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Rolex Rolex DeepseavsSpinnaker Piccard

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Piccard
SpinnakerPiccard
MSRP $550
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 Piccard

Owners widely praise the Spinnaker Piccard for its comfortable wear, excellent readability, and bold, vintage-inspired design that redefines dive watch aesthetics. However, some owners view the Spinnaker Piccard as a specialty novelty watch, describing it as huge and heavy with a large crystal that hinders legibility, making it an acquired taste. On balance, owners find the Spinnaker Piccard to be a unique dive watch with a distinctive design, though its substantial size and crystal may not suit all wearers.

At a glance

17 of 29 specs differ
Diameter
Rolex Deepsea44mm
Piccard45mm
Power Reserve
Rolex Deepsea70h
Piccard40h
Water Resistance
Rolex Deepsea3,900m
Piccard550m
MSRP
Rolex Deepsea$15,550
Piccard$550

Full specifications

Case

8 specs
Diameter
44mm
45mm
Thickness
5.5mm
21mm
Lug-to-Lug
52mm
Lug Width
22mm
Material
Oystersteel
316L Stainless Steel
Finish
Brushed and polished
Water Resistance
3900m
550m
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
Lemon Yellow
Indices
Index
Applied
Lume
Chromalight
None

Movement

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

Pricing

1 specs
MSRP
$15,550
$550
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