Rolex Submariner 16610 Review: Why This Iconic Watch Stands Out!

[@weezkidtube]

What you said in the first 15 seconds is exactly how I felt when I recently purchased my 2010 model (although it's a V serial). I really enjoyed your video, good job and hope you keep it up.

[@ccw5886]

I have owned my 1991 reference from new. It now has a wonderful creamy patina on the indices. Worn everyday and just superb … it’s part of me ! Recently, my wife wanted to buy me a new Rolex. I got very excited but the problem was…. Would I miss my lovely old sub!? Yes, so, I saved myself 10 k and we are now properly back together. Thank goodness, normal service restored. My daughter told me that she could not imagine me without this watch. I rest my case on this rugged yet beautiful icon

[@andrewlawson4901]

Absolutely perfect dimension for your wrist and timeless design. Love the positioning of the watch below the wrist bone. Watching your videos, I have the impression that I am looking at my own wrist since I have the same exact long and skinny structure (my wrist size is around 6.5 inches and my preferred range of watches is 36-39 mm). Super underrated channel !

[@cohan.forcer]

Wow, made my evening! Thank you so much!

[@besedaevgeniy2]

And I will also add, before buying the Pelagos 39 I did my research and your videos were the most unique and helpful in understanding this watch (had a lot of the right details), on all of youtube (except the German segment)

[@besedaevgeniy2]

Hi, I've been watching your channel for a long time and I want to give you some useful feedback. Your channel is one of the best in the watch category, even though you don't have the most beautiful pictures, editing and music - But you have a very important component in your videos, namely the personal experience you share - in comparing Pelagos and Seamaster you give a lot of valuable details that no one else in the world tells. How tight and pleasant it is to twist the bezel, the sensation of setting the watch, how the clasp works, the overall feeling of quality - these are the details that give value. I as a viewer am not interested in cliched advertising texts, I appreciate personality and individuality, unfortunately in this video I see a slippage to what 99% of other bloggers do. By the way it would be interesting to see a comparison of expensive watches with affordable and popular ones, for example GMT5 - I think that many people have GMT5 or SKX and they will better understand the difference. It's your blog, you are the author and do as you please

[@24hourgmtchannel64]

In 2010, I set out to buy my first new Rolex and wanted the last of the five digit Submariners as I heard the new ceramic replacement were arriving into the AD's with a price increase. I didn't know as much then as I do now about the submariner but liked the idea of owning a new 16610 and liked the lower price and thinner case and after getting over the apprehensiveness of spending $6k for a stainless steel watch, which defied all my finacial common sense in general. I'm in Illinois and looked at one at a AD near my work that had one left, a 2007 Z serial. That alone shocked me that a three year old new watch still sold for $6k but of course not everyone is into spending that kind of money so it wasn't to uncommon to see few year old serail numbers in AD's at the time. After seeing it, I wanted to think about it a day or so and decided to buy two days latter but it sold. I ended up traveling to north Illinois, about 150 miles to but the only other new one in the state in stock at an AD and it was a random serial engraved 2008 - 09 like yours. They said they would hold it for one day, actually one evening as they were getting lots of calls on it. My wife and I jumped in the car and headed north for a two hour drive and I purchased it. Have it still to this day but my tastes went a bit more vintage so I ended up buying a used 1991 14060 no date in 2013. Love the drilled lugs and tritium dial a bit more and that it sticks to the original no date formule of the first 1950's submariner. I did a comparison of the two here studio.kzbin.info_Vyq2L4WlhE/edit

[@ccw5886]

I have owned mine new since 1991, I have owned so many watches over the years . they have all come and gone and this is again the only watch I own. Mine has fabulous patina and runs at about + 3 a week. No issues and only serviced once in all that time. I never take it off and it does not get babied at all. Its simply the best one watch collection. Its......Just so cool and so right, even the bracelet is superbly comfy regardless of what people say about them. A good choice.

[@cohan.forcer]

Awesome! Thanks for sharing.

[@kubowich]

I got my 16610 (2008 with engraved rehaut) this week and I am honestly wondering why people keep complaining about the bracelet. Yes, it lacks the quick adjustment and the clasp is not milled, but otherwise, it's just as comfy as the one on my 2023 Datejust.

[@portauthority888]

The 16610 is the perfect fit. I can stare at it all day.

[@besedaevgeniy2]

Who else swam with a watch where salt and sand got in and the bezel got stuck, who from the room experts told about it and how they solved this problem? No one, you partially shared that.