Time for an update I think, and a conclusion I wouldn't have imagined at the outset.
OK, so my hand has been forced slightly getting to this point following the need to cash in my LV but I've arrived at the much famed ONE WATCH
I had thought from the out-set that the last remaining watch would be a Sub of some sort, one of the 5 digit references for sure.
What I've ended up with is the 16570 Explorer II.
A watch I often looked at, but never gave much consideration to.
So how did I arrive here?
A thread on a watch forum, as it happens!
Wearing a Sub whilst being unable to swim (!) always seemed a little Walther Mitty to me. Stupid I know but true none-the-less.
Then I found this thread -
https://www.rolexforums.com/showthre...ght=Antarctica
And suddenly the Explorer II made sense.
When I look at it now, it makes even more sense to me - I have girl's wrists so the 40mm looks slightly less than it measures and it sits closer to the wrist than the 16610 (my other watch, now on SC)
Its also discreet - it doesn't shout Rolex, cyclops aside, which means I can wear it in all situations.
It looks equally at home on a NATO and even leather, so I have options at least.
The red 24 hour hand adds some interest, and I can wear it in good conscience knowing that I *could* (being a fit guy in the prime of life) walk to the Antarctic, even if I'm unlikely to do so!
So, one watch.
Its a shame my photography skills are rubbish, but this is it for now.