Rolex Deepsea Challenge Watch Doesn't Even Compare to Omega...

The battle to be king of the sea continues as Rolex throws some fresh shade at Omega with the new Rolex Deepsea Challenge. Is it enough, or does Omega still destroy Rolex?
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[@sophdog1678]

Falling into a swimming pool is all that most dive watches will ever need to survive. I imagine Omega will win this tool-waving contest, because it will actually be able to be purchased in stores.

[@almac9203]

The Omega is also wearable whereas the Rolex is a dinner plate.

[@elrockerchido]

ahhh Omega!!! a brand that is both More Swiss and British than Rolex has ever been, a brand that has been both to the moon and the deepest part of the planet... and a brand that is a staple in the Dirty Dozen. Long Live Omega

[@Tacteyecool]

Maybe if we actually been to the moon it would be cool

[@SB-Kiwi]

​@@Tacteyecoolthe moon is flat

[@reza313_]

@@SB-Kiwi and the Earth is dodecagon

[@famts3716]

@@TacteyecoolAHSAHSHAH

[@billiondollardan]

I just bought an Omega Seamaster 300m Diver Chronograph last month. It's super chunky at 17.5 mm thick but I have to say I would never ever ever get a watch thicker than that

[@dendee]

Whuch one you got yourself ? I have the white dial and love it

[@billiondollardan]

@@dendee black dial and yellow accents regatta

[@almac9203]

The Ultra Deep is only slightly thicker at 18.1mm and is good for 6000m.

[@deepseadweller687]

I'm happy with my Planet Ocean 600 and Deepsea James Cameron 126660. That enough.

[@alexyu6928]

I have been wearing my Omega Seamaster Professional Chronograph for 23 years (before Co-axial time) and the watch had gone diving in Hawaii, swimming pool, hot tub, sauna and steam room in the gym. The most depth it had dived down to was about 50 feet and that was all I could take. These super deep dive watches are for people who appreciate a fine piece of craftsmanship and not particularly for everyday wearing. The Rolex is a very pretty watch and Omega is a watch you can actually buy any time without a ridiculously long waiting list as the Rolex, and Rolex price their watch out of reach for most people me included. By the way my 23 years old Omega had it first service two years ago and it is now running at about 1 and a half second fast per month, yes month not day. My Rolex Datejust two tone runs about 5 seconds fast per day. Not locking Rolex it is just my situation.

[@Chris-mh3vf]

I agree with Fed. If it ever gets deep enough to need that rating I’m not going in to get it back! 😂

[@ramontscharner6516]

Interessting to see that Rolex really released a 50mm wide and 25mm thick unwearable behemoth just to beat Omega for the depth rating😅 At least Omegas Ultradeep is wearable and at a reasonable price🙃

[@almac9203]

Any regular brute can wear the Ultra Deep whereas you would have to be Shaq to wear the ridiculous Rolex. That Rolex is crazy.

[@joelburke289]

They’re really not to be thought of as regular watches.. more like showpieces of the tech. Historically too, the challenge is the production model of the 2012 unit, coaxed on by JCameron himself to compete against Omega.

[@almac9203]

@@joelburke289 Omega could also produce an unwearble 11000m beast. The problem is it wouldn't be a watch but a trophy. Rolex should have produced something to beat Omega but kept it wearable. 50mm by 23.5mm is crazy. I would have to strap that to my leg!

[@bloodymarvelous4790]

How is the Ultra Deep wearable at 52mm diameter and 28mm thick, and the Rolex Challenge isn't at 50mm diameter and 26mm thick? Oh, you're talking about the 6000m variant. Well, then you should compare that one with the Deepsea, and not with the Challenge. And even in that case, the Ultra Deep at 45.5mm x 18.1mm is still bigger than the Deepsea at 44.5mm x 17.7mm.

[@modulo3664]

Meanwhile I'm over in the corner eating paste with my Tudor Pelagos

[@cidlopez]

The opening line regarding how deep has someone gone is funny because I always wonder why we spend so much on deep divers watches (myself included). I’ve never dived. But even those who have likely don’t go frequently enough to justify a 6,000M divers watch. So we buy them basically because they look cool and in the event we go in water that’s deeper than a swimming pool.

[@JRB33169]

Lol, just wear a hockey puck.

[@thatmexicanguy2989]

The difference between Rolex and omega: Omega holds the world record for deepest dive watch in the world and makes a wearable production model that looks really cool and has new materials in it. Rolex makes a production model of their deepest dive watch which looks ridiculous and can’t be worn 😂 however because it is in production, people think it’s the deepest watch… they just want people to think they hold those records when in reality they don’t

[@bobotmeister]

its a novelty really... the thing is getting one even if you have the money.😅

[@rotorairgroup8409]

So both watches have a feature that 100% of their owners will never use.

[@dunderhay9169]

Thanks for making fun of these ridiculous watches and well done to Tom for pointing out just how pompous James Cameron can be. I hope the chief got a good price 😂

[@bobotmeister]

the rolex is more jewelry while the omega is more of a tool watch, imo, especially in titanium. car people would call it a "sleeper".

[@terrydaigle8356]

Wow my 50 meter watch still works after swimming

[@iggysfriend4431]

This is all very wonderful but.... The deepest a human has ever dived is 332.35m (1,090ft). The difference between the Rolex and Omega is with Omega you won't have to go on a 3 year waiting list to get one.

[@almac9203]

The Omega is also a wearable size whereas this is a dinner plate.

[@vincent67239]

Actually,

[@duck853]

Cameron... I get it. The "earning it part", then he lost me with the slapping on the indigenous chief part. That REALLY was HOODINKEE LEVEL EXTRA!

[@Sams911]

the original was rated to 12000m and had a date, this one is only 11 and no date... what gives Rolex?

[@neonsamurai1348]

Oh boy can't wait to saturation dive the Marianas trench with it! The other ones just kept imploding on me half way down.

[@Rhal63]

That’s crazy. I thought my James Camron was big and went deep. Anyone who tests this new watch to the fullest will probably have a concrete block tied to his ankle. Game over. Thanks guys

[@grahambawden4060]

Excellent podcast guys, pity you can't buy a Rolex unlike the Omega's. Think you should have mentioned that in the chat. Great content and banter as always, can't wait for part 2. 👍⌚🤣

[@alfieakaronaldog]

Do you know anyone who has managed to buy that Omega then?

[@calvinchann1996]

What is the use of the bezel at 11,000m?

[@rickj8859]

I might have seen that Cameron's Submariner selling on E-Bay.

[@rickbar123]

I work in Dialysis. There is water and other liquids everywhere. My Omega 9900 never lets me down.

[@N7Sound]

Yeah but the Planet Ocean 6000 is 45mm vs the 50mm if the new Rolex. Also is 18.1mm thick vs the 23mm of the Rolex. It's kinda wearable..

[@tar1895]

Bet Mark Wahlberg has one just because he can. Otherwise it’s for 300 pound gorillas

[@Angelito_Noreaga]

Shots fired! Shots fired!

[@jonjohns7080]

Pretty sure they made it to the bottom but the place they landed just wasn’t the deepest part of the trench, I could be wrong but I think that’s right isn’t it?

[@niceMange]

My friend got a sea dweller as a gift and it is a massive chunker of a watch, he doesn't even like wearing it because of the size and weight

[@rodcarr3119]

It's a clever design, and great to see them finally dip their toe in the Titanium bucket (and rediscover how to properly chamfer a case edge!). That said, it feels like Omega and Rolex are locked in a battle that Omega won some years ago - "Who can make the most butt-ugly tool watch" - Omega took that one with the PloProf, and now Rolex have (finally) beaten the Sea Dweller with the ugly stick enough to take that particular accolade - Yes, it's more revolting than a PloProf - well done. If I find myself on a deep sea expedition, I might ask for one to strap to the outside of my bathyscaphe, and look for bubbles as we hit 10000m - otherwise, it all feels a bit irrelevant.

[@Youtubeuser1aa]

The ploprof is cool

[@LocalConArtist]

@@KZbinuser1aa The ploprof is the best

[@retardinho5048]

The Ploprof is awesome and very unique. This Rolex is just an embarrassment in watchmaking. There is so much unneeded text on the dial and the rehaut, which makes the already comically small dial even more unreadable. It’s been forever since Rolex offered anything of value or innovation to the watch world. At least a new case design would have been something. But they dare not waste any more effort, since they’re safely printing money with their faux luxury image (producing 1 million watches a year).

[@slice1208]

The Chef has soled the watch to buy a hous for everyone in his tribe .

[@michaelturner7949]

The Challenge has no use: it is purely academic. No diver would survive such ambient pressure.

[@LlyleHunter]

No way! I’m sixty one. I still dive but I’m not diving that deep and I’m not even going that deep down in a submarine for fear of arteries popping or organs failing so I don’t need any gigantic superfluous watches.

[@aaddy5157]

Rolex Invicta

[@joelburke289]

It is bloody cool though… If you’ve had a hard on for the original challenge, this is a production unit. Only thing is, the dial is boring, no date, no pretty gradient like my deepsea blue. If they include in the next round, I might be in trouble :-)

[@almac9203]

You would rock a 50mm by 23.5mm watch?

[@joelburke289]

@@almac9203 yes, as a showpiece, not regular watch. Even the deepsea gets weighty after a while and I have to cool it.

[@carbondragon]

At last Rolex is competing with invicta (rather than Omega, which makes more practical watches). Next will be 70mm wide, 35mm tall, made of plutonium, costing 2.5 trillion dollars with only 1 made but not sold. Rolex will have to go down to the Mariana Trench and dig a hold 2000m deep I guess.

[@mikewingert-savagelyerudite]

I’ve never met a commercial, army (24 years for me) or navy diver who has worn a Rolex for diving. They all seem to be worn by desk sitting mincers?

[@JamesAlexander14]

Something to wear when Im paddling in the water at Margate with a white hanky on my head and my trouser legs rolled up….😉

[@Ventro_.]

Omega too big too expensive ….Omega never beat Rolex in anything ….always such ransoms comparisons

[@jcmuscle123]

Rolex just released this new watch , it’s wanna be easier to go into the bottom of the ocean than actually getting the watch , but right on Rolex !

[@garyboyle695]

Right on Rolex? The watch has a claimed rating, it's never been anywhere near this depth, the Omega has.

[@michaelidarecis]

Rolex made an Invicta Grand driver lol

[@cpufrost]

Lots of Omega fanboys here I see. From the standpoint of investments, the Rolex will have a decent return especially if you get it at MSRP.

[@laszlopatay2272]

Hi! First deep watch was Breitling seawolf 3000m Titanium 44mm 1.9mm thickness 2001 ! What I know ! and was no omega, no rolex available so deep ,,,and rolex answered 3900m deep sea,after introduced in 2009,Guinness Rekord holder,was 6000m chronograph! Cx Swiss military 46mm titanium 2.5mm thik! 7750 valjoux movement chronometer certification! Tested in England Southampton University of Marinetime chamber! Can oparet Chronograph pushers 1000m! Nobody achieved such success!

[@anthonyurban4518]

Is Rolex still selling watches? If you walk in a certified dealer it's impossible to buy a Submariner... ridiculous. Omega is actually selling watches

[@juliomejicano]

🤣🤣 Rolex want their own periodic table

[@vintageswiss9096]

Just another watch you'll never get to see in person.

[@Lord_Flashheart_Woof]

But can it go to the Moon?

[@Faz99Master]

Perfect and practical watches for the Bugatti Veyron owners.

[@Isudhanshu_biswas]

When a toyota owner get jealous from rolls Royce brand. Bcz rolls Royce never sell their cars to ordinary people 😂 I like both watches bt your title is your personal preference. Most of the people go for rolex more than omega.

[@007-i6z8v]

Of course is big and thick, do you assume a 10mm thick watch would resist the pressure? Come on people, stop the omega hype. BTW you don't have to worry about wearing it, it will be a collectors piece, so not made like a sub...

[@shepleonard8695]

SOOOO Rolex made an Invica???

[@Jindsing]

Whenever i read the word destroy, I keep thinking im about to watch a ben shapiro video.

[@goranstanisavljevic5634]

BLANCPAIN Fifty fathoms is the best

[@tonyedwards6033]

Most of these won't even see the bottom of a bath !

[@hunttoo3480]

I love both my Deepsea but I don’t see myself getting this humongous monstrosity 😂

[@vaughanatkinson8421]

The biggest difference as we all know is that you can buy an Omega...Rolex watches are unicorns, do they really exist??

[@Semper_Iratus]

If I ever need a deep sea watch to strap on to my deep sea submarine, I have options.

[@javiazar]

The shade would be worth something if Rolex actually sold watches.

[@2steaksandwiches665]

This. Rolex is simply a tangible commodity investment. It’s not even a watch anymore.

[@renatoazevedo9514]

😂

[@hunterstrawberry4220]

💀

[@Futokuko]

Don’t worry, The collapse of Chinas middle class will soon allow for list free purchases as the grey market gets flooded.

[@ocb05]

@@2steaksandwiches665 not even a worthy investment anymore as well

[@TheAbysswalker]

The Rolex Deepsea Challenge has so much writing on the dial, it looks like the backside of a Speedmaster Professional 🤣

[@wristroll_vlad]

They should instead start putting the date you were added to the waitlist… for certain models this might be a fun (and more impressive) fact than some stupid shit about divers attaching watches to submarines

[@juicedupjunkie2324]

Original gas escape valve?

[@TheAbysswalker]

@@juicedupjunkie2324 That's part of it. But just to summarise: ORIGINAL GAS ESCAPE VALVE 👑 ROLEX OYSTER PERPETUAL DEEPSEA CHALLENGE SEA-DWELLER 36090ft = 11000m SUPERLATIVE CHRONOMETER OFFICIALLY CERTIFIED SWISS MADE RING LOCK SYSTEM It's personal preference, of course, but to me it's just not pleasing to have so much writing on the dial. I prefer a clean look.

[@kevinbarnbrook4728]

Or just a backside?

[@bobotmeister]

@@wristroll_vlad good one 😆

[@Zzz-j2f]

“Strenuous award ceremonies” It’s a miracle the poor guy survived those.

[@Apex-rl4fb]

F

[@michaelriera6277]

Typical celebrity rubbish.

[@Strideo1]

He played it safe and never made any jokes about Jada Pinkett Smith.

[@kkrsnn5632]

Every Rolex watch should have the words 'challenge to get' on tbe dial, the way things are going 😂

[@almac9203]

The challenge is getting to the top of the wait list!

[@elrockerchido]

sickest Burn ive read so far! Kudos mate

[@michaeleccles3336]

And Sinn have made a watch that'll go just as deep and, crucially, is wearable! Also doesn't cost stupid amounts.

[@michaelriera6277]

This is simply incorrect. Nice try,

[@michaeleccles3336]

@@danbarrett3347 it is water resistant to as deep as it is possible to go on this earth - so it'll go 'just as deep'. The fact it's quartz is irrelevant (but I actually think divers watches are better being quartz) and obviously the use of oil is the reason it's wearable.

[@michaeleccles3336]

@@danbarrett3347 didn't need to go to the website, I already knew all of that information having previously owned the watch in question. Thank you for pointing out the bleeding obvious though. Its amazing how irate people can get about something like this. My original message simply said that Sinn made a watch that could go as deep and was actually wearable and much cheaper. All of those things are correct. If you don't like quartz, don't think it's a like for like comparison etc etc, that's another argument entirely. Who are you anyway the 'Rolega' marketing minister for idiotic watches?

[@michaeleccles3336]

@@danbarrett3347 oh dear.... I started this with "that is simply incorrect"? Might want to check who's name is next to that comment Dim... I mean Dan. The water resistance is how many metres? The deepest part of the ocean is how deep? I'm sorry, I don't see the contradiction 🤔 I do, however, see that you concede it can go as deep in a later paragraph after claiming it can't. Finally, and I didn't realise I was talking to an eleven year old ('haters'? Really?) I'm pretty sure that a subjective opinion is still allowed in these times. I'll qualify that opinion by saying that yes, I think a watch that is made for the wrist and measures 28mm deep is idiotic. Rolex and omega are only doing this for one up man ship over the other. Its marketing bragging rights by the two largest and largely most boring watch makers in Switzerland. They've done it so the accountant with the seamaster can justify his purchase over the accountant with the sub in they pub on a Friday night. ".... Yes, but omega hold the record for deepest dive..." Neither of whom have subjected their watches to anything deeper than the bath. Making a watch that functions at eleven thousand metres under the sea is idiotic. (in my opinion) The sinn is completely different - I agree with you here - as it is made to be as hard as nails. This watch will outlive you in any of your adventures. It's built to be tough as old boots and actually used. It is a functioning tool watch and not a marketing wet dream. I don't know who the chap was referring to when he said 'that is simply incorrect' but he was incorrect. You were correct in what you said and so was I. Can the Sinn go to the deepest part of our ocean without letting water in? Yes. Is it affordable? It's not cheap but it's much much much more affordable and attainable that the rolex or omega. Is it wearable? It's big but it's not crazy big.

[@piepowered]

The deepest scuba dive is around 330 meters, so the depth arms race is a bit daft really. I guess if you accidentally drop your watch overboard on your yacht, and mount a multi million dollar recovery operation, from the sea floor 1000s of meters below, it'll still work. So that's good.

[@scurvyseapups]

😆😆😆

[@TripleDDDD]

As well every diver uses dive computers, way more features like depth gauge, decompression levels, fast ascend warning etc. Some use a watch as a backup. And there i prefer a Gshock or a Casio Duro.

[@LanguagesWithAndrew]

I really dislike dive watches with any more than 300m of water resistance because every additional meter of WR means additional weight and thickness THAT I NEITHER NEED NOR WANT. I was so disappointed wiht Omega's new 6000m line - some of the color combinations are gorgeous but the weight and thickness due to the ridiculous WR rating they have just absolutely ruins them.

[@almac9203]

@@LanguagesWithAndrew the Omega Ultra Deep is only slightly thicker than the Rolex Deep-sea but goes way deeper. The thickness is very reasonable given the insane WR. The Rolex Challenge has crossed the line into ridiculous.

[@hochspannunglebensgefahr5339]

That not the point.

[@victorbgdream8328]

So Omega has gone to the moon and to the bottom of the ocean? Hehe Rolex must be kicking themselves...

[@ES-tr5no]

Get ready, Omega is ready to go to Mars too.

[@jcmuscle123]

But is harder to actually find a Rolex for sell on the ad than actually going to the moon

[@stevewalters6003]

Bulova also went to the moon.

[@joelburke289]

Rolex went to the bottom both on 60s & 2012, short maybe by 10-20 m. Difference is insignificant, plus Challenge rated for 15,000m. Rolex hardly kicking themselves. Omega only wishes they had Rolex brand mystique and cache.

[@ES-tr5no]

@@joelburke289 rolex has never actually gone all the way and touch the very bottom of the trench. You know, touch the sand that’s down there.

[@ChrisM-lb8xw]

Rolex taking fight to the shops: “Sorry, it’s for display purposes only 😂🙃

[@youcefbayou5293]

A minute repeater .... No one in rolex can think about a minute repeater ..

[@bloodymarvelous4790]

Because it's the most annoying complication in the history of wrist watches. Who wants to hear the incessant dings from a watch because the asshole wearing it would rather count the chimes than look at the dial to see what time it is?

[@diavalus]

They got stuck at cyclops, jubilee bracelets and superlative.

[@GeneraLigma]

Whoaaa easy there...that would involve actual innovation...Instead, here: have this dinner plate of a watch with a lower depth rating than the one we already made in the 1960's lol.

[@ES-tr5no]

They would have to find someone to make it for them first and then they would claim to be the inventor of that type of watch.

[@bloodymarvelous4790]

Why would you want a minute repeater in a dive watch?

[@thetravelingnomad6203]

This Rolex is the Halloween version of the divers: the size, 50 x 23 makes it suitable for Pro bodybuilders ONLY. I was not happy about Omega Ultra deep's size and price, nor James Cameron's version weight on wrist, but those models are now in comparences so attractive and must haves. Panerai and Hubblet are now officially challenged by Rolex, not Omega imho!

[@aboner2551]

Flavor Flav would wear it round his neck.

[@bloodymarvelous4790]

Or, and hear me out, you can put it on a drysuit.

[@thetravelingnomad6203]

@@bloodymarvelous4790 but of course I wear all my Rolexes in bathtub too! And flavor flav is also delighted having found new flashy pendant.

[@GearheadDaily]

As someone who literally just made the decision between the Planet Ocean and the DeepSea Dweller... The PO wins hands down.

[@DebmalyaSinha]

please tell me you got the Ti one? its gorgeous and something people might actually wanna wear.

[@Dasani31]

I have a PO gmt too. Great watch. And I enjoy the open caseback

[@alfieakaronaldog]

The PO doesn’t win, but it is a fantastic watch (in Blue 😎).

[@alfieakaronaldog]

@@Dasani31 It’s just a three hand and Chronograph these days isn’t it? GMT Dive watch sounds niche.

[@DampRaccoon]

@@DebmalyaSinha what a ridiculous comment 😂

[@Adrian-zb2lu]

Omega always was better than Rolex in hard conditions. If I'm honest actually Rolex is so over rated.

[@ldavidtw2000]

that 'speech' is just so cringe I'm sorry

[@funNactive1]

All hail Invicta! 😅🤣🙃 (Rolex is after you)

[@LockheedMartinF22Raptor7]

Ah. The Invicta homage.

[@TheRunningManZ]

You’re still trying too hard with the titles. It’s kinda off putting. You’re representing a large company, cheap tabloid style titles cheapen the brand Watchfinder. You’re gonna hit a million subs, keep your dignity while you do it!

[@Atombender]

The 2022 Rolex Deepsea Challenge would be the first production Rolex in Titanium, right?

[@stiggeltime9182]

Correct

[@Atombender]

@@stiggeltime9182 That makes it even more desirable. And no one's gonna wear it, considering its size (50x23mm).

[@kuongsam2314]

Made up of unobtainium.

[@giovannibucio]

Rolex sucks, i sold my rolex cuz they would always lose seconds and very delicate. Just Got 3 OMEGAS and they never fail. I have the 1954 gold constelation omega the 2021 seamaster300 pro sedna gold black rubber strap and this new Ultra dèep with ruberstrap and blue black dial.

[@TripleDDDD]

As a diver i find it quite funny with these dive watches. Since most divers nowadays use dive computers. Way more features like depth gauge and decompression levels. And 90% of (non tech) divers never reach deeper than 40 meters. Off course I like dive watches and have a Seiko Diver. Never used it for diving though.

[@leomarsic289]

it's true, we're all crazy, I have sd34 and jc deepsea, and for diving I use seiko mm300

[@chriszivoder2650]

So the Rolex deep sea challenge watch didn't actually go to the depth they have rated it to? Omega ultra deep watch went deeper? If this is the case, are we saying that Rolex has released a higher depth rating you can buy? that is a strange move by Rolex but interesting.

[@notsafefortorque9060]

you can't buy*

[@chriszivoder2650]

@@notsafefortorque9060 oh yea that's right, well in theory lol

[@bloodymarvelous4790]

The Challenger Deep is 10,971m below sea level. You can theoretically reach higher pressures in a laboratory environment, but it will have no meaning in real life. The Deepsea Challenge on James Cameron Challenger submersible was rated to 12,000m. The Omega Ultra Deep was rated to 15,000m. The commercially available Deepsea Challenge is rated to 11,000m. That's 29m deeper than the deepest point in the ocean. Will it survive 12,000m? Sure. 15,000m? Most likely, since a 25% safety margin of the rated depth must be taken into account. The commercially available Omega Ultra Deep has a depth rating of 6,000m. The Rolex Deepsea Sea-Dweller has a depth rating of 3,900m. The Titanic lies at 3,840m. I've gotten a lot of flak for pointing out that the depth ratings of the Rolex watches actually are related to real world depths, while the Omega watches just seem to be designed to "beat" the depth ratings of Rolex. I guess the Omega fanboys are out in force (either that or the Rolex haters are). But let's face it, the depth these watches can be made to go to is an impressive feat of engineering. Does it result in an everyday wearable watch? Obviously not, but making the fastest road car in the world doesn't make it attainable for everyone either, and their records will still be beaten by purpose built salt flat jet cars. I applaud Rolex for releasing the Deepsea Challenge Sea-Dweller, and I wouldn't mind having one and strapping it to my drysuit. No, I'll probably never go below 40m, but that's not the point. You won't be going 400kph on the Autobahn in a Bugatti Chiron either.

[@tvo6453]

The Omega looks wearable, while the Rolex looks hideous large and unwearable

[@brandonday9001]

The new Rolex has a HE valve while the Omega that went to the bottom did not, doesnt that say something about the difference in build quality - that the Rolex was not built so as to prevent gasses from penetrating the case like the Omega was. Same with the Omega 2000m Ultra Deep vs like a Rolex Sea Dweller...

[@bloodymarvelous4790]

The helium escape valve is pointless at that depth. You're not breathing gases at 1100 atmosphere. Omega just chose to omit it, since the case can easily manage the decompression from the depths of saturation diving. Rolex just added it because it's a staple of the model series. The Sea-Dweller has it, the Deepsea Sea-Dweller has it, so the Deepsea Challenge Sea-Dweller has it. Also, it's better for the helium to escape gradually, rather than explosively when you open the winding crown.

[@lordmclovin3694]

Funny how the watch is designed for one of the most inhospitable places on the planet. London

[@Okido24]

Lol

[@geetarz1]

When are you guys going to review the most popular Rolex currently in AD’s? It’s something called an “Exhibition Only” 🤔

[@pizza.doctor]

wouldn't buy it with 90% discount

[@jakob1643]

I honestly love this Podcast, if you can call this, nowadays i am to busy to keep up to all the watch stuff. But i watch every episode of this show. its entertaining and keeps me kinda up to date and still shows me more and new watch brands. Keep it up.

[@dBsdecibels]

I had to laugh at James Cameron saying he gave his watch away to an indigenous tribe leader. How is that leader going to get it serviced? Could they afford to have it serviced, even if they were able to? A gesture of pure symbology, little practical value, lol.

[@andrewgiblin3468]

I want one with a jubilee band and in platinum so it's way heavier!!

[@vincent67239]

YES

[@KeepingWatchUK]

Whilst I’m typically more of a Rolex fan than Omega, for me the Ultra Deep wins here. More interesting & colourful dial. The inner ring ‘..gas escape valve…’ on the Rolex serves only to shrink its main dial imho. Plus, the watch is twice the price of the Omega. Both pieces are too thick & big to wear (for 99% of us) anyway. Technically impressive but everyday useless. This is just the two brands playing tit-for-tat at a game no one plays ;-)

[@bloodymarvelous4790]

The dial size is the same as every other Rolex dive watch. It's not shrunk, it's just not sized up. The inner ring serves to prevent the watch from buckling under the extreme pressure at 11,000 meters due to the pressure difference between the air in the watch (1 bar) and the water outside (1,101 bar).

[@KeepingWatchUK]

@@bloodymarvelous4790 At 2000m down (circa 200 atmospheres) the pressure would be so great a human diver would be crushed anyway. So the extra 9000m is pointless. Thus, that ugly inner ring, which gives impression of a shrunken dial, is simply useless for any real purpose. As I say, technically impressive but for everyday use out & about the watch is simply too big, too thick & too ugly. Will no doubt be a hit for collectors/investors/flippers but I personally buy to wear all my Rolex and so prefer them to sit modestly on wrist & look nice! Just my opinion 👍🏻

[@KeepingWatchUK]

@Jay M our local swimming pool must be lower down on the list re council upgrade to such depths. We have to settle for a few meters, sadly. Even my 300m diver panics as I relax on the side 😆

[@KeepingWatchUK]

@128-192 And you lost yours by liking your own comment 😂

[@RickyRicon2023]

wo wo wo ... Planet O ultra deep 45.5mm and 16or18mm thick right... it is big and thick but it is possible to wear... the challenge with 50mm and 23mm it is a old soviet's tank haha

[@briankrailerks347]

Not as deep in capabilities as Omega but as good as that Sea-Dweller, I'm quite a fan of how nice the Bell & Ross Hydromax 11000m is to wear. Sadly doesn't seem to get much credit amongst deep sea divers.

[@jacklythgoe3541]

WHAT IS THE POINT! A lot of figures that no one will use or even need, and a an unwearable case. Who would buy this, and if so, why

[@spellward]

Couldn’t they just dangle one on a piece of string till it hit the bottom?

[@ES-tr5no]

The Omega did hit the bottom. Set there for a day before they could retrieve it and it was still keeping correct time. So, how can you go deeper?

[@alfieakaronaldog]

I will probably get ‘The Call’ for the Challenge announced yesterday, before the UltraDeep(Sea) that was announced early March 😂

[@jamess8175]

I can't stand watch manufacturers simply dumping in the same small dial of a standard model like Planet Ocean or Deepsea into a much larger case with an ultra broad bezel but tiny dial and crystal. Don't they look lopsided and odd? They should have fitted a bigger dial and crystal with the matching proportions than to cut costs from making a new dial. You mean you are ok with the non-proportionate dimensions of case, bezel and dial?

[@mikesomerset6338]

There is something of the "not quite" about Rolex isn't there. Not quite the first to the bottom of the ocean. Not quite the first to the top of Everest. I don't think they quite had the first GMT (Glycine Airman). I don't think they quite had the first dive watch (fifty fathoms). Just a thought.

[@Omega34685]

Joe Biden was asked about this as he is a Rolex owner, he replied… “ I have two words to describe this watch- way too big!”

[@vulpinish]

Would love Invicta to bring out a 70mm watch to put this contest to bed.

[@jorad4887]

if you owned a rolex you have been wowed by advertisements associated with name recognition branding, if you owned an omega you are a true connoisseur of watch building

[@sdemosi]

It's a ludicrously thick watch. I'm sure people will buy it because it's a Rolex but it's likely hideous on the wrist.

[@saymyname218]

I'm glad these watches exist because i'm always swimming around the bottom of the mariana's trench.

[@dvempy]

I’m going to bear this in mind for my next trip to the bottom of the Mariana Trench

[@bloodymarvelous4790]

This watch comes with an 11 kilometer piece of string, and a boat ticket to the Mariana Trench so you can test it out. If the watch fails, Rolex guarantees they'll replace it for free, complete with a new boat ticket. You will need to reuse the string though.

[@bruno6919]

I live in Switzerland, been to Rolex dealers in Basel, Zurich and Lucerne. Have never seen a submariner in person, is this brand real?

[@WristwatchAddiction]

So Rolex makes a watch to hold up to record setting depths. Fair play. Omegas PO 6000m is large & bully but totally wearable & available at any Omega boutique if one wants to pick one up at suggested retail. Rolex releases the new record breaking watch in titanium. Cool. Again, fair play. However, 50mm + when watches are getting smaller again!? Pretty much unwearable & most likely, like most all Rolex sport pieces, unavailable at their boutiques to most buyers only wanting this specific piece at anywhere close to suggested retail. Like most everything else they “sale”. Yawning at this one 🤷‍♂️

[@kyrilkaplan5011]

Omega : let's make a new cool super diver watch, over priced, but that one could still buy at an AD ! Rolex : - Guys ! Omega is making a new super cool Titanium Diver watch...we need to do something about it ! Call the engineering department immediately ! - Errr...boss...It's a very long time we do not have a serious engineering departement anymore. We are like L'oreal you know - most of the staff is marketing, waiting list managers and accountants. We still have a phony engineering departement but you know that is to make believe we are a real watch company and give a good pretext for our custommer that are ready to buy our outdated and silly priced product ! - So there is nothing really we can do about it ? We must make better...go deeper !!! We are the leader of the watch market (and of the free world incidently) !!! - Well...may be we can changle the name of the metal we use for the case. It will be normal Titanium - you know the one everyoen uses now for at least a decade and we are still not using yet, but may be we could name it after ourselves. That will look like a better Titanium ! - Yeah...good idea...the stupids will love it ! We could name it...errr...let me thinnk...Ro..Role - RLXTitanium ! - Great !!! Wonderfull..Amazing...RLX instead of Rolex, gives a bit of mystery, sounds high tech...Go for it ! - Ok now...if we want to really go deep - I do not know how to do it. It's tough down there you know... - You have to find a solution ! We must remain the leader of the watch industry (and of the free world) - Look...we the engineering resources we have now...Frankly...I can only see a quick and dirty fix. - Nevermind : the marketing departement will find a way to transform the piece of junk in a must have watch ! They are genious, you know...and you can always count on the conspicuous consumption pavlovian behaviour of our custommers... - Ok..well...let's put one of our outdated never re-engineering caliber in a batyscaphe... - hein ??!! you want to put our caliber in a Blancpain watch ? Are you nuts ??? - No, no..I mean a mini submarine..something that can go deep, you know...so that our watch is protected - Our clients are children, but that one will not make it. Find something else...or I send you to Omega - No please !!! They would never take me there - I'me too lame !!! - Ok then find something ! - Ok, ok...well..I think that if we put the caliber under a 51.4 mm wide case that will be 28.5 mm high, that should be okay ! - But that will be horrible...that would look like...a Ploprof ! What an ugly watch ! - Sorry boss, but I have nothing better to offer at the moment... - Yeah I know - we all got used to be mediocre and still sell our watches. So why try harder...?

[@alwayspooh1588]

Taken the fight to Omega in the shops!!!! If you could get a Rolex in a shop!