Rolex DateJust 116201 Review

Review of my 116201 Everose DateJust. Hope you like it :) A lot more photos are available at my blog, bsodmike.com, as well as information. You can catch me on TimeZone.com on the Rolex forum as well! All the best, Michael

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ERRATA: I made a mistake during the video when I said that the 16710 GMT has the 3135 movement - incorrect! It has the 3185 movement, although some of the transitional models have the 3186 with Parachrom Blu hairspring. The same 3186 movement is found in the 116710 (SS), 116713 (YG/SS), and 116718 (YG) versions of the Ceramic bezeled GMTIIs.

The 3135 is indeed the base calibre for the Submariners (16610, 16610 LV) and the Yachtmaster (16622).

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[deviatea]

I'll stick to my Casio I purchase for 99 cents on ebay, tells me the time...and i keep 5k

[bsodmike]

@deviatea certainly, each to their own. Of course, you'd be hard pressed to get this model, with the diamond dial for just USD 5k. FYI This is now retailing for over USD 13k in most parts of the world.

[deviatea]

@bsodmike Thats just swell, maybe a retirement type of item the rolex watch is, casio is tacky but thats life. thx

[bsodmike]

@deviatea I'm only 28 so I've got a while before I'm thinking of retirement; personally, an 18k Patek, AP, and/or Rolex are far more justified of retirement but that's just my 2 cents on the matter.

[Rolexwatchguide]

Hmm i think if you had the rough bazel it will look better but i think the bracelet you have is alot nicer than the jubilee to be honest! :D! please check out my reviews ;) and also i got the same gmt as you ! :)

[bsodmike]

@Rolexwatchguide thanks for the kind words mate - it's good to have constructive criticism for once. This bracelet design is the Oyster - the only problem is I've owned over five or so Rolexes in the past and they've all had oyster bracelets. I might go as far as saying I'd certainly like a change! Looking forward to picking up an AP RO next year...that should hit the spot just nicely :)

[bsodmike]

@eicalis Good point.  While ceramic tends to be scratch proof, they certainly aren't shatter proof. Of course, there are ceramic composites (I believe Hublot and AP use them quite a bit) but I'm not sure how well they stand up to a full on blow.

[PatientZeroThree]

@bsodmike

Indeed, as Audemars Piguet is one of the only watch manufacturers that has a moment which frequency is higher than the legendary El Primero.

[bsodmike]

@cartmanpiggy My current DateJust, profile wise, is identical to the original Day-Date (36 mm model); while I would certainly love to own one - at that particular price point, I would much rather pickup an Audemars Piguet RO and/or an annual calendar from Patek.

If you can get one though, don't hold back :)

[bsodmike]

@MrLuis781 You are referring to a sapphire crystal, and yes, of course. I believe Rolexes have had sapphire crystals for over 20 years, possibly longer.

You will find that even the low tier brands such as Rado, Tissot etc (anything from the Swatch group) have also featured sapphire crystals for many many years. "low tier" does not mean low quality though, so I hope no one takes me out of context. I am a big fan of Omega too!