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Vintage Rolex is a catalogue problem as much as a collecting one. A single reference can carry a dozen dial variants across a twenty-year production run, with movement and case changes overlapping them, and placing a specific watch in its generation matters before anything else about it does. BezelBase is the archive that answers those questions, reference by reference.
'''Encyclopedic reference for Rolex watches.''' Production histories, dial variant taxonomies, serial range guides, movement specs, bracelet authentication, and collector context — organized by reference number. [[BezelBase:About|About →]]
 
Pages are indexed by reference number, the way collectors already think about these watches. The 5512 before the phrase "four-line gilt." The 1680 before "Red Sub." Each entry documents a reference's dial variants and production years, then maps the movement and bracelet fitments that travelled with them. Sources are named. Where sources disagree, the disagreement is stated rather than smoothed over. Scope is everything Rolex no longer makes, from the earliest bubbleback Oysters through the last five-digit Submariners. [[BezelBase:About|About →]]
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== Submariner ==
== Submariner ==


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! style="text-align:left; border-bottom:1px solid #ccc; padding:2px 4px; width:220px;" | Era
! style="text-align:left; border-bottom:1px solid #ccc; padding:2px 4px;" | Era
! style="text-align:left; border-bottom:1px solid #ccc; padding:2px 4px;" | References
! style="text-align:left; border-bottom:1px solid #ccc; padding:2px 4px;" | No-date
! style="text-align:left; border-bottom:1px solid #ccc; padding:2px 4px;" | Date (steel)
! style="text-align:left; border-bottom:1px solid #ccc; padding:2px 4px;" | Date (precious metal)
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| style="padding:4px; vertical-align:top; font-weight:bold;" | Early<br/><small>1953–59</small>
| style="padding:4px; vertical-align:top; font-weight:bold; white-space:nowrap;" | Early<br/><small>1953–59</small>
| style="padding:4px; vertical-align:top;" | [[Reference:6204|6204]] · [[Reference:6205|6205]] · [[Reference:6200|6200]] · [[Reference:6536|6536]] · [[Reference:6536-1|6536/1]] · [[Reference:6538|6538]]
| style="padding:4px; vertical-align:top;" colspan="3" | [[Reference:6204|6204]] · [[Reference:6205|6205]] · [[Reference:6200|6200]] · [[Reference:6536|6536]] · [[Reference:6536-1|6536/1]] · [[Reference:6538|6538]]
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| style="padding:4px; vertical-align:top; font-weight:bold;" | Crown-guard<br/><small>1958–90</small>
| style="padding:4px; vertical-align:top; font-weight:bold; white-space:nowrap;" | Crown-guard<br/><small>1958–90</small>
| style="padding:4px; vertical-align:top;" | [[Reference:5508|5508]] · [[Reference:5510|5510]] · [[Reference:5512|5512]] · [[Reference:5513|5513]] · [[Reference:5514|5514]] · [[Reference:5517|5517]] · [[Reference:1680|1680]]
| style="padding:4px; vertical-align:top;" | [[Reference:5508|5508]] · [[Reference:5510|5510]] · [[Reference:5512|5512]] · [[Reference:5513|5513]] · [[Reference:5514|5514]] · [[Reference:5517|5517]]
| style="padding:4px; vertical-align:top;" | [[Reference:1680|1680]]
| style="padding:4px; vertical-align:top;" | —
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| style="padding:4px; vertical-align:top; font-weight:bold;" | Five-digit<br/><small>1979–2010</small>
| style="padding:4px; vertical-align:top; font-weight:bold; white-space:nowrap;" | Five-digit<br/><small>1979–2010</small>
| style="padding:4px; vertical-align:top;" | [[Reference:14060|14060]] · [[Reference:14060M|14060M]] · [[Reference:16800|16800]] · [[Reference:16610|16610]] · [[Reference:16610LV|16610LV]] · [[Reference:16803|16803]] · [[Reference:16808|16808]] · [[Reference:16613|16613]] · [[Reference:16618|16618]]
| style="padding:4px; vertical-align:top;" | [[Reference:14060|14060]] · [[Reference:14060M|14060M]]
| style="padding:4px; vertical-align:top;" | [[Reference:16800|16800]] · [[Reference:16610|16610]] · [[Reference:16610LV|16610LV]]
| style="padding:4px; vertical-align:top;" | [[Reference:16803|16803]] · [[Reference:16808|16808]] · [[Reference:16613|16613]] · [[Reference:16618|16618]]


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'''[[Reference:submariner|→ Full Submariner index]]'''
<small>'''Collector landmarks:''' [[Reference:6538|6538]] Bond Sub · [[Reference:5513|5513]] 27-year run · [[Reference:1680|1680]] Red Sub · [[Reference:5514|5514]] COMEX · [[Reference:16610|16610]] 23-year benchmark · [[Reference:116610LV|116610LV]] Hulk · [[Reference:114060|114060]] last small Sub</small>
 
'''[[Reference:submariner|→ Full Submariner index]]''' — every reference with specs, movement progression, and collector landmarks
 
== Explorer ==
== Explorer ==


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! style="text-align:left; border-bottom:1px solid #ccc; padding:2px 4px; width:220px;" | Era
! style="text-align:left; border-bottom:1px solid #ccc; padding:2px 4px;" | Era
! style="text-align:left; border-bottom:1px solid #ccc; padding:2px 4px;" | References
! style="text-align:left; border-bottom:1px solid #ccc; padding:2px 4px;" | References
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| style="padding:4px; vertical-align:top; font-weight:bold;" | Pre-Explorer & early<br/><small>1952–59</small>
| style="padding:4px; vertical-align:top; font-weight:bold; white-space:nowrap;" | Pre-Explorer & early<br/><small>1952–59</small>
| style="padding:4px; vertical-align:top;" | [[Reference:6150|6150]] · [[Reference:6350|6350]] · [[Reference:6610|6610]]
| style="padding:4px; vertical-align:top;" | [[Reference:6150|6150]] · [[Reference:6350|6350]] · [[Reference:6610|6610]]
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| style="padding:4px; vertical-align:top; font-weight:bold;" | Foundation<br/><small>1960–89</small>
| style="padding:4px; vertical-align:top; font-weight:bold; white-space:nowrap;" | Foundation<br/><small>1960–89</small>
| style="padding:4px; vertical-align:top;" | [[Reference:1016|1016]]
| style="padding:4px; vertical-align:top;" | [[Reference:1016|1016]]
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| style="padding:4px; vertical-align:top; font-weight:bold;" | Modern<br/><small>1989–2021</small>
| style="padding:4px; vertical-align:top; font-weight:bold; white-space:nowrap;" | Modern<br/><small>1989–2021</small>
| style="padding:4px; vertical-align:top;" | [[Reference:14270|14270]] · [[Reference:114270|114270]] · [[Reference:214270|214270]]
| style="padding:4px; vertical-align:top;" | [[Reference:14270|14270]] · [[Reference:114270|114270]] · [[Reference:214270|214270]]


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'''[[Reference:explorer|→ Full Explorer index]]'''
<small>'''Collector landmarks:''' [[Reference:6350|6350]] first "Explorer" name · [[Reference:1016|1016]] 29-year run, gilt & matte eras · [[Reference:14270|14270]] Blackout</small>
 
'''[[Reference:explorer|→ Full Explorer index]]''' — every reference with specs, movement progression, and collector landmarks
 
== GMT-Master ==
 
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! style="text-align:left; border-bottom:1px solid #ccc; padding:2px 4px;" | Era
! style="text-align:left; border-bottom:1px solid #ccc; padding:2px 4px;" | Steel
! style="text-align:left; border-bottom:1px solid #ccc; padding:2px 4px;" | Two-tone / Gold
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| style="padding:4px; vertical-align:top; font-weight:bold; white-space:nowrap;" | Early<br/><small>1955–1959</small>
| style="padding:4px; vertical-align:top;" colspan="2" | [[Reference:6542|6542]]
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| style="padding:4px; vertical-align:top; font-weight:bold; white-space:nowrap;" | Long vintage<br/><small>1959–1979</small>
| style="padding:4px; vertical-align:top;" | [[Reference:1675|1675]]
| style="padding:4px; vertical-align:top;" | [[Reference:1675|1675/3]] · [[Reference:1675|1675/8]]
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| style="padding:4px; vertical-align:top; font-weight:bold; white-space:nowrap;" | Transitional<br/><small>1979–1988</small>
| style="padding:4px; vertical-align:top;" | [[Reference:16750|16750]]
| style="padding:4px; vertical-align:top;" | [[Reference:16753|16753]] · [[Reference:16758|16758]]
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| style="padding:4px; vertical-align:top; font-weight:bold; white-space:nowrap;" | Late GMT-Master<br/><small>1988–1999</small>
| style="padding:4px; vertical-align:top;" | [[Reference:16700|16700]]
| style="padding:4px; vertical-align:top;" | —
|-
| style="padding:4px; vertical-align:top; font-weight:bold; white-space:nowrap;" | GMT-Master II<br/><small>1983–2007</small>
| style="padding:4px; vertical-align:top;" | [[Reference:16760|16760]] · [[Reference:16710|16710]]
| style="padding:4px; vertical-align:top;" | [[Reference:16713|16713]] · [[Reference:16718|16718]]
 
|}
 
<small>'''Collector landmarks:''' [[Reference:6542|6542]] first GMT-Master, bakelite bezel · [[Reference:1675|1675]] 20-year vintage core · [[Reference:16760|16760]] Fat Lady, first GMT-Master II · [[Reference:16700|16700]] last GMT-Master · [[Reference:16710|16710]] Pepsi · Coke · black across one long run</small>
 
'''[[Reference:gmt-master|→ Full GMT-Master index]]''' — every reference with specs, movement progression, and collector landmarks
 
== Oyster & Bubbleback ==
== Oyster & Bubbleback ==


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! style="text-align:left; border-bottom:1px solid #ccc; padding:2px 4px; width:220px;" | Era
! style="text-align:left; border-bottom:1px solid #ccc; padding:2px 4px;" | Era
! style="text-align:left; border-bottom:1px solid #ccc; padding:2px 4px;" | References
! style="text-align:left; border-bottom:1px solid #ccc; padding:2px 4px;" | References
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| style="padding:4px; vertical-align:top; font-weight:bold;" | Pre-Oyster / Submarine<br/><small>1922–1926</small>
| style="padding:4px; vertical-align:top; font-weight:bold; white-space:nowrap;" | Pre-Oyster / Submarine<br/><small>1922–1926</small>
| style="padding:4px; vertical-align:top;" | [[Reference:3666|3666]]
| style="padding:4px; vertical-align:top;" | [[Reference:3666|3666]]
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| style="padding:4px; vertical-align:top; font-weight:bold;" | Pre-Perpetual Oyster<br/><small>1926–1937</small>
| style="padding:4px; vertical-align:top; font-weight:bold; white-space:nowrap;" | Pre-Perpetual Oyster<br/><small>1926–1937</small>
| style="padding:4px; vertical-align:top;" | [[Reference:2136|2136]] · [[Reference:3003|3003]] · [[Reference:3004|3004]]
| style="padding:4px; vertical-align:top;" | [[Reference:2136|2136]] · [[Reference:3003|3003]] · [[Reference:3004|3004]]
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| style="padding:4px; vertical-align:top; font-weight:bold;" | First Bubbleback<br/><small>1933–1935</small>
| style="padding:4px; vertical-align:top; font-weight:bold; white-space:nowrap;" | First Bubbleback<br/><small>1933–1935</small>
| style="padding:4px; vertical-align:top;" | [[Reference:1858|1858]]
| style="padding:4px; vertical-align:top;" | [[Reference:1858|1858]]
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| style="padding:4px; vertical-align:top; font-weight:bold;" | Two-piece Bubbleback<br/><small>1936–1944</small>
| style="padding:4px; vertical-align:top; font-weight:bold; white-space:nowrap;" | Two-piece Bubbleback<br/><small>1936–1944</small>
| style="padding:4px; vertical-align:top;" | [[Reference:3131|3131]] · [[Reference:3372|3372]]
| style="padding:4px; vertical-align:top;" | [[Reference:3131|3131]] · [[Reference:3372|3372]]
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| style="padding:4px; vertical-align:top; font-weight:bold;" | Oyster chronograph<br/><small>1939–1945</small>
| style="padding:4px; vertical-align:top; font-weight:bold; white-space:nowrap;" | Oyster chronograph<br/><small>1939–1945</small>
| style="padding:4px; vertical-align:top;" | [[Reference:3525|3525]]
| style="padding:4px; vertical-align:top;" | [[Reference:3525|3525]]
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| style="padding:4px; vertical-align:top; font-weight:bold;" | First Datejust / Ovettone<br/><small>1945–1953</small>
| style="padding:4px; vertical-align:top; font-weight:bold; white-space:nowrap;" | First Datejust / Ovettone<br/><small>1945–1953</small>
| style="padding:4px; vertical-align:top;" | [[Reference:4467|4467]] · [[Reference:5030|5030]] · [[Reference:5031|5031]] · [[Reference:6031|6031]] · [[Reference:6075|6075]] · [[Reference:6105|6105]]
| style="padding:4px; vertical-align:top;" | [[Reference:4467|4467]] · [[Reference:5030|5030]] · [[Reference:5031|5031]] · [[Reference:6031|6031]] · [[Reference:6075|6075]] · [[Reference:6105|6105]]
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| style="padding:4px; vertical-align:top; font-weight:bold;" | Triple calendar — Padellone<br/><small>1949–1953</small>
| style="padding:4px; vertical-align:top; font-weight:bold; white-space:nowrap;" | Triple calendar — Padellone<br/><small>1949–1953</small>
| style="padding:4px; vertical-align:top;" | [[Reference:8171|8171]]
| style="padding:4px; vertical-align:top;" | [[Reference:8171|8171]]
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| style="padding:4px; vertical-align:top; font-weight:bold;" | Super Oyster (pre-Submariner)<br/><small>1952–1953</small>
| style="padding:4px; vertical-align:top; font-weight:bold; white-space:nowrap;" | Super Oyster (pre-Submariner)<br/><small>1952–1953</small>
| style="padding:4px; vertical-align:top;" | [[Reference:6098|6098]]
| style="padding:4px; vertical-align:top;" | [[Reference:6098|6098]]


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'''[[Reference:bubbleback|→ Full Bubbleback index]]'''
<small>'''Collector landmarks:''' [[Reference:3666|3666]] pre-Oyster Submarine · [[Reference:1858|1858]] first Bubbleback, Didactic · [[Reference:3525|3525]] first Oyster chrono / POW watch · [[Reference:4467|4467]] first Datejust · [[Reference:6105|6105]] first Datejust-text dial · [[Reference:8171|8171]] Padellone · [[Reference:6098|6098]] Super Oyster, pre-Sub ancestor</small>
 
'''[[Reference:bubbleback|→ Full Bubbleback index]]''' — every reference with specs, movement progression, and collector landmarks


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Revision as of 03:30, 18 April 2026

Encyclopedic reference for Rolex watches. Production histories, dial variant taxonomies, serial range guides, movement specs, bracelet authentication, and collector context — organized by reference number. About →

Submariner

Era No-date Date (steel) Date (precious metal)
Early
1953–59 		6204 · 6205 · 6200 · 6536 · 6536/1 · 6538
Crown-guard
1958–90 		5508 · 5510 · 5512 · 5513 · 5514 · 5517 1680 —
Five-digit
1979–2010 		14060 · 14060M 16800 · 16610 · 16610LV 16803 · 16808 · 16613 · 16618

Collector landmarks: 6538 Bond Sub · 5513 27-year run · 1680 Red Sub · 5514 COMEX · 16610 23-year benchmark · 116610LV Hulk · 114060 last small Sub

→ Full Submariner index — every reference with specs, movement progression, and collector landmarks

Explorer

Era References
Pre-Explorer & early
1952–59 		6150 · 6350 · 6610
Foundation
1960–89 		1016
Modern
1989–2021 		14270 · 114270 · 214270

Collector landmarks: 6350 first "Explorer" name · 1016 29-year run, gilt & matte eras · 14270 Blackout

→ Full Explorer index — every reference with specs, movement progression, and collector landmarks

GMT-Master

Era Steel Two-tone / Gold
Early
1955–1959 		6542
Long vintage
1959–1979 		1675 1675/3 · 1675/8
Transitional
1979–1988 		16750 16753 · 16758
Late GMT-Master
1988–1999 		16700 —
GMT-Master II
1983–2007 		16760 · 16710 16713 · 16718

Collector landmarks: 6542 first GMT-Master, bakelite bezel · 1675 20-year vintage core · 16760 Fat Lady, first GMT-Master II · 16700 last GMT-Master · 16710 Pepsi · Coke · black across one long run

→ Full GMT-Master index — every reference with specs, movement progression, and collector landmarks

Oyster & Bubbleback

Era References
Pre-Oyster / Submarine
1922–1926 		3666
Pre-Perpetual Oyster
1926–1937 		2136 · 3003 · 3004
First Bubbleback
1933–1935 		1858
Two-piece Bubbleback
1936–1944 		3131 · 3372
Oyster chronograph
1939–1945 		3525
First Datejust / Ovettone
1945–1953 		4467 · 5030 · 5031 · 6031 · 6075 · 6105
Triple calendar — Padellone
1949–1953 		8171
Super Oyster (pre-Submariner)
1952–1953 		6098

Collector landmarks: 3666 pre-Oyster Submarine · 1858 first Bubbleback, Didactic · 3525 first Oyster chrono / POW watch · 4467 first Datejust · 6105 first Datejust-text dial · 8171 Padellone · 6098 Super Oyster, pre-Sub ancestor

→ Full Bubbleback index — every reference with specs, movement progression, and collector landmarks

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