Assistance with a Submariner 16610 M Serial

[JCG]

I am looking at buying a Submariner 16610 with a M serial number from an online retailer (which has been discussed in various threads on TRF). My question is this:

On most of the Subs I have seen and on all of the M series Subs, below the 6 it reads "SWISS MADE", on the piece i am looking at it reads "SWISS-T<25".

Should I be concerned?

I appreciate your help. Forgive me if this is a ridiculous question. I am new to TRF.

Thanks.

[brian8121]

You're not looking at an M serial if it has T < 25 on the dial (Which indicates tritium, used in the lume for the markers and hands). M serials were super luminova, which I believe Rolex began using in the late 90's / early 2000s (historians correct me if I'm wrong here). The watch may be genuine, but it's probably not an M serial.

See: http://forums.watchuseek.com/f23/swi...on-131045.html

[JCG]

Thanks for the response. The seller claims the watch is an M serial c.2007, but based on the above post and link that seems to be unlikely.

[gwalker]

M serial in fact had the Swiss Made dial. Unless some changed it and had some pretty good documentation I'd be very skeptical of that watch.

[aandrianto]

The dial is not right, it has to be part of older sub

[mjclark32]

Here is a pic of my m serial sub

[padi56]

Originally Posted by JCG

I am looking at buying a Submariner 16610 with a M serial number from an online retailer (which has been discussed in various threads on TRF). My question is this:

On most of the Subs I have seen and on all of the M series Subs, below the 6 it reads "SWISS MADE", on the piece i am looking at it reads "SWISS-T<25".

Should I be concerned?

I appreciate your help. Forgive me if this is a ridiculous question. I am new to TRF.

Thanks.

No M serial Rolex will have a T<25 dial, the Tritium dials finished around 1998.From 1998-2000 with the luminover dials they used just the word Swiss,from mid 2000 on Swiss Made on all dials till present day.A (M) serial case is from approx August 2007 till July 2008 thats when the case was stamped..

[brian8121]

I'd recommend that you buy from one of the trusted TRF sellers. Check the Who's Who section. Good luck!

[chicagofan]

Originally Posted by brian8121

I'd recommend that you buy from one of the trusted TRF sellers. Check the Who's Who section. Good luck!

X2

[kilyung]

It's either redialed, recased, or fake. None of the three would be acceptable to me. Look elsewhere.

[azguy]

Originally Posted by JCG

Thanks for the response. The seller claims the watch is an M serial c.2007, but based on the above post and link that seems to be unlikely.

Unlikely..........how about impossible

Please, stop messing around on-line, get with some trusted sellers here on TRF and save yourself, time, money and problems.....16610's are everywhere in the classified section