Post by Oisac on Jan 23, 2007 4:01:43 GMT -5
Rolex Mens Submariner 16610 Watch
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Price: $5,490.00
Availability: Usually ships in 2-3 weeks
Average customer review:
Product Description
Rolex Watch 16610- WITH MANUFACTURER SERIAL NUMBERS - 100% Original with All Manufacturer Box & Papers Included- Black Dial & Bezel- Scratch Resistant Sapphire Crystal- Officially Certified Automatic Chronometer Movement- Oyster Perpetual Calendar- Solid Steel Case & Bracelet- 2 Year Manufacturer Warranty- 300 Meters / 1000 Feet Water Resistant- 39mm = 1 5/8" Case, 6" Adjustable Bracelet- Screw Down Crown- Free Bracelet Sizing
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Model: 16610
Band material: stainless-steel
Bezel material: stainless-steel
Case material: stainless-steel
Clasp type: deployment-buckle
Dial color: black
Dial window material: synthetic-sapphire
Movement type: automatic movement
Water-resistant to 300 meters
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Customer Reviews
A Fantastic Watch but Not for Everybody
This was the first and so far, only mechanical watch I've ever owned. I bought it not too many years ago when I was 19 and in college. It was a sizeable amount of money for a college student but I just had to have one. It's an icon, it's absolutely epic. It's the original James Bond watch, it's the watch of choice for Jack Bauer (in some seasons of 24 anyway), that flying guy from Heroes wears one, so did Nick Cage in National Treasure. The list goes on... Rolex did its job in making me want one, and when I first got it, upgrading from a Tag Heuer SEL link, I was ecstatic, but there were too many things about it I just couldn't live with.
First of all, the watch is epic, so prestigious yet so discreet in doing it, and when you wear it there is such a sense of majesty. The watch is so deceptively simple, with a magnificent black dial, immaculate luminous markers, crisp white writing on the dial, and hands which are simple and functional. The dial took my breath away, and it looked great on me when I wore pretty much anything, and there was a certain beauty of its unelegant workhorse movement, but unfortunately with me, that is where the praises stop.
As mentioned above, the watch is fantastic, but if you're anything like me it just won't do for everyday wear. First of all, in my job I actually do have to be places EXCALTY at a certain time, and with just 15 minute meetings sometimes with clients and others, your watch can't be 4 minutes ahead of the actual time, you might be early, but that sometimes means ending a meeting early when you could've had more time. Of course I knew that having a mechanical watch meant you could not have quartz accuracy, and I thought I was ready for that, but even though my watch gained only about 1.7 seconds per day on average, I found that I couldn't live with the doubt that my watch was not spot on.
The 16610 is part of the oyster collection and I can see why, the case IS shaped like an Oyster. It's tough as nails I hear, and I'm told that the movement can soldier on for many many years without overhaul. I really tried to love this watch, but wearing it was not very pleasant. With my previous watch, the Tag Link SEL, and my current watch, a quartz Omega Seamaster Professional (James Bond trim), I could wear them anywhere and never noticed. With those watches I felt as though they were part of my body, and they were so beautifull balanced. That case was not true with the Submariner, this watch felt really bulky for me. I was always aware of this watch and actually took it off when I slept (not true of other watches I owned). The case felt sturdy and expensive, but the bracelet felt like a cheap piece of junk. I hear that the 16610 uses hollow center links which puzzled me over a watch of this price. Don't get me wrong, the steel is of a very high quality, but the clasp made it seem like junk. I hated it, the flaps you could bend with your fingers and it looked like a clasp you'd see on a Fossil. Maybe on the two-tone models the clasp at least looks cooler from the outside, but on the 16610 I thought the Rolex crown looked cheap, and I share the same opinion of the equally cheap-looking diving extension. And with this heavy case and relatively light bracelet, wearing this watch felt like wearing a weight tied onto your wrist by string. It felt really bulky for me; I guess that would be the main bullet point here.
I did wear this watch everyday for a long time, and it had its issues. The crown dug into my hand a number of times strong enough to draw blood, the lugs felt sharp. And in certain acts of affection, the bulk of the watch (especially the protruding clasp)can scratch ones you love as
well. And even though it is generally a good thing to have a bezel that's easy to turn, I personally like my bezel to stay put and being active with this watch on can force you to constantly correct your bezel. I also did not care for the fisheye/cyclop lens over the date.
Ultimately I decided to sell this watch. It just wasn't for me.
Great watch
I purchased this watch as a starting point for my future watch collection. This is one of the most saught after watches in the world that demands attention anytime someone sees. It's a rolex, so it can't be bad!
Indestructable. The Superman of wristhingyches.
I've owned my Submariner Date for about seven years now, and I am not gentle with my timepieces. It's been covered in tar and resin, immersed in a variety of foul liquids, repeatedly assaulted with fine grade sand (one of the WORST things you can do to any mechanical device), dropped, banged, poked, prodded and frozen. And still, after a light scrubbing with soapy water and a toothbrush, it would fit right in on the red carped of the Oscars. It wouldn't surprise me if it were bullet-proof as well. In particular I'm amazed at the indestructability of the sapphire crystal, which is still completely flawless even after all the abuse it's received. The `cyclops eye' over the date window seems to get the worst of it and it's scratch free. Other than to repair a broken bracelet clasp it has never been serviced. I've heard some people criticize how heavy and bulky it is, but you're not going to find a wafer-thin `elegant' timepiece that will pass the tests this one will.
In addition to it's ruggedness it is also stylish, accurate (2 min. per month), waterproof, retains its value, and has tons of snob appeal. It's not simply a watch, it's an heirloom. This watch will be looking and running strong when my grandson inherits it. Or I may just decide to be buried with it.
The dial and hands contrast sufficiently to make this a very easy watch to read. I did have a small issue with the fact that there weren't any actual numbers around the dial, but I got over it. At least it's not like one of those massively complicated chronographs that tell you such vital information as the month and phase of the moon. If you don't know that, then you're probably not the type to wear a watch anyway.
Rating: 5 stars out of 5.
From Rolex
Price: $5,490.00
Availability: Usually ships in 2-3 weeks
Average customer review:
Product Description
Rolex Watch 16610- WITH MANUFACTURER SERIAL NUMBERS - 100% Original with All Manufacturer Box & Papers Included- Black Dial & Bezel- Scratch Resistant Sapphire Crystal- Officially Certified Automatic Chronometer Movement- Oyster Perpetual Calendar- Solid Steel Case & Bracelet- 2 Year Manufacturer Warranty- 300 Meters / 1000 Feet Water Resistant- 39mm = 1 5/8" Case, 6" Adjustable Bracelet- Screw Down Crown- Free Bracelet Sizing
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Model: 16610
Band material: stainless-steel
Bezel material: stainless-steel
Case material: stainless-steel
Clasp type: deployment-buckle
Dial color: black
Dial window material: synthetic-sapphire
Movement type: automatic movement
Water-resistant to 300 meters
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Customer Reviews
A Fantastic Watch but Not for Everybody
This was the first and so far, only mechanical watch I've ever owned. I bought it not too many years ago when I was 19 and in college. It was a sizeable amount of money for a college student but I just had to have one. It's an icon, it's absolutely epic. It's the original James Bond watch, it's the watch of choice for Jack Bauer (in some seasons of 24 anyway), that flying guy from Heroes wears one, so did Nick Cage in National Treasure. The list goes on... Rolex did its job in making me want one, and when I first got it, upgrading from a Tag Heuer SEL link, I was ecstatic, but there were too many things about it I just couldn't live with.
First of all, the watch is epic, so prestigious yet so discreet in doing it, and when you wear it there is such a sense of majesty. The watch is so deceptively simple, with a magnificent black dial, immaculate luminous markers, crisp white writing on the dial, and hands which are simple and functional. The dial took my breath away, and it looked great on me when I wore pretty much anything, and there was a certain beauty of its unelegant workhorse movement, but unfortunately with me, that is where the praises stop.
As mentioned above, the watch is fantastic, but if you're anything like me it just won't do for everyday wear. First of all, in my job I actually do have to be places EXCALTY at a certain time, and with just 15 minute meetings sometimes with clients and others, your watch can't be 4 minutes ahead of the actual time, you might be early, but that sometimes means ending a meeting early when you could've had more time. Of course I knew that having a mechanical watch meant you could not have quartz accuracy, and I thought I was ready for that, but even though my watch gained only about 1.7 seconds per day on average, I found that I couldn't live with the doubt that my watch was not spot on.
The 16610 is part of the oyster collection and I can see why, the case IS shaped like an Oyster. It's tough as nails I hear, and I'm told that the movement can soldier on for many many years without overhaul. I really tried to love this watch, but wearing it was not very pleasant. With my previous watch, the Tag Link SEL, and my current watch, a quartz Omega Seamaster Professional (James Bond trim), I could wear them anywhere and never noticed. With those watches I felt as though they were part of my body, and they were so beautifull balanced. That case was not true with the Submariner, this watch felt really bulky for me. I was always aware of this watch and actually took it off when I slept (not true of other watches I owned). The case felt sturdy and expensive, but the bracelet felt like a cheap piece of junk. I hear that the 16610 uses hollow center links which puzzled me over a watch of this price. Don't get me wrong, the steel is of a very high quality, but the clasp made it seem like junk. I hated it, the flaps you could bend with your fingers and it looked like a clasp you'd see on a Fossil. Maybe on the two-tone models the clasp at least looks cooler from the outside, but on the 16610 I thought the Rolex crown looked cheap, and I share the same opinion of the equally cheap-looking diving extension. And with this heavy case and relatively light bracelet, wearing this watch felt like wearing a weight tied onto your wrist by string. It felt really bulky for me; I guess that would be the main bullet point here.
I did wear this watch everyday for a long time, and it had its issues. The crown dug into my hand a number of times strong enough to draw blood, the lugs felt sharp. And in certain acts of affection, the bulk of the watch (especially the protruding clasp)can scratch ones you love as
well. And even though it is generally a good thing to have a bezel that's easy to turn, I personally like my bezel to stay put and being active with this watch on can force you to constantly correct your bezel. I also did not care for the fisheye/cyclop lens over the date.
Ultimately I decided to sell this watch. It just wasn't for me.
Great watch
I purchased this watch as a starting point for my future watch collection. This is one of the most saught after watches in the world that demands attention anytime someone sees. It's a rolex, so it can't be bad!
Indestructable. The Superman of wristhingyches.
I've owned my Submariner Date for about seven years now, and I am not gentle with my timepieces. It's been covered in tar and resin, immersed in a variety of foul liquids, repeatedly assaulted with fine grade sand (one of the WORST things you can do to any mechanical device), dropped, banged, poked, prodded and frozen. And still, after a light scrubbing with soapy water and a toothbrush, it would fit right in on the red carped of the Oscars. It wouldn't surprise me if it were bullet-proof as well. In particular I'm amazed at the indestructability of the sapphire crystal, which is still completely flawless even after all the abuse it's received. The `cyclops eye' over the date window seems to get the worst of it and it's scratch free. Other than to repair a broken bracelet clasp it has never been serviced. I've heard some people criticize how heavy and bulky it is, but you're not going to find a wafer-thin `elegant' timepiece that will pass the tests this one will.
In addition to it's ruggedness it is also stylish, accurate (2 min. per month), waterproof, retains its value, and has tons of snob appeal. It's not simply a watch, it's an heirloom. This watch will be looking and running strong when my grandson inherits it. Or I may just decide to be buried with it.
The dial and hands contrast sufficiently to make this a very easy watch to read. I did have a small issue with the fact that there weren't any actual numbers around the dial, but I got over it. At least it's not like one of those massively complicated chronographs that tell you such vital information as the month and phase of the moon. If you don't know that, then you're probably not the type to wear a watch anyway.
Rating: 5 stars out of 5.