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Old 26 April 2009, 11:52 PM   #1
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V Series Sea-Dweller Database & Country of Origin

There is endless debate on TRF whether the 16600 has been discontinued and if the 'V' case stamp will be the last to to be released.

It seems universally agreed that a 'V' serial is the exact same watch as a 'M', 'Z', 'D' or any other recent 16600, but if it is the 'last of the line' - let's track what is in the market.

Please include serial (letter and first 2 or 3 #'s) and country of origin.

Example: V109XXXX - UK

This thread is not intended to debate V-serial SD's and their relevance - it is to document what is out there - so play nice everyone!
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Old 28 April 2009, 07:26 AM   #2
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Old 28 April 2009, 10:40 AM   #3
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Old 28 April 2009, 11:25 AM   #4
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Old 3 May 2009, 10:53 AM   #5
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Old 3 May 2009, 12:00 PM   #6
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Old 15 July 2009, 09:28 AM   #7
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Saw another thread and thought I would ttt in case anyone wants to contribute...
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Old 15 July 2009, 09:44 AM   #8
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I traded away my "V" serial Seadwellers to an Asian gentleman at the last watch show I went to. He's scoured Asia and told me he had not seen any "V" serial SD's there to date. All mine were V1xxxxxx so it looks like there are some later ones in this post. A friend of mine in the Caribbean just got one in a few days ago. I will ask if he can give me the serial no. for the post.
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Old 15 July 2009, 09:46 AM   #9
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Old 19 July 2009, 11:54 AM   #10
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*One thing I've noticed on the V series SD is that the "f" on the ft/depth rating IS a taller "f" which is noticeable too on the Deep Sea. Anyone care to comment about this?
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Old 26 September 2009, 06:04 PM   #11
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Old 26 September 2009, 10:28 PM   #12
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Old 27 September 2009, 01:50 AM   #13
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Let's make this a sticky for a while and see how many V serial SD's we can list...
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Old 27 September 2009, 07:04 AM   #14
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Also V47xxxx. From London AD a few months ago.

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Old 27 September 2009, 07:10 PM   #15
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Old 28 September 2009, 02:18 AM   #16
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Old 30 September 2009, 03:46 AM   #17
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Old 30 September 2009, 06:17 AM   #18
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Old 30 September 2009, 10:18 PM   #19
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Old 1 October 2009, 01:01 AM   #20
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V 47 Bought new from AD in March 2009.

For the record - I called Rolex HQ in Switzerland to find out if they would continue production in the future - the answer was a stern NO !!

The V is the last batch - I called around AD all over the UK and they are like hen's teeth.
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Old 1 October 2009, 09:03 AM   #21
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mine is V491xxx newcastle upon tyne uk. they had 3 in when i got this one,one of them was a V50xxxx i saw the guarantee card for it but couldn't have it as it was pre-sold.
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Old 1 October 2009, 09:39 PM   #22
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As previously posted V47xxxx - London, England. New from AD on 12/9/09. Was I the last one in the UK??
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Old 2 October 2009, 06:15 AM   #23
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Old 3 October 2009, 09:36 AM   #24
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Old 3 October 2009, 10:30 PM   #25
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Old 4 October 2009, 11:34 PM   #26
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I have a V2 that originated in Canada (Toronto) that is now in the U.S. None of the ADs I scoured in America ever had one.
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Old 6 October 2009, 06:42 AM   #27
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Old 21 October 2009, 03:10 AM   #28
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V4

I have an interest in the death or otherwise of the Seadweller and have been compiling my own list. Whilst I am no expert I am regularly in touch with more than 100 UK Rolex AD's and several hundred more throughout Europe

As far as the UK is concerned the last SD's have a V4 serial number and were produced almost 6 months ago.

I have yet to find any AD who will admit to receiving one from Rolex in the past 4 - 6 months.

So although some are still available at the UK list price of £3980(mostly plus a premium to the selling AD), they are now almost 6 months old and possibly older and most likely bought by the AD's at the previous price and now being sold at an inflated price.

So on balance it looks like the SD is dead, production having stopped some time ago, just like the Submariner LV.


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Old 21 October 2009, 01:27 PM   #29
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V366xxx - purchased from an AD in Seattle in June.
I know of 4 others still at ADs locally.
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Old 24 October 2009, 02:22 PM   #30
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are there any 16600 with writings on the rehaux (flange).
I do not believe so, the Vs were the last to be built and have the plain flange.
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