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Two very different watches but both with strong personalities. I own the Hulk and the Deepsea's older brother, the SD.
The Hulk was my very first Rolex. I really, really wanted to get the black SubC, the iconic watch! However, when I saw it in person, I realized that the ceramic bezel didn't do any favors to the black color as it makes it look greyish at certain angles, and even look as if there's a plastic protector on under some lights. But the same attribute worked wonders for the other wise St Patrick's Day Hulk. It gave it personality, which matched up well with that green-gold painted dial. Hence the Hulk.
I thought that would be my first and last Rolex (you can stop laughing now), and shortly after, I itched for that classic black dialed, black bezeled look. Since I already have a Sub, I reckoned the Deepsea would be a perfect match. I really, really, really wanted to like the Deepsea..., and I did, just not on my skinny little 6.5" wrist. It reminded me of the Tag Heuer Monaco Twenty Four watch, a big block of steel awkwardly bobbing about on the wrist. That said, I've seen skinnier folk with even skinnier wrists sport the Deepsea. And suddenly it hit me that, while it is no doubt an engineering marvel, it has departed quite a fair bit from what Rolex dive watches have been known for in the first place, a gentleman's tool watch, a watch that is functional yet civilized. For some strange, unexplainable reason, a wave of sentimentalism overwhelmed me, wanting to have the last of the civilized, understated yet bada** dive watches Rolex made, the good ol' 16600 Sea-Dweller, which I eventually did.
I guess the whole point to all this is there's room for both. Even if you get either one now, very, very soon after, you will find yourself acquiring the other, as they both fill different needs in our male ego... one that supposedly showcases the brawn (though 90% of Deepsea owners never even touched the bottom of their swimming pool yet alone dive in the sea), and the other supposedly showcases our individuality, and having a strong enough personality to carry the green dialed, green bezeled watch. Flip a coin and get one... just make sure you have enough coin$ to get the other shortly after
The Hulk was my very first Rolex. I really, really wanted to get the black SubC, the iconic watch! However, when I saw it in person, I realized that the ceramic bezel didn't do any favors to the black color as it makes it look greyish at certain angles, and even look as if there's a plastic protector on under some lights. But the same attribute worked wonders for the other wise St Patrick's Day Hulk. It gave it personality, which matched up well with that green-gold painted dial. Hence the Hulk.
I thought that would be my first and last Rolex (you can stop laughing now), and shortly after, I itched for that classic black dialed, black bezeled look. Since I already have a Sub, I reckoned the Deepsea would be a perfect match. I really, really, really wanted to like the Deepsea..., and I did, just not on my skinny little 6.5" wrist. It reminded me of the Tag Heuer Monaco Twenty Four watch, a big block of steel awkwardly bobbing about on the wrist. That said, I've seen skinnier folk with even skinnier wrists sport the Deepsea. And suddenly it hit me that, while it is no doubt an engineering marvel, it has departed quite a fair bit from what Rolex dive watches have been known for in the first place, a gentleman's tool watch, a watch that is functional yet civilized. For some strange, unexplainable reason, a wave of sentimentalism overwhelmed me, wanting to have the last of the civilized, understated yet bada** dive watches Rolex made, the good ol' 16600 Sea-Dweller, which I eventually did.
I guess the whole point to all this is there's room for both. Even if you get either one now, very, very soon after, you will find yourself acquiring the other, as they both fill different needs in our male ego... one that supposedly showcases the brawn (though 90% of Deepsea owners never even touched the bottom of their swimming pool yet alone dive in the sea), and the other supposedly showcases our individuality, and having a strong enough personality to carry the green dialed, green bezeled watch. Flip a coin and get one... just make sure you have enough coin$ to get the other shortly after
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