Why have the used prices on the 16610LV risen so much lately?

[Johny]

Originally Posted by dddrees

Just awesome, love that green date wheel Johny.

thank you dan. i think that it matches up well with the gold winding crown and together they add some colour contrasts which imo do not look out of place on the watch.

[karmatp]

Originally Posted by directioneng

Another gem from Trevor's pen.

You didn't flip your 3186 Pepsi 'M' and your LV did you Trevor?

Of yea I flipped them, no regrets. I sold my M serial LV for $4200 and it was basically BNIB. No worries and it is only money.

AS far as the GMT's, that flip I really don't regret. I look at it this way, once the outsourced Nirvox hairsprings run out in Rolex service centers, all GMT's will be getting the same PB spring and escapement when serviced. So what will make the M's worth more than any other GMT II at that time, absolutely nothing.

V serial SD'ers, don't get me started on that. If someone is ignorant enough to pay a premium on a letter before the number in the serial, they have issues.

You know what I miss, the days when people purchased a watch and wore the heck out of it and did not put a monitary value on it or a investment twist.

[psv]

Originally Posted by ddnyc77

this is true there are not 10k LVs for sale, prob a few dozen advertised on forums and ebay as you stated. Also note that the asking prices are in the 6-7k range on ebay. However if you do a search of "completed listings" you will see they are usually being sold in the 5s. I saw two about a month ago go for low 5s. Some also get hit in the 6s as well.

You have to discount half the eBay ones as they are sold by less than stellar shops that have polished the heck out of the case and bracelet, they are sold without papers, sometimes not correct box etc. I wouldn't touch most of those with a 10 foot pole.

But as I said previously, it was never really a rare watch, but if you compare with a regular Sub 16610 or a GMT 16710.

Regardless, prices has sky rocketed in the last 12 months.

[Kanger]

Originally Posted by ddnyc77

which ones do you wear?

Sea Dweller on a English toshi black handmade leather strap customized to fit my wrist to a tee. I'll probably wear a LV again after this summer once I find a clean unpolished preowned one.

[psv]

Amazingly enough I find the 16610LV to be both more comfortable to wear on my wrist and meaningfully more legible with the maxi dial and hands, so it is a double win for me. SD has now left my rotation/collection.

[le_baroudeur]

Legibility and slim case are its first particularities: half old model (light and balanced), half new one (lume).

Then comes the green MAT insert, which adds a lot of contrast. The colour touh is so small that it is perfect with a suit (I am a lawyer). A real "50th anniversary" model, very special for those little things. My only rolex.

[dysondiver]

imagine if they had only done the 50th aniversary as a 50th aniversary ,,, instead of the 51st 52nd 53rd etc ,,,

[dddrees]

Originally Posted by Johny

thank you dan. i think that it matches up well with the gold winding crown and together they add some colour contrasts which imo do not look out of place on the watch.

Sorry Johny, I missed the gold winding crown. Nice touch.

[psv]

Originally Posted by le_baroudeur

Legibility and slim case are its first particularities: half old model (light and balanced), half new one (lume).

Then comes the green MAT insert, which adds a lot of contrast. The colour touh is so small that it is perfect with a suit (I am a lawyer). A real "50th anniversary" model, very special for those little things. My only rolex.

That is exactly how I feel. Great image.

I could happily make this one my only Rolex, and I'm not saying that on a whim, I've owned quite a few of them! :-)

[swiss ghost]

Originally Posted by Welshwatchman

Right now there are 19 for sale in Ebay USA and UK combined. A dozen or so on the watch forums.

Any idea where the other 9,970 LVs for sale are?

lmao

[swiss ghost]

Originally Posted by dysondiver

imagine if they had only done the 50th aniversary as a 50th aniversary ,,, instead of the 51st 52nd 53rd etc ,,,

oh please. give it up. The design was to celebrate the 50th aniversary. Thats it Thats all. Whether it was purchased in the 1st 5th or 7th year its still MODEL # 16610LV

People just cant accept the fact that it is indeed much rarer than a regular sub date and commands more on the market

get over it

[capote]

Originally Posted by le_baroudeur

Legibility and slim case are its first particularities: half old model (light and balanced), half new one (lume).

Then comes the green MAT insert, which adds a lot of contrast. The colour touh is so small that it is perfect with a suit (I am a lawyer). A real "50th anniversary" model, very special for those little things. My only rolex.

Great pic, really captures it

[Kanger]

Originally Posted by le_baroudeur

Legibility and slim case are its first particularities: half old model (light and balanced), half new one (lume).

Then comes the green MAT insert, which adds a lot of contrast. The colour touh is so small that it is perfect with a suit (I am a lawyer). A real "50th anniversary" model, very special for those little things. My only rolex.

Frankly I love this picture. The insert color is what I called the olive green variation. It is the lightest of the green inserts and my personal favorite. We can see slight chamfer as this is really the last model along with the 14060M to still have it. I just really like your LV, especially the insert color. All but of mine, a M serial, have deep green colors, and for some odd reason I just prefer the lighter green tone. Great picture!

[Cabaiguan]

Originally Posted by kanger

Frankly I love this picture. The insert color is what I called the olive green variation. It is the lightest of the green inserts and my personal favorite. We can see slight chamfer as this is really the last model along with the 14060M to still have it. I just really like your LV, especially the insert color. All but of mine, a M serial, have deep green colors, and for some odd reason I just prefer the lighter green tone. Great picture!

Agree with Daniel. Fantastic pic.

[Johny]

Originally Posted by le_baroudeur

Legibility and slim case are its first particularities: half old model (light and balanced), half new one (lume).

Then comes the green MAT insert, which adds a lot of contrast. The colour touh is so small that it is perfect with a suit (I am a lawyer). A real "50th anniversary" model, very special for those little things. My only rolex.

hi great pic. i dont agree with your...half old model... "half new one (lume) description of the lv. i would say that the..."half new model (lume) is from the lv maxi dial and not the other way round.

[psv]

Originally Posted by kanger

Frankly I love this picture. The insert color is what I called the olive green variation. It is the lightest of the green inserts and my personal favorite. We can see slight chamfer as this is really the last model along with the 14060M to still have it. I just really like your LV, especially the insert color. All but of mine, a M serial, have deep green colors, and for some odd reason I just prefer the lighter green tone. Great picture!

I agree that the light or slightly warmer less punchy green in this photo is the most attractive. Still the shades of green on the original LV are more attractive than what Rolex selected for the SubC IMO.

[TheChimp]

So do I flip my Fat Lady for an LV????

[psv]

Originally Posted by TheChimp

So do I flip my Fat Lady for an LV????

Up to you what sings the most. I flipped my SD 16600 after I truly understood the beauty of the 16610LV.

[Cabaiguan]

I would NOT give up the 16760. If you like it, keep it and add the LV later. They'll still be around. ;-)

[wrxsti]

such a great classic reference, has the classic dna with the modern maxi markers/rich green bezel that the lvc cannot produce.

dont get too into the y series, f series, fat four, just get one and enjoy!

[newsboy]

Love mine

[mocheen]

The main reason I purchased the 16610LV was because everybody I knew had a black sub. I had my trusty datejust but always wanted a sub. I wanted to be different so I purchased the 16610lv. I was hesitant at first, but the color really grew on me after I started wearing it. I have never seen another one out in the wild yet. I do however see the black 16610 subs all the time. I like being different in my own way. I also like wearing my PAM 111 and not having anybody recognize it. I am able to wear and appreciate it without any of the criticism.

[andrew79]

Originally Posted by mocheen

The main reason I purchased the 16610LV was because everybody I knew had a black sub. I had my trusty datejust but always wanted a sub. I wanted to be different so I purchased the 16610lv. I was hesitant at first, but the color really grew on me after I started wearing it. I have never seen another one out in the wild yet. I do however see the black 16610 subs all the time. I like being different in my own way. I also like wearing my PAM 111 and not having anybody recognize it. I am able to wear and appreciate it without any of the criticism.

yup.. green is more unusual than black

[Johny]

Originally Posted by Johny

if you took the last known official retail price of the lv before it was discontinued and then added all the subsequent price increases what would be the current official retail price?

anyone?

[psv]

Wasn't the last list price $6,300?

[Johny]

Originally Posted by psv

Wasn't the last list price $6,300?

i think that our last price may have been the £4070. as stated in the january 2010 price list but not certain.

[jay1988]

Honestly don't see why the demand has gone up for these now.

Back in the day they weren't selling well at all. It's sort of the whole "tell people they can't have it and they want it" thing.

Personally I don't like it because the dial and bezel don't look right together to me. I know green and black are "matching" colours but it just doesn't look right to me.

[jay1988]

Originally Posted by JPS

one example:

http://www.dream-watches.co.uk/brand...category_id=71

On a side note this website really annoys me.

They have a good lay out and decent prices but 80% of their stock seems to be listed as sold. When most websites sell a watch they remove it or move it to a sold watches section. These idiots like to leave it there. So I'm browsing for watches and naturally I see the picture first. Most of the time I see a picture I want and the watch is sold. 3 months later the watch is still there as sold. I've stopped looking at the site now.

[dysondiver]

Originally Posted by swiss ghost

oh please. give it up. The design was to celebrate the 50th aniversary. Thats it Thats all. Whether it was purchased in the 1st 5th or 7th year its still MODEL # 16610LV

People just cant accept the fact that it is indeed much rarer than a regular sub date and commands more on the market

get over it

ill still stick to what i said ,,, imagine if it had only been a one year issue.

[impalass]

I just dropped $7,420. Canadian plus tax, list price on a BNIB 16610LV, V serial from an AD.

Don't give a rats ass about collectability, F serial, Y serial, future value, fonts, flat 4. mark this mark that, flame suit on.

Bought it because I love it, and intend to wear it to death, mine literally.

No offence to the rare breed of collectors that are into the minutiae of all the above.

Imo member karmatp said it best; "I miss the days when people purchased a watch and wore the heck out of it and did not put a monitary value on it or investment twist"

Beautiful watch, crappy picture.