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Thank you so much Joe! Definitively yes. As a matter of fact this watch...
... appeared in my path during my search for a nice example of 1665 for my collection. Prices of a Double Red have escalated to levels which put them in a no no niche for me, but I hope a 1665 will come sooner or later.
I must tell you that SD are not strangers in my collection, as I already own a 16600 Z series which I bought completely brand new in 2009 in a local AD. That watch had the distinction of being the last example left in an offcial AD in my Country at that moment, as the SD had been discontinued by that time.
That watch has seen little wrist time, because I feel much more comfortable with a Submariner on my wrist, but anyway I recognize the historical and technical importance of this watch in the evolution of diving watches, and a "must have" in a comprensive Rolex colection.
Thank you so much again for your kind comments Joe! Best cordial regards, Abel. This message has been edited by Subexplorer on 2016-03-31 05:34:08
Joining the Evil Club...
though I'm not a declared fan of SD preferring the Sub, I couldn't resist catching this old warrior which looks like it had spent an interesting hard life with its original owner. This 1980 Mk 1 dial ref 16660 represents the best of two worlds: vintage lo...
Looks like the previous owner used it as intended.
Bravo on this great new catch. Best Bill ...
Thank you so much Bill! Your triple six is a killer! And the photograph in its most natural environment shows it in all its splendor...
... and we can enjoy its great condition as we view it. You say right, mine looks like its original owner really used it as a tool watch! I like to think he was a pro diver, but I must confess couldn´t find any info about him. Most important is that in sp...
Always great to hear the back story.
What i am always searching is a what that has been kept out of the sun in a safe place vs a what that has been in the sun while it have a lighter or darker tritium. It seems some times the safe queen has darker yellow tritium but it is never consistant wi...
Thank you so much for the feedback Bill. That point about how sunlight affects darker and lighter patina is a very ...
... interesting and intriguing issue. I´m inclined to think without being an expert that exposition to light and sun tends to a light patina. May be I´m biased by my experience with my own 1680 which is acompanying me as an almost only watch from 1977 til...
It adds character if your age/personality somewhat matches the watch....
....if you are cool like Bill Murray/Lebowski/rtd army etc etc then the character absorbed by the watch like that may radiate with you. I personally cannot sport the beaten-up look.
Redcorals: You make an interesting point. Age definitively I surpass that of this particular watch, and sometimes I feel that...
... my vintage watches age with much more dignity than me! Lol! Ok, I have to asume that I´m a rather old man who doesn´t have the cool look of the people you name, but I really enjoy wearing my vintage watches, and a few of them show the signs of having ...
Abel, huge congrats! Great to have one which had this life!
Mine welcome yours, Un abrazo, Nico ...
Hi my friend Nicolas! Thank you so much for your words! Your "triple 6" is truly gorgeous!...
... impecable condition! I´m truly happy to join this "Evilish Club" Un abrazo mi amigo! Abel.
Once you step into the world of the Sea-Dweller.....
.....it will inevitably lead to the "deep" Brilliant catch. Now enjoy this soldier of a watch. Maybe it tempts you to try a 1665 on the wrist?????
Thank you so much Joe! Definitively yes. As a matter of fact this watch...
... appeared in my path during my search for a nice example of 1665 for my collection. Prices of a Double Red have escalated to levels which put them in a no no niche for me, but I hope a 1665 will come sooner or later. I must tell you that SD are not str...
Wow Abel...that's a great catch !
Mine says hello It seems she had a much more quiet life than yours ( and has been polished in the past ) Enjoy yours ! Best Christian ...
Hello Christian! Thank you so much for your kind words and for sharing your pretty triple six...
... Yes it looks in much better condition than mine! By coincidence, I am wearing mine today in a new set of vintage type leather straps very similar to yours! I´m just trying different options while I wait for my watchmaker to fix a rivet on the clasp of...
wow.... my dear Abel.
Beautiful 666 with nice patina!! I wait my opportunity to get one and form a "Three of a Kind". For the moment I have only "one pair" a nice DSSD and one 16600 from '96 one of the last with tritium. It's only a matter of time to catch one! Un fuerte Abraz...
Muchas gracias mi querido Juan!! Thank you so much for your kind words!...
... I have seen your beautiful Double Red, and left me sleepless! I must convince myself that that model is beyond my usual level of purchases, but this one came, and eventualy a 1665 will be added to my collection of Sea Dwellers to complete my own trio ...
Thank you my dear friend and always is a pleasure to read you!!
Yeah!! It's True, for our health we should arrange a meeting with the rest of the guys. We keep in touch. Rgds. Juan
Very nice find with great photos-- enjoy in good health.
Btw, your SD has a very Kool look. This message has been edited by pastaboy1939 on 2016-04-01 06:03:46