What time is it? Watches and horology

I put this old thing on yesterday for the first time in a long while. Forgotten how nice it is

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Oof.

Does this watch look too big?

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All watches tend to look quite large when photographed like that.

Take the photo from arms length, then zoom in and crop it. Gives a better idea of how it looks.

Thanks. I wish it was my watch and arm. Sadly not...

To me, it looks big on that wrist but, as mentioned, it could be camera position.

Perfect size. Buy it.

Thats an Aquaterra isn't it? 38.5mm?

41.5mm

It is big. And too shiny.

The mid sized ones are 36.2mm but I agree, way too shiny

I’ve been looking at Speedmasters - are they available in different sizes? My wrists are small.

No, but the modern ones are pretty modest on the wrist. Go and try one on...

Thanks. I’m slightly scared to do that - I might do damage with my credit card.

discount over at superdenime on this

https://www.superdenim.com/row/harrier-388-watch-olive-nylon-1.html

One of my favourites

https://youtu.be/pM4g6MNKT8M

Piaget Altiplano 900p

Spanking.

Half tempted to put the gold coloured rice strap back on this. Been a joy to wear for a couple days.

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Any serious Rolex geeks out there?
Just bought in a very rare Submariner.
model ref 168000 only made for 6 to 9 months. Really lovely condition, and ALL bits and pieces , box papers and even the little anchor thingy.
1988

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Is it the one with the matte dial?

Given that Rolex sell hundreds of thousands of subs a year, how rare is it in reality?

Jesus, just looking into how many Rolex sells a year. They have over 1 million COSC certified a year and not all of their models are COSC certified.

Imagine selling over a million things every year and managing to convince the world that they are still exclusive...

Have you ever heard of Supreme?

I don't really know what Supreme is. I always just assumed it was a bit like superdry

Like that, but even drier.

YESSSS!

In the modern Rolex collection, the only way to get a potentially "rare" or collectable timepiece is to stumble upon a transitional model. Thing is people wont know they've purchased a transitional model until the range gets updated...

Mostly there is no transition model, a collection is just cut and updated in one swift move.

For e.g. It kind of happened with the 16610LV, to a relatively large scale, but enough to make it somewhat a rarity, although there are actually 3 versions of the 16610LV, the first two being piss rare and £££££.

You have a bit of a mega find, you have the direct predecessor to the 16610 (made from 904L SS), the transition being the case/bracelet.

Before Rolex killed the 16800 (made from 316L SS) they made a transition - the 168000, same movement (30 series) as the 16800 but made from the advanced 904L SS instead.

The 16610 stomped in shortly after fitted with the newer 31 series movements and new grade SS.

As the years pass, the 168000 will get more collectable as that generation of Sub becomes "vintage" and because its piss rare people will want it, and will pay.

Enjoy it for a decade, then turn a profit.

Surely a watch in that complete state should not be worn.

Having said that, I'd really like to get an idea for how rare it actually is. 6 months of submariner production could easily be 150,000 watches...

Also,if the 168000 is "very rare" does that mean that the red dialed version is even rarer?