16610 clarification

[Whoisthis]

i thought all 16610 in 1990s and 2000s have a round side case wall. Is it not?
I don't know if it's the lighting from the listings but a lot of them show flat side wall. Even some videos of 16610 show flat side.

And for 14060, i thought they only have ceramic bezel but its doesn.t..
My days of research has been useless lol

I'm only interested in the round side with Swiss Made(2000s+).

[Sandpit]

I can only really speak about my 2010 16610. If you mean rounded like a Datejust, no, they're quite flat but not as slab sided as a 116610.

There is a slight curve horizontally which kind of follows the curve of the bezel, but vertically they are straight.

Here's a good representation of a no holes and holes case.

[Whoisthis]

Originally Posted by Sandpit

I can only really speak about my 2010 16610. If you mean rounded like a Datejust, no, they're quite flat but not as slab sided as a 116610.

There is a slight curve horizontally which kind of follows the curve of the bezel, but vertically they are straight.

Here's a good representation of a no holes and holes case.

i'm pretty sure i've seen a round profile almost like datejust.. i can't even find it again.
do 16610 and 14060 have same side profile in any year?
it seems like 14060 is 1 mm thinner than 16610

[Sandpit]

https://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=112776

This link should help explain the size difference between the two. They're practically the same but visually (to me) I think the bezel / crystal diameter is noticeable.

As far as I know the cases were the same profile since release. The 16610 profile was pre-dated by the 16800, 168000 and 1680.

You can see here that the case profile of the 16800 does look a little softer than the 16610 - I'm not sure if this was a factory finish or polished though. https://professionalwatches.com/role...6800-hands-on/

[George58]

any new subs cases have sharp edges compared the Dj or even ym. all ways been that way find a sub that is like dj it's been hit hard with a polishing wheel 14060 is a tad slimmer in thickness than 16610

[thesharkfactor]

Originally Posted by Whoisthis

i'm pretty sure i've seen a round profile almost like datejust.. i can't even find it again.
do 16610 and 14060 have same side profile in any year?
it seems like 14060 is 1 mm thinner than 16610

Sub case sides are flat and tapered towards the top. All them.. 166/116/126 140/114/124.

The 14060 is 39mm, the 16610 is a 40mm watch. They are very similar but slightly different.

If you have seen rounded cases side, it's just a bad polish job.

[watchmaker]

Originally Posted by thesharkfactor

...If you have seen rounded cases side, it's just a bad polish job.

Correct

[Daveclock]

Originally Posted by thesharkfactor

If you have seen rounded cases side, it's just a bad polish job.

NO - I think its MURDER!

[Whoisthis]

i got to see 16610 in person. It's sooo much smaller than i had ever imagined. Never even thought it’d look smaller than a datejust 2 41mm. That 1 mm difference must be big.

I have a small wrist so the size is good for me but it's a tiny thing for a diver's watch.
Looks almost like a lady's watch