Can a 16610 be vintage?

[Curt941]

I think an open 6/9 date wheel helps the argument!



Incoming 16610 from 1989, L-Serial. Many don't know, but for the first few years of the 3135 movement, Rolex still used an open 6/9 date wheel design which I think it awesome.

Should I pick up an era correct 93150, or put my more modern 93250 on it instead?

[Im Lauf der Zeit]

Open 6 is a nice find if original to a modern watch... but doesn't make it vintage. Whatever bracelet you like makes sense...

[azguy]

That's cool, I didn't know that about the open 6's on 16610.

93150 is the easiest and cheapest solution and a time tested bracelet.

[dysondiver]

looks sweet , but if its saphire , its not vintage ,, just my views,, they will change no doubt over the next 35 years or so,,,,

[Vincent65]

nah

[jfmiii]

Originally Posted by dysondiver

looks sweet , but if its saphire , its not vintage ,, just my views,, they will change no doubt over the next 35 years or so,,,,

16800 matte is vintage. id say a 16520 is vintage also.

[dysondiver]

Originally Posted by jfmiii

16800 matte is vintage. id say a 16520 is vintage also.

saphire isnt vintage in my book ,,, but it will be ,, its the same tide that lifts all the boats

[jfmiii]

Originally Posted by dysondiver

saphire isnt vintage in my book ,,, but it will be ,, its the same tide that lifts all the boats

so this 5513 is "more vintage" than this 16800?

[Blackdog]

Originally Posted by Curt941

I think an open 6/9 date wheel helps the argument!

Incoming 16610 from 1989, L-Serial. Many don't know, but for the first few years of the 3135 movement, Rolex still used an open 6/9 date wheel design which I think it awesome.

Should I pick up an era correct 93150, or put my more modern 93250 on it instead?

Let's call it neo-vintage... (I have a '92 myself).

I don't think the 93250 will fit. The 16610 case for the SELs was slightly different. The 93150 is the correct bracelet for that watch and will fit for sure (and will look more vintage too).

[springer]

Hilarious thread, I'm still laughing. It definitely made my day.

[Swearengen]

How about post-vintage

[QUOTE=Blackdog;5443452]Let's call it neo-vintage... (I have a '92 myself).

[Tools]

Originally Posted by Blackdog

Let's call it neo-vintage... (I have a '92 myself).

I don't think the 93250 will fit. The 16610 case for the SELs was slightly different. The 93150 is the correct bracelet for that watch and will fit for sure (and will look more vintage too).

Exactly.. If it does not have the "ledge/lip" machined on the backside between the lugs, the SEL will not fit.

Not sure exactly when they started machining the lip, but it was several years before the 93250 became standard (and was never machined on the 14060M) and some 16610's can and some can't fit an SEL.

[Curt941]

Originally Posted by springer

Hilarious thread, I'm still laughing. It definitely made my day.

Glad I could help! Haha.

BTW, it's got the LIP



One of the things I checked along with the open 6/9 date wheel

Interesting why they would have machined the lip before they had the SEL bracelet. I wonder if the lip could have had some other purpose before the SEL bracelet came along?

[ROGERB]

I like to think of my 89 as "classic"


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[springer]

Originally Posted by Curt941

Glad I could help! Haha.

BTW, it's got the LIP


One of the things I checked along with the open 6/9 date wheel

Interesting why they would have machined the lip before they had the SEL bracelet. I wonder if the lip could have had some other purpose before the SEL bracelet came along?

Determining whether a watch is vintage or not by having a particuliar date wheel was quite amusing - I obviously didn't believe you were serious.

As far as 16610s being vintage - not yet, but soon.

Enjoy your Sub and sometime when you have a free minute, stop by and see Chamosa on Preston Road and tell him you want a vintage date wheel for your Sub.

[Dagmus]

My son was born in 1995 he has the same watch so to him and his peers (non wis types) it's vintage..

To us it's in the cuffs...

[CrownMe]

not just yet

[Dagmus]

Correction he has a 16800

[The_Walrus]

Any watch IMHO with WG surrounds is not vintage in my book.

[CrownMe]

Originally Posted by Dagmus

Correction he has a 16800

what makes u think that?

[Curt941]

Originally Posted by Dagmus

Correction he has a 16800

Who has a 16800? Your son, or me?

[Curt941]

Originally Posted by springer

Determining whether a watch is vintage or not by having a particuliar date wheel was quite amusing - I obviously didn't believe you were serious.

Yes. I was indeed being tongue and cheek. But the date wheel is a cool detail that I don't think many people would notice. All the singe digits are "blown up" to take up the whole date window. Can't wait to see it in person.

[Dagmus]

My son has a 16800!!

[scooba]

Vintage ! . I have a March 93 16610 and have had a 93250 on it but changed back to a 93150 with 501bs last year as tools said both will fit if you have the lip and it seams yours has so its up to you.

I love these topics because I didn't know about the lip till today and will be in the safe later checking if my 16610 has a open 6 - 9


Thanks to the OP I have learnt two things today not sure if I think my 16610 is vintage though

[Vincent65]

Originally Posted by Curt941

Yes. I was indeed being tongue and cheek. But the date wheel is a cool detail that I don't think many people would notice. All the singe digits are "blown up" to take up the whole date window. Can't wait to see it in person.

no-one here notices stuff like that

[Curt941]

We're not "most people", haha.