I will try to keep this as brief as possible, as I am in the process of dedicating a review to the Dweller.

Something that may not be initially obvious is that one tends to grow into any hobby and as such, on my journey of being a WIS, I thought I’d look ‘across’ from the Omega pond and next decided to consider the big ‘R’ - Rolex.

Over the many years, I have been put off by the stigma associated with the branding of their timepieces, and the usual first thought of anyone - “is it a fake?” but once I started to research their timepieces, the “tool” watch philosophy behind most of the Oyster line - and to my surprise, the cost wasn’t as high as initially perceived. Heck, if you want expensive you are best off buying a fancy watch on Hollywood boulevard featuring a basic quartz or mechanical ETA movement with a $100k price tag - however, the discerning would probably settle for something IWC, Jaeger-LeCoultre, Vacheron Constantin, Patek or A. Lang & Söhne; basically the upper most echelons of haute horologie!

Long story short, I fell for the Rolex Sea-Dweller 16600, and to my horror, had a hard time sourcing one in London. I ended up calling around 6-8 ADs who all told me that they had 4-8 week waiting lists on 100% payment and that I was out of luck. Thanks to Charles & Harry of the Rolex forum @ TimeZone.com, I was directed to a particular AD in the Brent Cross area who was able to have one waiting in-store for my collection on landing in London - an extremely fantastic experience!

Here are some more snaps of this lovely timepiece,