Rolex began working with COMEX heading into 1970, as the partners were hitting their stride with a full collection of dive watch references, which were, at the time, the Submariner (ref. 5513 ...

A Rare 1979 Rolex Sea-Dweller With a Comex Dial Is up for Grabs The dive watch is believed to be one of only about 300 reference 1665 models ever made. Published on May 20, 2023.

We’ve brought you interesting, even decadent dive watches from Rolex in the past, but this is a genre in which a singular focus often rewards collectors. This brings us to the ultra-narrow niche of ...

As a way to obtain real-world testing data on its watches, Rolex partnered with the French deep-sea diving company COMEX in 1970. The partnership between the two brands lasted until 1997 and ...

Comex: The French company Comex (Compagnie Maritime d’Expertises) was one of the players that pioneered saturation diving, and they commissioned watches from Rolex. Sea-Dwellers that feature the Comex ...

Rolex already offers a watch rated to 3,900 meters ... The ultra-high-pressure tank developed in partnership with Comex to test the waterproofness of the Oyster Perpetual Deepsea Challenge.

The Rolex Submariner Ref. 1680/16800/168000 “Comex” The French underwater engineering firm Compagnie Maritime d'Expertises isn’t a brand most of us would be familiar with if not for its ...

The Rolex Submariner Ref. 1680/16800/168000 “Comex” The French underwater engineering firm Compagnie Maritime d'Expertises isn’t a brand most of us would be familiar with if not for its ...

Rolex worked with Comex just to develop a new tank capable of testing this level of pressure. The Rolex Sea-Dweller Deepsea Challenge measures 50mm wide and 23mm thick. The domed sapphire crystal ...

Looking at another Rolex Comex the guest had brought along, Richard added: “Again, another submariner with the full Comex logo on there.

Rolex collectors, rejoice: A rare 1979 Sea-Dweller with a Comex dial just hit the market over at Tropical Watch. The reference 1665 dive watch features a recently polished case that’s in “excellent” ...