Hi,
I'm new to this forum but I've been arouns uite a lot on other watch websites.

Yesterday I searched on all treads onthis site concerning the 168000 because I'm intrested in this piece. Looks like this is the reference most Rolex owners or collectors don't even know.

2 people did agree on the rarity of this watch. One of them (Kristian)claimed it was in production for only about 9 months while another said it was longer in production 3 or maybe 4 years.

The last person showed a picture with a early 9 million number which would mean that it was made in 1985.
Kristian replied and begun talking about fake extra zero ...

I would want to know if somebody has a 16800 wit a serial number between 9.xxx.xxx and 9.750.xxx

Maybe not all subs from 85 till 89 had the extra zero. Maybe only 10 or 15 % were 168000, and the rest were normal 16800

Or Kristian is right and they were only produced 9 months.


Anyway, it is a very rare reference number.


I made a poll on another forum and asked which Rolex date the people had.

This was the result
1680 white 7 = 11%
1680 red 13 = 21%
16800 5 = 8%
168000 1 = 2%
16610 lug holes 13 = 21%
16610 without lugholes 24 = 38%


Conclusion, IT IS VERY RARE