Rolex. DSSD. DLC. Code Yellow. Heh.

[thorne 3]

Hi there.

I love the design and size of the DSSD, but for some reason I am not comfortable with the OGEV/RLS text on the SS version. I was totally kicked when the ProHunter PVD version was released and bought one from Sead. I wrote a thread about the different versions of the ProHunter rep somewhere here.

As for the noob DSSD ProHunter, I’ve always thought the rep PVD on the ProHunter was a bit too shiny (probably due to the fact its not beadblasted prior to coating), and have always lusted after a matt DLC DSSD – the kind of DLC that Avitt is (was?) famous for. However as you know those are rare as hens teeth now.

To my luck I ran across one such custom watch on one of the rep fora M2M sometime last year and snapped it up.

The original watch modded by Pbdad had the following specs:

Noob DSSD V5 Swiss ETA

Sandblasted and DLC'd by Avitt

Stealthed datewheel overlay

Double AR sapphire crystal

Completely sterile caseset (All Rolex markings removed from caseback, crown, between lugs).

Waterproofing

The watch was shipped off to Kenny (Matej) for a good deal of customizing including his nuclear lume, a dial swap, and a bit of paint. The whole procedure with Kenny was spot on, excellent comms, he anwered a lot of my stupid questions with great patience – and really quickly, and I couldn’t be more satisfied, he is a real stand up guy. Kenny, if you are reading this - much appreciated for everything!

Kenny’s mods:

Swap dial to V7 DSSD dial

Satinize new dial

Relume hands, markers, rebuild and relume pearl

Paint seconds hand and bezel indices bright yellow

Waterproofing

Here is what I was looking to achieve: this is a gen I believe.

 

Here’s some pics of the work in progress and how it looked once Kenny was done:

 

 

I decided to go a bit more tactical on it and stripped the yellow off the bezel insert. I had initially planned to do the PPP mod on the insert, but kind of liked the look of the bezel insert without any paint on it, and thats how it is now. Looks awesome coupled with the double AR crystal - the dial and that yellow seconds hand just pop, even more so in the sunlight. Wearing it on a black Cudafrane strap (Benarus), as I like the look of the strap on the watch and the Cuda is a little stiffer than the Isofrane.

As you can see I chipped a bit of the DLC off the lower lug at 7 o’clock just below the bezel, while attempting to get the bezel off. I was trying to get the damn thing off so that I could tighten it, cos its so loose it would turn if the wind blew strong enough. Lesson learnt and did the floss trick, so now it turns both ways. Can live with that, at least now it sits pretty firm and doesn’t rotate easily. I am anal about the pearl at 12 so I have gone from adjusting it like 20 times a day to almost none now. Just need to look into getting a matt black pen to cover up that ugly chip.

So here are some pics of my tactical DSSD Code Yellow.

Cheers

T

 

Edited February 22, 2015 by thorne

[nunu78 1,741]

Nice piece , enjoy it often.

[RUSH2112 11]

Nice. On,y reason I don't have this is same reason you didn't like it. The unnecessarily large original gas escape valve ring lock system printed on the watch. Can you imagine if everything we owned had the key features printed really large on it?

[nofitstate 27]

For a quick but by no means perfect way of blending in the bit of chipped DLC coating, just try using a fine tipped black permanent marker to carefully fill in the chipped area.

 

It may look better or it may look worse. Which if it does, a quick wipe off with some cleaner will have it back to how it was in seconds.

[mach19 0]

Unusual but very good looking

chapeau

[Submarino 0]

Not for me but awesome project! Very stealthy!

[Piccolo 673]

Yellow second hand looks great, really sets it off. Especially with the bezel numbers back to black...

 

Enjoy wearing it!