Was the Sub date 16800 first released in 1977 or 1979?

[TuRo]

I'm surprised this thread ever got past simple 'Its a Service Case' right from the off. Rightly or wrongly a massive knock on value (30-50%) and better to buy even a well polished one than a S.C in my humble opinion.

[Dan S]

Originally Posted by pauldavidthorpe

I'm surprised this thread ever got past simple 'Its a Service Case' right from the off. Rightly or wrongly a massive knock on value (30-50%) and better to buy even a well polished one than a S.C in my humble opinion.

Yeah, there was a bit of drift, since the question of when the 16800 started was actually more interesting than the original question, to me at least. Good info on that topic in the end.

Personally, I am very curious about the call the OP received from Rolex, and what they told him precisely. He says that they told him "1979", but the question they were responding to is not clear. Was that their answer to the question of when the reference was launched, or did they date his watch based on the movement number? Frankly, the notion that he got this kind of service from Rolex is mind-boggling to me.

[jayc6]

Originally Posted by Haywood_Milton

Further on 47xxxxx replacement case numbers, here is a late example that I have just advised on. It was originally a circa 2001 Pxxxxxx case number Day-Date 118208, but the new case bears the service replacement number both between lugs and on inner rehaut, as shown ! If memory serves, the latter feature was first introduced with the Turn-Graph 11626x series of watches circa 2005.



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Thanks a lot for the knowledge, one more thing learned on Rolex today.

[jayc6]

Originally Posted by Dan S

Yeah, there was a bit of drift, since the question of when the 16800 started was actually more interesting than the original question, to me at least. Good info on that topic in the end.

Personally, I am very curious about the call the OP received from Rolex, and what they told him precisely. He says that they told him "1979", but the question they were responding to is not clear. Was that their answer to the question of when the reference was launched, or did they date his watch based on the movement number? Frankly, the notion that he got this kind of service from Rolex is mind-boggling to me.

Hello,

I have emailed Rolex in order to know when was the ref 16800 produced for the first time.
They called my back to say that they have to have a look at the archives and will call me back later.
Few days later I received a call and they said that the ref 16800 was produced for the first time in 1979. Hope this helps.

[jayc6]

Originally Posted by jayc6

Hello,

I have emailed Rolex in order to know when was the ref 16800 produced for the first time.
They called my back to say that they have to have a look at the archives and will call me back later.
Few days later I received a call and they said that the ref 16800 was produced for the first time in 1979. Hope this helps.

They also emailed me the answer

[Filipão]

Originally Posted by jayc6

They also emailed me the answer

Fantastic, can you please hide your data and shows us their reply?

Thank you so much