in the future

Possibility of only one year of the red writing would justify buying the SD43 and then maybe flipping for a Deep Blue if the red writing continued into next year

Thanks for your answer mate.

[yxc145]

hard to say.... Both are special. Maybe depends on how many years and how many of each are made in the end of the run.
I personally think D-blue will hold better value since it is for a special achievement.

[japenney]

I am going to say the D-blue will hold value better. My main reasoning is that Authorized dealers seem to get the Dblue few and far between and the SD43 seems to be closer to a regular production sports model ie. submariner/gmt

[skkali168]

I think d blue because it was and named after someone. Every time they do that, value holds.

So I hear lol


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[beshannon]

Originally Posted by JManuel

Which would hold its value better?

Thoughts ? Opinions ?

Thanks !

When do you plan to sell?

[kilyung]

One is just a dial change and the other is too new.

[Rocco21]

I’d say deep blue will hold value better

[JManuel]

Thanks for the answers, I'm also leaning to the deepblue.

[douglasf13]

Originally Posted by JManuel

Thanks for the answers, I'm also leaning to the deepblue.

My silly post above was simply meant to say none of us really have any idea. You're guess is as good as mine.

[HogwldFLTR]

Perhaps the glorified Sub will as it has the cyclops!!!

[HK Islandboy]

Originally Posted by douglasf13

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[HK Islandboy]

Originally Posted by AK797

Buy which you prefer.

This

Which will you get the most enjoyment from owning?

[FeelingTheBlues]

Only time will tell, if you have to flip a coin over this you may as well go with the one you prefer. 50 years is an awful long time when you spend it wearing a watch that you dislike.

[JManuel]

Originally Posted by kilyung

One is just a dial change and the other is too new.

The dial change is all it takes to make the watch special

[Etschell]

neither imo. go out and buy a d sea black instead for 8k. its a bargain imo.

[Devildog]

Originally Posted by JManuel

• Deepsea sea dweller D-blue 116660 James Cameron

or

• Sea Dweller 126660 "SD 43"

Thoughts ? Opinions ?

Thanks !

If the D Blue is discontinued and the SD43 becomes a regular production model with red text, then the D Blue

If the D Blue is not discontinued and the SD43 continues next year without the red text, then the SD43

If both the D Blue and the red text are discontinued then my guess is the "Single Red SD43" as it will surely become known would also be the one to have in that scenario, as its had a shorter production run and its also a commemorative model

Try and see what one Rolex employees are wearing. They're the only ones who know whats going to happen

[JManuel]

Originally Posted by Devildog

If the D Blue is discontinued and the SD43 becomes a regular production model with red text, then the D Blue

If the D Blue is not discontinued and the SD43 continues next year without the red text, then the SD43

If both the D Blue and the red text are discontinued then my guess is the "Single Red SD43" as it will surely become known would also be the one to have in that scenario, as its had a shorter production run and its also a commemorative model

Try and see what one Rolex employees are wearing. They're the only ones who know whats going to happen

Yeah both have details that are known to not continue in future years (probably), I guess I will just get whatever is in stock.

Originally Posted by Etschell

neither imo. go out and buy a d sea black instead for 8k. its a bargain imo.

Yeah I've seen them in the 7k range here in the classifieds too, not bad at all!

[yannis]

Originally Posted by Devildog

If the D Blue is discontinued and the SD43 becomes a regular production model with red text, then the D Blue

If the D Blue is not discontinued and the SD43 continues next year without the red text, then the SD43

If both the D Blue and the red text are discontinued then my guess is the "Single Red SD43" as it will surely become known would also be the one to have in that scenario, as its had a shorter production run and its also a commemorative model

Try and see what one Rolex employees are wearing. They're the only ones who know whats going to happen

I agree with Scott.

[lecorsaire]

What would be hilarious is if the regular ceramic SD DSSD end up performing much better in the long run because more people will be buying the Cameron and SD43 just based on speculation. Remember the most valuable vintage Rolex references are those that sold poorly or were ignored when they were introduced (Daytona, Milgauss). The really popular stuff usually doesn't perform as well because more people will be keeping them in unworn condition thinking they will be able to sell them for a lot in the future. In the '70s and '80s, TT Datejusts and gold watches in general were the ones to have and now whoever paid retail for them can barely break even today. In fact even as recent as the late '90s a 16233 was around $5k in '90s dollars and they go for $4k all day long in 2017 dollars. Similar situation with 1803 and 18038 Day Dates.

[SPMN]

Originally Posted by FeelingTheBlues

Only time will tell, if you have to flip a coin over this you may as well go with the one you prefer. 50 years is an awful long time when you spend it wearing a watch that you dislike.

This. It's just a crapshoot trying to determine what watch will be sought-after moving forward. If you plan on wearing the watch then get the one you like best. If it's uncomfortable, or if you don't like wearing it you will likely flip it for a loss in the short term.

[lecorsaire]

Originally Posted by JManuel

Yeah both have details that are known to not continue in future years (probably), I guess I will just get whatever is in stock.



Yeah I've seen them in the 7k range here in the classifieds too, not bad at all!

They know what's going to happen but they will never tell you lol! However I did ask a Wempe salesman at FRA a couple of days ago if the LV is being discontinued because it has shot up to $10k on the market and he said definitely not. So I can confirm that the Hulk is not going anywhere and it's all just a case of irrational speculation combined with an AD shortage.

[aquatimerfla]

Originally Posted by Etschell

neither imo. go out and buy a d sea black instead for 8k. its a bargain imo.

Is this the same advice you gave years ago when telling someone to purchase a 16610 sub instead of the 16610LV!!!