Submariner 16610 Crown Guards

[yeldarb]

It seems as though that most members, when they're buying a submariner 16610 one of their biggest concerns is the crown guards. However when I compare pictures of different 16610's it seems as though that even on the gens the crown guards aren't very consistent either. Looking at the pictures below the first picture is a pic of my gen 16610 and if you look at the crown guards they're more squared. But now look at the picture below it, the crown guards are more like triangles which is found mostly on the reps. So what's up with this, is it that we are all anal or is it true that Rolex 16610 crown guards vary?

[tjlocker]

I believe the watch in your second picture has seen a few too many polishes and the crown guards are thinner because of it.

[alligoat]

Try not to get too anal about it- yes cg's do vary-here's a gen that's been DLCd

And another:

This is a 16800- same idea as a 16610

[Erict719]

Some of them looks like v3 which the crown almost touch the bezel

[live1]

116610 cg all.different.116610 cg are all the same

[Corral]

I see, didn't know this. Very useful post, thank you.

Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk 4

[Erict719]

116610 cg all.different.116610 cg are all the same

Lol! What you mean man haha

[Corral]

He means that the non-ceramic version (16610) may have different crown guards from watch to watch, and that the new ceramic version (116610) have a consistent design in every piece.

Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk 4

[DC109]

16610 CGs were all made the same, but more of the examples you'll see in the wild have been polished (including over-polished, like tjlocker said).  In 20 years I'm sure just as many ceramic subs will have over-polished CGs.  One unpolished 16610 will have the same CGs as another unpolished example.

[kbh]

I found the same thing when I was looking around at different pictures.

 

 

 

[rionrlty]

I know that some brands had cases supplied from sub-contract suppliers at different times down through the years.  Does anyone know if this is true of Rolex too?

[DC109]

They have used different dial suppliers, but I think the case is considered a functional part of the watch, and so has been made in house since at least the first "Oyster" design.