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BMAN8 · 10 April 2010, 06:06 AM

If you had three BNIB Rolex watches, the 14060M, 16610 and the 16610LV, and wanted to wear only one, as your daily watch, which would you choose and why?

For argument sake, we will say that the two unworn watches will remain in pristine, unopened condition for an extended period of time for whatever reason.

14060M

16610

16610LV

Above photos are borrowed from the web.

Given the choice, what would you choose?

smallcandle · 10 April 2010, 06:11 AM

The 16610. It is THE iconic sports watch!

Subexplorer · 10 April 2010, 06:23 AM

Hello! I had entered with the 14060M, precisely, my daily wearer.
Kind regards, Abel

Puffy · 10 April 2010, 06:27 AM

hey man. Sub - versatile, goes with my suit and my casual clothes. LV a bit too wild, and M, well, it doesn't have the date function...

Fiery · 10 April 2010, 06:28 AM

Out of those three I'd pick the 16610LV, but I'd get a black bezel and put on it. If given a 4th possible option, I'd get a GMT IIC as a daily wear.

Gerardus · 10 April 2010, 06:44 AM

The classic boy, no doubt.

buz-lh · 10 April 2010, 08:01 PM

I would pick the LV but would put a black bezel on it.

Woody · 10 April 2010, 08:04 PM

I would opt for the classic 14060M - very comfortable to wear and goes with everything

icnbne · 10 April 2010, 08:17 PM

LV please

BMAN8 · 11 April 2010, 12:45 AM

Thanks for the replies, guys. I wonder if anyone would consider potential collectability/higher value of the unworn watches as reasoning for selecting the daily wear watch.

In other words, would you sacrifice wearing your favourite watch because it is one that you think may be more collectible in the future?

BMAN8 · 11 April 2010, 12:47 AM

Subexplorer,
Great photo by the way!

tkc324 · 11 April 2010, 12:53 AM

LV but with the bezel changed to black

G.G.G · 11 April 2010, 12:55 AM

The LV only with a black bezel

~Gratz.
G.

multimedia · 11 April 2010, 01:06 AM

For me, between these 3 watches, as a daily wearer - the obvious choice would be the 16610 because of the black bezel, which I guess goes pretty well with everything.

But I didn't choose the 16610, instead I went with the LV, which is one of my personal favorites, and I wouldn't care if the green perhaps wasn't the right choice to go with everything. But who cares, nobody have died from a little colour.

Cheers,
Joe

Watch Professor · 11 April 2010, 01:08 AM

Sub date

dalip · 11 April 2010, 01:09 AM

I agree ..also would go with the LV....I find the green is such a well thought out colour it really doesn't clash with anything...

PeteNYC13 · 11 April 2010, 02:12 AM

If I had to wear one Rolex for the rest of my life, it would still be the first one I "fell" for!

-Pete

BMAN8 · 11 April 2010, 02:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PeteNYC13

If I had to wear one Rolex for the rest of my life, it would still be the first one I "fell" for!

-Pete

Nice photo! Your 16610 looks really well kept for an earlier model with lug holes. Sweet!

Latrodectus · 11 April 2010, 09:38 AM

16610LV
I would go green!

Badfish179 · 11 April 2010, 09:41 AM

[QUOTE=Fiery;1779679]Out of those three I'd pick the 16610LV, but I'd get a black bezel and put on it.

X2

mailman · 11 April 2010, 09:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BMAN8

Thanks for the replies, guys. I wonder if anyone would consider potential collectability/higher value of the unworn watches as reasoning for selecting the daily wear watch.

In other words, would you sacrifice wearing your favourite watch because it is one that you think may be more collectible in the future?

No. I would never buy a watch that I didn't intend to wear. If it were a PN Daytona, Mil Sub, or DRSD.

Buy what makes you smile and you can live with

ArcticMoose · 12 April 2010, 02:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BMAN8

In other words, would you sacrifice wearing your favourite watch because it is one that you think may be more collectible in the future?

Never! Watches are meant to be worn!

(Which has its price, of course.)
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Oh, and LV for me, please.

BMAN8 · 12 April 2010, 09:49 AM

I'm really surprised that the LV has garnished so many votes. I would have thought the 14060(M) would have been more popular.

I guess it's the lack of date that has left the 14060 behind in the poll. Personally, while I'm a fan of all three models, I really do like the clean dial of the Sub no date.

Tools · 12 April 2010, 10:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BMAN8

I'm really surprised that the LV has garnished so many votes. I would have thought the 14060(M) would have been more popular.

I guess it's the lack of date that has left the 14060 behind in the poll. Personally, while I'm a fan of all three models, I really do like the clean dial of the Sub no date.

I'll take the 14060 as a daily wear all day long.......... I think that these polls are wishful thinking as I almost never actually see a LV out in public...

I do see a lot of Subs......... especially with the blue jean, country club set... It goes with the look, is practically bullet proof, and isn't so expensive that if you are active and have misadventure, it just adds character........

BMAN8 · 12 April 2010, 11:24 AM

Great photo, Larry! Thanks for sharing. I'm sure you're right. There are probably many more Sub no date wearers around even if for no other reason than they've been around much longer.

By the way, did Rolex discontinue the anchor for the 14060M in 2002 (Y series)?

View Poll Results: Which BNIB Rolex watch would you choose as your daily wear?
14060M	18	16.98%
16610	50	47.17%
16610LV	36	33.96%
None. I'd rather a Rado.	2	1.89%
Voters: 106. You may not vote on this poll

10 April 2010, 06:06 AM	#1
BMAN8 "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: CAN Posts: 629	Given the choice, what would you choose? If you had three BNIB Rolex watches, the 14060M, 16610 and the 16610LV, and wanted to wear only one, as your daily watch, which would you choose and why? For argument sake, we will say that the two unworn watches will remain in pristine, unopened condition for an extended period of time for whatever reason. 14060M 16610 16610LV Above photos are borrowed from the web. Given the choice, what would you choose?

10 April 2010, 06:11 AM	#2
smallcandle "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Real Name: Brian Location: Kansas Watch: 16610, Omega PO Posts: 1,898	The 16610. It is THE iconic sports watch! __________________ Things got out of control and I had to stab a clown...

10 April 2010, 06:23 AM	#3
Subexplorer 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Real Name: Abel Location: Down South Watch: Rolex Submariner Posts: 2,234	Hello! I had entered with the 14060M, precisely, my daily wearer. Kind regards, Abel __________________ 50 Years of ROLEX Passion! Grail Rolex: 5508 c. 1959 "Bond" Sub.

10 April 2010, 06:27 AM	#4
Puffy "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Here and there Posts: 12,485	hey man. Sub - versatile, goes with my suit and my casual clothes. LV a bit too wild, and M, well, it doesn't have the date function... __________________ Fine Quality is Long Remembered After the Pain of Spending Money is Forgotten

10 April 2010, 06:28 AM	#5
Fiery "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Europe Watch: Sub-C 116610LN Posts: 2,649	Out of those three I'd pick the 16610LV, but I'd get a black bezel and put on it. If given a 4th possible option, I'd get a GMT IIC as a daily wear.

10 April 2010, 06:44 AM	#6
Gerardus "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Real Name: Gerardus Location: often in the air Watch: ♕ Posts: 12,142	The classic boy, no doubt. __________________ ♕126610 ♕126333 ♕116300

10 April 2010, 08:01 PM	#7
buz-lh "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Real Name: Buz Location: Atlanta Watch: Rolex Tudor Pam Posts: 5,108	I would pick the LV but would put a black bezel on it. __________________ Buz The faster you move, the slower time passes, the longer you live. Peter Diamandis

10 April 2010, 08:04 PM	#8
Woody "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Africa Posts: 1,127	I would opt for the classic 14060M - very comfortable to wear and goes with everything

10 April 2010, 08:17 PM	#9
icnbne "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Real Name: J Location: Brisbane Watch: Rolex Omega Seiko Posts: 1,562	LV please __________________ https://www.instagram.com/invites/co...ontent=5yeough

11 April 2010, 12:45 AM	#10
BMAN8 "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: CAN Posts: 629	Thanks for the replies, guys. I wonder if anyone would consider potential collectability/higher value of the unworn watches as reasoning for selecting the daily wear watch. In other words, would you sacrifice wearing your favourite watch because it is one that you think may be more collectible in the future?

11 April 2010, 12:47 AM	#11
BMAN8 "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: CAN Posts: 629	Subexplorer, Great photo by the way!

11 April 2010, 12:53 AM	#12
tkc324 "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Real Name: Tom Location: Chi town Watch: Daytona AP DD Sub Posts: 3,717	LV but with the bezel changed to black

11 April 2010, 12:55 AM	#13
G.G.G Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Real Name: Guido Location: The netherlands. Watch: Swatch. Posts: 17	The LV only with a black bezel ~Gratz. G.

11 April 2010, 01:06 AM	#14
multimedia "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Real Name: Joe Location: Hong Kong Posts: 1,835	For me, between these 3 watches, as a daily wearer - the obvious choice would be the 16610 because of the black bezel, which I guess goes pretty well with everything. But I didn't choose the 16610, instead I went with the LV, which is one of my personal favorites, and I wouldn't care if the green perhaps wasn't the right choice to go with everything. But who cares, nobody have died from a little colour. Cheers, Joe __________________ "Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works." - S.J.

11 April 2010, 01:08 AM	#15
Watch Professor "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Real Name: Myron Location: New York Watch: GMT IIC; Sub Date Posts: 3,166	Sub date

11 April 2010, 01:09 AM	#16
dalip "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Real Name: Dalip Location: Mumbai and Perth Watch: Rolex PAM Omega Posts: 18,656	I agree ..also would go with the LV....I find the green is such a well thought out colour it really doesn't clash with anything... __________________ ------------------------------------------------------------ *"The liar's punishment is not in the least that he is not believed, but that he cannot believe anyone else." George Bernard Shaw*

11 April 2010, 02:12 AM	#17
PeteNYC13 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Real Name: Pete Location: USA Watch: Rolex Posts: 1,607	If I had to wear one Rolex for the rest of my life, it would still be the first one I "fell" for! -Pete Attached Images __________________ SS Submariner K16610 SS Submariner F16610LV SS/P Yachtmaster M16622 SS Black Dial Daytona M116520 SS Explorer II D16570

11 April 2010, 09:38 AM	#19
Latrodectus 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Real Name: Fred Location: KY, USA Watch: GMT-Master II Posts: 10,043	16610LV I would go green! __________________ Member # 16057 4-Hands Club Tosser Club Member TRF Skypers Group

11 April 2010, 09:41 AM	#20
Badfish179 "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Real Name: Snook Location: USS Bluefish Watch: Pam24, Seamaster Posts: 883	[QUOTE=Fiery;1779679]Out of those three I'd pick the 16610LV, but I'd get a black bezel and put on it. X2 __________________ Truth will rise above falsehood as oil above water. - Miguel De Cervantes

12 April 2010, 09:49 AM	#23
BMAN8 "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: CAN Posts: 629	I'm really surprised that the LV has garnished so many votes. I would have thought the 14060(M) would have been more popular. I guess it's the lack of date that has left the 14060 behind in the poll. Personally, while I'm a fan of all three models, I really do like the clean dial of the Sub no date.

12 April 2010, 11:24 AM	#25
BMAN8 "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: CAN Posts: 629	Great photo, Larry! Thanks for sharing. I'm sure you're right. There are probably many more Sub no date wearers around even if for no other reason than they've been around much longer. By the way, did Rolex discontinue the anchor for the 14060M in 2002 (Y series)?

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