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Rolex Rolex DeepseavsZelos Swordfish 3

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

Rolex Deepsea
RolexRolex Deepsea
MSRP $15,550
Swordfish 3
ZelosSwordfish 3
MSRP $399
What people say

Owners + reviewers, side by side

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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.

Zelos Swordfish 3

Owners widely praise the Zelos Swordfish 3 for its strong value, with reviewers highlighting the textured sandwich dial, Seiko NH35 movement, 200m water resistance, and surprisingly good bracelet. The titanium construction is noted for making the watch compact and comfortable, weighing 117g. Some owners find the dimensions fine on paper and based on experience with other models. One reviewer flagged that legibility can suffer in bright light and bracelet edges are sharp. Overall, owners and reviewers rate the Zelos Swordfish 3 highly for its incredible value and fun design, particularly with unique dial options.

At a glance

17 of 29 specs differ
Diameter
Rolex Deepsea44mm
Swordfish 340mm
Power Reserve
Rolex Deepsea70h
Swordfish 340h
Water Resistance
Rolex Deepsea3,900m
Swordfish 3200m
MSRP
Rolex Deepsea$15,550
Swordfish 3$399

Full specifications

Case

8 specs
Diameter
44mm
40mm
Thickness
5.5mm
12mm
Lug-to-Lug
40mm
Lug Width
20mm
Material
Oystersteel
316L Stainless Steel
Finish
Brushed and polished
Water Resistance
3900m
200m
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
Bronze
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
$399
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