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    Rolex Polar 16570 show off thread.

    Picked this up a couple of weeks ago and I'm really gelling with it.

    It was a replacement for my 5513 that for financial reasons I had to sell.

    To be honest I've managed to pick this up and a lovely late 60s 14k perpetual date 1503 and still had funds left over to help me through the lockdown.

    These watches wear so nice and I love the black indices around the subtle creaming tritium.
    I never thought I'd need a GMT hand but when you have family living in the states it actually is quite useful, they are quite thankful I'm not ringing them at 4am anymore lol.

    I'm a big fan of the hollow end pieces as they are sleeker I'm not a fan of the raised middle of the solid end pieces.

    For a 1996 watch this is mint and the previous owner had it serviced by Rolex in January and there is no apparent over polishing it's really crisp so very well looked after.

    I really wanted tritium dial as I love the colour they can go to I just hope mine does this over time.

    The one other thing I like about these watches is they do like a strap, so far I've tried a blue shark but I'm looking out for other straps to switch it up every now and then.

    Anymore 16570 owners out there?

    post your pics especially on different straps

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    That is truly a gorgeous watch.

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    I had mine on a very nice Leather strap (from Everest with SELs) for about a year but I drifted back onto the bracelet again...


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    None on different straps I’m afraid, but:





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    Cheers,
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    It's a good watch - nice pics, colin t.

    Here's mine.


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    Go on - one more.


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    Glad you like it OP, here’s mine:


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    Nice eye candy so far !

    I think the 16570 with the female end links is probably the best Rolex sports watch for anyone with a smaller wrist ... i.e. me LOL.

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    Seen one of these with the cyclops removed and the want factor goes to 11!

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    My old one - gorgeous watches!






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    A nice two-watch collection?



    16570 can also take a Nato

    Last edited by J J Carter; 20th May 2020 at 18:27.

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    A few more straps.. Phoenix nato and Barton canvas.




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    Some cracking photos here - super looking watch.

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    Rolex Polar 16570 show off thread.

    Here’’s some pictures of mine on straps.








    Last edited by socolinsky; 21st May 2020 at 01:27.

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    Really like this watch on a grey NATO. I am still looking for an unpolished example.

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    Didn’t we only just do this last month?

    https://forum.tz-uk.com/showthread.p...ciation-thread

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    I remember looking at these in the local ADs window many years ago. Even tried one on. Could not fathom how someone could pay that sort of money for a watch. IIRC it was 1800 stg, and I took home around 450 pm at that time.
    I eventually scratched the itch with the 42mm model in 2013 but still have a hankering for the 40mm edition.

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    Rolex Polar 16570 show off thread.

    Quote Originally Posted by J J Carter View Post
    A nice two-watch collection?

    Add a G-Shock beater and it’d be the perfect three watch collection!

    Edit: might as well throw mine into the mix.
    Last edited by Dave+63; 21st May 2020 at 11:42.

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    I have my watch on rubber tropic strap. It took a while to find one I like, mostly because of I wasn’t prepared to pay isofrane prices.


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    Some beautiful polars and some great strap ideas thanks for giving me food for thought.

    My tritium is totally spent now I always fancied tritium because I love the way they cream and patina, I have to say I kind of regret going this way when I see them glowing with the more modern luminova.


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    tried a blue shark skin not sure about the blue but like the shark skin.

    I’m red green colour blind so I do struggle pairing colours but sometimes it can lead to some interesting results lol


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    Tropical Polar?







    Or GMT red?




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    Quote Originally Posted by ed335d View Post
    Tropical Polar?







    Or GMT red?



    Now that looks great I had been tempted to go for a white rubber strap but the only pictures I could find was those modern rubber b straps and they tend to suit the modern Rolex cases better.

    Red looks cool too.

    Thanks for posting


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    Got a white tropic thanks to Ed's advice I got a 19mm and it fit.

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    Just for a bit a contrast my 16550. 36 years old, but has gone a bit creamy. So more vanilla than polar.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Turicum View Post
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    Quote Originally Posted by learningtofly View Post
    My old one - gorgeous watches!





    Eagerly waiting for mine to be returned tomorrow from a service. I've only worn it on the bracelet as it's so comfortable but I love that nato with red stripe - can I ask where you picked it up from please
    learningtofly?

    Jon

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    Quote Originally Posted by FellBasher View Post
    Eagerly waiting for mine to be returned tomorrow from a service. I've only worn it on the bracelet as it's so comfortable but I love that nato with red stripe - can I ask where you picked it up from please
    learningtofly?

    Jon
    Sorry Jon, but can't help you with that. I bought it years ago (with a few others) from a retailer in Sweden; I just did a quick search but I can't find them now.

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    Quote Originally Posted by FellBasher View Post
    Eagerly waiting for mine to be returned tomorrow from a service. I've only worn it on the bracelet as it's so comfortable but I love that nato with red stripe - can I ask where you picked it up from please
    learningtofly?

    Jon

    Here you go. I have a couple of their Natos and the quality belies the price.

    https://ukwatchstrap.co.uk/nato-watc...-red-FL91.html
    F.T.F.A.

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    Quote Originally Posted by FellBasher View Post
    Eagerly waiting for mine to be returned tomorrow from a service. I've only worn it on the bracelet as it's so comfortable but I love that nato with red stripe - can I ask where you picked it up from please
    learningtofly?

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    Another source here, not sure if the shades are different on the sand/beige

    https://miltimepieces.com/collection...red-nato-strap

    I've got one on my Bund at the moment, but can't find where I got it from!

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    Thank you learningtofly, magirus and ed335d, I'll be placing an order to fit my freshly serviced expl.

    Jon

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    Rolex Polar 16570 show off thread.

    Photo of mine still in its box from the day I bought it home.

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    Quote Originally Posted by SydR View Post
    Photo of mine still in its box from the day I bought it home.
    I hope you don’t mean it’s never left it’s box since the day you brought it and it’s never been worn?
    If so that is some serious self control lol


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    Quote Originally Posted by Baden H View Post
    I hope you don’t mean it’s never left it’s box since the day you brought it and it’s never been worn?
    If so that is some serious self control lol


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    Nope . It gets alternated regularly with others.

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    The white exp 2’s have always offered a very different look to the norm in the Rolex catalogue.

    I once had a minter luminova Swiss only dialled one....then had the real life vs photos experience mentioned above.

    Then I saw this on Watchfinder and wasn’t so sure in the photos...and had the complete opposite experience in real life. For me the warmth of the tritium kind of balances out the stark white/black/white/black theme...as does the naked bezel. I do have a minty nos bezel which I fully intended to fit but have decided I prefer this one.






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