Mines pretty popular with me :)
Mines pretty popular with me :)
That looks great!Originally Posted by Neil.Ldn
Is the lug width 20mm?
Yep.That looks great!
Is the lug width 20mm?
That's awesome, a sort of Explorer hybrid!Mines pretty popular with me :)
Looks very similar to the Explorer 1. Slightly more elegant. Nice.Mines pretty popular with me :)
Lovely as they are, they are at the entry level and a lot of people can't get over that as with any luxury goods the base models are looked down upon by snobs.
Last edited by nunya; 10th March 2017 at 11:51.
+1......crazy as it may seem, a watch that costs £3900 will be seen as inferior by the 'considerably richer than you' crowd!
I like the watch for what it is, same understated appeal as the Explorer 1. Definitely something appealing about the simple brushed case/brushed bracelet/polished bezel Rolex look, it's a classic IMO. Lack of date and cyclops is a plus, the dial symmetry is all the better for it. The only thing I don`t like is the pink lume on the black dial version, I really don`t get that at all and it would put me off what would otherwise be a near-perfect watch.
So what's stopping me getting a 116000 with blue Explorer style dial?.......it's the fact that it's too similar to the Explorer 1 that sits in the collection and definitely isn`t for sale. It would be like having blue and black dial versions of a very similar watch. However, seeing how some folks own different versions of Subs/Seadwellers/ Speedys which look essentially the same I suppose there is a precedent!
Paul
Last edited by walkerwek1958; 10th March 2017 at 12:43.
It has been off my radar and I think it looks great - I wore a 34mm Airking most of my working life and wasn't at all put off by the size. I liked the understated styling of that watch and like it on the 116000. The hands, the lack of date and the dark dial all work for me.
ATB
Jon
I used to think that Rolex did that deliberately to stop folk buying the OP over the Explorer. Except that the watch above originally had the champagne grey dial from new, but I got RSC to swap it out for the black one it wears now (normal greenish lume). They were quite happy to - albeit for a cost - so they can't be that precious about it.
FWIW - I can't imagine who their target market was for a watch with tool-ish, stealth black dial and 'hot pink' lume - surely two completely different markets?!
N
That looks deadly! Does it really exist?
Its a watch I really admire... but I'd rather it didn't have baton hands and given a sporty look with the Explorer styled.
People have done the mod. This was one shown to me by Rusty here on TZ.
The blue look delicious.
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