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floresb · 8 December 2013, 10:08 PM

Excellent post!

JerimiahLee · 10 December 2013, 04:25 PM

Awesome photos!! Congrats.

Travelller · 11 December 2013, 10:08 AM

Thanks everyone, much appreciated

Vincent, nice T-dial, sir!

Getting NATO-happy...

Meil · 8 March 2014, 03:31 AM

Hie,
nice pictures of a very nice watch. Have one on my own, but I did not wear it on a Nato yet. I was always afraid it would be too high. The pictures show that it isn't so.

Yours Meil

strafer_kid · 8 March 2014, 07:34 AM

Great review of a great watch! Just picked one up again after a few years without one - definitely a keeper!

Travelller · 8 March 2014, 12:12 PM

Thx

It just so happens I had it on today, on some "copper" NATO

sdwtchlvr · 11 March 2014, 02:07 AM

Nice watch. The best in my opinion is the luminova dial and lug holes...classic.

americanB4america · 11 March 2014, 04:05 AM

awesome review and pics.

phdezra · 25 March 2014, 06:22 PM

Incredible pics and reivew!

will2509 · 26 March 2014, 02:42 AM

I just joined the ranks of the SD club, 2006 model unworn still with labels attached and all documents tool and link etc which means I cant really wear it - sucks!

Travelller · 26 March 2014, 07:17 AM

Thx again

strafer_kid · 25 July 2014, 12:22 AM

Love the 16600 SD! The only thing I would change might be to go for bigger maxi type markers, but that would be it! Having said that, it's a super watch and a definite keeper!

Travelller · 25 July 2014, 07:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by strafer_kid

...to go for bigger maxi type markers, but that would be it!

Agreed

It's one of two watches accompanying me on my summer vacation :D

Mr. Somerset · 16 August 2014, 12:12 PM

Beautiful! Congrats on the watch.

Travelller · 16 August 2014, 08:25 PM

Thx! Enjoyed summer vacation in July and the 16600 came with me...

Matt C · 20 August 2014, 12:14 AM

Great post of some beautiful pics. Thanks!

havingagoodtime · 31 December 2014, 08:13 PM

Fantastic write up and photos! I've now decided on my next addition. Thanks again!

mikli · 1 February 2015, 12:46 PM

great post. Just added a vintage 16600 T dial to my collection, Going to order some NATO to play with. Cheers

Travelller · 1 February 2015, 08:36 PM

Thanks again

A T-Dial 16600 is a cult-classic! Please post a wristshot once you get it and have it on some NATO goodness

michwir · 2 February 2015, 04:11 AM

seen the awsome pics you made, wow !!

regards mich

Travelller · 18 February 2015, 08:22 AM

Thx

Nice T-dial

It's been a while since I had mine on so today I got it out of the safe

miamiman1 · 26 April 2015, 02:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Travelller

Thx! Enjoyed summer vacation in July and the 16600 came with me...

Nice watch and looks like those pics were taken at Miami international airport.....

Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Travelller · 15 November 2015, 03:44 AM

In the spirit of Bond (Spectre), a recent wristshot

Dries · 15 November 2015, 08:13 PM

Great post. Here's my A series

Travelller · 16 November 2015, 12:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by miamiman1

...looks like those pics were taken at Miami international airport...

Yes sir - "Miami is for me"

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dries

Great post. Here's my A series...

Thx and T4S your beauty too

Recaro18 · 30 November 2015, 11:35 AM

Nice write-up! I love my 16600!

Stratos · 30 November 2015, 09:29 PM

16600 is one of the best divers watches out there!

A real toolwatch.

Travelller · 21 December 2015, 09:58 AM

I recently purchased Mondani's famous "Collecting Rolex Submariner". The book is massive, 265 pages of thick-stock glossy paper, filled with images of our favorite tool watches

Great book, highly recommend. As excellent a reference book on Submariners (and Sea-Dwellers) as it may be, I'm not sure it is a complete work. Yes, it contains all the key versions of the Submariner, Submariner Date and Sea-Dweller. They even included the Deep-Sea (both versions - I have their 2015 edition) as well as the SD4K.

You've got your James Bonds, Gilt, Spider, Ghost, Red, Red-Depth, Underline, Exclamation-Point, Bart Simpson, meters-first, "At-The-Top", COMEX, MilSub, Double-Red, Great-White, etc. Heck, there's even three dial-versions of the 16600, not including the COMEX and Italian Police-divers ("Polipetto") versions!

Everything you could wish for... except for maybe the A-Series SWISS dial...

. So naturally my first thought was "oh no, they were right, it's just another Service Dial...". And maybe it is. The thing is I'm still convinced that most of (if not the whole) A-series were assembled with SWISS dials.

Furthermore, the bezel is from the MK-I (tritium) period as well as the caseback on my A-series (the inner-side of the "MK-I" / Tritium casebacks are stamped with "16600" while the "official" lume dials, Mondani's MK-II and MK-III dials, are stamped with "2220" - Rolex's contemporary coding).

Given the above, I could easily conclude that my 16600 was originally a MK-I T-dial that was serviced by Rolex... if it were not for the sheer quantity of A-series with SWISS dials out there. As such, the possibility that this is indeed a transition dial still exists.

And I'm not the only one to think so...
http://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=265018
They are able to show that the 16600 SWISS dial and the Service dial have different fonts (for example, the longer "f" in "ft" as well as added spacing)

But for now, my SWISS-dial 16600 will have to settle for the pages of the T-dial, 16600-caseback, fat-four bezel MK-I...

Travelller · 21 December 2015, 11:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Travelller

...The thing is I'm still convinced that most of (if not the whole) A-series were assembled with SWISS dials.

Errata - looking back at my notes, the SWISS dial was used on some 1998 U-Series and continued into the 1999 A-Series units. The A-series then moved on to "Swiss Made" dials from 1999-2000.

rosewood1969 · 2 January 2016, 01:46 PM

Nice posts! I had a D series but traded it for a U series in 6 weeks because of the tritium and lug-hole charm

11 December 2013, 10:08 AM	#33
Travelller "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: VIE Watch: my sig. ;) Posts: 3,095	Thanks everyone, much appreciated Vincent, nice T-dial, sir! Getting NATO-happy... __________________ Traveller - Genève * Melbourne * Miami * Wien Breitling AVI 765r Navitimer 806r Omega 3572.50 SM300MC Speedy Tuesday Caliber 321 Panerai 111 217 233 Rolex 16600 126600 Seiko SBGA125 SBDX001 SLA017 SLA025 SLA033 Tudor 5B GMT Zénith A386ME Other Mühle Glashütte S.A.R. Flieger Chronoswiss Tora

8 March 2014, 12:12 PM	#36
Travelller "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: VIE Watch: my sig. ;) Posts: 3,095	Thx It just so happens I had it on today, on some "copper" NATO __________________ Traveller - Genève * Melbourne * Miami * Wien Breitling AVI 765r Navitimer 806r Omega 3572.50 SM300MC Speedy Tuesday Caliber 321 Panerai 111 217 233 Rolex 16600 126600 Seiko SBGA125 SBDX001 SLA017 SLA025 SLA033 Tudor 5B GMT Zénith A386ME Other Mühle Glashütte S.A.R. Flieger Chronoswiss Tora

11 March 2014, 04:05 AM	#38
americanB4america "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Real Name: JC Location: US Watch: ROLEX Posts: 68	awesome review and pics. __________________ ""

26 March 2014, 07:17 AM	#41
Travelller "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: VIE Watch: my sig. ;) Posts: 3,095	Thx again __________________ Traveller - Genève * Melbourne * Miami * Wien Breitling AVI 765r Navitimer 806r Omega 3572.50 SM300MC Speedy Tuesday Caliber 321 Panerai 111 217 233 Rolex 16600 126600 Seiko SBGA125 SBDX001 SLA017 SLA025 SLA033 Tudor 5B GMT Zénith A386ME Other Mühle Glashütte S.A.R. Flieger Chronoswiss Tora

16 August 2014, 08:25 PM	#45
Travelller "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: VIE Watch: my sig. ;) Posts: 3,095	Thx! Enjoyed summer vacation in July and the 16600 came with me... __________________ Traveller - Genève * Melbourne * Miami * Wien Breitling AVI 765r Navitimer 806r Omega 3572.50 SM300MC Speedy Tuesday Caliber 321 Panerai 111 217 233 Rolex 16600 126600 Seiko SBGA125 SBDX001 SLA017 SLA025 SLA033 Tudor 5B GMT Zénith A386ME Other Mühle Glashütte S.A.R. Flieger Chronoswiss Tora

8 December 2013, 10:08 PM	#31
floresb "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Real Name: Ben Location: Wake Forest, NC Watch: Sea Dweller Posts: 36	Excellent post!

10 December 2013, 04:25 PM	#32
JerimiahLee "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Real Name: Jerimiah Location: NYC Watch: 5513 Meters 1st Posts: 669	Awesome photos!! Congrats.

8 March 2014, 03:31 AM	#34
Meil "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Germany Posts: 2	Hie, nice pictures of a very nice watch. Have one on my own, but I did not wear it on a Nato yet. I was always afraid it would be too high. The pictures show that it isn't so. Yours Meil

8 March 2014, 07:34 AM	#35
strafer_kid "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Real Name: Kenny Location: northern ireland Watch: SDs, Subs & GMTs Posts: 5,149	Great review of a great watch! Just picked one up again after a few years without one - definitely a keeper!

11 March 2014, 02:07 AM	#37
sdwtchlvr "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: SoCal Watch: Rolex Posts: 1,308	Nice watch. The best in my opinion is the luminova dial and lug holes...classic.

25 March 2014, 06:22 PM	#39
phdezra 2025 Pledge Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: USA Watch: Rolex Posts: 170	Incredible pics and reivew!

26 March 2014, 02:42 AM	#40
will2509 "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Real Name: William Location: uae Watch: M Daytona white Posts: 10	I just joined the ranks of the SD club, 2006 model unworn still with labels attached and all documents tool and link etc which means I cant really wear it - sucks!

25 July 2014, 12:22 AM	#42
strafer_kid "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Real Name: Kenny Location: northern ireland Watch: SDs, Subs & GMTs Posts: 5,149	Love the 16600 SD! The only thing I would change might be to go for bigger maxi type markers, but that would be it! Having said that, it's a super watch and a definite keeper!

16 August 2014, 12:12 PM	#44
Mr. Somerset "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Canada Posts: 7	Beautiful! Congrats on the watch.

20 August 2014, 12:14 AM	#46
Matt C "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Maine Watch: Rolex 116660 Posts: 1,602	Great post of some beautiful pics. Thanks!

31 December 2014, 08:13 PM	#47
havingagoodtime "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Real Name: Jason Location: San Francisco Watch: 16610 / 16570 Posts: 276	Fantastic write up and photos! I've now decided on my next addition. Thanks again!

1 February 2015, 12:46 PM	#48
mikli "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Vancouver Watch: Sea Dweller Fan Posts: 36	great post. Just added a vintage 16600 T dial to my collection, Going to order some NATO to play with. Cheers

1 February 2015, 08:36 PM	#49
Travelller "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: VIE Watch: my sig. ;) Posts: 3,095	Thanks again A T-Dial 16600 is a cult-classic! Please post a wristshot once you get it and have it on some NATO goodness __________________ Traveller - Genève * Melbourne * Miami * Wien Breitling AVI 765r Navitimer 806r Omega 3572.50 SM300MC Speedy Tuesday Caliber 321 Panerai 111 217 233 Rolex 16600 126600 Seiko SBGA125 SBDX001 SLA017 SLA025 SLA033 Tudor 5B GMT Zénith A386ME Other Mühle Glashütte S.A.R. Flieger Chronoswiss Tora

2 February 2015, 04:11 AM	#50
michwir "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Germany Posts: 4	16600 sd seen the awsome pics you made, wow !! regards mich

18 February 2015, 08:22 AM	#51
Travelller "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: VIE Watch: my sig. ;) Posts: 3,095	Thx Nice T-dial It's been a while since I had mine on so today I got it out of the safe __________________ Traveller - Genève * Melbourne * Miami * Wien Breitling AVI 765r Navitimer 806r Omega 3572.50 SM300MC Speedy Tuesday Caliber 321 Panerai 111 217 233 Rolex 16600 126600 Seiko SBGA125 SBDX001 SLA017 SLA025 SLA033 Tudor 5B GMT Zénith A386ME Other Mühle Glashütte S.A.R. Flieger Chronoswiss Tora

15 November 2015, 03:44 AM	#53
Travelller "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: VIE Watch: my sig. ;) Posts: 3,095	In the spirit of Bond (Spectre), a recent wristshot __________________ Traveller - Genève * Melbourne * Miami * Wien Breitling AVI 765r Navitimer 806r Omega 3572.50 SM300MC Speedy Tuesday Caliber 321 Panerai 111 217 233 Rolex 16600 126600 Seiko SBGA125 SBDX001 SLA017 SLA025 SLA033 Tudor 5B GMT Zénith A386ME Other Mühle Glashütte S.A.R. Flieger Chronoswiss Tora

15 November 2015, 08:13 PM	#54
Dries "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Hong Kong Posts: 1,612	Great post. Here's my A series

30 November 2015, 11:35 AM	#56
Recaro18 2025 Pledge Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Real Name: RiCkY Location: West Coast Watch: 16520 Posts: 13,050	Nice write-up! I love my 16600!

30 November 2015, 09:29 PM	#57
Stratos "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2015 Real Name: Stratos Location: Thessaloniki, GR Watch: 114060 Posts: 223	16600 is one of the best divers watches out there! A real toolwatch.

21 December 2015, 09:58 AM	#58
Travelller "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: VIE Watch: my sig. ;) Posts: 3,095	I recently purchased Mondani's famous "Collecting Rolex Submariner". The book is massive, 265 pages of thick-stock glossy paper, filled with images of our favorite tool watches Great book, highly recommend. As excellent a reference book on Submariners (and Sea-Dwellers) as it may be, I'm not sure it is a complete work. Yes, it contains all the key versions of the Submariner, Submariner Date and Sea-Dweller. They even included the Deep-Sea (both versions - I have their 2015 edition) as well as the SD4K. You've got your James Bonds, Gilt, Spider, Ghost, Red, Red-Depth, Underline, Exclamation-Point, Bart Simpson, meters-first, "At-The-Top", COMEX, MilSub, Double-Red, Great-White, etc. Heck, there's even three dial-versions of the 16600, not including the COMEX and Italian Police-divers ("Polipetto") versions! Everything you could wish for... except for maybe the A-Series SWISS dial... . So naturally my first thought was "oh no, they were right, it's just another Service Dial...". And maybe it is. The thing is I'm still convinced that most of (if not the whole) A-series were assembled with SWISS dials. Furthermore, the bezel is from the MK-I (tritium) period as well as the caseback on my A-series (the inner-side of the "MK-I" / Tritium casebacks are stamped with "16600" while the "official" lume dials, Mondani's MK-II and MK-III dials, are stamped with "2220" - Rolex's contemporary coding). Given the above, I could easily conclude that my 16600 was originally a MK-I T-dial that was serviced by Rolex... if it were not for the sheer quantity of A-series with SWISS dials out there. As such, the possibility that this is indeed a transition dial still exists. And I'm not the only one to think so... http://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=265018 They are able to show that the 16600 SWISS dial and the Service dial have different fonts (for example, the longer "f" in "ft" as well as added spacing) But for now, my SWISS-dial 16600 will have to settle for the pages of the T-dial, 16600-caseback, fat-four bezel MK-I... __________________ Traveller - Genève * Melbourne * Miami * Wien Breitling AVI 765r Navitimer 806r Omega 3572.50 SM300MC Speedy Tuesday Caliber 321 Panerai 111 217 233 Rolex 16600 126600 Seiko SBGA125 SBDX001 SLA017 SLA025 SLA033 Tudor 5B GMT Zénith A386ME Other Mühle Glashütte S.A.R. Flieger Chronoswiss Tora

2 January 2016, 01:46 PM	#60
rosewood1969 "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Spore Watch: 16600 U series Posts: 45	Nice posts! I had a D series but traded it for a U series in 6 weeks because of the tritium and lug-hole charm

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