Why no new Red sub?

[J!m]

So I debated where to post this- here or vintage discussion... I suposse it will be seen either way.

But anyway, my thought was, what if you took a modern sub (by that I mean 16610 with aluminum bezel insert- no ceramics) and have the red Submariner script on a printed dial- no applied white gold indicies. Maybe follow the Omega lead and do a LE of say 1969 units to commereate the year the red sub was released (although I guess it was late '68 when they started and I have heard reports of as early as '65 too). Maybe "patina" the lume a bit for good measure. Go all-out and have a folded bracelet made by whatever company is making the 1171 for Omega now.

The retro Tudors are really cool, and quite popular as well. I don't think Rolex could lose on this one.

Anyway, if they did it, I would not want a big(er) case or a ceramic bezel (the latter the only fault I have with the re-issued Seamaser 300) and what the heck- pull out the click spring and let the bezel free and put an acrylic cyclops plexi on it too for good measure. Only good to 200 meters, but for desk diving, that's just enough.

I think it would be a cool retro model and would probably sell out before it was officially released unless the number of them increased (or it was not limited) but I'd be very interested in a 16610-ish red with cyclops plexi and silver date wheel... How about you?