yeldarb Posted August 11, 2012 Report Share Posted August 11, 2012 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? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjlocker Posted August 11, 2012 Report Share Posted August 11, 2012 I believe the watch in your second picture has seen a few too many polishes and the crown guards are thinner because of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alligoat Posted August 12, 2012 Report Share Posted August 12, 2012 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erict719 Posted April 3, 2014 Report Share Posted April 3, 2014 Some of them looks like v3 which the crown almost touch the bezel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
live1 Posted April 3, 2014 Report Share Posted April 3, 2014 116610 cg all.different.116610 cg are all the same Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corral Posted April 4, 2014 Report Share Posted April 4, 2014 I see, didn't know this. Very useful post, thank you. Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erict719 Posted April 4, 2014 Report Share Posted April 4, 2014 116610 cg all.different.116610 cg are all the same Lol! What you mean man haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corral Posted April 4, 2014 Report Share Posted April 4, 2014 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC109 Posted April 5, 2014 Report Share Posted April 5, 2014 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbh Posted April 5, 2014 Report Share Posted April 5, 2014 I found the same thing when I was looking around at different pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rionrlty Posted April 6, 2014 Report Share Posted April 6, 2014 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? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC109 Posted April 6, 2014 Report Share Posted April 6, 2014 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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