That's lovely. Is it the new larger model?
Tool watch can have wear and scratches and you don't have to whine when you get hairline scratches to the clasp from desk diving.
You must use a bomb if you want to destroy a Sea-Dweller.
Rolex has a lot of tasteless models that I would never wear... but 16600 SD represents everything I like about the Rolex brand.
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I doubt that any genuine ‘tool’ watch costs more than £100-£200. No Rolex has been a tool watch for decades....neither has any other expensive watch.
Want a watch for tough situations, hard manual labour, mud and water and so on...a G Shock, basic Seiko,, Citizen, whatever.
My partner wears a £100 Citizen for daily swimming. She won’t even use her Rolex for washing-up. Too valuable.
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As a personal favour to my bank account may I request that nobody posts pictures of explorers please?
Many thanks :)
Yeah that's up to the owner. I use my Rolexes anywhere and don't "pamper" them at all.
The only exception is when I chop wood. I've heard the mainspring in automatic watches don't like it.
In that sense you're right... Casio G-Shock is even better tool watch. But you don't look as cool when you're wearing it haha.
Well, here's a watch that *can* survive a blast with a stick of dynamite :-)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5A2Ww7nphNo ( CX Swiss Military 20,000 Feet )
Ahh... that's a lovely 16570.
Very underrated reference.
This is the tool watch that my pocket can tolerate but still wearing it carefully
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I guess the challenge when claiming that a watch is a tool watch is to include a photograph of your watch actually doing something that shows that you really are treating it as a tool watch. Mind you, the extensive wabi on that EXII is pretty persuasive!
All watches (unless worn as an ornament, perhaps) are tool watches: -
Tool - a device or implement, especially one held in the hand, used to carry out a particular function.
I managed to scratch the clasp on my 5167A last year - does that make it a tool watch?
I wear my watches! I hate to see them sitting there in the dark safe for months on end. Let's start a revolution. BTW - I am not rich - and soon to become a pensioner won't have a load of disposable income. Never the less - I plan to enjoy the watches I have - whatever and wherever I may be. My wife wears her Rolex Day-Date as any regular person wears their watch - everyday / everywhere. Rolex developed the Oyster case and is proud of its heritage - for a reason (https://www.rolex.com/about-rolex-wa...ster-case.html)
Martyn
My brother is not a WIS and therefore owns just one watch (in this respect at least he is ‘normal’ ). It’s a Rolex Sub of some description. He dives obsessively, skis, works on cars, does DIY at a level that most builders get paid for... and does all of it wearing the Sub.
It’s scratched, dented and scuffed. It’s by definition a tool watch used as a tool watch - the concept of a separate ‘beater’ eludes him completely.
I on the other hand, am a WIS, own 16 watches of which one is a Rolex, and wouldn’t dream of knowingly putting it in harms way.
So who’s right? Damned if I know...
Simon
When the shine's gone it's a tool watch.
F.T.F.A.
I own a Deepsea which is most definitely a tool watch, I wear it everyday including flying in Afghanistan and wear it working on the car etc etc, it’s got a fair few knocks and scratches but my attitude is that I bought it to wear and it that it now tells a story.
Hillary's Rolex OP has to be the ultimate.
https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/fo...e-pics-details
Another cool story from Hodinkee:
https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/a-...4-months-later
The 16600 is a good, tough watch, but the idea that it, or anything similar, is the ultimate tool watch is pure fantasy. Its 1220m WR is impressive but 1000m of that is wholly useless except to a vanishingly small percentage of mankind. For virtually all day to day usage, shock resistance is far more important, followed by lume and, possibly, anti-magnetism.
The 16600 has a solid steel case with a movement protected by a thin rubber ring. As such, is there any reason to suppose its shock resistance is better than that of any datejust, let alone a virtual infinity of other watches out there. By modern standards its lume is poor and its anti-magnetism nothing special.
I owned the 16600 and it's a nice watch but the status to which it's been elevated within the WIS community is bizarre.
Here's my dad's 50 Euro Alpha GMT. It was used as a tool watch (literally) as my old man is a classic car enthusiast. He's very hard on his watches.
There's more about this cheapie in this article (that I already shared before).
https://luxurywatches635.wordpress.c...omage-watches/
I always see either of these in my collection as the pieces to wear when damage may ensue though the skx in my view can carry off any situation without issue.
I feel lucky to own an Aquanaut which is a good thing which works from a dinner suit to the sea but really who could risk it in the garage , sea or even holiday?
The skx works anywhere.
I am sure there are lots of Less obvious all rounders but for me this is the best
No, never.
Great watch (I have owned a few) but not the accolade you suggest.
When you look long into an abyss, the abyss looks long into you.........
My first thought was the 16600. I've worn one at work for a few years now. Held up very well. A few scratches to the case but the crystal has never chipped and the bezel insert is still fresh.
By chance (as somebody posted one) my other work watch is a SPORK. Although I LOVE them, they are nowhere near as hardy as the SD.
Just because the Sea Dweller is a "rugged" watch, doesn't mean it's the quintessential "tool" watch.
I suggest that watches like the Navitimer and the various G-Shocks are more proper "tool" watches.
Don't know if there is an ultimate tool watch.
I use my skxa35 for fishing, hiking etc and it delivers perfectly for that, but I use my g shock around the house, when doing diy and the like.
Even then, I still remove. The g shock. If there's a high chance. It will get banged against a wall or damaged. Just because it can doesn't mean you should.
Watches should be worn. A little light maintenance on one of our machines at work today.
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The prs-29a while working on the myford
The the explorer 2 getting dirty in the garage
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“The only exception is when I chop wood. I've heard the mainspring in automatic watches don't like it. ”
Personably suggests it’s not the ultimate tool watch.