The Hunt for a Double Red Rolex Sea-Dweller 1665

Paul is on the hunt for a Rolex 1665 Double Red Sea-Dweller (to pair with his Red 1680 Submariner). Let's learn about the dial variations, from Mk1 to Mk4, of this legendary Rolex Watch.
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[@Jckendall13]

Simply fascinating. You are a walking Rolex encyclopedia, Austin!

[@flotroy9118]

the quiz was fun. so knowledgeable, thank you!

[@DonAl9114]

Hello Austin. You’re the man to know and meet in Japan. It’s amazing that you know the local market so well and arrange these amazing deals. 😊😊😊

[@greatchalla3799]

Sea Dweller’s are awesome time pieces….the Red Vintage are beautiful unique watches especially if there well preserved. Great review! 👍

[@paulvon2378]

Steinhart makes a vintage homage to this watch. $500 euros

[@DepD2234]

Great vid. I have a MK IV DRSD myself, and loved seeing the differences explained in this vid. Thank you!

[@MrWhiterunGuard]

Wow I've never seen someone so eloquently explain the minute difference in a single model of a watch before. This man is the foremost expert in Rolexes. I would love to watch a live stream where he answers superchat questions. I have a few to ask in regard to the ref. 16570 especially ones being sold in Japan where I will be going in April. I have so many questions from things like how to look for polished cases, or if a watch has aftermarket parts.

[@bennylam8683]

Thank you so much for a such detailed and easy to understand explanations of different Models of DRSD. This video is for sure covered the best materials of 1665 DRSD explained. You are certainly a good teacher indeed. Like it very much. Thank you for your great work.

[@watchsymposium]

Thank you very much, Benny!

[@miggyz8975]

Nice video brother. I liked the quiz segment

[@rodhacking3819]

Austin. Great video. I live in Great Yarmouth, which at one time was the oil capital of the UK. We had a Comex office in the town and I would like to share a couple of stories about comex sea dweller. One is that the divers that used these watches were given them (yes for Free) as,it was part of the job. The Saturation divers played Conkers with them to pass the time, if they broke they just sent them back to the office and received a new one. I am happy to say that I have a Double Red given to me by my bast friend prior to his passing. He brought it in 1972. I know he kept it in a drawer for twenty odd years and I have done the same for the past 11 years. Shame really but they are just to expensive to wear.

[@watchsymposium]

Very interesting - thanks for sharing! It sounds like you have a very special piece, and the connection with your friend makes it all the more important. I'd be nervous to wear it too. But it's great that you have it, and can appreciate it - even if it means just wearing it on special occasions.

[@flipmode45]

Love the vid! AD u da man up in dis KZbin space!!!

[@mikedavid6681]

These info heavy vids are great

[@marco.tolentino]

Hi Austin, thanks for taking a photo with me in Shibuya today. Keep it up. 🙌

[@watchsymposium]

Hi Marco, Great meeting you - thanks for saying Hello! Enjoy the rest of your trip!

[@marco.tolentino]

If you do end up in Manila, do tell. I got a beer with your name on it. 👍

[@watchsymposium]

Thanks man - it's on my list!

[@structurescience]

Excellent!!

[@inlandwatchreviews5745]

Outstanding video thank you

[@watchsymposium]

Thank you - glad you enjoyed it!

[@pablozorro3507]

Great video. Your research shows and your knowledge is amazing Austin. Simply fascinating…..it’s all in the little details. Loved the quiz. “Good effort with room for improvement” would have been your teacher’s report for my score. Can’t wait for the next one…..more on the GMT please with even more variables to play with.

[@divjan3990]

Fantastic job Austin !

[@martinschnabel1961]

Pauls red Sub looks beautiful

[@craigmcbride526]

Loved this video. Owner of a SD4K - 116600. The SD always goes under the radar. Rarely discussed on KZbin. 👏🏻👍🏻

[@ennisventer8038]

Fantastic video Austin. Now l can sound very smart when I tell to friends that own one from that era what exactly they have. Keep up the good work!

[@h.google]

Amazing how many variants there are, it's a minefield unless you have your knowledge, Austin. Great video thanks for sharing. Regards from 🇬🇧

[@jameshoward9700]

Man, that was awesome SD geek heaven! The deeply sad thing is, I'm going to watch it again (I have yet to memorise the serial numbers!)! I'm just getting my second SD (a NOS 16600) and starting to feel 'Triple 6s,' 'Great Whites,' and 'Double Reds' pulling me down to the depths of another obsession. Gonna take a while to descend, but probably even longer to decompress! Brilliant content Austin, we need more serious obsessive-level watch content on YT! Much like the 'Dweller itself: like normal watch YT, but more so!

[@aumkar2]

Austin, the SD wasn't co-developed with COMEX. It was a result of the SEALAB mission of the US Navy, Bob Barth and others in the mission jointly worked with ROLEX, specifically a guy who's name I can't remember right now.

[@watchsymposium]

Thanks for the clarification! T. Walker Lloyd was the other guy, and here's a great article about it: www.hodinkee.com/articles/hodinkee-exclusive-and-in-depth-bob-barths-historic-sealab-r

[@chenchina4577]

His red sub looks to be a service dial ("Swiss" only)? Maybe that's why it was so inexpensive?

[@albertmeyer8983]

Terrific video!

[@Philsta007]

My colleague in Perth inherited a Double Red Sea-Dweller 1665 from 1975 in perfect condition with all papers etc. He is thinking about selling it, heh.

[@jonselzer6553]

Austin your knowledge is just so amazing i love my 666

[@nickl1177]

Thanks for the info/facts. I bought a 126600 in Osaka Feb 2023 because I think it looks better on me than a Submariner.

[@paulvon2378]

Great video! Steinhart makes a homage to this watch for about $465.00 USD. Would you review this watch?

[@londonman8688]

what is the best value vintage sea dweller ?

[@mikeesantos]

Thanks for another amazing video Austin, god willing, i should be in japan early next year Can i ask you a question, so far, based on your "walking around" HOW MUCH IS an Rolex 126610LN now or lately Cheers and be safe

[@antsfur]

Excellent video, was there a single red SD during this vintage? I think there was may be. I very nearly bought one of these in 1994 at lucky plaza, Singapore for £5000 and a new one at the time was £1700 so I didn't buy it because of that ! I told the Chinese seller that and he blow his top saying i know nothing about this watch ! But now i do know thanks to you.🙂 Ps. On a new SD can you remove the Cyclops window?

[@bruceg.3483]

@Austin. Seems like the Hydronaut market has dipped. Is now a good time to jump on one?

[@watchsymposium]

It could be, but you have to wonder if it's going to dip further.

[@drwallet1]

His red sub has a service dial, does he know? Normally service dials kill the value of the watch but I believe they are rarer than the original tritium single red dials (that it would have originally been fitted) just sayin’

[@chenchina4577]

I should have scrolled down. Looks like you caught that too.

[@Lonnie91a]

That red service dial is worth more than a white service dial but it’s still a huge hit to the value of the watch.

[@BAF605]

Amazing knowledge, Far too deep waters for me. I stick to modern Rolex!

[@Lonnie91a]

Oh man service dial and hands on that red sub. That unfortunate. Half the value gone. The avg red sub is about $30 and a white sub is about $12-15k. That value diff is the dial.

[@AK-ct9pd]

Are you a watch dealer?

[@watchsymposium]

No, just an enthusiast.

[@Whizzer_]

Jesus, what a horrific job living in a diving bell for a week. They deserve a Rolex for that

[@bartobruintjes7056]

Instead of one million watches, Rolex are going to produce more than two million watches per year by building a new factory. All Rolex watches are all made by hand🤣. All the marketing of Rolex is a big scam, and people believe in it.🤣