Vintage Rolex Sea-Dweller 1665 - Vintage of the Week Episode 6 | Bob's Watches

We’re back with another installment of Vintage of the Week. Today, we’re taking a closer look at the Sea-Dweller 1665 Great White. Vintage Rolex: https://www.bobswatches.com/vintage-rolex-1.html NAVIGATE THIS VIDEO 00:00 Intro 00:35 Wrist Check 01:48 Vintage Rolex Sea-Dweller 1665 03:52 Value 04:27 Rail Dial 10:36 Case Back 11:02 Helium Escape Valve 11:22 Condition 11:38 Patina Dial 12:05 Availability 12:59 Outro Shop our entire collection of pre-owned Rolex watches: https://www.bobswatches.com/rolex/ Although Rolex was not the first company to develop a diver’s watch, they did release the world’s first waterproof wristwatch. It was the Rolex Oyster, released in 1926, and it is the foundation upon which all dive watches are made. The Submariner is arguably Rolex’s most well-known dive watch. However, their catalog also boasts the Sea-Dweller and the Deepsea, both of which are innovations of their time with ever-increasing water resistance. The Sea-Dweller came to market in 1967 via ref. 1665. When it was released, the Submariner boasted a depth rating of up to 200 meters/660 feet. To compare, ref. 1665 is waterproof up to 610 meters/2,000 feet. Eventually, Rolex would improve upon that design, offering water resistance up to 1,220 meters/4,000 feet alongside ref. 1665’s successor ref. 16660. What makes the Sea-Dweller more waterproof than the Submariner, anyway? Like the Submariner, the case is outfitted with a waterproof screw-down crown. However, it also featu