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	===Launch (Baselworld March 2014)===		===Launch (Baselworld March 2014)===
			[[File:Ref 116600 main monochrome.webp\|thumb\|right\|320px\|alt=Rolex Sea-Dweller 4000 reference 116600 — 40mm steel case, Cerachrom black ceramic bezel with fully-graduated 60-minute scale, Maxi black dial without Cyclops, helium escape valve at 9 o'clock. The shortest-run modern Sea-Dweller, 2014-2017.\|116600 Sea-Dweller 4000 — 2014 Baselworld introduction with the Cerachrom ceramic bezel (fully-graduated 60-minute scale, distinct from the Submariner's first-quarter-only graduations) and the Maxi dial. The only modern ceramic-bezel Rolex without a Cyclops magnifier.]]


	Rolex unveiled the 116600 at Baselworld 2014 as the return-to-40mm Sea-Dweller. Retail availability began in 2015 through the Authorised Dealer network. Launch price set at approximately USD 7,100 in the US, CHF 9,900 in Switzerland, EUR 8,500 in Europe, SGD 13,560 in Singapore — positioned roughly 15 percent below the Deepsea 116660 and 20 percent above the Submariner Date 116610LN.		Rolex unveiled the 116600 at Baselworld 2014 as the return-to-40mm Sea-Dweller. Retail availability began in 2015 through the Authorised Dealer network. Launch price set at approximately USD 7,100 in the US, CHF 9,900 in Switzerland, EUR 8,500 in Europe, SGD 13,560 in Singapore — positioned roughly 15 percent below the Deepsea 116660 and 20 percent above the Submariner Date 116610LN.

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	The second sits in the case-and-spec mix. The 40mm Oyster at 1220 metres reads more tool than the 43mm 126600, while the Cerachrom bezel, Maxi dial, and 97200 Glidelock bracelet keep the watch contemporary on the wrist. The Cerachrom-vs-aluminum break against the 16600 sets the visual identity; the Parachrom Blu hairspring and 904L Oystersteel under the surface mark the engineering generation.		The second sits in the case-and-spec mix. The 40mm Oyster at 1220 metres reads more tool than the 43mm 126600, while the Cerachrom bezel, Maxi dial, and 97200 Glidelock bracelet keep the watch contemporary on the wrist. The Cerachrom-vs-aluminum break against the 16600 sets the visual identity; the Parachrom Blu hairspring and 904L Oystersteel under the surface mark the engineering generation.

	The third frames it as a bridge. Cerachrom bezel and Chromalight lume from the modern Rolex sport line, no-Cyclops and engraved caseback from the vintage Sea-Dweller idiom, Parachrom Blu hairspring from the late-3135 era, case dimensions from the 16660 and 16600. Nothing in the 116600's spec sheet is ~~unprecedented inside~~ Rolex; the combination is.		The third frames it as a bridge. Cerachrom bezel and Chromalight lume from the modern Rolex sport line, no-Cyclops and engraved caseback from the vintage Sea-Dweller idiom, Parachrom Blu hairspring from the late-3135 era, case dimensions from the 16660 and 16600. Nothing in the 116600's spec sheet is new to Rolex on its own; the combination is.

	Long-term wear reports describe the Cerachrom bezel as scratch-resistant in practice, the Chromalight lume as holding the rated eight hours of useful glow, and the 97200 bracelet as substantial enough on the wrist that the 15mm case thickness reads thinner than the number suggests. Rolex Service Centre overhauls run USD 800 to 1,000 standard, with full overhauls including crystal, bezel insert, and gasket replacement at USD 1,300 to 1,600.		Long-term wear reports describe the Cerachrom bezel as scratch-resistant in practice, the Chromalight lume as holding the rated eight hours of useful glow, and the 97200 bracelet as substantial enough on the wrist that the 15mm case thickness reads thinner than the number suggests. Rolex Service Centre overhauls run USD 800 to 1,000 standard, with full overhauls including crystal, bezel insert, and gasket replacement at USD 1,300 to 1,600.

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	<small>[[Reference:sea-dweller\|Sea-Dweller]] → '''116600'''</small>		<small>[[Reference:sea-dweller\|Sea-Dweller]] → '''116600'''</small>

	~~[[File:Ref~~ 116600 ~~hero~~.~~webp\|thumb\|right\|360px\|alt=~~Rolex Sea-Dweller 116600\|Rolex Sea-Dweller ~~116600~~.]]		The 116600 is a three-year reissue. Rolex unveiled it at Baselworld 2014, sold it through 2017, and replaced it at Baselworld 2017 with the 126600 — the 50th-anniversary Sea-Dweller with the red dial text and the larger case. Six years had elapsed since the 116660 Deepsea moved the Sea-Dweller line to 44mm in 2008. The 116600 walked the reference back to 40mm. Same Oyster diameter the 16660 and 16600 established, same 1220-metre depth rating, same helium escape valve at 9 o'clock — but with a Cerachrom ceramic bezel instead of aluminum, Parachrom Blu hairspring instead of the standard 3135 spring, Chromalight lume instead of Super-LumiNova, and a Maxi dial with enlarged applied indices. The "Sea-Dweller 4000" marketing name carried over from the 16660 and 16600 even though "4000" never appeared on the 116600's dial. Three years of production. No mark generations. Among the shortest production runs of any modern Rolex sport reference, and the last 40mm Sea-Dweller before the 126600 took the line to 43mm.

	~~The~~ 116600 ~~is a three-year reissue~~. Rolex unveiled it at Baselworld 2014, sold it through 2017, and replaced it at Baselworld 2017 with the 126600 — the 50th-anniversary Sea-Dweller with the red dial text and the larger case. Six years had elapsed since the 116660 Deepsea moved the Sea-Dweller ~~line to 44mm in 2008. The~~ 116600 walked the reference back to 40mm. Same Oyster diameter the 16660 and 16600 established, same 1220-metre depth rating, same helium escape valve at 9 o'clock — but with a Cerachrom ceramic bezel instead of aluminum, Parachrom Blu hairspring instead of the standard 3135 spring, Chromalight lume instead of Super-LumiNova, and a Maxi dial with enlarged applied indices. The "Sea-Dweller ~~4000" marketing name carried over from the 16660 and 16600 even though "4000" never appeared on the~~ 116600~~'s dial. Three years of production. No mark generations. Among the shortest production runs of any modern Rolex sport reference, and the last 40mm Sea-Dweller before the 126600 took the line to 43mm~~.		[[File:Ref 116600 hero.webp\|thumb\|right\|250px\|alt=Rolex Sea-Dweller 116600\|Rolex Sea-Dweller 116600.]]

	==Core facts==		==Core facts==

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			[[File:Ref 116600 hero.webp\|thumb\|right\|360px\|alt=Rolex Sea-Dweller 116600\|Rolex Sea-Dweller 116600.]]

	The 116600 is a three-year reissue. Rolex unveiled it at Baselworld 2014, sold it through 2017, and replaced it at Baselworld 2017 with the 126600 — the 50th-anniversary Sea-Dweller with the red dial text and the larger case. Six years had elapsed since the 116660 Deepsea moved the Sea-Dweller line to 44mm in 2008. The 116600 walked the reference back to 40mm. Same Oyster diameter the 16660 and 16600 established, same 1220-metre depth rating, same helium escape valve at 9 o'clock — but with a Cerachrom ceramic bezel instead of aluminum, Parachrom Blu hairspring instead of the standard 3135 spring, Chromalight lume instead of Super-LumiNova, and a Maxi dial with enlarged applied indices. The "Sea-Dweller 4000" marketing name carried over from the 16660 and 16600 even though "4000" never appeared on the 116600's dial. Three years of production. No mark generations. Among the shortest production runs of any modern Rolex sport reference, and the last 40mm Sea-Dweller before the 126600 took the line to 43mm.		The 116600 is a three-year reissue. Rolex unveiled it at Baselworld 2014, sold it through 2017, and replaced it at Baselworld 2017 with the 126600 — the 50th-anniversary Sea-Dweller with the red dial text and the larger case. Six years had elapsed since the 116660 Deepsea moved the Sea-Dweller line to 44mm in 2008. The 116600 walked the reference back to 40mm. Same Oyster diameter the 16660 and 16600 established, same 1220-metre depth rating, same helium escape valve at 9 o'clock — but with a Cerachrom ceramic bezel instead of aluminum, Parachrom Blu hairspring instead of the standard 3135 spring, Chromalight lume instead of Super-LumiNova, and a Maxi dial with enlarged applied indices. The "Sea-Dweller 4000" marketing name carried over from the 16660 and 16600 even though "4000" never appeared on the 116600's dial. Three years of production. No mark generations. Among the shortest production runs of any modern Rolex sport reference, and the last 40mm Sea-Dweller before the 126600 took the line to 43mm.

	~~[[File:Ref 116600 hero.webp\|thumb\|right\|250px\|alt=Rolex Sea-Dweller 116600\|Rolex Sea-Dweller 116600.]]~~

	==Core facts==		==Core facts==

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	===Bezel — Cerachrom ceramic with platinum-coated graduations===		===Bezel — Cerachrom ceramic with platinum-coated graduations===


	[[File:Ref 116600 ceramic-detail.webp\|thumb\|right\|320px\|alt=Cerachrom ceramic bezel insert with platinum-coated graduations — the 116600 signature feature against the aluminum-bezel 16600. Image via Monochrome.\|Cerachrom ceramic bezel insert with platinum-coated graduations — the 116600 signature feature against the aluminum-bezel 16600. Image via Monochrome.]]		[[File:Ref 116600 ceramic-detail.webp\|thumb\|right\|320px\|alt=Cerachrom ceramic bezel insert with platinum-coated graduations — the 116600 signature feature against the aluminum-bezel 16600. Image via Monochrome.\|Cerachrom ceramic bezel insert with platinum-coated graduations — the 116600 signature feature against the aluminum-bezel 16600. Image via Monochrome.]]
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	Long-term wear reports describe the Cerachrom bezel as scratch-resistant in practice, the Chromalight lume as holding the rated eight hours of useful glow, and the 97200 bracelet as substantial enough on the wrist that the 15mm case thickness reads thinner than the number suggests. Rolex Service Centre overhauls run USD 800 to 1,000 standard, with full overhauls including crystal, bezel insert, and gasket replacement at USD 1,300 to 1,600.		Long-term wear reports describe the Cerachrom bezel as scratch-resistant in practice, the Chromalight lume as holding the rated eight hours of useful glow, and the 97200 bracelet as substantial enough on the wrist that the 15mm case thickness reads thinner than the number suggests. Rolex Service Centre overhauls run USD 800 to 1,000 standard, with full overhauls including crystal, bezel insert, and gasket replacement at USD 1,300 to 1,600.

	~~==Where the 2026 market sits==~~

	Aggregate dealer data through May 2026 places median sale at USD 13,500 to 15,500 with active asking-price spread USD 11,000 to USD 20,000. Full-set 2017 examples — the last allocation year before the 126600 displaced the line — occupy the top of the range. Time-to-sell median runs 35.5 days, faster than 83 percent of tracked sport-line references. The 1-year trend sits at -2.1 percent; the 5-year at -15.8 percent off the 2021-22 peak of approximately EUR 17,000. No singular auction-podium lot exists — the 116600 is a current-modern collectible rather than an auction-record reference. The "last 40mm Sea-Dweller" framing carries the demand floor: every Sea-Dweller from the 1665 through the 16600 was 40mm, and the 116600 closed that lineage in 2017 before the 126600 moved the line to 43mm. That structural-rarity argument is what keeps the 116600 trading at a meaningful premium to its CHF 9,900 launch price even after the correction.

	~~==What to check when buying one==~~

	* '''Random scrambled 8-character serial format.''' The 116600 launched after Rolex's 2010 scrambled-serial transition. Any sequential or letter-prefix serial is wrong. The serial engraves on the rehaut (inner crystal ring), not between the lugs.
	* '''Cerachrom bezel — through-material colour, platinum graduations.''' Genuine Cerachrom is scratch-resistant zirconium-oxide ceramic with platinum-deposited markings. The bezel is fully graduated (not just the first 15 minutes — a MilSub-style minute-track return). Replica inserts use aluminum with painted markings that scratch off.
	* '''No Cyclops over the date.''' The unmagnified date window is original Sea-Dweller convention carried forward. The 126600 successor finally breaks it. A Cyclops on a 116600 is wrong.
	* '''Chromalight lume in long-wavelength blue glow.''' Super-LumiNova reads greener at peak and fades faster. Chromalight emits longer-wavelength blue and lasts up to eight rated hours. A 116600 with green-glow lume has had a dial swap.
	* '''97200 Oyster bracelet with Glidelock + Fliplock.''' 904L Oystersteel, solid centre and end-links, brushed centres with polished bevels. Both extension systems present — Glidelock fine adjust (20mm in 2mm increments across five positions) and Fliplock fold-out diver's extension (26mm).
	* '''Engraved caseback "ROLEX OYSTER" + twin coronets + "ORIGINAL GAS ESCAPE VALVE".''' Carried over from the 16600 caseback convention unchanged. The Sea-Dweller's engraved caseback is a continuous feature across the modern line.
	* '''COSC certification, not Superlative ±2/day.''' The 116600 left production before Rolex's 2015 Superlative ±2/day re-certification. It carries the pre-2015 COSC ±6 second-per-day standard. The 126600 successor is Superlative-certified.
	* '''Cal 3135 with Parachrom Blu hairspring.''' Universal from launch. Not the cal 3235 of the 126600 (with its 70-hour reserve, Chronergy escapement, and Syloxi balance). A 116600 spec sheet quoting 70-hour reserve has the watch wrong.

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	* [https://watchcharts.com/watch_model/656-rolex-sea-dweller-4000-116600/overview WatchCharts, "WatchCharts — Sea-Dweller 4000 116600 Market Index", WatchCharts]		* [https://watchcharts.com/watch_model/656-rolex-sea-dweller-4000-116600/overview WatchCharts, "WatchCharts — Sea-Dweller 4000 116600 Market Index", WatchCharts]
	* [https://rolexpassionreport.com/15606/the-evolution-of-rolex-luminous/ Rolex Passion Report editorial, "Rolex Passion Report — The Evolution of Rolex Luminous (Tritium → Chromalight)", Rolex Passion Report]		* [https://rolexpassionreport.com/15606/the-evolution-of-rolex-luminous/ Rolex Passion Report editorial, "Rolex Passion Report — The Evolution of Rolex Luminous (Tritium → Chromalight)", Rolex Passion Report]


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