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Probably...
Easier to associate dive and racing watches to glamorous or adrenaline type events versus say, mountain climbing or sledding through the arctic. The frequency of going for a dive or racing a car will probably be even higher and more accessible than scaling heights or braving extreme temps. Nothing also sexy about getting magnetized 
So the sub would probably still have overtaken the explorer even if it was on Bond's wrist.
Such is life. Tough luck not to be born a sub!
Having said that, I am more a milgauss / explorer kinda guy. For subs, only vintage would float my boat but not experienced enough to know a good one from a bad one. Need to tread very carefully especially if one has a very limited amount to risk.
Submariner 6200 Big Crown versus Explorer 6610 Red Depth
Take these two watches..... the Submariner 6200 Big Crown....and the Explorer 6610 Red Depth..... Both manufactured for a very limited period of time Both have no crown guards Both have the wonderful 3-6-9 dial Both pure tool watches Both gloss/gilt combi...
Interesting question
Why is the explorer below the submariner in terms of peking order? Why are vintage Ferrari's so much more valuable than other car brands? Why are women attracted to 'the bad boys' rather than the gentlemen? Some things you cannot explain. They just are th...
Further....
......the so-called pecking order is only something that really manifests itself in prices. On this forum, the love for the Explorer is huge. It gets its love here...for sure. But yes, money creates a market-pecking-order...and in that sense I agree with ...
Desirability vs Rarity
That is the question. Collectors swing in both directions but as you rightly noted market price is a real tell. Bill
Probably...
Easier to associate dive and racing watches to glamorous or adrenaline type events versus say, mountain climbing or sledding through the arctic. The frequency of going for a dive or racing a car will probably be even higher and more accessible than scalin...
I don't care about rarity. In fact, rarity most often annoys me.
As it means that it will take me more time to find the Watch I want... ;) No, what really matters for me is sensuality, pleasure, intensity of emotions. That is why I appreciate and value a lot the 6610, Red even more, as the Red Devil is in the Red Détai...
We are different on that....
....rarity adds a certain "frisson" to a watch for me. It is one factor that I like in a watch....a necessary but not sufficient factor
Is it the rarity or the time and efforts it took you to get a watch which
Gives you this certain frisson? Best, Nicolas
Good question....
.....its definitely both. Genuinely, the concept that a watch is hard to find adds a different dimension to it. It makes it "rarefied air" .... and this is a selfish perspective, but it also means that I get to experience something that others do not........
I prefer it stays that way...
lets us more "budget conscious" collectors have a chance to enjoy the Explorer. As far as the "auction" market desirability is concerned like Patek, some Vintage Rolex References have attracted Ultra & High Network Individuals and Watch Investment Funds w...
On this front, i suspect you are right....
......some lines of Rolex do appear to have been manipulated for higher prices.....and that is a shame....a real shame.
your estimates are ....
very pessimistic or even downbeat .. LOL LOL LOL besides jokes the real point is that 6200 is certainly less rare than a PP with mk1 dial ( at least in my damned opinion .. LOL ) .. so this makes the red depth 6610 a rarer beast indeed ... in any case : &...
6610 Red Depth.....
. .....i have been keeping track of these for a while...... if there are 30 of these in existence I would be surprised. Of those, how many that are correct? Uhmmm. But yes, everything is relative.....II know Andy Warhol definitely painted a lot more paint...
Much more people hunting a Warhol than a Baron...
Well, it dépends... If we are talking about watches, I think theere much more people hunting a Baron... :) Best, Nicolas
LoL....
........take a look at my post...the "Final 12" post.....that is a closed shop......no point in hunting that list!
You're right about this.
Majority of my vintage Rolex collecting friends shun the explorer. The most will only entertain a 1655 or 16520 cream, if they do at it. I too find it funny that some would rather collect the datejust or daydate and don't give the explorer a second though...
Tyler....
.....on this front, I am truly confused. The datejust, daydate watches have a real following now.....but why that is and it is not for the Explorer is baffling. Collectors now pay very serious prices for these daydates.......and its not like they are actu...
this day date " boom " ..
is just the result of a market manipulation made by some dealers ...
It has been very successful for them!
To me, it is one of my least favourite Rolex. Just my personal taste.....
so much least ......
to say the least ... LOL LOL LOL these day dates have been " pushed " ( with helium ??? LOL ) by dealers who had serious avalaibility problems with all sports models .... on the market now ( and in the last years ) you find far more daytonas and day dates...
I well remember that, Marcello. But I didn't authorize you to post a pic of me with the
Gun! LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL! Nicolas
Well… It is true what you said Joe...
But this red depth Explorer has a really great charm And I know , even for me it's hard to choose it over a submariner, especially with that elusive 6200 of yours I really think it deserves greater attention and spotlight Best, Sam