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The Oyster Perpetual Rolex Deepsea is the ultimate reference chosen by professional divers in oceans around the world. And those who endeaver to push the boundaries further. VISIT ROLEX.COM. AND EXPLORE MORE VISIT ROLEX.COM. AND EXPLORE THE DEEPSEA PAGE 2 THE DEEPEST DIVE In 1960, the US Navy’s experimental bathyscaphe,theTrieste, sucessfully descended the Mariana Trench, the deepest-known depression on the Earth’s surface. With Lieutenant Don Walsh (USN) at the helm, and accompanied by Jacques Piccard, the Trieste accomplished a feat so stunning that it forever raised the bar for deep-ocean exploration. Emerging from 10,916 metres (37 800 feet), the bathyscaphe was in perfect working order- as was the Rolex Deep Sea Special prototype that has been attached to the outside during the historic dive. A performance that would cement Rolex’s place history as the most resistant and reliable watch ever made. COMEX DEEP DIVE EXPLORATION When Comex divers go down to 600 metres (2000 ft), only one watch is good enough to dive with them. Advertisement 1974 PIONEERING DEEP SEA EXPLORATION What we refer to today as professional di- ving only took off in the 1960s. There were many difficulties to overcome: Decompres- sion sickness; dive duration; water tempe- rature and subjection to long periods of decompression.. COMEX, the Compagnie Maritime d’Exper- tise, has played a pioneering role in this domain, largely owing its prestigious re- putation to the exceptional Henri-Germain Delauze. This engineer, born in the south of France in 1929, is a visionary individual driven by an enterprising spirit. The deep-sea expertise acquired in the course of its work with high pressure en- vironments and respiratory mixes has enabled COMEX to expand its activities since the late 1980s to include two other hostile environments: outer space and the nuclear sector. SYLVIA EARLE Renowned oceanographer. Scientist. Fearless explorer. A lifetime underwater: 7,000 hours, and counting. Her love of the deep, a gift to the world’s oceans. And those who will inherit them. SPIRIT OF THE ROLEX DEEPSEA VISIT ROLEX.COM. AND EXPLORE THE DEEPSEA PAGE 3 SPIRIT OF THE ROLEX DEEPSEA VISIT ROLEX.COM. AND EXPLORE THE DEEPSEA PAGE 4 THE TITANIUM CASEBACK The case architecture that enables the Ro- lex Deepsea to resist the colossal pressure exerted by water at great depths relies on a surprising feature of the case back. Made of an extremely resistant, titanium alloy held firmly against the high-performance compression ring, it is the almost imper- ceptible flexibility of this hardest of alloys that allows the water pressure itself to her- metically seal the case more completely the greater the depth attained, by forcing the components tighter and tighter together. Harder but less flexible materials like ce- ramic would simply crack under pressure. THE ROLEX GLIDELOCK CLASP Created from 904L steel with its increased chromium content, the corrosion-resistant double expansion bracelet on the new Rolex Deepsea was designed for a life lived underwater. Its patented Rolex Glidelock clasp lets divers expand the band to 18 mm in precise 1.8 mm increments, while the Fliplock extension links enable the band to be adjusted by an additional 26 mm. This remarkable extension allows for a secure and comfortable fit over the most protective diving suits. AN OBSESSION WITH PERFECTION THE HYPERBARIC TANK To guarantee the waterproofness of the Ro- lex DEEPSEA to the extreme depth of 3,900 metres (12,800 feet), Rolex installed a spe- cial piece of equipment, a hyperbaric tank, specifically designed for the test purpose. This high-tech equipment was developed and manufactured by COMEX (Compagnie Maritime d’Expertise), an internationally renowned French company, specialising in underwater engineering and hyperbaric technology, with which Rolex has been col- laborating for several decades. The high-performance, stainless steel tank, which is cast in a single piece and weighs 1.3 tonnes, simulates the pressure at 4,875 metres (16,000 feet) below sea level; some 25% greater than the depth indicated on the watch dial. At this depth, the pressure exerted upon the crystal and the case back is equivalent to a force of 4.5 tonnes. Every Rolex Deepsea is subjected to intense testing at the hands of this exclusive new equipment, a process that takes 90 mi- nutes to complete. VISIT ROLEX.COM. AND EXPLORE THE DEEPSEA PAGE 5 AN OBSESSION WITH PERFECTION BLUE LUMINESCENCE Thanks to Chromalight, a high performance luminescent material, the Rolex Deepsea emits a blue glow from three major feature points of the watch face: the zero marker of its graduated bezel, the gold dial indices and the hour, minute and second hands. THE HELIUM VALVE A nitrogen-alloyed, stainless steel helium valve is seamlessly designed into the Ro- lex Deepsea, defending against that dan- ger divers feel but cannot see: Pressure. Divers rely upon pressurised chambers to ascend, descend and rest at extreme depths. While inside these chambers, they breathe a chemical mix of helium, oxy- gen and hydrogen. Comprising very small atoms, the lightweight and volatile helium can penetrate any watch. Because decom- pression pauses during resurfacing aren’t long enough, the helium remains trapped, the pressure becomes too great, and the result can be – in a word - explosive. Howe- ver, thanks to the innovations of Rolex en- gineering, when the differential between the inside and outside of the watch reaches about three bars, a cobalt super alloy spring within the helium valve compresses, releasing this built-up pressure THE RINGLOCK SYSTEM An intricate three-piece case architecture has been developed and patented for the Rolex Deepsea. Called the Ringlock System, its design is a lesson in technical superiori- ty. To begin with, a nearly indestructible ni- trogen-alloyed stainless steel support ring is set inside the backbone of the watch. Providing incredible reinforcement to the outside of the watch, a dense 5 mm dome- shaped sapphire crystal protects the face. Made from high-purity aluminium oxide, it can withstand three metric tons of pres- sure at 3,900 metres (12,800 feet), while the remarkable grade-5 titanium alloy seals the case back shut, making it virtually im- penetrable. VISIT ROLEX.COM. AND EXPLORE THE DEEPSEA PAGE 6 ROLEX DEEPSEA 44 mm COSC certification chronometer Black ceramic rotatable bezel Sapphire crystal Waterproof to 3,900 m/12,800 feet Self-winding Fliplock bracelet with Glidelock clasp Special Oyster case with helium gas escape valve for saturation diving AN OBSESSION WITH PERFECTION STEEL Black Dial 116660 VISIT ROLEX.COM. AND EXPLORE MORE All intellectual property rights such as TRADE MARKS, SERVICE MARKS, TRADE NAMES, DESIGNS, and COPYRIGHTS are reserved. Nothing contained in this website may be reproduced without written persmission. Rolex reserves the right at all times to modify the models featured in the present website.