Rolex

The other day I was trying on a delightful 16600 Sea Dweller (photo attached just so you've got something to look at). The watch looked great, felt even better, but as soon as I'd put it on I noticed a smudgy fingerprint on the crystal. And I remembered t...  

This type of coating often is PVD-ed to avoid the smudging. Don’t know if some brands have it versus others….

Funny you mention this, my 16600 is the only one that gets these fingerprints really visible. I don't remember if the 14060 I used to have did the same thing. Surely the 116610 which doesn't have AR coating too, doesn't bother me that much. Probably somet... 

My 16600 SeaDweller also is a smudge machine and I think the only one of my watches that does that. Not sure if the coating is the thing or not. But I think ALL my watches have a flat crystal.

Turns out I tend to favor the dome! Not a rule by any means, though.

But it really is such a great watch a small piece of polishing cloth in the pocket and you have an excuse to wipe and admire it at will. Marc

I agree on these 5-digit Rolex sports models you’ve got a flat sapphire with no top-side AR sitting over a glossy black dial. The crystal acts like a mirror, the black dial gives maximum contrast, and the reflection of any smudge bounces straight back. On... 

Woe betide the cyclops!

Alas, I don’t have the answer. But good to know 🙂

This is the best configuration, case without holes, 4 pointed ... a modern 16600

I wore this as a daily for a few years around 2009. I felt like a cat cleaning its fur, regarding the fingerprints on the xtal.

It's annoying! Maybe I'd better hold out for a 1665. No such problems on that crystal I bet!

... finding a nice dome crystal to fit the 16600, ideally with AR coating on the inside. It'd look amazing...