Today, inspired by the experimental watch that accompanied filmmaker James Cameron on his historic dive to 10,908 meters in the Marianas Trench on March 26, 2012, Rolex unveiled their first ever all-titanium production replica watch: the RLX Titanium Rolex Oyster Perpetual Deepsea Challenge with a depth rating of 11,000 meters. As cool as it is to see the unveiling of Rolex’s first-ever production watch, considering the size and price of the watch, who exactly is the new 50mm RLX Titanium Rolex Deepsea Challenge for? Of course, you have their Ultimate Diver clasp on the bracelet on the Rolex Ultimate Diver. Forged from RLX titanium to match the case, the Rolex Deepsea Challenge has a heavily brushed Oyster bracelet with a folding Oyster safety clasp and the Rolex Glidelock and Fliplock extension system, which will ensure it’s the perfect size with or without a diving suit. And as you can see in the photo above, the links are held in place by screws.
The new RLX Titanium material is a grade 5 titanium alloy that includes aluminium and vanadium and weighs about 40% less than stainless steel. Considering that the watch is 50 mm in diameter, 23 mm thick, and 61 mm between the wrists, not using a lightweight titanium alloy for such a fake watch would result in a serious paperweight on the wrist. As you can see from its largely brushed finish, the Deepsea Challenge is largely designed with a practical aesthetic in mind.

Beneath the sturdy monumental etched RLX titanium case back is the standard in-house calibre 3230, the same movement found inside the replica Rolex Submariner and other non-dated Oyster Perpetual models. It offers excellent chronometer precision of +2/-2 seconds per day, a power reserve of approximately 70 hours, and a paramagnetic blue Parachrom hairspring.