Rolex Deepsea
CATEGORY | Oyster Perpetual Professional |
Certification | Superlative Chronometer (COSC + Rolex certification after casing) |
Case | |
Type | Oyster (monobloc middle case, screw-down case back and winding crown) |
Safety | Crown guard forms integral part of middle case Hellum escape valve Ringlock System case architecture with nitrogen-alloyed steel ring |
Diameter | 44mm |
Material | Oystersteel |
Middle Case | Oystersteel, satin finish with polished sides |
Bezel | Oystersteel, unidirectional rotatable 60-minute graduated Cerachrom insert in black ceramic; moulded numerals and graduations coated with platinum via PVD (Physical Vapour Deposition) |
Case back | Oysterstell and grade 5 titanium, solid, screw down with fine fluting |
Winding Crown | Screw-down; Triplelock triple waterproofness system |
Crystal | Domed 5.5 mm-thick sapphire |
Waterproofness | 3,900 metres (12,800 feet) |
Movement | |
Calibre | 3235, Manufacture Rolex Mechanical movement with bidirectional self-winding via Perpetual rotor |
Precision | -2/+2 sec./day, after casing |
Functions | Centre hour, minute and seconds hands Instantaneous date at 3 o’clock with secure rapid-setting Stop-seconds for exact time setting |
Oscillator | Frequency: 28,800 beats/hour (4Hz) Paramagnetic blue Parachrom hairspring Rolex overcoil Large balance wheel with variable inertia High-precision regulating via four gold Microstella nuts Traversing balance bridge High-performance Paraflex shock absorbers |
Escapement | Chronergy with optimised energy efficiency Paramagnetic nickel-phosphorus pallet fork and escape wheel |
Jewelling | 31 rubies |
Power Reserve | Approximately 70 hours |
Dial | |
Colour | D-blue (gradient from deep blue to pitch black), lacquer |
Hour Markers | Highly legible Chromalight appliques (long-lasting luminescence, blue glow) in 18 ct white gold |
Hands | 18 ct white gold, highly legible Chromalight (long-lasting luminescence, blue glow) |
Bracelet | |
Type | Oystersteel (three-piece solid links) |
Material | Oystersteel, satin finish with polished edges |
Clasp | Oysterlock folding safety clasp Rolex Gildelock extension system (approx. 20 mm in increments of approx. 2mm) Fliplock extention link (26mm) |
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