Kelly Slater And Rolex Sea Dweller Deepsea; Surfing The Tide
Posted by Vanessa Puzio on August 14th, 2009 and filed under Rolex Culture, Rolex Events |
A famous quote says that for surfing you’ll need “only your body, a surfboard and a wave”. If surfing really were that effortless famous American Surfer Kelly Slater makes it look a world easier the way his body befriends the waves every time they come to lash at him. A Rolex watch in a very similar manner makes water out of troubles and has withstood the challenges of time and tide by reinventing itself constantly. With the Sea Dweller Deepsea, Rolex has stepped into territories that were hitherto forbidden. Surfing is neither a game nor is it a contest, it is an art, a sport that has to be mastered meeting near death situations at all times. And this is where the Rolex Sea Dweller Deepsea comes in as the perfect companion no matter how deep in the waters you are. Rolex has constantly challenged presumptions and made a watch man’s eternal attendant wherever he may be. Kelly Slater has earned a name for himself today because he has learnt to respect the varying moods of the sea and developed a bond with it that very few can muster courage to.
Slater started his winning spree with a victory at the Body Glove Surfbout Trestles in California. 1994 was the champion surfer’s best year. Slater won the Rip Curl Pro in Australia, Gotcha Lacanau Pro in France, Chiemsee Pipe Masters in Hawaii and the Bud Surf Tours in USA.
Winning the US Open in 1996 was a special moment for the young surfer. Slater was also that year’s champion at Chiemsea Pipe Masters in Hawaii and Rip Curl Pro Hossegor in France to name a few of the many honors that he gathered that year. In 1997 Kelly won the Billabong Pro in Australia, Typhoon Lagoon Surf Challenge in Specialty USA. Since then Slater has never had to look back winning most of the toughest of surfing challenges round the world including this year’s Hang Loose Pro in Brazil.
The surfer who is renowned for his bravado and surfing style appeared on many episodes of the Baywatch series and has also starred in many surfing films. Slater is also a part of the band The Surfers. Kelly also has the video game Kelly Slater’s Pro Surfer in his name. Slater released his autobiography Pipe Dreams in 2003 and a second book For the Love in 2008. Slater through Reef Check is also proactive in conserving oceans around the world and preserving temperate reefs in California.
Originally a diver’s watch the Rolex Sea Dweller Deepsea is also a favorite amongst surfers because of the accuracy the watch promises even in the heaviest of waves. The Sea Dweller Deepsea is allocated with a one-of –its kind Ringlock System. The novel concept of a case structure came about to build resistance against the powerful pressure that is exerted by water at an extreme depth of 12,800 feet. The helium escape valve of the Rolex watch helps to withstand strong decompression, and the certified chronometer can endure any challenge under water. The Sea Dweller Deepsea also has a unidirectional rotatable bezel that checks decompression times and the bracelet is a special Oyster Fliplock with a Glidelock clasp. The watch is self wound and has a 43mm long radial. The Sea Dweller Deepsea comes with a glistening steel finish and is crystallized in sapphire. For Kelly Slater surfing is a way of life and for the Rolex Sea Dweller Deepsea which understands that surfing is a sport of wits and tremendous courage there couldn’t be a better likeness to the Rolex ideology than Slater.
Tags: Baywatch, Billabong Pro, Body Glove Surfbout Trestles., Bud Surf Tour, Chiemsee Pipe Masters, Gotcha Lacanau Pro, Hang Loose Pro, Kelly Slater, Pipe Dreams, Rip Curl Pro, Rolex, Rolex Sea Dweller Deep Sea, The Surfers, US Open
