My first Rolex (a review): 16600A, No holes case, Sea Dweller

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Originally Posted by Clay

Not sure where you got your information, but the no holes case on the 16600, came out in 2002/3, the F series being the first, up until the model was discontinued in 2009 more or less…

And the 16600 WITH lug holes is, I believe, becoming much more sought after then the non-log hole case…

Losing 1-2 seconds a day is WELL within COSC Standards…A good thing…

Not sure what there is to dislike about the bracelet…Clean, simple, lightweight, and in 30 years I have never seen one fail…???

But I will agree you that the Sea Dweller is a fabulous watch…

Enjoy and welcome aboard…

Welcome to TRF and great to see that you are happy with your new purchase.

As this is a community for sharing knowledge, I also have to agree with Clay's comments. The no-hole case was produced from F-serial to V-serial, so at least 6 years, at large numbers, thus the watch is far from rare. One could argue that the luminova dial Sea-Dweller, which was introduced in 1998, in combination with lug-holes case, is more rare, but again, none of these watches are "rare" by most defintion. Regardless, a nice unpolished copy should maintain its value well, probably increase over the years.

Secondly, the Datejust model was the first ever watch to display the date at 3 o'clock (1945) and it didn't have a cyclops magnifier until Rolex introduced this innovation to the general public in 1953.

Enjoy the watch!