Are you going to wear that thing or what???

[Clay]

Believe it or not, after a year and a half I am still getting emails regarding this watch, so I thought I would post an update:

About a year and a half ago some of you may recall that I came across and purchased an NOS Y series (2001) 16600 Sea Dweller...

The watch came as a nice complete B & P set and still had all of the case stickers intact...
Apparently it had been sized at the AD, brought home, put in a drawer and then never worn...It was perfect

(The Y series is the last to have Lug holes and also the last to come with the little anchor, for those who care about these kinds of things)

At the time there was some question as to whether or not I could bring myself to actually wear the watch...The views of the members here were mixed, but if I recall the majority favored the stickers coming off and the watch being worn and used for it's intended purpose...

Well, it's been a year and a half and the watch is still sitting, stickers intact and unworn...I just couldn't do it!!!

I had thought, for a very brief period about selling it, but despite a number of very nice offers, I just couldn't bring myself to part with it...

Now I know the 16600 is not a rare reference, and not even vintage, but it's one of my all time favorites just the same...

I have other Sea Dwellers to wear...And there's just something about seeing this watch in it's pristine state that gets to me...

What will become of it??? It's anyones guess...

But I do want to apologize to all of those who think it madness to keep such a nice watch sitting within the confines of a dark safe.

What can I tell you...