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benoize · 21 June 2013, 06:45 PM

Hi All,

I have been on this forum a long time. And I have been looking for a submariner for a long time: the 16800 model with matte dial. But, then life throws something into the cogs of your intentions, and you end up doing something completely different. A couple of months ago I came across and article about the Rolex oyster quartz. Being very surprised that Rolex even made quartz watches I started reading about them. I was fascinated by the amount of research they put into this watch (together with Girard Perregaux) and basically every quartz watch today is built pretty much on their template.
I was pretty hooked and started to look into these. Most of the models I didn;t like very much, but the 17000 was a very beautiful example...
In short, I bought one from 1979. Great condition and a very, very classy watch. So, not the submariner (although that might come some day) but a very rare (only 25000 OQ ever made!) Rolex 17000. I am chuffed to bits!

Here are some rather bad pictures:

crowncollection · 21 June 2013, 07:48 PM

Enjoy and congrats.

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adt · 21 June 2013, 08:25 PM

Love the OQ. Although I do fond it a bit loud when it ticks ;)

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WilliamFoley · 21 June 2013, 08:47 PM

Indeed that is quite a rare piece from the house of Rolex..i bet you have to shell out a lot of money buying that timepiece. But that watch is really worth every penny..thanks for sharing the pics..they are great as well.

cop414 · 21 June 2013, 09:11 PM

Looks fantastic, congratulations!

lmcgbaj · 21 June 2013, 09:13 PM

Very nice. Enjoy.

benoize · 21 June 2013, 10:31 PM

Thanks for the replies.. sorry for the double post. I thought my initial post got deleted.
And yes adt, it does tick very loud! :-)

benoize · 21 June 2013, 10:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WilliamFoley

Indeed that is quite a rare piece from the house of Rolex..i bet you have to shell out a lot of money buying that timepiece. But that watch is really worth every penny..thanks for sharing the pics..they are great as well.

Actually, although prices are on the rise, I got it for a reasonable amount... a hair over 2000USD. I am enjoying it very much. I wonder what the accuracy rate is? Apparently when well adjusted these movements can be exceptionally accurate.

DCgator · 21 June 2013, 10:48 PM

Congrats!

21 June 2013, 06:45 PM	#1
benoize "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Europe Watch: Rolex 17000 OQ Posts: 24	First Rolex! It's not what you'd expect.... Hi All, I have been on this forum a long time. And I have been looking for a submariner for a long time: the 16800 model with matte dial. But, then life throws something into the cogs of your intentions, and you end up doing something completely different. A couple of months ago I came across and article about the Rolex oyster quartz. Being very surprised that Rolex even made quartz watches I started reading about them. I was fascinated by the amount of research they put into this watch (together with Girard Perregaux) and basically every quartz watch today is built pretty much on their template. I was pretty hooked and started to look into these. Most of the models I didn;t like very much, but the 17000 was a very beautiful example... In short, I bought one from 1979. Great condition and a very, very classy watch. So, not the submariner (although that might come some day) but a very rare (only 25000 OQ ever made!) Rolex 17000. I am chuffed to bits! Here are some rather bad pictures:

21 June 2013, 07:48 PM	#2
crowncollection "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Real Name: David Location: australia Posts: 20,216	Enjoy and congrats. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ watches many

21 June 2013, 08:25 PM	#3
adt "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Real Name: A Location: SEA Posts: 473	Love the OQ. Although I do fond it a bit loud when it ticks ;) Sent from my GT-N7100 using Tapatalk 2 __________________ "Collecting is the only socially commendable form of greed" ~ Gene Shwartz

21 June 2013, 09:11 PM	#5
cop414 TRF Moderator & 2024 SubLV41 Patron Join Date: Apr 2012 Real Name: Tim Location: Pennsylvania Watch: 14060M Posts: 72,234	Looks fantastic, congratulations! __________________ Rolex Submariner 14060M Omega Seamaster 2254.50 DOXA Professional 1200T Card carrying member of TRF's Global Association of Retro-Grouch-Curmudgeons TRF's "After Dark" Bar & NightClub Patron P Club Member #17 2 FA ENABLED

21 June 2013, 09:13 PM	#6
lmcgbaj "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Real Name: G Location: Canada Watch: es are FUN!!! Posts: 1,979	Very nice. Enjoy. __________________ "Do not take life too seriously. You will never get out of it alive.* "*

21 June 2013, 08:47 PM	#4
WilliamFoley Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Real Name: William Foley Location: New Yorker, USA Watch: Timex MF17 (gifted Posts: 112	Indeed that is quite a rare piece from the house of Rolex..i bet you have to shell out a lot of money buying that timepiece. But that watch is really worth every penny..thanks for sharing the pics..they are great as well.

21 June 2013, 10:31 PM	#7
benoize "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Europe Watch: Rolex 17000 OQ Posts: 24	Thanks for the replies.. sorry for the double post. I thought my initial post got deleted. And yes adt, it does tick very loud! :-)

21 June 2013, 10:48 PM	#9
DCgator "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: PNW Watch: DS,BLNR,SubLV,DJ2 Posts: 8,123	Congrats!

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