Sea-Dweller traded than Sea-Dweller bought (D-BLUE)

[jbenjamin1]

Good Evening Members!

If you have a moment to read my week's Rolex adventure kindly then thank you in advance!

So, in the beginning of the week I owned an 116600 SD4000. Great watch, loved that it now is the last of the 40MM no-cyclops SD's as we know it, but I just never felt a strong connection to it. With that being said, the market is much hotter for it than it was prior to Basel 2017. I got an itch on May 9th to test the market and was quite surprised as my "trade value" was the same as I paid new (well actually a bit better). Too make a long story short, I trade up to a 2 month old 116613LB "Bluesy" with a deal that made perfect sense to me (made the deal with a trusted seller here on TRF ). I had a touch of sellers remorse however.....

Today, 5/12, the nice FED EX man was kind enough to deliver my watch before 3PM. Opened it up with my co-worker and what a beauty the 116613LB is. Everything was perfect from the seller as usual with this probably being my 10th transaction in 2 years with him. The only thing that wasn't followed on my instructions was he failed to remove 2 links as requested, no big deal as I would stop by my AD on the way home.

I arrived at my AD and kindly requested some links to be taken out and he whipped out the Rolex tool kit and a small bottle of loctite. Fitted and done! I wanted to pay them for the service but they refused payment; great service as always from them.

Now I know they've had a Deepsea Sea-Dweller D-BLUE displayed for a few weeks in the case. It's caught my eye in the past and I just thought it was too thick but my now lack of a Sea-Dweller made me desire it that much more. I've tried it on a few times since 2016 and just thought it was so big.

I started talking to the manager whom I had worked deals with before and I was out the door with a deal too good to pass up on. After 1 hour I got over how much bigger it is than my other sport models. It's built big for a reason, not just for style. It's a tool watch first and I feel comforted knowing that I can now go almost 2.5 miles beneath the sea and still be able to tell time .

Here it is (sorry I don't know how to rotate the photo), what another beauty....thanks for reading!

[eonflux]

Congrats!!

[gr33n]

Wonderful move !

This DSSD is a unique extreme machine... And the color (the blue but the yellowish green letters too) is a very good thing: that is the color that makes me love my LV everyday more. You will never get bored of it.

[watchwatcher]

Such a great reference...huge congrats!

So please tell me you kept your bluesy?

[Cru Jones]

Seems like the AD made out quite well on that bracelet adjustment. More seriously, two great incomings! The D-blue looks great in you.

[jbenjamin1]

Originally Posted by watchwatcher

Such a great reference...huge congrats!

So please tell me you kept your bluesy?

Thanks everyone !

Yup the bluesy is a keeper and it's incoming was overshadowed by my strategic Deep sea impulse buy.

[JasonKrick]

Originally Posted by jbenjamin1

Thanks everyone !

Yup the bluesy is a keeper and it's incoming was overshadowed by my strategic Deep sea impulse buy.

I have no idea how you scored a D Blue just sitting there in an AD's case.

I think the D Blue is second only to a SS Daytona in difficulty in buying not on the gray market.

Congrats on your new wrist candy.

[sea-dweller]

Congrats!!

[rmlovett1]

Congrats on both , both are great choices!:)

[brandrea]

Fantastic Ben, congratulations and welcome to the club! There is nothing quite like the DBlue dial

[Vipes]

Congrats on a great watch!

[RichM]

Congrats Ben. Looks great on you.

[kilyung]

Congrats

[Daytonaman799]

LOVE the D Blue but haven't had the guts to go that big. I used to have a ROO and it was no prob but somehow the DSSD intimidates me. Great story and CONGRATS!!!

[Micha]

congrats...love mine...

[Steve36Efc]

Congratulations, it's been a fantastic week.

[jbenjamin1]

Thanks again all for the compliments and well wishes!

It's been such an adventure over the past couple years "fine tuning" my collection. I appreciate everything in my collection from the revamped 214270 Explorer I to my first Daytona purchased in 2016 (the highly sought 116500LN - Black Dial) and now this beast of a watch Deepsea D-BLUE.

Still have unfinished business however. I'm aiming for a white dial 116500LN only via my AD('s).

[Big Bill]

Ben thanks for sharing your Awesome story. The D-Blue looks fantastic on you it's amazing how quick you get used to the size welcome to the club . I'm sure I'm not the only one that would love to see a picture of that Bluesy you speak of.

[oldsalt]

Congrats Ben, great story... love that deep-blue....

cheers

[topgear]

congratulations... Looks great!

[Hotrod297]

I think if you're going to replace the SD4K, the D-Blue is a good choice. Congrats!

[ejvette]

That's a really great looking reference actually one of Rolexes best IMO but it is a beast congrats: cheers:

[jbenjamin1]

Originally Posted by Big Bill

Ben thanks for sharing your Awesome story. The D-Blue looks fantastic on you it's amazing how quick you get used to the size welcome to the club . I'm sure I'm not the only one that would love to see a picture of that Bluesy you speak of.

1st pic after the Bluesy came unsized. 2nd pic after I unexpectedly made the Deepsea purchase a few hours later. 3rd pic both of them together last night. 4th pic of the Deepsea hovering over my BLNR and "Hulk". Enjoy !

Sent from my LG-H830 using Tapatalk

[mjclark32]

So you did pay for a couple links to be taken out

Double congrats

[jbenjamin1]

Originally Posted by mjclark32

So you did pay for a couple links to be taken out

Double congrats

Yup cost me a few thousand more than expected lol.

[cop414]

Congratulations, I fixed your pic!

[jbenjamin1]

Originally Posted by cop414

Congratulations, I fixed your pic!

Thank you Tim!

I had better success using the Tapatalk app to upload

Oh and if anyone is wondering, I have a 7.25" wrist.

[HL65]

Congrats and great choice!

[gummy]

Nice Work...It's a beast!

[1William]

Congratulations