Lot Essay
Offered in 'unworn' condition with its original factory stickers, the present Rolex Sea-Dweller Deepsea reference 116660 is an increasingly rare opportunity for a collector to own a nearly brand new Rolex timepiece from its first year of production that has now been discontinued for many years.
Originally launched in 2008, reference 116660 featured Rolex's then new 'Maxi' case which added substantial presence to the watch gaining 4 mm. in size, totaling at 44 mm. With this, the depth rating also impressively increased nearly three times rating the new model to 3900 meters (12,800 feet), compared to its predecessor's rating of 1220 meters (4000 feet). These drastic improvements ultimately helped designate this new Sea-Dweller as a "Deepsea" watch.
Originally launched in 2008, reference 116660 featured Rolex's then new 'Maxi' case which added substantial presence to the watch gaining 4 mm. in size, totaling at 44 mm. With this, the depth rating also impressively increased nearly three times rating the new model to 3900 meters (12,800 feet), compared to its predecessor's rating of 1220 meters (4000 feet). These drastic improvements ultimately helped designate this new Sea-Dweller as a "Deepsea" watch.