hrobi
路Hey gentry,
I'm aiming to get my first rolex and first luxury (non-vintage) watch towards the end of this year. The frontrunner model (which recently was the Milgauss) is now the black bezel GMT Master II, but I'm undecided between the current gen 116710 vs the most recent discontinued 16710... would love to get people's feedback! I'm looking for an everyday watch, corporate suit & tee+jeans.
Thoughts:
Pre-Ceramic 16710 (~$6.5k Full Set Mint/Excellent Condition with SEL):
- Great vintage inspired look, love the proportions, I also have smallish wrists, 6.5 inch. Timeless
- unassuming, and versatile - looks amazing with natos too, and is not too flashy
- Aging patina potential, would love a 'ghost' ish dial one day
- Would only go the SEL bracelet, which bumps up the price. Clasp is okay and does the job... for the price, not great.
Supercase 116710 (~$6.0k Full Set Mint/Excellent Condition)
- Great wrist presence, feels solid and hefty
- Ceramic bezel, while not vintage inspired, looks great IMO also in a different way, perhaps more dressy and luxe
- Bracelet/Clasp... just the best I've tried on. The new gen Rolex bracelet/clasp combo are by far the best I've seen on any modern watch. This factor alone becomes borderline a dealbreaker
Overall... I was very surprised to see the price of the 16710, the supercase is pretty much the price I expected, but the black bezel pre-ceramic is going for MORE money with a full set... they're not particularly rare (to my knowledge) and not that old, I guess it's just very very popular.
They're two very different watches, and I've tried on the supercase at the AD and liked it very much. Originally I thought the case was too big, but it's very "tool-watch-lux"... So I've found I enjoy the wrist presence for what it is, and frankly it doesn't wear as big as I thought it would. The case definitely fits smaller and more comfortably IMO than a Milgauss or Datejust2, which I found surprising given how beefy it looks in photos.
Unfortunately there are no 16710's in sydney or melbourne that I can track down to try, and even if there are, they're usually pepsi bezels....
APOLOGIES for the essay, but I think just purely given the price, I'm leaning slightly towards the Supercase! What do you think??
I'm aiming to get my first rolex and first luxury (non-vintage) watch towards the end of this year. The frontrunner model (which recently was the Milgauss) is now the black bezel GMT Master II, but I'm undecided between the current gen 116710 vs the most recent discontinued 16710... would love to get people's feedback! I'm looking for an everyday watch, corporate suit & tee+jeans.
Thoughts:
Pre-Ceramic 16710 (~$6.5k Full Set Mint/Excellent Condition with SEL):
- Great vintage inspired look, love the proportions, I also have smallish wrists, 6.5 inch. Timeless
- unassuming, and versatile - looks amazing with natos too, and is not too flashy
- Aging patina potential, would love a 'ghost' ish dial one day
- Would only go the SEL bracelet, which bumps up the price. Clasp is okay and does the job... for the price, not great.
Supercase 116710 (~$6.0k Full Set Mint/Excellent Condition)
- Great wrist presence, feels solid and hefty
- Ceramic bezel, while not vintage inspired, looks great IMO also in a different way, perhaps more dressy and luxe
- Bracelet/Clasp... just the best I've tried on. The new gen Rolex bracelet/clasp combo are by far the best I've seen on any modern watch. This factor alone becomes borderline a dealbreaker
Overall... I was very surprised to see the price of the 16710, the supercase is pretty much the price I expected, but the black bezel pre-ceramic is going for MORE money with a full set... they're not particularly rare (to my knowledge) and not that old, I guess it's just very very popular.
They're two very different watches, and I've tried on the supercase at the AD and liked it very much. Originally I thought the case was too big, but it's very "tool-watch-lux"... So I've found I enjoy the wrist presence for what it is, and frankly it doesn't wear as big as I thought it would. The case definitely fits smaller and more comfortably IMO than a Milgauss or Datejust2, which I found surprising given how beefy it looks in photos.
Unfortunately there are no 16710's in sydney or melbourne that I can track down to try, and even if there are, they're usually pepsi bezels....
APOLOGIES for the essay, but I think just purely given the price, I'm leaning slightly towards the Supercase! What do you think??