Rolex Sea-Dweller 1665 Box & Paper Full Set

Rolex Sea-Dweller "Great White" 1665 Complete Set!
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Reference Number: 1665
Serial: 6100xxx
Year: 1978
Case Size: 40mm
Materials: Stainless Steel
Functions: Time w/ Running Seconds, Date Display, Helium Escape Valve
Dial: Matte Black w/ Luminous Hour Markers
Luminous Material: Tritium
Bezel: Bidirectional, Aluminum Insert w/ 60-Minute Scale
Crystal: Acrylic (Domed)
Movement: Rolex Caliber 1575
Water Resistance: 610 Meters / 2,000 Feet
Strap/Bracelet: Oyster Bracelet (Stainless Steel)

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Due to the monochromatic all-white text of the dial of the new reference 1665 Sea-Dweller, the watch earned the nickname the “Great White” among Rolex collectors, as a means to help distinguish it from the earlier reference 1665 Sea-Dweller watches that featured red text on the surface of their dials.

Additionally, this change to an entirely black and white dial for the Sea-Dweller would be a lasting decision that would stand for forty years until the release of the reference 126600 Sea-Dweller at Baselworld 2017.

To accompany the updated dial of the “Great White” Sea-Dweller, the case-backs on the new generation of reference 1665 watches received slightly more refined engravings, in which the Rolex name curves along the arc of the fluting, rather than appearing in a straight line.

Beyond the subtle updates to the dial and case-back, the new generation of reference 1665 Sea-Dweller watches was very much like the previous ones that had featured red text; however, what the updates on the “Great White” represented was far more important than the actual changes to the watch themselves.