Reference:16600 - Revision history

Klaudiusz: Deep audit: chronology, dial evidence, provenance, market language and image layout for 16600

2026-09-28T23:11:00Z

Deep audit: chronology, dial evidence, provenance, market language and image layout for 16600

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	\| Antiquorum Monaco lot 341		\| Antiquorum Monaco lot 341
	\| COMEX 16600 No. 3449 (1997 second batch)		\| COMEX 16600 No. 3449 (1997 second batch)
	\| —		\| result not stated
	\|-		\|-
	\| May 2016		\| May 2016
	\| Phillips Geneva Watch Auction THREE lot 119		\| Phillips Geneva Watch Auction THREE lot 119
	\| COMEX 16600		\| COMEX 16600
	\| —		\| result not stated
	\|-		\|-
	\| May 2014		\| May 2014
	\| Christie's sale 1401 "Important Watches"		\| Christie's sale 1401 "Important Watches"
	\| COMEX 16600		\| COMEX 16600
	\| —		\| result not stated
	\|-		\|-
	\| Sep 2025		\| Sep 2025
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	\| Antiquorum Monaco lot 314		\| Antiquorum Monaco lot 314
	\| Mavrostomos COMEX 16600 (first surfaced sale)		\| Mavrostomos COMEX 16600 (first surfaced sale)
	\| —		\| result not stated
	\|}		\|}

Klaudiusz: Deep correctness, grounding, image and anti-slop audit: qualify 16600 production, dial marks, movement, fitment, COMEX, Polipetto and market claims.

2026-09-28T16:20:52Z

Deep correctness, grounding, image and anti-slop audit: qualify 16600 production, dial marks, movement, fitment, COMEX, Polipetto and market claims.

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	[[File:Ref 16600 hero.webp\|thumb\|center\|640px\|alt=Rolex 16600 Sea-Dweller\|Rolex 16600 Sea-Dweller]]		[[File:Ref 16600 hero.webp\|thumb\|center\|640px\|alt=Rolex Sea-Dweller 16600 — 40mm Oyster, black aluminum bezel, cal 3135, the twenty-year long-run Sea-Dweller. Image via Monochrome.\|Rolex Sea-Dweller 16600 — 40mm Oyster, black aluminum bezel, cal 3135, the twenty-year long-run Sea-Dweller. Image via Monochrome.]]
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	[[File:Ref 16600 hero.webp\|thumb\|center\|640px\|alt=Rolex ~~Sea-Dweller~~ 16600 ~~— 40mm Oyster, black aluminum bezel, cal 3135, the twenty-year long-run~~ Sea-Dweller~~. Image via Monochrome.~~\|Rolex ~~Sea-Dweller~~ 16600 ~~— 40mm Oyster, black aluminum bezel, cal 3135, the twenty-year long-run~~ Sea-Dweller~~. Image via Monochrome.~~]]		[[File:Ref 16600 hero.webp\|thumb\|center\|640px\|alt=Rolex 16600 Sea-Dweller\|Rolex 16600 Sea-Dweller]]
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	<small>[[Reference:sea-dweller\|Sea-Dweller]] › '''16600'''</small>		<small>[[Reference:sea-dweller\|Sea-Dweller]] › '''16600'''</small>

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			[[File:Ref 16600 hero.webp\|thumb\|center\|640px\|alt=Rolex Sea-Dweller 16600 — 40mm Oyster, black aluminum bezel, cal 3135, the twenty-year long-run Sea-Dweller. Image via Monochrome.\|Rolex Sea-Dweller 16600 — 40mm Oyster, black aluminum bezel, cal 3135, the twenty-year long-run Sea-Dweller. Image via Monochrome.]]
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	The 16600 is the long-run Sea-Dweller. Twenty years of continuous production from 1989 through 2008, more than any other Sea-Dweller reference, and no immediate successor: when the 16600 ended, the larger Deepsea 116660 took the family forward and the 40mm slot stayed empty until the 116600 reissue in 2014. The case is the one the 16660 established, with the same sapphire crystal, same unidirectional bezel, same 1220-metre depth rating, same helium escape valve at 9 o'clock. The change is at the centre of the watch. The caliber 3135 replaces the 3035, and the dial moves through four canonical mark generations that track three decades of Rolex luminous chemistry from tritium to Luminova to Super-LumiNova. The 16600 is also the last Sea-Dweller with an aluminum bezel insert and the last to wear tritium. The 116600 that follows breaks both threads.		The 16600 is the long-run Sea-Dweller. Twenty years of continuous production from 1989 through 2008, more than any other Sea-Dweller reference, and no immediate successor: when the 16600 ended, the larger Deepsea 116660 took the family forward and the 40mm slot stayed empty until the 116600 reissue in 2014. The case is the one the 16660 established, with the same sapphire crystal, same unidirectional bezel, same 1220-metre depth rating, same helium escape valve at 9 o'clock. The change is at the centre of the watch. The caliber 3135 replaces the 3035, and the dial moves through four canonical mark generations that track three decades of Rolex luminous chemistry from tritium to Luminova to Super-LumiNova. The 16600 is also the last Sea-Dweller with an aluminum bezel insert and the last to wear tritium. The 116600 that follows breaks both threads.

	[[File:Ref 16600 hero.webp\|thumb\|right\|250px\|alt=Rolex Sea-Dweller 16600 — 40mm Oyster, black aluminum bezel, cal 3135, the twenty-year long-run Sea-Dweller. Image via Monochrome.\|Rolex Sea-Dweller 16600 — 40mm Oyster, black aluminum bezel, cal 3135, the twenty-year long-run Sea-Dweller. Image via Monochrome.]]

	==Core facts==		==Core facts==

Admin: site-wide: layout classes (core-facts card, breadcrumb, entry-point cards)

2026-09-05T01:20:21Z

site-wide: layout classes (core-facts card, breadcrumb, entry-point cards)

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	<small>[[Reference:sea-dweller\|Sea-Dweller]] -> '''16600'''</small>		<small>[[Reference:sea-dweller\|Sea-Dweller]] › '''16600'''</small>

	The 16600 is the long-run Sea-Dweller. Twenty years of continuous production from 1989 through 2008, more than any other Sea-Dweller reference, and no immediate successor: when the 16600 ended, the larger Deepsea 116660 took the family forward and the 40mm slot stayed empty until the 116600 reissue in 2014. The case is the one the 16660 established, with the same sapphire crystal, same unidirectional bezel, same 1220-metre depth rating, same helium escape valve at 9 o'clock. The change is at the centre of the watch. The caliber 3135 replaces the 3035, and the dial moves through four canonical mark generations that track three decades of Rolex luminous chemistry from tritium to Luminova to Super-LumiNova. The 16600 is also the last Sea-Dweller with an aluminum bezel insert and the last to wear tritium. The 116600 that follows breaks both threads.		The 16600 is the long-run Sea-Dweller. Twenty years of continuous production from 1989 through 2008, more than any other Sea-Dweller reference, and no immediate successor: when the 16600 ended, the larger Deepsea 116660 took the family forward and the 40mm slot stayed empty until the 116600 reissue in 2014. The case is the one the 16660 established, with the same sapphire crystal, same unidirectional bezel, same 1220-metre depth rating, same helium escape valve at 9 o'clock. The change is at the centre of the watch. The caliber 3135 replaces the 3035, and the dial moves through four canonical mark generations that track three decades of Rolex luminous chemistry from tritium to Luminova to Super-LumiNova. The 16600 is also the last Sea-Dweller with an aluminum bezel insert and the last to wear tritium. The 116600 that follows breaks both threads.
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Admin: site-wide: domain move BezelBase → Rolexopedia (rolexopedia.net)

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	\|description=The 16600 is the long-run Cal 3135 Sea-Dweller — 1989 to 2009, 40mm Oyster, 1220m depth. Mavrostomos Hydra X commemorative, Polipetto Italian State Police, and standard production documented.		\|description=The 16600 is the long-run Cal 3135 Sea-Dweller — 1989 to 2009, 40mm Oyster, 1220m depth. Mavrostomos Hydra X commemorative, Polipetto Italian State Police, and standard production documented.
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	See also the [[Reference:sea-dweller\|Sea-Dweller family index]], [[Reference:Movements\|movement reference]], [[Reference:Bracelets\|bracelet & clasp guide]], and [[Reference:Serial-numbers\|serial numbers by year]].		See also the [[Reference:sea-dweller\|Sea-Dweller family index]], [[Reference:Movements\|movement reference]], [[Reference:Bracelets\|bracelet & clasp guide]], and [[Reference:Serial-numbers\|serial numbers by year]].

	==Sources==		== Sources ==

	===Primary and specialist===		===Primary and specialist===

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