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	The ~~[[Reference:~~16800~~\|16800]]~~ is the transitional Submariner Date. Introduced around 1979 as the successor to the [[Reference:1680\|1680]], it arrived with three changes that would define the modern Submariner: a sapphire crystal (the first ever fitted to a Submariner), a 300m depth rating up from 200m, and a quick-set date via caliber 3035. Production ran until about 1988, when the [[Reference:16610\|16610]] took over for the next 23 years, with the brief 168000 “Triple Zero” slotted in between.		The 16800 is the transitional Submariner Date. Introduced around 1979 as the successor to the [[Reference:1680\|1680]], it arrived with three changes that would define the modern Submariner: a sapphire crystal (the first ever fitted to a Submariner), a 300m depth rating up from 200m, and a quick-set date via caliber 3035. Production ran until about 1988, when the [[Reference:16610\|16610]] took over for the next 23 years, with the brief 168000 “Triple Zero” slotted in between.

	The sapphire crystal is the change that matters most. Every prior Submariner wore acrylic, the [[Reference:1680\|1680]], [[Reference:5513\|5513]] and [[Reference:6538\|6538]] included. The 16800 broke that continuity, and every Submariner since has used sapphire.		The sapphire crystal is the change that matters most. Every prior Submariner wore acrylic, the [[Reference:1680\|1680]], [[Reference:5513\|5513]] and [[Reference:6538\|6538]] included. The 16800 broke that continuity, and every Submariner since has used sapphire.
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	* [[Reference:1680\|1680]] (1966–1979): acrylic crystal, 200m, caliber 1575/1570		* [[Reference:1680\|1680]] (1966–1979): acrylic crystal, 200m, caliber 1575/1570
	* ~~[[Reference:~~16800~~\|16800]]~~ (1979–1988): sapphire crystal, 300m, caliber 3035 (this reference)		* 16800 (1979–1988): sapphire crystal, 300m, caliber 3035 (this reference)
	* 168000 “Triple Zero” (1986–1987, transitional): first 904L steel, 501B end links		* 168000 “Triple Zero” (1986–1987, transitional): first 904L steel, 501B end links
	* [[Reference:16610\|16610]] (1989–2010): caliber 3135, fully modern		* [[Reference:16610\|16610]] (1989–2010): caliber 3135, fully modern

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	The 168000 “Triple Zero” sub-variant, when it appears as such, commands a premium above the standard 16800 based on its extreme brevity of production and its role as the first 904L Submariner.		The 168000 “Triple Zero” sub-variant, when it appears as such, commands a premium above the standard 16800 based on its extreme brevity of production and its role as the first 904L Submariner.


			== Related references ==

			* [[Reference:16803\|Submariner 16803]] — 1984–1988
			* [[Reference:5513\|Submariner 5513]] — Non-Date Classic (1962–1989)
			* [[Reference:1680\|Submariner 1680]] — First Date Sub, 'Red Sub' (1969–1979)
			* [[Reference:5517\|Submariner 5517]] — "MilSub", Military Issue (1971–1974)
			* [[Reference:14060\|Submariner 14060]] — Non-Date, Cal 3000 (1990–2000)
			* [[Reference:5512\|Submariner 5512]] — First Crown-Guard (1959–1978)

			See also the [[Reference:submariner\|Submariner family index]], [[Reference:Movements\|movement reference]], [[Reference:Bracelets\|bracelet & clasp guide]], and [[Reference:Serial-numbers\|serial numbers by year]].

	== Sources ==		== Sources ==

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	<small>[[Reference:submariner\|Submariner]] -> '''16800'''</small>		<small>[[Reference:submariner\|Submariner]] -> '''16800'''</small>

	The ~~[[Reference:~~16800~~\|16800]]~~ is the transitional Submariner Date. Introduced around 1979 as the successor to the [[Reference:1680\|1680]], it arrived with three changes that would define the modern Submariner: a sapphire crystal (the first ever fitted to a Submariner), a 300m depth rating up from 200m, and a quick-set date via caliber 3035. Production ran until about 1988, when the [[Reference:16610\|16610]] took over for the next 23 years, with the brief 168000 “Triple Zero” slotted in between.		The 16800 is the transitional Submariner Date. Introduced around 1979 as the successor to the [[Reference:1680\|1680]], it arrived with three changes that would define the modern Submariner: a sapphire crystal (the first ever fitted to a Submariner), a 300m depth rating up from 200m, and a quick-set date via caliber 3035. Production ran until about 1988, when the [[Reference:16610\|16610]] took over for the next 23 years, with the brief 168000 “Triple Zero” slotted in between.

	The sapphire crystal is the change that matters most. Every prior Submariner wore acrylic, the [[Reference:1680\|1680]], [[Reference:5513\|5513]] and [[Reference:6538\|6538]] included. The 16800 broke that continuity, and every Submariner since has used sapphire.		The sapphire crystal is the change that matters most. Every prior Submariner wore acrylic, the [[Reference:1680\|1680]], [[Reference:5513\|5513]] and [[Reference:6538\|6538]] included. The 16800 broke that continuity, and every Submariner since has used sapphire.
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	* [[Reference:1680\|1680]] (1966–1979): acrylic crystal, 200m, caliber 1575/1570		* [[Reference:1680\|1680]] (1966–1979): acrylic crystal, 200m, caliber 1575/1570
	* ~~[[Reference:~~16800~~\|16800]]~~ (1979–1988): sapphire crystal, 300m, caliber 3035 (this reference)		* 16800 (1979–1988): sapphire crystal, 300m, caliber 3035 (this reference)
	* 168000 “Triple Zero” (1986–1987, transitional): first 904L steel, 501B end links		* 168000 “Triple Zero” (1986–1987, transitional): first 904L steel, 501B end links
	* [[Reference:16610\|16610]] (1989–2010): caliber 3135, fully modern		* [[Reference:16610\|16610]] (1989–2010): caliber 3135, fully modern