COMEX · COMEX, Glossy Dial
Sea-Dweller Triple Six 16660 — COMEX · COMEX, Glossy Dial
c. 1984–?
Second batch: glossy dial with white-gold surrounds and four lines of text under the logo, the chronometer wording added and “Sea-Dweller” moved above the depth rating.
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Identifying details
- Date
Date display.
- White-gold surrounds
Applied white-gold surrounds around the lume plots.
- COMEX logo
COMEX logo printed on the dial.
- Helium escape valve
One-way valve on the left flank of the case.
- COMEX caseback engraving
COMEX engraving on the caseback.
- COMEX issue
Issued to the French diving company COMEX.
Variants of 16660
Reference overview →| Variant | Production |
|---|---|
| Matte Dial | 1978–c. 1984 |
| Matte Dial · Matte Dial Mark 1 | Undated |
| Matte Dial · Matte Dial Mark 2 | Undated |
| Glossy Dial | c. 1983–1989 |
Case & movement
- Reference
- 16660
- Production
- c. 1984–?
- Case serials
- c. 8.35M–9.3M
- Case material
- Stainless steel
- Case diameter
- 40 mm
- Water resistance
- 1220 m
- Crystal
- Flat sapphire, no Cyclops
- Movement
- Automatic
More specifications (3)
- Chronometer
Movement
Rolex 3035
Higher-beat date caliber that brought quickset date to the Sea-Dweller with the ref. 16660. Its balance is held by a cock rather than a full bridge, and its hairspring is glued. Also used in the Datejust, Submariner and Date.
Automatic · Introduced 1977 · 28,800 vph · 27 jewels · 42 h reserve