Rolex Sea-Dweller 4000ft 116600 Discontinued 2016 [Preowned]

Overview 

The Sea-Dweller is part of the Rolex Professional watches specialising in diving. It was initially introduced in the 1960s as a specialty watch to dive deeper than the Submariner. These watches were designed to be for the hardcore divers in mind - with missions or purposes for deep dives, unlike the Submariner. 

The Sea-Dweller range has been around for 50 years and pre-dates the origins of the Deep Sea Dweller which was only introduced in 2008. However, the Sea-Dweller shares similar traits and features such as a helium escape valve, thicker case profile and more recently a larger case diameter as compared to the Submariner.

When Deep Sea Dweller was introduced in 2008, the Sea-Dweller 4000ft (reference 16600) was removed from the catalogue an discontinued. After 7 years without a Sea-Dweller, t reference 116600 was introduced in 2014, updated with new specifications to match a modern Rolex diving watch.

The reference 116600 is the previous version of Sea-Dweller. It was discontinued in 2017 when the new 126600 was introduced. The main differences are size of case - the previous version was smaller at 40mm whilst the new one is 43mm.

Specifications

Condition

Preowned, Excellent Condition, Complete Original Set with Box and Papers dated May/2016

Warranty

Manufacturer's warranty until May/2021