Factory Stickered 2007 Rolex Submariner "Kermit" Green 16610LV
Ref: 16610LV
Specification
Lugs : 20mm
Condition : Stickered
Box & Papers : Box & Papers
Case Material : Stainless Steel
Warranty : 12-Months Warranty
Points of Mention
This watch is sold with its Rolex box, swing tags, bezel protector, and Rolex paperwork. It comes paired with its original 20mm Rolex bracelet with a signed Rolex deployant clasp. The watch is from February 2007 and is sold in factory-stickered and Unworn condition, as you can see. The watch comes with our 12-Months Warranty.
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The Watch
Here we have a Factory Stickered and Unworn 2007 Rolex Submariner "Kermit" Green 16610LV. A curvaceous 40mm stainless steel Oyster case has chamfered edge lugs with a lug-to-lug length of 47.5mm and a thickness of 14.5mm, ensuring a comfortable fit. Introduced the 16610LV in 2003 to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Submariner; it was replaced in 2010 by the ref: 116610LV nicknamed the Hulk; LV means “Lunette Verte” which in English means “Green Bezel", hence the nickname “Kermit” after the children's charismatic green frog Muppet character created by Jim Henson. Polished and brushed surfaces transition with crisp lines, and on the right side is a Triplock screw-down signed crown protected by crown guards. The stainless steel unidirectional bezel has deep knurling and a vibrant green aluminium 60-minute dive insert. A flat sapphire crystal sits above the matte black dial. An outer Rolex Rehaut surrounds SuperLuminova-coated discs, and baton indexes mark the hours, and at 3 o’clock, there is a date window with Cyclops magnification. Mercedes' hands are complemented by a second hand with a lollipop counterweight coated in SuperLuminova. At 12 o’clock, it reads “Rolex Oyster Perpetual Date” and at 6 o’clock, “Submariner 1000ft=300m Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified.” On the reverse, a coin-edged case back, inside an automatic Rolex Cal. 3135, 31 jewels, 28,800 beats per hour, this movement is fitted with a Parachrom hairspring designed by Rolex; it offers greater resistance to shocks and to temperature variations. The watch comes paired with its original Rolex 20mm solid end link 904L stainless steel Oyster bracelet with OysterLock safety deployant clasp and also comes with its Rolex presentation box, swing tags, bezel protector and paperwork.
Personal Note
It is far from every day that an example like this factory-stickered and unworn Rolex Submariner 16610LV "Kermit" comes to market, so when they do you will want to act quickly. It is incredible to think that this watch has been stored in a safe for 17+ years, I always wonder whether I would be disciplined enough to continue that and preserve, what will eventually be, a historical and museum-level example, or whether I would tear those stickers off and wear it every day! Luckily, it's not down to me to make that choice, it is down to you!
The Brand
In 1905, German-born Hans Wilsdorf and his brother-in-law Alfred Davis set up a company in London that imported Swiss movements, which were installed in British cases and sold to jewellers who put their names on the dials. Recognising the potential for their brand, Wilsdorf created the brand name Rolex in 1908. In 1910, a Rolex became the first wristwatch to carry the Swiss Certificate of Chronometric Precision, awarded by the Official Watch Rating Centre in Bienne, Switzerland. Demand for Rolex watches rose swiftly, and British taxes on the Swiss movements Rolex used prompted Wilsdorf to move the business to Geneva, Switzerland, in 1919. With production costs lowered, Wilsdorf quickly set out to solve the age-old problem of moisture and dust entering a watch case and damaging the movement. The Rolex watchmakers came up with a fully sealed watch case, which Wilsdorf named the Oyster and released to an appreciative audience in 1926. In 1931, Rolex introduced the first automatic winding wristwatch, giving it the legendary name Oyster Perpetual. In 1945, they released the Datejust. The Datejust was the first watch to have the date jump instantaneously at midnight. The 1950s saw a whole lot of releases, such as the Air-King (1958), the Explorer (1953), the Submariner (1953), the GMT Master (1955), the Day-Date (1956), the electromagnetic field resistant Milgauss (1956), the Lady-Datejust (1957) and the first Deep Sea model (1960). Wilsdorf’s death in 1960 saw ownership of Rolex S.A. (a collection of sub-companies) passed to the Hans Wilsdorf Foundation, which was founded by Wilsdorf in 1945, the mission of which is simply to sustain Rolex S.A. indefinitely.