Oyster Perpetual Date Appraisal

Rolex Oyster Perpetual Date Submariner (Likely Reference 16610)

This is a luxury divers' wristwatch featuring a stainless steel construction with a black dial and a rotating black bezel. The watch showcases a roughly 40mm stainless steel Oyster case equipped with a screw-down crown protected by crown guards. The black dial features luminous 'Mercedes' style hands and applied circular, rectangular, and triangular hour markers with a cream-toned patina, suggesting a Tritium-based luminous material consistent with older vintage models. A date window with a magnifying Cyclops lens is positioned at 3 o'clock. The dial text includes the Rolex coronet, 'ROLEX OYSTER PERPETUAL DATE', 'SUBMARINER 1000ft=300m', and the 'SUPERLATIVE CHRONOMETER OFFICIALLY CERTIFIED' certification. The unidirectional rotating bezel has a black aluminum insert with a 60-minute scale and a luminous pearl at the 12 o'clock position. The watch is mounted on a stainless steel Oyster bracelet with flat three-piece links. Visually, the watch shows signs of significant wear consistent with regular use, including various scratches on the crystal, heavy scuffing on the aluminum bezel insert (notably between the 10 and 20 markers), and surface scratches on the steel casing and bracelet. The overall condition suggests a vintage piece from the late 1980s to 1990s that has not been recently polished or serviced.