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Old 4 August 2020, 12:31 PM   #31
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I picked mine up a couple years ago after debating about it for several years- all the while watching the prices rise. Maybe they will rise more- maybe not. But finally I figured out that my time is finite, and I really wanted one...and won’t be leaving my collection.
Beauty!!
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Old 5 August 2020, 10:37 AM   #32
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So nice to see people understanding these watches. Although I understand the temptation to think of Plato with regard to the 1016, there's a bit of extra charm in the 3 Arabic numerals and the triangle, an alignment of the stars that allows you to have your cake and eat it too in the intersection of the utilitarian batons with a bit of expressiveness in the font of the numerals. Add horizontal symmetry and vertical directionality, and you've got fundamental design dynamics of unity and variety maxed out. It's a classic for a reason, and I hope to own one some day.
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Old 5 August 2020, 11:52 AM   #33
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I have missed two R serials. One with full set, almost unpolished was priced at 18k euros in 2019. Another one without b/p but unpolished with green caseback sticker at 16,5k euros in december 2019.
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Old 6 August 2020, 07:54 AM   #34
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Here’s my gilt from 1965:




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Old 6 August 2020, 07:56 AM   #35
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I wish!
What was the name of the band?
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Old 6 August 2020, 08:01 AM   #36
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I picked mine up a couple years ago after debating about it for several years- all the while watching the prices rise. Maybe they will rise more- maybe not. But finally I figured out that my time is finite, and I really wanted one...and won’t be leaving my collection.
So nice. What year is that?

I love your philosophy: it's easy to forget that our time is finite and to remember to treat ourselves.
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Old 6 August 2020, 08:54 AM   #37
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So nice. What year is that?

I love your philosophy: it's easy to forget that our time is finite and to remember to treat ourselves.
1967. It’s got replacement sub hands (short) - and probably a dual to boot. I would have loved a full box set but at the end of the day i don’t wear the box and not planning on selling anyways. The 1016 was the first Rolex I ever saw- I had a classmate in high school and his parents got him a 1016 for a birthday. I was in awe and always loved it. Fast forward and once I figured out what it was ...wanted it. With some wisdom gained from the folks here- I finally just bit the bullet and made it happen.
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Old 7 August 2020, 01:48 AM   #38
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I agree- the prices don’t make any sense. It doesn’t “wow” any non-Rolex people.
Exactly. So is it the enthusiasts such as ourselves that drive the prices up? Does, let's say, an article in Hodinkee or similar, create an awareness of a once-obscure (at least for the brand) watch model and that increases demand for a model that doesn't have a ton of supply? I own one Rolex: a 1972 1601 Datejust. I love it, but value-wise it sits on the bottom of the heap, even tho it is technically more complicated than an explorer and also contains precious metals. Is this because there were so many made? Because it's technically a dress watch and dress watches aren't the popular flavor at the moment?
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Old 7 August 2020, 01:50 AM   #39
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The 1016 and pretty much all the 4 digit reference Rolex sport models prices have gone crazy in the last decade. In the 1980s and 1990s Rolex Bubblebacks were far more expensive (mostly) than sport models. Today Bubblebacks command far less. I don't think the same will happen with sport models anytime soon.



I've owned this one (small one) for many years, but couldn't afford it at todays prices.
Do you think sports watches will eventually be replaced by another flavor, like what happened with the bubblebacks?
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Old 7 August 2020, 01:54 AM   #40
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Does anyone want to trade a 1601 Datejust for a 1016 Explorer?
The reference numbers are practically the same...
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Old 7 August 2020, 06:48 AM   #41
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Does anyone want to trade a 1601 Datejust for a 1016 Explorer?
The reference numbers are practically the same...
Sorry But swap is not for me!
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Old 8 August 2020, 12:06 AM   #42
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Sorry But swap is not for me!
I'm joking!
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