Quick Price Check Help Please

[ufboy73]

On the way to an AD where I have sourced a NIB 16610LV.

Can someone tell me what these originally retailed for?

never thought i would even CONSIDER this watch...but i like the specs (maxidial, older bracelet and proporitions, less redundant than an evenutal no date modern or vintage)...

i figure i will see what the green looks like at least in person - off for a 2 hour drive!

someone talk me into/out of this!!!

[perpetualman88]

The last one I saw at my AD for sale was right around 5100 plus tax

[sportsmaven20]

The MSRP on the 16610LV when discontinued was $6400 USD.

[Numismatist]

Originally Posted by sportsmaven20

The MSRP on the 16610LV when discontinued was $6400 USD.

YUP, same as the SD: $6,400.

[Lanfor]

I've seen them for anything up to about $7,000 since it was discontinued

[ufboy73]

just saw it in person, 6400 + tax...

price aside, i am tempted - the green is a nice metallic kind of green, totally diffent than the ceramic i have seen before.

anyone want to push me over the edge with some great pics?? :)

[ManUtd]

Originally Posted by ufboy73

just saw it in person, 6400 + tax...

price aside, i am tempted - the green is a nice metallic kind of green, totally diffent than the ceramic i have seen before.

anyone want to push me over the edge with some great pics?? :)

Tell me the AD and I'll drive there.

Seriously, I thought you were looking for a SubC?

[ufboy73]

well, i havent quite warmed to the new case and the proportions with the bracelet...i KNOW its a 'better' watch...it just doesnt sing to me like the older style case and bracelet...

i love the no date look...but i am pretty sure, at some point, that im going to want a date variant sub too.

so, although i would prefer not to get the date model first (all things being equal) i am very tempted to get this...both to wear it but also im guessing that later on down the road i will be happy to have the Anniversary in my collection...

what do you guys think??

[dddrees]

Here is a link to the history of Rolex Prices through the years. The LV started at $4875 and went to $6400 before it was discontinued.

http://www.minus4plus6.com/PriceEvolution.htm

[MortgageGuy]

I say grab it, its a great watch. The best thing about it is if you tire of the green insert you can source a black one from a 16610 quite easily and it will be a totally different look and you keep the maxi dial

[Andad]

enabler pix?

[ufboy73]

Originally Posted by MortgageGuy

I say grab it, its a great watch. The best thing about it is if you tire of the green insert you can source a black one from a 16610 quite easily and it will be a totally different look and you keep the maxi dial

i must admit, this is the factor that i think clinches it for me.

i know i prefer the 'older' case. i actually prefer the weight of the old bracelet (would prefer the new clasp but can live without it). i like the cyclops better on the maxidial (somehow seems to blend in better to my eye thaa standard 16610).

so, really the only hesitation on it is in the green. my inclination is to live with it for a while since it is already starting to grow on me...BUT if worse came to worse and i wanted to switch to black - well, its a nice safety net as i make the decision.

i also am a sucker for these types of things - but i really like the fact that it is sort of a collectible and not quite as 'ordinary'. ill get 'ordinary' with my modern or vintage no date when the time comes

so, leaning heavily toward doing it. it might be the perfect mix of classic amd modern for me as the first rolex sub.

[ufboy73]

Originally Posted by directioneng

enabler pix?

ah, see - i knew SOMEBODY would step up!!! thanks!

[gwalker]

I would get a new one because of the new braclet and ceramic bezel. IMO those are 2 major upgrades over the older model. I didn't realize how much I prefer the newer model until I tried one on.

[dddrees]

Originally Posted by ufboy73

ah, see - i knew SOMEBODY would step up!!! thanks!

Slow, but never too late. Here's another.

The Green kinda grows on you.

[Michael M.]

Last MSRP was $6400 USD.

[ufboy73]

Originally Posted by gwalker

I would get a new one because of the new braclet and ceramic bezel. IMO those are 2 major upgrades over the older model. I didn't realize how much I prefer the newer model until I tried one on.

yeah, it does look better on the wrist...but the lugs and taper into the bracelet are just killing it for me...at least for now

[ufboy73]

Originally Posted by dddrees

Slow, but never too late. Here's another.

The Green kinda grows on you.

another great pic. i know there were some subtle different shades of green in the run, but the coloring of yours in the pic looks very close to the one i am considering. the sales guy had a 2004 one and it was a little warmer green...almost had hints of gold in it

[ingoodtime]

Originally Posted by MortgageGuy

I say grab it, its a great watch. The best thing about it is if you tire of the green insert you can source a black one from a 16610 quite easily and it will be a totally different look and you keep the maxi dial

Agreed. Good point.

[dddrees]

Originally Posted by ufboy73

another great pic. i know there were some subtle different shades of green in the run, but the coloring of yours in the pic looks very close to the one i am considering. the sales guy had a 2004 one and it was a little warmer green...almost had hints of gold in it

Thanks. Mine was a V series case and I bought it BNIB from an AD in Decemeber of last year. Who knows when the insert was actually added, but I am happy with it. I like the Green personally, besides I have a number with black inserts already.

[ufboy73]

the one i am looking at it is also from december last year - so i bet it is the same 'tint' of green