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cruvon · 1 July 2011, 11:46 AM

Hi guys, am in a dilema about wheteher I should get a 168000 or not. I believe the only atrractive thing that touches me about owning a 168000 is it's supposed rarity(the extra zero in the serial number is about all that it has to tout) though it doesn't really score on my "beauty at first sight test" neither does it have any visually stimulating attributes that would differentiate it from the rest of the subs. Still thinking about adding this one as a wild card gamble and to use roughly but don't really have my heart in it and am torn between this or saving up for a better looking model that would have my heart in it. A unique case of the heart is not where the mind is.

Is there a similar more vintage model that is considered rare just because it has a unique serial number with the other attributes hardly changed?(change is steel quality doesn't really qualify). What would your advice be?

dddrees · 1 July 2011, 11:51 AM

If your heart isn't into it, then don't bother trying to talk yourself into it.

HL65 · 1 July 2011, 11:54 AM

Only buy it if you really want it. If you are buying to speculate on future value you are buying for wrong reason IMHO. Don't buy watches for money reasons or even rarity but buy purely because you love them!

greekbum · 1 July 2011, 11:57 AM

If you had found a NOS 1 reasonable maybe but I think its a dog in the market personally. Im sure there are some collectors out there that want it to add to there vast collection of every reff # Submariner collection but my real world experience on anything other than MINT is dealers I see just label it Sub date to sell them. If you like it as a watch why not get a 16610 ?

bluemartinifan · 1 July 2011, 12:24 PM

I say consider going older (5513 or 1680) or if you want to bang it around and get it wet - go newer (16610 or 14060). I had and just sold a 14060 A and loved it - now have a 5513 and love it - for different reasons. I don't need or want a date on my weekend watch...

drockadam · 1 July 2011, 02:21 PM

Go for it! My dad bought his 168000 in 1988, sold it in 1991. Regrets it everyday.

bayerische · 1 July 2011, 06:47 PM

Hmmm, I had it, but after awhile, I realized it's basically a Sub (16610) with a third "0" in it's serial... It wasn't an exciting watch for long, and paying a premium for it wasn't so great either, so I sold it. Maybe they will become valuable at some point, but I'm not a watch collector, but a watch user.

The sub is great, but a 168000 is to me, just that, another sub.

1 July 2011, 11:46 AM	#1
cruvon "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Australia Posts: 4,689	Would you punt on a 168000? Hi guys, am in a dilema about wheteher I should get a 168000 or not. I believe the only atrractive thing that touches me about owning a 168000 is it's supposed rarity(the extra zero in the serial number is about all that it has to tout) though it doesn't really score on my "beauty at first sight test" neither does it have any visually stimulating attributes that would differentiate it from the rest of the subs. Still thinking about adding this one as a wild card gamble and to use roughly but don't really have my heart in it and am torn between this or saving up for a better looking model that would have my heart in it. A unique case of the heart is not where the mind is. Is there a similar more vintage model that is considered rare just because it has a unique serial number with the other attributes hardly changed?(change is steel quality doesn't really qualify). What would your advice be?

1 July 2011, 11:51 AM	#2
dddrees "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2010 Real Name: Dan Location: USA Watch: This N That Posts: 34,253	If your heart isn't into it, then don't bother trying to talk yourself into it. __________________ When it captures your imagination, that's when you know you have found your passion. Loyal Foot Soldier of The Nylon Nation. Card Carrying Member of the Global Association of Retro-Grouch-Curmudgeons

1 July 2011, 11:54 AM	#3
HL65 TRF Moderator & 2024 SubLV41 Patron Join Date: Dec 2007 Real Name: Ken Location: SW Florida Watch: One on my wrist. Posts: 64,008	Only buy it if you really want it. If you are buying to speculate on future value you are buying for wrong reason IMHO. Don't buy watches for money reasons or even rarity but buy purely because you love them! __________________ *SPEM SUCCESSUS ALIT*

1 July 2011, 11:57 AM	#4
greekbum "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Real Name: Nikos Location: Florida Watch: Rolex GMT 16750 Posts: 8,418	If you had found a NOS 1 reasonable maybe but I think its a dog in the market personally. Im sure there are some collectors out there that want it to add to there vast collection of every reff # Submariner collection but my real world experience on anything other than MINT is dealers I see just label it Sub date to sell them. If you like it as a watch why not get a 16610 ? __________________ Follow Me On Instagram @nickgogas Original Owner ROLEX 16750 GMT Daily Wearer For Over 13,000 Days And Counting

1 July 2011, 12:24 PM	#5
bluemartinifan "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Real Name: Russ Location: Dallas Texas Watch: 5513 Posts: 2,124	I say consider going older (5513 or 1680) or if you want to bang it around and get it wet - go newer (16610 or 14060). I had and just sold a 14060 A and loved it - now have a 5513 and love it - for different reasons. I don't need or want a date on my weekend watch... Attached Images

1 July 2011, 02:21 PM	#6
drockadam "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Real Name: Adam Location: Ontario, Canada Watch: Pepsi. Posts: 5,749	Go for it! My dad bought his 168000 in 1988, sold it in 1991. Regrets it everyday.

1 July 2011, 06:47 PM	#7
bayerische "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Real Name: Andreas Location: Margaritaville Watch: Smurf Posts: 19,879	Hmmm, I had it, but after awhile, I realized it's basically a Sub (16610) with a third "0" in it's serial... It wasn't an exciting watch for long, and paying a premium for it wasn't so great either, so I sold it. Maybe they will become valuable at some point, but I'm not a watch collector, but a watch user. The sub is great, but a 168000 is to me, just that, another sub. __________________ Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man.

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