Yes. RSC will still service 5 digit Rolexes like 16600. I just got my 16200 serviced before the pandemic.

Ya I still remember those crazy times where even a Black Seal is trading over MSRP and nobody has them in stock. I wanted a Black Seal for the longest time but was unwilling to pay over the odds.

Wearing my Datejust 16200 with open 6 and 9 date wheel today. I believe this is a transitional model as it features open 6 and 9 date wheel, sapphire glass and luminova. Most Datejusts with open 6 and 9 date wheel are acrylic glass and tritium versions.

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It’s actually closer to 7.25”. The camera angle makes my wrist smaller than it actually is.

Here’s another shot.

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AP Royal Oak Offshore without doubt. They are true sports watches. I use mine in the pool, while playing tennis and also when chilling on my friend’s Sunseeker. You can’t do that with a Ming watch unless you get one of their dive series.

The new diver is still the same size at 42mm. The new removable plots are available for retrofitting into their older Diver models.

The normal models of the new divers are still steel bezel. No ceramic bezel unless on ceramic model.

There are carbon and ceramic versions of the older divers too. The only difference now is whether if you prefer the more classically styles double hash hour markers found on the older diver or the newer 0 (at 12 o’clock), 1 and fat short 1’s newer hour markers.

The new offshore chronographs are 43mm.

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Nice. I love how it looks on you.

Just thought I want to share here. I didn’t realize that my watch and car logo colors are identical (blue and white) when I drove my E90. Lol.

Breguet Marine looks too plain and not enough iconic elements to stand out in the crowd. In this price range, a generic look is not going to fly. You don’t want to spend so much money on a generic design.

Patek entry level calatrava has hobnail design on the bezel. Audemars RO and ROO has screws on the bezel. Vacheron has a cushion case watch with a tilted dial. Even A Lange & Sohne have models with a large date and offset hour and minute hand which is recognizable from a meter away.

This Breguet Marine just looks like any other watch with 3 hands and a date window. Even a Rolex with a date magnifier or an Omega Aqua Terra with a teak dial is more iconic and recognizable than the BM.

Calatrava 6119 with hobnail bezel.

ROO Diver 15720 with quick change strap.

Code 11:59 two tone in white gold and yellow gold. White gold outer case and yellow gold hexagonal inner case.

For sports models, nothing beats the Royal Oak Offshore diver 15720 with 300m water resistance and quick change strap kit.

For dress watches, the 6119 is beautiful and at 39mm, it’s very much a modern wearable size.

For something different, the Code 11:59 two tone is really nice.

These are all current production models that you can look into.

You can still wear your shiny watches to the clubhouse lah. I wear my watches to go driving range and swimming every weekend now. Just don’t wear them out in public places like malls or offices.