coolchu001

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I ordered the 16610LV from TC 2+ weeks ago and it finally arrived yesterday. It was packaged very nicely. It came bubble wrapped and sealed in a silver poly bag inside a small brown box. Just for fun, I re-unboxed it in a Rolex watch shipping box. I have many of these available, if you are interested in purchasing a Rolex plastic shipping box, shoot me a PM. Anyhow, on to the watch reivew... *Sorry in advance for any moisture, dust, or lint on the watches Dial/hands: The dial printing is excellent as usual with TC subs. The font and color looks great. The marker surroundings are quite good for the round makers, but there seems to be a bit too much lume for the 12'o clock marker. I have an extra TC LV dial and its also the case with that dial. The maxi dials have the same width for each of the surroundings whereas the 12, 6 and 9 markers are a bit thicker on the 16610LN models. The hands are quite good, in these macro shots, you see a bit of extra lume around the edges of the hands. This is pretty invisible to the naked eye. The dial and hands are superlumed. Sorry I didn't get a pic, but I can assure you it glows like gen! CG/crown: This has been covered in other reviews. Gen like CG shape. Excellent cut and finish. The crown is very gen like as well. I had a few gen crowns but I didn't even bother switching it. I think it's that good! Date/crystal: RSH pointed out that the DWO (v1 and v2) are a bit left justified. I can confirm that this is the case with both of the TC watches. The LV came with v2 DWO, the background color is more white, but the left justification is present. Its more apparent for numbers in the 20s. vs I also noticed at the TC crystal seem to magnify the date a bit too much. The TC 16610LN has a Clark crystal installed and the magnification is similar to what I see on my gen GMT IIc. There is no LEC at 6'o clock. The crystal does have a softer edge than Clark's (TC crystal is more gen like). Pearl/insert: (gen insert on the LN version) The pearl is excellent on this insert. It's superlumed and seems to have some sort of covering. The pearl surrounding isn't as neat as the gen pearl but its quite good. The insert itself has very accurate shade of green compared to the gen. I did notice that the triangle above the pearl is a bit thin. It has a small crease present. This crease is also on other member's TC LV subs that I've seen. The edges of the insert is pretty clean, but the outer edge is not painted or smooth like the gen (only seen when removed). (moisture around 35-40 markings) Bracelet: The watch came with the V3 bracelet already installed with 1.8mm spring bars. TC also included 2 2.0mm bars. I decided to try swapping the spring bars and it worked flawlessly with the 2.0mm bars. The fitment with the 1.8mm bars had very slight play, its very tight with the 2.0mm bars. The SEL fitment is excellent. It's even all around. My only complaint about the V3 bracelet is the clasp shape and operation. I bought 4 v3 bracelets from TC and each of the clasp caps open and close differently from one another. Either its too tight or too loose, but its easily fixed. I do however think the clasp from the V2 has a more accurate shape. As seen in this photo, the clasp's corners are not "square" enough. It has a tapered look to it. I tried finding pictures of a gen clasp with this shape but almost all of them have sharper corners. The V2 clasp did not have this flaw (although the coronet and swissmade was incorrect). The backside looks pretty good as well. The next version should thin out the backside of the SEL piece so that its flush with the casing. Here are some more pictures my TC 16610LN (gen insert, clark crystal, still has the v1 dwo, v3 bracelet & clasp) and the newly acquired LV

This is a stunning build. Great choice with the 3714-82 dial on the stainless case. The SS case makes the dial pop more than the RG version!

I haven't shown my collection to the community since joining. Here's what I currently have. What other watches would be a great addition? I really want a nice IWC ;-) Top: TC Submariner v4 w/ gen insert; Gen GMT IIc; 292K Ceramic; 380N; AP Diver V3 Bottom: 029M, Casio DW6900 w/ inverted display; Casio GW6900A w/ inverted display; Casio Frogman DW9900; Casio Frogman DW8200 TC Submariner v4 w/ gen insert; Gen GMT IIc (my first gen Rolex) 292K Ceramic; 380N - (H Factory) AP Diver V3 (N-factory) - My latest addition gets the most recent wrist time! Casio Frogman DW9900; Casio Frogman DW8200; Both new/never worn! Took me a while to find these in new condition! Casio DW6900 & GW6900A both w/ inverted displays (simple polarizing film) 029M (N-factory) The dial is just simply stunning on the 029! Thanks for looking!

wow amazing watch and craftmanship! What's the cost for one of these?

There are two version of the 111M earlier ones have the single AR then the later M series had double AR which is NOT colorless The newer N series has the same single AR as the earlier 111M

pics?

The first TC I got (one I reviewed) had a bezel that with less deeper teeth (like the Z series sub I posted above). However the 2nd and 3rd one from him had the deep teeth; same as the BK TW (like the M series above, and my franken TC).

Count me in for 4; its a big difference when place side by side next to a BK DWO; difference is minimal once installed.

That shelf of metal you're talking about is what makes it the most gen like sub out there... Here's a gen M series: Another from a Z series gen: Here's my franken TC V series:

hopefully the custom SEL link is coming soon

that looks great! almost perfect!

Certainly not

Yes it was much more difficult than putting stock components onto the watch. I actually had issue using a case press since it would never evenly press the retainer in place. I ended up using a case die along with a block of wood and and gentle swings of a hammer. However, it was easier on my first TC watch, so I would say this may also be due to the manufacturing tolerances.

Looks spot on with gen (26): left has gen crystal and insert; right has clark crystal and insert Looks very close in front view. Upon closer examination, the gen crystal's top is has a slight curve to the beveled edge. Yes it does, the stock TC insert is a bit taller than the gen insert so it makes the crystal appear a bit shorter.