Availability of NOS 16610

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Hi all. I’ve been loosely tracking the market for subs on and off for the past decade or so, and am planning on finally pulling the trigger some time in the next six months. I’m dead set on a 16610 rather than the newer ceramic models, and in particular, am interested in a later V through random serial number, as my understanding is that they incorporated the most advancements before the redesign.

Because this will be my first and possibly last Rolex (and of my love for this particular watch), I am interested in a pristine example, ideally NOS. Is anyone able to ballpark just how hard these are to find, and how much I’d expect to pay? It seems like a near mint M through random serial 16610 seems to list for around 9-10k (crazy bc I remember 10 years ago that figure was about half). Add a few thousand for a NOS? NOS examples seem very few and far between though, so maybe more?

Thanks in advance for any and all input!