16610

…and so a return to the wrist for my OG Rolex, purchased almost 30 years ago and still going strong. This may sound ridiculous, but this is my back to basics, back to simpler times watch. Yes, it was still a lot of money to spend on a watch at that time a

Just a text file on my computer from 2004 when I first started shopping, I eventually purchased my 16710 in late 2005. Contents below: 114270 Explorer $4,250 16570 Explorer II $5,000 116713 GMT Master II $8,925 116718 GMT Master II $22,750 16710 GMT Maste

This was my first Rolex, acquired in the mid-1990s, later sold and reacquired in 2010 to become a permanent part of my Rolex collection.

Picked this up 2005 at TOURNEAU in New York whilst on holiday.

Date night!

Certainly the bracelet and clasp are huge improvements on the 126610 and the ceramic bezel is quite alluring to my eye. The 16610 wears well as it’s a bit lighter and being only 20 years old and was originally bought new by my next door neighbour it’s com

Oops, sorry for the typo error! Should have read 16610. The older version, was very comfy to wear, and sat lower down on my wrist, but the lume was quite poor and as the years went by, became less. As someone who tends to wear their watches virtually 24/7

This is one of the dreams of a Rolex collector or diving watch collector, regretably completely out of reach now for most of us. Photographs are superb as always and the additional comments and information from Bill adds a lot of enjoyment to this post. T

To add some historical and technical context, here are a few additional points that might interest the community, especially those following the evolution of the 16660 COMEX models during the Hydra missions : Technical & Historical Notes (with credit to M