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Rolex Rolex DeepseavsSpinnaker Dumas Automatic

The numbers, the dial colors, the calibers — laid out so you can stop flipping between tabs.

Rolex Deepsea
RolexRolex Deepsea
MSRP $15,550
Dumas Automatic
SpinnakerDumas Automatic
MSRP $239
What people say

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Rolex Deepsea

Owners widely report the Rolex Deepsea is a substantial, well-built watch with impressive engineering, praised for its robust compression architecture and the caliber 3235 movement's stringent accuracy certification. Some owners find the Rolex Deepsea exceptionally comfortable on a Rubber B strap, while others note it is thick and heavy but well-balanced by its bracelet. The watch's large size is polarizing, with some finding it niche and potentially too large for smaller wrists, while others appreciate its unique design elements and consider it Rolex's most serious workhorse. On balance, owners and reviewers rate the Rolex Deepsea highly for its impressive engineering and robust build, despite its polarizing size.

Spinnaker Dumas Automatic

Owners widely praise the Spinnaker Dumas Automatic for its attractive textured blue dial, applied indices, and well-finished case, noting its comfortable wearability due to a short lug-to-lug distance. Some owners flag the use of mineral crystal instead of sapphire and a bracelet with a learning curve and loose keeper. Overall, owners rate the Spinnaker Dumas Automatic highly for its aesthetics and case finishing at its price point.

At a glance

16 of 29 specs differ
Diameter
Rolex Deepsea44mm
Dumas Automatic44mm
Power Reserve
Rolex Deepsea70h
Dumas Automatic40h
Water Resistance
Rolex Deepsea3,900m
Dumas Automatic300m
MSRP
Rolex Deepsea$15,550
Dumas Automatic$239

Full specifications

Case

7 specs
Thickness
5.5mm
15mm
Lug-to-Lug
48mm
Lug Width
22mm
Material
Oystersteel
316L Stainless Steel
Finish
Brushed and polished
Water Resistance
3900m
300m
Caseback
Monobloc middle case, screw-down case back and winding crown. Rolex Ringlock System case architecture with Helium escape valve
Solid

Crystal & Dial

4 specs
AR Coating
Inner
Dial Color
Black
Blue
Indices
Index
Applied
Lume
Chromalight
None

Movement

4 specs
Caliber
3235
NH35
Power Reserve
70h
40h
Jewels
31
25
Complications
Date
None

Pricing

1 specs
MSRP
$15,550
$239
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