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Rolex 16610BKSO - Oyster Perpetual Submariner Date Steel Mens Watch 16610
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About Rolex 16610BKSO:
Stainless steel case and oyster bracelet. Black dial. Pressure proof to 1000 feet. Special time-lapse bezel.
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written by Guest , July 31, 2008
I have actually never purchased a Rolex submariner, though I do own one--my father's, which he purchased shortly after returning from his tour as a draftee in Vietnam. Having survived the Army, he rewarded himself by wasting his savings on two items: the first was a 1967 Jaguar convertible, the second, a 1967 Rolex Submariner. In 2003, when I graduated from college, the convertible was nowhere to be found--but my stepmother, in my father's memory, presented me with the finest gift I have ever received. I wear his Rolex Submariner every day with pride.
After 36 years without a single tune-up, the Rolex was very beat up but still ran. I quickly handed it over to a licensed Rolex dealer to do work on the watch. Revamping the watch completely cost me a little more than $400. As other raters have mentioned, $400 is expensive for a watch tune up. But most watches won't be running, or worth saving, after 36 years of daily use.
As other raters have mentioned, Rolex watches don't keep outstanding time. Over about a week, my watch will gain about 5 minutes, even with the recent precision tune-up. But someone with even slight experience in automatic watches knows this holds true for any self-winder. A Cartier, Ulysse Nardin, or any other fine automatic experiences the same issue.
Look--if you want to make sure you're on time to pick up your date, go to the mall and get a Timex or a Swatch. These are great watches that will last you a couple of years until you get tired of the design and purchase a new, more fashionable watch. If you want a piece of exquisite jewelry that is the height of sophistication and that you can give to your son 30 years later, buy a Rolex Submariner.
One last note. I don't know what other raters have done to damage their watches with only gentle use, but my father was a carpenter and his watch still ran when I received it as a gift 36 years later. Several parts of the casing were heavily worn or damaged, but were easily repaired with some expenditure on my part. If you buy an expensive watch, expect it to be expensive. I wouldn't buy a luxury car and expect Datsun maintenance costs. Someone who does have that expectation deserves a better title than "Rolex owner." I call them "fools."
written by Guest , July 31, 2008
I purchased my Rolex for over five-grand less than three years ago. I work hard for my money and this was definitely a splurge for me. I babied this watch only wearing it on special occasions. It never did keep very good time, even though I paid extra for that feature. The watch broke even though I hardly ever wore-it. Rolex wanted over six-hundred dollars to fix it, obviously they don't stand behind their watches. If you work hard for your money like me, don't waste it on a Rolex watch like I did. Mine is now a very expensive paper weight.
written by Guest , August 02, 2008
Since Amazon doesn't edit this, I will. Ok, has anyone purchased a Rolex from the dealer listed on this page in the last year? I don't want weepy stories about handoffs from dead fathers, or three-year old musings on old watches. I want a review of a transaction involving a Rolex purchased from the dealer on this page, or please don't waste our time.
written by Guest , September 05, 2008
Never have I been so disgusted at a certain watch. Coming from a wealthy family from the countryside of Connecticut, I needed not only a watch that fitted my elite status but a piece of jewelry that told strangers that I am better than you. Browsing Amazon and given the little amount of time before the Chanel Secret Party I was to attend the day after, I purchased this Rolex watch with overnight shipping.
When the watch arrived, it looked nothing like the image portrayed on my 30" computer monitor. It's shine was not capable of blinding strangers that passed by, which upsetted me. I would not let this get in the way as I would later attend the Chanel Secret Party with my date Anna Kournikova. I hear she's a tennis player, but I do not have the time nor lack of money to keep up with these current events.
Thus I arrived at the Chanel Secret Party located in Beverly Hills, California with my date Anna in my unreleased Porsche Boxster Eleven. It was the home of Kanye West's, I hear he is a popular musical artist? Although the house estimated a grand total of $20 million, it was average in my eyes.
I am going to make this review short and end it soon as I have to leave on my G5 to attend a Billionaire's Party in Paris and because I am too important to even be sitting here writing a review on such a ridiculous product to average viewers. But to get to the main point, the watch was annoyingly uncomfortable, stopped midway through the party, and even started going in reverse!
If you do have the money to buy this product without feeling any sense of guilt, which I believe you do not, then I suggest not buying this product. Save it for a pair of shoes or a hair cut instead.
Good Night.
written by Guest , January 25, 2009
Well, some great reviews ahead of me.
My Sub has survived hundreds of hours of intense sportfishing in the Pacific Ocean, involving tons of watch surface contact with wire, marlin bills, salt, metal, chrome, and so on......then a wipe with the sleeve gets it ready for hitting the bar. I don't mind admitting that a glance at my thrift store clothes, and sandals, and Submariner, has altogether instigated some intimate encounters with premium tail.
Fits sooooo good compared to others. Seems more appropriate to tall men, 6' +.