Looking at a 16800

Faz

Hi,

Good watch minus the polished case. Good daily wearer. Excellent matching dial and hands. Maybe very very late service replacements.

Does it have a bracelet?

And yes, serial number check and movement pics are a must...

Also here's my late serial 16800 matte for reference.

nurseford25

so I’ve been craving a submariner for the last several months and I have been overwhelmed by the vintage Rolex market.
I’ve narrowed my search to a 16800 matte dial sub from the early 80’s, preferably 1983 (birth year).

I spotted one today and wanted to get some oppinions. As far as what I can tell the case has been polished, the bezel/hands/dial have been maybe swapped for service parts? That is not a deal breaker for me as I want a watch with a luminous service dial so that th lume does what it’s supposed to do. I intend on wearing this watch and not making it a safe queen. So long as it’s a matte service dial and not the glossy replacement from the 16610.
No movement shots but I’ve asked the seller to see if he will provide. If I get some I’ll update the thread.
Anyway please have a look let me know what you think. I value the opinions on this forum.

Thanks

Adam

larryganz

Too bad I sold my 1983 Rolex 16800 with working superluminova on the hands and dial a couple of years ago. I wholesaled it for only $5000 to fund another watch.

The last time I checked it only gained 0.3 seconds in 10.4 days on the wrist. My most accurate mechanical, and I should have kept it. My BLNR however only gained 1.2 seconds in 30 days around the same time, so it was only slightly faster than the 16800.

CPRwatch

Bit late posting but here is a couple of pictures of my 82 matte dial, it's

lived a full life & had a polish or two along the way which doesn't bother me as I don't have any safe queens , all my watches get worn .It was the killer patina that did it for me .