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Generated illustration of the Rolex Sea-Dweller 1665: round case, 40 mm, black dial, rotating dive bezel, bracelet strap.

Plate 351. Illustration generated from this record, not a photograph. No lettering or logos. Colours are approximate. Same scale on every plate.

a Bezel
rotating dive, black
b Dial
black, markers: batons, with date
c Case
steel, round
d Strap
bracelet, steel

Rolex · Dive

Sea-Dweller

Ref. 1665

Machine translation pending human review. Figures and sources match the original.

The first Sea-Dweller, with double the depth of the Submariner of its time. It is remembered for the two red lines on its dial.

Price unconfirmed

We only publish a price with a source and a date.

Why it matters

  • Water-resistant to 610 m
  • Swiss patent CH492246 for the helium valve
  • Dial known as Double Red

Specifications

Line
Sea-Dweller
Year
1967
Status
Discontinued
Range
Luxury
Diameter
40 mm
Thickness
unconfirmed
Material
steel
Shape
round
Dial
black
Markers
batons
Date
Yes
Bezel
rotating dive, black
Strap
bracelet, steel
Calibre
1575
Movement
Automatic
Power reserve
unconfirmed
Frequency
unconfirmed
Jewels
unconfirmed
Water resistance
610 m
Complications
hours, minutes, seconds, date

Across the Archive

Diameter40 mmAbove 38% of 391 watches with this figure
Thicknessunconfirmed
Power reserveunconfirmed
Frequencyunconfirmed
Water resistance610 mAbove 98% of 336 watches with this figure
Priceunconfirmed

Where to buy

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Sources

  1. monochrome-watches.com
  2. fratellowatches.com

Record confidence: medium. Based on a secondary source. Anything unverified is shown as “unconfirmed”, never estimated.

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