2016 Rolex Sea-Dweller 4000 40mm on Bracelet 116600

Here we have a 2016 Rolex Sea-Dweller 4000 on a Bracelet 116600, first released in 2014 at Baselworld and discontinued in 2017, taking design cues from the 1967 original Sea-Dweller, featuring a 40mm 904L Oystersteel case that curves over your wrist with thick tapered lugs. Its curved flanks lead to a lug-to-lug length of 46mm and a case thickness of 14.5mm, giving the watch an impressive wrist presence and a comfortable fit. On the right side, we have the deep knurled Triplock signed crown protected by crown guards, and on the left, in the centre, the Rolex patent Helium Escape valve, used for saturation diving, developed in collaboration with the US Navy and French deep dive specialists Compagnie Maritime d’Expertises (COMEX). The unidirectional Oystersteel bezel features deep knurling and a black Cerachrom ceramic insert engraved with the 60-minute dive scale coated in Chromalight. A flat sapphire crystal protects the black ‘maxi dial’. An outer rehaut has the repeating Rolex logo surrounding a minute track above applied disc and baton indexes filled with Chromalight marking the hours, at 3 o’clock a date window, the characteristic Mercedes hands are complemented by a lollipop sweeping second hand. At noon we have the Rolex motif with ‘Oyster Perpetual Date’ and at 6 o’clock the four lines: ‘SEA-DWELLER’ ‘4000ft-1200m’’Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified’, completing this incredible professional dive watch. On the reverse, a screw-down solid coin-edged case back engraved with the details of the watch around its edge, inside an automatic Rolex Cal. 3135, 31 jewels, beating at 28,800 beats per hour, this precision COSC and Rolex Certified movement has a bidirectional rotor, a patented blue Parachrom hairspring, a KIF anti-shock system and features hand winding, quick-set date and hacking seconds for your convenience. The watch comes paired with its original brushed 20mm Rolex Oystersteel Oyster 3-link bracelet with a folding deployant Oysterclasp and micro glidelock extension; all links are provided. This watch is sold with its original Rolex presentation box, swing tags and Rolex paperwork.

This watch is sold with its original Rolex box, swing tags and Rolex paperwork. The watch comes paired with its original brushed 20mm Rolex Oystersteel Oyster 3-link bracelet secured by a folding deployant Oysterclasp and micro glidelock extension; all links are provided. The watch is from May 2016 and is sold in worn, unpolished condition; however, it is in worn condition, as you can see. A full case and bracelet refurb can be provided at an additional cost. The watch comes with our 12-Months Warranty.

This Rolex Sea-Dweller 4000 has to be one of the best modern Sea-Dwellers, in my opinion. The perfect size, short production of just a few years and this reference 116600 comes with the maxi dial, 40mm case, comfortable bracelet and super wearable. The examples comes with its box and paperwork from 2016 and is ready to be snapped up for a great price. Could this be a future classic? Add it to your collection today whilst you still can!

Reference : 116600
Movement : Automatic Rolex Cal. 3135
Age : May 2016
Year : 2016
Case Size : 40mm
Case Thickness : 14.5mm
Lug to Lug : 46mm
Lugs : 20mm
Condition : Pre-Owned
Box and Papers : Box & Papers
Case Material : Stainless Steel
Warranty : 12-Months Warranty
The wrist model's wrist size is 7inch

In 1905, German-born Hans Wilsdorf and his brother-in-law Alfred Davis set up a company in London that imported Swiss movements which are installed in British cases and sold to jewellers who put their names on the dials. Recognising the potential for their brand, Wilsdorf created the brand name Rolex in 1908. In 1910, a Rolex became the first wristwatch to carry the Swiss Certificate of Chronometric Precision, awarded by the Official Watch Rating Centre in Bienne, Switzerland. Demand for Rolex watches rose swiftly, and British taxes on the Swiss movements Rolex used prompted Wilsdorf to move the business to Geneva, Switzerland, in 1919. With production costs lowered, Wilsdorf quickly set out to solve the age-old problem of moisture and dust entering a watch case and damaging the movement. The Rolex watchmakers came up with a fully sealed watch case, which Wilsdorf named the Oyster, and released to an appreciative audience in 1926. In 1931, Rolex introduced the first automatic winding wristwatch, giving it the legendary name Oyster Perpetual. In 1945, they released Datejust. The Datejust was the first watch to have the date jump instantaneously at midnight. The 1950s saw a whole lot of releases such as the Air-King (1958), the Explorer (1953), the Submariner (1953), the GMT Master (1955), the Day-Date (1956), the electromagnetic field resistant Milgauss (1956), the Lady-Datejust (1957) and the first Deep Sea model (1960). Wilsdorf’s death in 1960, saw ownership of Rolex S.A. (a collection of sub-companies) passed to the Hans Wilsdorf Foundation which was founded by Wilsdorf in 1945, the mission of which is simply to sustain Rolex S.A. indefinitely.