Ten years ago, filmmaker James Cameron made a record-breaking solo dive of nearly 11,000m to the bottom of the Mariana Trench. To aid him on his journey, Rolex sent along an experimental version of the fake Rolex Sea-Dweller Deepsea that was capable of handling the depths of the journey.
Now, to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the mission, replica Rolex has chosen to unveil its first-ever all-titanium case, dubbed the Deepsea Challenge, which is a bulked-up version of the Oyster Perpetual. Used previously as a material for casebacks, the brand’s proprietary RLX Titanium is built upon grade 5 titanium for its lightness and resistance to corrosion. Moreover, the new watch is 30% lighter than the 2012 stainless steel watch that inspired it.
At a massive 50mm, the titanium case is waterproof up to 11,000m and sports a bi-color, unidirectional Cerachrom ceramic bezel that’s scratch-proof and coated in platinum. The black dial with white Chromalight markers is made for ultimate visibility in darkness and underwater conditions. High quality copy Rolex has also swapped in the super-reliable and durable caliber 3230 automatic movement that was introduced in 2020.
Priced at $26,000, the Deepsea Challenge in RLX Titanium is expected to roll out soon from Swiss made clone Rolex.
