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Old 7 June 2020, 04:45 PM   #31
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Thanks for the great review. The 16610 has been my dream watch for years. This will be the year I finally get one!
Cool. Is it going to be a luminova dial version or older T<25 model?
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Old 12 June 2020, 07:03 AM   #32
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interested in your camera gear setup and how you shot much of the photos in the review. Lens / gear etc. great review I love my Sub (bought from an AD in 2004) and it is so classic. It now needs to share time with my new PANDS 116500LN but the Sub has served me well for years - in to Rolex every 6 or when I break something on the inside. Nice pics and write up BTW.
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Old 13 June 2020, 04:59 AM   #33
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Old 13 June 2020, 05:02 AM   #34
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interested in your camera gear setup and how you shot much of the photos in the review. Lens / gear etc. great review I love my Sub (bought from an AD in 2004) and it is so classic. It now needs to share time with my new PANDS 116500LN but the Sub has served me well for years - in to Rolex every 6 or when I break something on the inside. Nice pics and write up BTW.
Thanks a lot.

I use pretty old Nikon DX80 with Nikkor AFS 18-200 Nikkor objective. It's a good combo but getting the actual light setup is much more important than the camera. Cheers!
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Old 14 June 2020, 09:18 AM   #35
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Another fantastic review JP
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Old 18 June 2020, 07:06 PM   #36
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Another fantastic review JP
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Old 13 July 2020, 05:49 PM   #37
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interested in your camera gear setup and how you shot much of the photos in the review. Lens / gear etc.
The setup can be even as simple as this. It's all about lighting.

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Old 16 July 2020, 06:40 AM   #38
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Great review! Nothing like a Sub!


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Old 6 August 2020, 03:27 PM   #39
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Thanks man.

50 years in production. No significant visual changes at all during that time. That's quite an achievement.

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Old 7 August 2020, 03:28 AM   #40
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Exactly. I don’t think they need to either


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Old 13 October 2020, 12:06 AM   #41
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Good video comparison of the old vs. new.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0quLfeuVPp0
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getting one of these today and I have to say this made me more stoked!

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Old 4 January 2021, 02:08 AM   #43
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getting one of these today and I have to say this made me more stoked!

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Post pics of your 16610.
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Old 22 January 2021, 11:52 PM   #44
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Old 18 March 2021, 07:39 PM   #45
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Thanks.

Just for the record: NOS 16610's are getting crazy expensive. Probably applies to all 5-digits.

https://www.chrono24.com/rolex/rolex...id13058709.htm

I think the average asking prices have gone up lately. They were starting from 6K... now almost 8K. What's going on?
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Nothing better than the 16610 (to me). Hehe. Fresh wrist shot.

Great photo!
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Old 29 April 2021, 03:15 AM   #47
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Old 29 June 2021, 09:41 PM   #48
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New wrist shot. I got lucky with the phone haha.

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Old 3 July 2021, 11:54 AM   #49
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The review gave me a deeper appreciation for this reference. It is on the short list of pieces for near future acquisition. Thank you.

Wrist shot above is great, too.
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Old 12 September 2021, 02:06 AM   #50
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The review gave me a deeper appreciation for this reference. It is on the short list of pieces for near future acquisition. Thank you.

Wrist shot above is great, too.
Thank you.

Yes out of the 15 Rolex watches I've owned the 16610 Sub is easily my favorite.
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Great review Juho! It's funny, but I've owned perhaps ten various versions of the Submariner, have a couple of 5513's, a 16600, and a 114060 now, but I've never had a 16610. It really is a modern classic that tends to get overlooked by collectors because it was such a ubiquitous model for so long. At some point I need to add one to my collection. It's nice to see a post about watches instead of watch markets!
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I love my 16610. Classic Rolex.
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Old 19 September 2021, 10:49 PM   #53
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Great review Juho! It's funny, but I've owned perhaps ten various versions of the Submariner, have a couple of 5513's, a 16600, and a 114060 now, but I've never had a 16610. It really is a modern classic that tends to get overlooked by collectors because it was such a ubiquitous model for so long. At some point I need to add one to my collection. It's nice to see a post about watches instead of watch markets!
Thank you Sir.

Maybe some people think it's too common. But hey, there is a reason why it is so common. It's generally loved and in most people it's synonymous with Rolex (along with the TT DJ).

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Old 12 January 2022, 03:21 AM   #55
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Really dig your reviews. Thanks for doing them
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Old 30 May 2022, 06:51 AM   #57
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Very nice review. This is my favourite Rolex and mine is from 1985. I much prefer the slim and elegant look of the older versions to the chunkier more recent ones. Personal preference though!
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Very nice review. This is my favourite Rolex and mine is from 1985. I much prefer the slim and elegant look of the older versions to the chunkier more recent ones. Personal preference though!
There's just something about the old case shape. Those "spiky" crown guards and slender hips.

The new ones are good looking watches too. But they lost something in the transition, imho. The lugs and crown guards remind me a bit of my Breitling Steelfish Superocean.
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