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Not really a fan of Macallan until I had this, ACE'd in Chateau Petrus casks. 

 

 

Currently on shelf:

1984 Yamazaki*

Lagavulin 16yr

Ardbeg 10

Bowmore Darkest 15yr

Hakushu 12yr*

Yamazaki 12yr*

Bruichladdich Laddy 10

Tullibardine 1993, Sherry Wood

 

*Technically not Scotch from Scotland, but the Japanese are doing wonderful Scotch Method Whisky.

 

 

 

 

Cleaned up an old Jubilee I had in the box. Since most of my watches have oysters I think I will go with this for a while. Talk about comfortable and easy to wear.

 

 

 

 

In the first paragraph of your post, you said an aluminum 16610. Did you mean stainless steel, because to my knowledge Rolex has never made an aluminum watch! Stainless, stainless/gold, solid gold (yellow, white and rose gold) no exotic metals, ceramic, etc. and certainly not aluminum.

Like others said, probably 95+ % of used Rolex watches are sold without papers. Most folks who buy watches could care less about the boxes, and over time the papers get misplaced, lost to thrown away. So, that is not a plausible reason. Also that's BS about not having time to take it to and AD, unless you live out in the sticks like me and are 100 miles from the closest AD.. This deal sounds fishy to me, as that selling price is about a third or less of the going prices. I would guess that this watch is either a good replica, or a stolen or "found" watch, none of which are worth either the 1k or the hassle that comes from having a watch with a dodgy provenience.

AFA finding out if it's stolen, Rolex no longer provides that service except to dealers at their request. If a watch is stolen and reported to the police, if the owner has the serial number, then that info may be sent to the area pawn shops. They may also send stolen watch info to AD's and jewelers who deal in watches, but all of this is on a local basis, so if a watch were stolen in Houston TX, a pawn shop or AD In say New Orleans would not have access to that info. I'm not even sure if a Rolex Service Center checks serial numbers on watches that are sent in for repair. So what I'm saying is while you might buy a a stolen watch and own it all your life with no problems at all, you would always have that doubt in the back of your mind that " this watch might be stolen, and I can't treat it as a normal legit watch" Personally, no matter how good the deal is, it's not worth the hassle and worry.

 

 

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Thank you for clearing that out!

Persol 714?

 

I built a 666 once. I had to sell her though and regret it dearly.

 

I used all gen parts.

 

The crystal retaining system of the 16660/16600 is unlike any other Rolex. It's a 3 - part system that has a removable rehaut ring. Extremely difficult to install a crystal without the right tools. Also the gen crystal has different dimensions compared to other sapphire subs.

 

 

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Some good feedback.  Genuine vintage DJ's are very reasonable.  You could also consider having MyManMatt build you one.  He has built me many watches and he specializes in DJ and DD.  He has his own source for parts and they are gen spec. Generally more in the 1K range though, depending on how many genuine parts are used.  Do a search of mymanmatt and you will see some of his work.  You can also PM me and I will send you some pics.    

Well just to update this thread I've acquired all of the parts I wanted for this build without selling a kidney in the process.

BPSD 16600case

Gen 16660 dial

Gen 16600 insert

Gen 704 crown

TC Hands and DWO

And the 2836 is coming in next week

I'll have to get with Justin and have him drill the lug holes and tap a new hole for a tube that'll fit the crown.  

I'm getting pretty excited

I ordered the cheap strap and swapped it out for a standard Camile Cournet gator. 

Here's a crappy iPhone shot if it will attach...