I've lost my mind... Incoming
The mailman dropped this off for me this morning:And what do we have inside?After much back and forth on the 44mm... Finally I've pulled the trigger on one. This was a true impulse purchase - I was offered it at a price I truly could not say no to. It's really big:But from these angles it's not as overwhelming (again maybe I'm deluding myself:)Next order of business is to order a XS strap!

Question
Is there a reference post regarding year/series of ap roo?

Why did such mania set in?
I have been a PP and Nautilus fan for a long long time. During many periods you could not give these things away. I have noticed that in the last 2-5 months that prices for certain things have just exploded. Just about every Nautilus s now hard to get and the same thing has happened with several Rolex sports models. You can't get a new Sea Dweller or Sky Dweller and Daytonas have gone back to their original scarcity as opposed to being the easiest hardest watch to get. A 5711 or 5712 is now like asking a dealer for a Daytona regardless of price. I actually talked to a watch sure owner yesterday who said I just won't deal in them anymore because it makes everyone unhappy. What the hell is going on??

16622 vs 116622 in Photographs
The YM was almost never on my radar.Not only due to its price but also because I never warmed up to polished center links and to be honest, like many others, I felt it was a bit too monochromatic and a bit... well... boring.About 6 weeks ago, a very kind forum member (different forum) shipped me his 16622 to try.I fell in love with it almost instantly and I knew I had to have one. (don't you hate it when that happens?)Anyway, since I currently have both the 16622 and 116622 in my possession, I thought it would be a good idea to do a side by side photo comparison.While the YM was the model to introduce many new features to the Rolex Professional line up, it seemed to have been largely forgotten over the years and continue to soldier on largely unchanged.The 116622 introduced some minor changes, with the most important one of all being (of course) the updated clasp with Easy Link.This will just focus on external differences as I am not anywhere near knowledgeable enough to comment on wha

SkyDweller Disappointment
I visited one of the local ADs today and tried on both the new SkyDweller and the old SeaDweller. I learned that I can't wear a watch larger than 40mm. Very disappointed. The SeaDweller was a nice watch, but there wasn't anything about it that made me like it better than the Sub. Oh well, back to thinking about the Sub.