Rolex Sea Dweller Anchor 1,220m 4,000 ft 16660 Added to coll

[rw16610]

I put in an offer on this over the weekend and the seller accepted. My plan was to consider selling off some of my Rolex accessories, but the particular auction house I first contacted wasn't interested in accessories.

I'll likely just hang onto it with the other items, but I am seriously considering / looking into the best platforms to sell these items down the road. Truthfully a part of me doesn't want to, but we shall see.

The seller had a few more for sale which went before this, and was left positive feedback for both. He's also a collector but didn't want to keep the duplicate pieces and obtained them from an estate sale:





Bob's watches has a bit of Sea-Dweller history on the website.

Sea-Dweller 16660 Timeline:
– 1967: Rolex debuts the Sea-Dweller watch and launches the reference 1665.

– 1978: Rolex introduces Sea-Dweller ref. 16660.

– 1983: Rolex stops production of the Sea-Dweller ref. 1665.

– 1983/1984: Rolex replaces the matte dial of the Sea-Dweller 16660 with a glossy dial.

– 1989: Rolex stops production of the Sea-Dweller ref. 16660 and replaces it with reference 16600.

www.bobswatches.com/rolex-blog/watch-review/transitional-sea-dweller-16660-triple-six.html


I was wondering at first why the factory packaging had a coronet stamped on it, as none of my others do. This is essentially because they're newer. The anchors were discontinued at some point in 2005 when the (then new) box sets came on the scene. These would likely ship to the AD's with the box sets and not with the actual watch and hang tags.

The irony is, that's how these started out in the 50s / 60s, as a way to indicate they were dive watches.

With 17 not including this one (only one other Sea-Dweller anchor) the sale aspect is still on my mind depending on what they're commonly going for these days.

[Baco Noir]

May 23, 2023 18:22:20 GMT -6 rw16610 said:

I put in an offer on this over the weekend and the seller accepted. My plan was to consider selling off some of my Rolex accessories, but the particular auction house I first contacted wasn't interested in accessories.

I'll likely just hang onto it with the other items, but I am seriously considering / looking into the best platforms to sell these items down the road. Truthfully a part of me doesn't want to, but we shall see.

The seller had a few more for sale which went before this, and was left positive feedback for both. He's also a collector but didn't want to keep the duplicate pieces and obtained them from an estate sale:





Bob's watches has a bit of Sea-Dweller history on the website.

Sea-Dweller 16660 Timeline:
– 1967: Rolex debuts the Sea-Dweller watch and launches the reference 1665.

– 1978: Rolex introduces Sea-Dweller ref. 16660.

– 1983: Rolex stops production of the Sea-Dweller ref. 1665.

– 1983/1984: Rolex replaces the matte dial of the Sea-Dweller 16660 with a glossy dial.

– 1989: Rolex stops production of the Sea-Dweller ref. 16660 and replaces it with reference 16600.

www.bobswatches.com/rolex-blog/watch-review/transitional-sea-dweller-16660-triple-six.html


I was wondering at first why the factory packaging had a coronet stamped on it, as none of my others do. This is essentially because they're newer. The anchors were discontinued at some point in 2005 when the (then new) box sets came on the scene. These would likely ship to the AD's with the box sets and not with the actual watch and hang tags.

The irony is, that's how these started out in the 50s / 60s, as a way to indicate they were dive watches.

With 17 not including this one (only one other Sea-Dweller anchor) the sale aspect is still on my mind depending on what they're commonly going for these days.

The anchors are such a cool and unique piece. It’s sad they were discontinued.

[rw16610]

Baco Noir Agreed, it was a neat, historically significant keepsake to accompany a dive watch from the brand.

Although I wish there was a 16600 Sea-Dweller in my collection, I can't justify what they're presently going for. However, if I were to ever go for another Rolex that would be the one.

This collection sort of allows me to enjoy aspect of that cool history.

[Baco Noir]

May 23, 2023 20:04:41 GMT -6 rw16610 said:

Baco Noir Agreed, it was a neat, historically significant keepsake to accompany a dive watch from the brand.

Although I wish there was a 16600 Sea-Dweller in my collection, I can't justify what they're presently going for. However, if I were to ever go for another Rolex that would be the one.

This collection sort of allows me to enjoy aspect of that cool history.

I found my Z-series 16600 SD to be top heavy and always wanting to rotate off the top of my wrist. While I loved the clean look without the cyclops, the tendency to not stay put always bugged me. If I were looking for a SS diver from Rolex these days, it’d probably be a ND sub.

[rw16610]

The 14060M is another piece I would absolutely love to own as well. I've never tried on the Sea-Dweller, but can imagine the top heavy feeling with the hollow centre link bracelet being out of balance. Chances are I wouldn't wear it as much as the others in my collection so it would be less of an issue, but an issue nonetheless.