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| Rolex Oyster Perpetual Submariner Date Steel Mens Watch 16610 | 
 enlarge | Brand: Rolex
Category: Watch
Buy New: $6,187.49
Avg. Customer Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 17151
MPN: 16610BKSO
ASIN: B001115D9K
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description
Stainless steel case and oyster bracelet. Black dial. Pressure proof to 1000 feet. Special time-lapse bezel. 31 jewel chronograph movement. Synthetic sapphire crystal. Double Locking Deployment clasp and extension link. Date displays at 3 o'clock position. Rolex Model Number 16610.
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| Customer Reviews:
 Relevance August 1, 2008
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
Since Amazon doesn't edit this, I will. Ok, has anyone purchased a Rolex from the dealer listed on this page in the last year? I don't want weepy stories about handoffs from dead fathers, or three-year old musings on old watches. I want a review of a transaction involving a Rolex purchased from the dealer on this page, or please don't waste our time.
 Goodman, Jr. July 4, 2008
1 out of 4 found this review helpful
I have actually never purchased a Rolex submariner, though I do own one--my father's, which he purchased shortly after returning from his tour as a draftee in Vietnam. Having survived the Army, he rewarded himself by wasting his savings on two items: the first was a 1967 Jaguar convertible, the second, a 1967 Rolex Submariner. In 2003, when I graduated from college, the convertible was nowhere to be found--but my stepmother, in my father's memory, presented me with the finest gift I have ever received. I wear his Rolex Submariner every day with pride.
After 36 years without a single tune-up, the Rolex was very beat up but still ran. I quickly handed it over to a licensed Rolex dealer to do work on the watch. Revamping the watch completely cost me a little more than $400. As other raters have mentioned, $400 is expensive for a watch tune up. But most watches won't be running, or worth saving, after 36 years of daily use.
As other raters have mentioned, Rolex watches don't keep outstanding time. Over about a week, my watch will gain about 5 minutes, even with the recent precision tune-up. But someone with even slight experience in automatic watches knows this holds true for any self-winder. A Cartier, Ulysse Nardin, or any other fine automatic experiences the same issue.
Look--if you want to make sure you're on time to pick up your date, go to the mall and get a Timex or a Swatch. These are great watches that will last you a couple of years until you get tired of the design and purchase a new, more fashionable watch. If you want a piece of exquisite jewelry that is the height of sophistication and that you can give to your son 30 years later, buy a Rolex Submariner.
One last note. I don't know what other raters have done to damage their watches with only gentle use, but my father was a carpenter and his watch still ran when I received it as a gift 36 years later. Several parts of the casing were heavily worn or damaged, but were easily repaired with some expenditure on my part. If you buy an expensive watch, expect it to be expensive. I wouldn't buy a luxury car and expect Datsun maintenance costs. Someone who does have that expectation deserves a better title than "Rolex owner." I call them "fools."
Expensive Junk... July 1, 2008
3 out of 7 found this review helpful
I purchased my Rolex for over five-grand less than three years ago. I work hard for my money and this was definitely a splurge for me. I babied this watch only wearing it on special occasions. It never did keep very good time, even though I paid extra for that feature. The watch broke even though I hardly ever wore-it. Rolex wanted over six-hundred dollars to fix it, obviously they don't stand behind their watches. If you work hard for your money like me, don't waste it on a Rolex watch like I did. Mine is now a very expensive paper weight.
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