The first all-titanium Rolex watch is here: The Rolex Deep Sea Challenge in the RLX Titanium
Water-resistant to 11,000 meters or 36,090 feet, the new Rolex Deep Sea Challenge or Rolex Oyster Perpetual Deep Sea Challenge Reference 126067 RLX Titanium is 50mm wide and who knows how thick. The first all-titanium Rolex was interesting about much more than its non-wearable edges, despite its impressive specs.
Below is the release of the 2022 Rolex Deepsea Challenge watch. In typical Rolex fashion, we see another soft launch from Rolex, detailing a new feat of engineering by Rolex. We've seen this happen halfway through the Cerachrom ceramic bezel, the completely overhauled Series 32 next-generation movement, which we're seeing today on the RLX Titanium. Die-hard Rolex fans will know that Rolex has used the RLX Titanium before, with a 44mm wide stainless steel case and RLX Titanium case back on the regular Rolex Deepsea. Unlike today, Rolex didn't fuss with materials back then.
In short, Rolex chose an extremely low-volume model to launch its first all-titanium watch with an Oyster monobloc middle case, bezel, caseback, winding crown, bracelet and clasp. Made of lightweight RLX Titanium. This is literally to test the waters, as we'll see soon, and carefully scale up production, understanding any issues that may arise during the stamping, milling, polishing and assembly stages of proper production throughout the process, Go beyond the constraints of prototyping, and through customer feedback, once available. From what we've seen in Cerachrom and Syloxi, it's safe to say that Rolex will have a good time before making more mainstream models like the Sea-Dweller, Submariner or Daytona in the RLX Titanium.
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As it has done with Oystersteel, Everose gold, Cerachrom and Syloxi, and many other feats of engineering, Rolex has chosen to go its own way and do it for others who have been embraced by the watch industry. Rather than simply calling it "grade 5 titanium," this alludes to the unique properties of the material itself. Rolex admits to choosing grade 5 titanium - as it admits it uses a 904L stainless steel alloy - and clarifies that it chose this titanium variant for its lightness, resistance to deformation and corrosion. Rolex says the new Deepsea Challenge is 30% lighter than an experimental watch made of 904L steel to accompany James Cameron on his voyage in the Mariana Trench. As such, we can expect Rolex watches made from RLX Titanium to be around 30% lighter than their Oystersteel alternatives - once they hit the market. While individual watch weight preferences will vary, everyone who has ever owned or worn a titanium watch will know that, for better or worse, it can easily make a difference in fit and overall wearing experience immediately noticed.
According to Rolex, its first all-titanium watch "has a particularly pronounced texture in the satin finish of the bracelet and middle case—except for the crown guards. To accentuate the curved profile of the lugs, the top edge is chamfered and Polished finish.” Chamfered edges have become a rare feat of modern Rolex cases, as they are indeed getting simpler, with flatter case profiles connecting to the lugs with sharper and direct edges. Perhaps the larger proportions and expected low production give Rolex the confidence to reintroduce this labor-intensive detail, which is sadly lacking in its more popular models.
Rolex goes so far as to say that “every element of this 50mm watch has been made with everyday use in mind, from the production of the case to the production of the bracelet” — an uncharacteristically odd statement from Rolex. Sure, it will be light (or at least lighter than another extremely bulky watch made of solid steel), but the notion of everyday wearability disappears at 50mm diameter and 23mm thickness - after That's almost exactly twice as much as Daytona's. Watch lovers exchanged millions of comments and forum posts debating the idea of wearing a professional dive watch every day, eventually coming up with the derogatory term "desk diving" for the activity. People will draw the line on different levels of water resistance for elegant everyday wear anywhere from 50 to 600 meters,
there are more. Each watch is tested to the requirements of the diver's watch standard with an additional safety margin of 25%, which means the new RLX Titanium Rolex Deepsea Challenge watch is subjected to pressure equivalent to that exerted by water at a depth of 13,750 meters (45,112 feet) , deeper than the deepest point anywhere on Earth. Rolex teamed up with Comex (Compagnie Maritime d'Expertises) to develop an ultra-high pressure tank to test the water resistance of the Deepsea Challenge. To support this incredible pressure, the front sapphire crystal is dome-shaped, 9.5mm thick and coated with an anti-reflective coating.
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Protected by a powerful exterior, the Rolex Calibre 3230 is a dateless self-winding movement that operates at 4Hz and has an extended power reserve of approximately 70 hours. Of course, it also withstands shocks and shocks: its hairspring has a Rolex top, it has a large balance wheel with variable inertia and high-precision gold Microstella nuts, a lateral balance bridge and "high-performance" Paraflex shock absorbers . The dial is "deep black" with a matte, refined satin finish. The hour markers and hands are made of 18k yellow gold, and like every Rolex watch, Rolex's Chromalight display emits blue light for enhanced low-light legibility.
Of course, the new Rolex Deep Sea Challenge is equipped with a helium escape valve to overcome the limitations encountered by divers during saturation diving. In a hyperbaric chamber, the watch is filled with helium, because atoms of this gas are present in the mixture that divers breathe. During the decompression phase, if helium remains trapped in the case, it can damage the case, possibly ejecting the front mirror, a safety hazard and an immediate failure of the dive watch. Rolex patented its helium vent valve in 1967 to allow the safe and automatic release of helium from the case.
The three-piece Oyster bracelet is assembled from solid RLX titanium links and an Oysterlock folding safety clasp with built-in Rolex Glidelock extension system, allowing approximately 20mm of tool-free adjustment in 2mm increments, and a flip lock extension About 26mm link. To its credit, it does design the bracelet and its end links fairly wide, commensurate with the bulky case, which is definitely a plus in terms of wear resistance - for those with wrists thick enough to rock 50mm wide Watch man.
Water-resistant to 13,750 meters, the new Rolex Deepsea Challenge is definitely a cool sport from a brand known for its mainstream products. That said, the real importance lies not in the performance of this product, but in the brand's prospect of finally introducing entirely new materials to its established Rolex Professional collection.
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