The original Deepsea Sea Dweller thread. DSSD MEMBERS - OWNERS CLUB

[shalako]

Originally Posted by scorpiojai

Appears to me there are more people wearing the JC over the Black dial? The JC seems to be a love it or hate it dial based on what I gather from different threads. I chose to take the black dial but now wondering if it was better to pay more for a homage piece...


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There is nothing wrong with the regular Black dial although I found that with the matt finish of the dial coupled with the thickness of the crystal the dial looked quite dull which was why I sold mine and got the JC DSSD. The dial on the JC version really pops and looks amazing when it catches the light at different angles.

[vivicorsi]

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[scorpiojai]

Originally Posted by tigres

Was fortunate after a very long and patient wait, to spend a crap load of money on this. Purchased from an AD of which I had a deposit on for more than a year.



My first and most likely my last (I think).





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I did the same. I am hoping to have mine before end of the year! Too many other and more important expenses ! 90% paid. It’ll be that much sweeter once attained! Congrats to you!


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[scorpiojai]

Originally Posted by ferrissteve11

Buy the watch you like, not whats necessarily popular or forum favorite. I saw the JC in person and thought it was 'just OK'. Been happy with my plain ol Black DSSD for 6 years.

Absolutely!


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[scorpiojai]

Originally Posted by vivicorsi

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Nice shot! Now all they need is a fourth macro lens lol


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[Burke]

Originally Posted by scorpiojai

Appears to me there are more people wearing the JC over the Black dial? The JC seems to be a love it or hate it dial based on what I gather from different threads. I chose to take the black dial but now wondering if it was better to pay more for a homage piece...


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The JC is interesting in that depending on lighting, time of day, whether one is wearing blue or black, or even just the angle seems to play to which color is more prominent on the dial. It’s definitely a conversation starter.


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[Mystro]

I am in. 126660 JC

[samsmart]

My DSSD

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[antbkny]

[Dave_T26]

Originally Posted by scorpiojai

Appears to me there are more people wearing the JC over the Black dial? The JC seems to be a love it or hate it dial based on what I gather from different threads. I chose to take the black dial but now wondering if it was better to pay more for a homage piece...

Agreed about the apparent relative popularity of the JC. For all the discussion about the rarity of the JC dial vs black dial, I've seen many more people post pictures of JC dials in various groups, by a wide margin-- either there are more JC dials out there, or more JC owners post pictures of their watches. Hard production numbers would be nice, but that'll probably remain an unknown to us.

I chose the black dial because philosophically I couldn't get into the idea of a Rolex commemorative dial (seemed more like an Omega thing to do) that replaced a perfect good and more practical black dial on a dive watch-- dive watch dials are black to provide better contrast when diving, and I didn't see the sense of a dive watch in the JC colors (I became a PADI certified diver in the 1980s). JC is a beautiful dial and I understand the appeal for many people, but I was just never on board with it compared to a black dial.

[tigres]

Will be going diving over Thanksgiving this year, parents 25th anniversary- taking the whole family on a cruise.

I bought this watch to use, wear and admire. Although certainly not a collector by any means- this watch was in my list for many years. I feel fortunate to be able to call it mine.


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[Mike80]

Hi All,

I’m intrigued to know a bit more about the dial on my DSSD 116660. I’ve recently purchase another (after selling one a year or so back I realised i missed it!)

Purchased from a seller here in the UK on Chrono24 with good feedback and a bricks and mortar shop premises too.

The watch warranty card is completed as January 2018, so I suspect it’s one of the later 116660 just before the 126660 launched.

The dials on the DSSDs seem to have had a number of versions, I’ve noticed in mine there isn’t a space between the 3900 and the ‘m’



Does everything look right?

[Dirt]

Originally Posted by Mike80

Hi All,

I’m intrigued to know a bit more about the dial on my DSSD 116660. I’ve recently purchase another (after selling one a year or so back I realised i missed it!)

Purchased from a seller here in the UK on Chrono24 with good feedback and a bricks and mortar shop premises too.

The watch warranty card is completed as January 2018, so I suspect it’s one of the later 116660 just before the 126660 launched.

The dials on the DSSDs seem to have had a number of versions, I’ve noticed in mine there isn’t a space between the 3900 and the ‘m’



Does everything look right?

Yes, everything's just fine from what I can see.
It's probably a pre-owned watch as it's a MK I dial variant(the very first).
Enjoy

[whited3]

Here is a photo of me joining the club last night

1st wear

[Gerry62]

Originally Posted by Mike80

Hi All,

I’m intrigued to know a bit more about the dial on my DSSD 116660. I’ve recently purchase another (after selling one a year or so back I realised i missed it!)

(after selling one a year or so back I realised i missed it!)
ditto for me

I sold and traded for 16518, blancpain fifty fath. , Panerai 305 ....... now he is back forever

congrats for your MK I

[Dave_T26]

Originally Posted by Mike80

Hi All,



I’m intrigued to know a bit more about the dial on my DSSD 116660. I’ve recently purchase another (after selling one a year or so back I realised i missed it!)



Purchased from a seller here in the UK on Chrono24 with good feedback and a bricks and mortar shop premises too.



The watch warranty card is completed as January 2018, so I suspect it’s one of the later 116660 just before the 126660 launched.



The dials on the DSSDs seem to have had a number of versions, I’ve noticed in mine there isn’t a space between the 3900 and the ‘m’







Does everything look right?

Looks great! Congrats on your DSSD! I love that you’ve chosen the black dial.

Looks like you have Mark 1 elements, especially what you mentioned. I’m not quite sure if there’s a specific designation for your dial; I believe a Mark 1 dial is also defined by having the coronet as shown below (drops steeply at the sides), and a thicker/serifed font on “superlative chronometer...” (Mark 1 dials were phased out circa mid-V serial).

[imperio]

Originally Posted by Dave_T26

Looks great! Congrats on your DSSD! I love that you’ve chosen the black dial.

Looks like you have Mark 1 elements, especially what you mentioned. I’m not quite sure if there’s a specific designation for your dial; I believe a Mark 1 dial is also defined by having the coronet as shown below (drops steeply at the sides), and a thicker/serifed font on “superlative chronometer...” (Mark 1 dials were phased out circa mid-V serial).

Here's a pic of the Mk1 on my wrist right now

[Burke]

This is my 126660 I think the difference now is the coronet in between the Swiss Made.

[epc2]

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[btv2019DSSD]

Hello everybody,
I’m new to this forum. I found out about the forum after purchased the watch.
My story was while vacationing and passing by an AD, asked my wife to come in to see what is available (I’ve been looking for a SS Daytona for about five years now, just casually whenever I pass by any AD). I was told by SA that there is a DSSD JC just came in the night before and it is currently been looking at by another customer and probably already been sold. We were about to leave since I never considered purchase DSSD let alone DDSD JC due to the it size and thickness (I thought that it would be too big for my wrist).
All of the sudden, SA came out and said that the watch is available. Since we are already in the store, we decided to try it out anyway just to see how big it really is on the wrist.... To make the story short, it became my second Rolex purchases in almost a 30 years span.
The lessons that I learned:
- Do not write off a watch from the list of potential purchase due to size, color, design...
- A visual hand-on experience is a must if possible (too bad that this recommendation is so hard to fulfill since many are unavailable at AD)

I’m still extremely happy with the purchased of this watch and it has been almost a month now.
I would like to sign up to join the DSSD’ s club.
Thank you for listening and sorry for a long post
Regards
Ps: how comfortable the DSSD JC is on small wrist 6.8 in is extremely underrated and not discussed enough.

[NiJaRo1225]

Went from a black 116660 to this 126660 and loving it even more.


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[RobsterCraw]

I’m on the hunt for a DSSD black to add to my SD43. Do y’all agree that some real “bargains” can be found on the DSSD black over the JC editing and the SD43 for that matter. I’ve even found a few right at MSRP on the gray market on the black dial. Something I haven’t seen in awhile on any SS model. My SA also told me she believes the DSSD black would be one of the easiest pieces of SS to get in. Thoughts ?

[mattsrs]

Originally Posted by RobsterCraw

I’m on the hunt for a DSSD black to add to my SD43. Do y’all agree that some real “bargains” can be found on the DSSD black over the JC editing and the SD43 for that matter. I’ve even found a few right at MSRP on the gray market on the black dial. Something I haven’t seen in awhile on any SS model. My SA also told me she believes the DSSD black would be one of the easiest pieces of SS to get in. Thoughts ?

It's def one of if not the easiest to buy SS models. In the past two weeks I've seen two on display at two different ADs in my area

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[gsteve]

Originally Posted by RobsterCraw

I’m on the hunt for a DSSD black to add to my SD43. Do y’all agree that some real “bargains” can be found on the DSSD black over the JC editing and the SD43 for that matter. I’ve even found a few right at MSRP on the gray market on the black dial. Something I haven’t seen in awhile on any SS model. My SA also told me she believes the DSSD black would be one of the easiest pieces of SS to get in. Thoughts ?

id say that's correct , not many appreciate what it has. Just the truly cool of us ;)

[007_Omega]

Can anyone confirm if the MK1 JC and MK2 JC have the same dials, in terms of color I mean? From pics, it seems that the new MK2 has a bluer dial.

[omx5o]

Originally Posted by 007_Omega

Can anyone confirm if the MK1 JC and MK2 JC have the same dials, in terms of color I mean? From pics, it seems that the new MK2 has a bluer dial.

I also noticed that older JCs are a bit darker, probably just the images.

[Gerry62]

Originally Posted by btv2019DSSD

Hello everybody,
I’m new to this forum. I found out about the forum after purchased the watch.
My story was while vacationing and passing by an AD, asked my wife to come in to see what is available (I’ve been looking for a SS Daytona for about five years now, just casually whenever I pass by any AD). I was told by SA that there is a DSSD JC just came in the night before and it is currently been looking at by another customer and probably already been sold. We were about to leave since I never considered purchase DSSD let alone DDSD JC due to the it size and thickness (I thought that it would be too big for my wrist).
All of the sudden, SA came out and said that the watch is available. Since we are already in the store, we decided to try it out anyway just to see how big it really is on the wrist.... To make the story short, it became my second Rolex purchases in almost a 30 years span.
The lessons that I learned:
- Do not write off a watch from the list of potential purchase due to size, color, design...
- A visual hand-on experience is a must if possible (too bad that this recommendation is so hard to fulfill since many are unavailable at AD)

I’m still extremely happy with the purchased of this watch and it has been almost a month now.
I would like to sign up to join the DSSD’ s club.
Thank you for listening and sorry for a long post
Regards
Ps: how comfortable the DSSD JC is on small wrist 6.8 in is extremely underrated and not discussed enough.

Welcome, great choice and thx for sharing

[Gerry62]

Originally Posted by omx5o

I also noticed that older JCs are a bit darker, probably just the images.

difficult to establish the tone of the blue

varies depending on the light and position
imho

[omx5o]

Just joined the club.

[Burke]

Originally Posted by omx5o

Just joined the club.

Congrats wear it in good health! Best timepiece I’ve ever owned!


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