Velasco Posted December 24, 2008 Report Share Posted December 24, 2008 First shoot! Then ask... Thanks for looking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alligoat Posted December 24, 2008 Report Share Posted December 24, 2008 Looks good. The pearl is certainly turning brown- it's aging faster than your markers. A very nice 16800, indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tgchrono2 Posted December 24, 2008 Report Share Posted December 24, 2008 yes i like very much . Actually its the best SUB vintage for me. A combination of 1680 with 16610.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tribal Posted December 24, 2008 Report Share Posted December 24, 2008 Looks gen to me How about the Endlinks? Congrats to this nice Sub. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alligoat Posted December 25, 2008 Report Share Posted December 25, 2008 Good eye, Tribal! The end links are the correct #, but the don't have the little circular ends on the case side to keep them from rotating. But the watch is gen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephane Posted December 25, 2008 Report Share Posted December 25, 2008 yes i like very much . Actually its the best SUB vintage for me. A combination of 1680 with 16610.... I do agree with you. Best of both worlds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tribal Posted December 25, 2008 Report Share Posted December 25, 2008 I can't say it better The 16800 is my favorite Sub. I like the mix of old and modern on the 16800. Congrats again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velasco Posted December 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 25, 2008 May God preserve your sight! Yes, there are two things "funny" in this 16800: - endlinks are marked 593, but without the semi-circular pieces... this is quite strange and I have never seen that. Maybe they are aftermarket, but this doesn't make sense since it seems they have not been replaced: aging and signs of wear are consistent with the bracelet (marked as VE) and case (serial 644) this means 1980 - hands have rests of luminova on them... you can see that on the seconds and on the minutes hand there are certain areas with a lighter tone of yellow (these areas glow in the dark). Maybe relumed by an amateur watchmaker? Never seen these two things before... Any of you have any hint on these? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega Posted December 25, 2008 Report Share Posted December 25, 2008 Very nice gen 16800 man, congrats! The EL's are also gen, but some expert grinded the circular ends... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alligoat Posted December 25, 2008 Report Share Posted December 25, 2008 Interesting theory, B. Since everything else is gen, I would think you could walk into a Rolex AD and order a new set of 593 EL's. Hopefully it wouldn't be too expensive. Just don't let them touch anything else. The reluming wouldn't surprise me, even Rolex used to do it back in the old days. Now they just replace stuff with new- quicker and easier and who cares if it costs more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce79 Posted December 26, 2008 Report Share Posted December 26, 2008 Nice piece. That watch has a pure vintage look, what a score! Wear it well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega Posted December 26, 2008 Report Share Posted December 26, 2008 A friend told me the EL's are gen, and come without the circular ends. Daytonas use them also... You can even see that there are no marks on the lugs, if they were changed there would be some scraches: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alligoat Posted December 26, 2008 Report Share Posted December 26, 2008 Just another little Rolex idiosyncrasy. Learn something new around here everyday! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephane Posted December 26, 2008 Report Share Posted December 26, 2008 Just another little Rolex idiosyncrasy. Learn something new around here everyday! +1 We will never be experts on our own Too many variations in Rolex watches Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FxrAndy Posted December 26, 2008 Report Share Posted December 26, 2008 As soon as i saw that crown position It shouted GEN Nice watch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velasco Posted December 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2008 A friend told me the EL's are gen, and come without the circular ends. Daytonas use them also... You can even see that there are no marks on the lugs, if they were changed there would be some scraches: Thank you Omega (and your friend...). That makes sense. Although I have to say this 593 without the circular ends are not a good idea. I had to "re-shape" them manually to keep them in place and prevent them from rotating. If they have had circular ends, they would have been sitting correctly in place. Always learning something new... The amount of knowledge in this place is amazing. best regards. V. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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