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We kept falling into the same problem: good information scattered across forum threads, auction archives, out-of-print books, and dealer sites that come and go. So we started putting it in one place. Every claim here traces to a named source. Where sources contradict each other — and they do, constantly — both sides are shown. Where nobody actually knows the answer, we say so instead of picking one and pretending. How this is built →

Reference library

Submariner

Thirty-nine references across seventy years. The 6204 showed up in 1953 and nothing in the lineup has stopped being argued about since. We have 36 articles live so far — each one covers specs, movements, dial variants, bracelets, and whatever the auction record actually says. The rabbit hole goes deep. Start anywhere.

Highlights:

6538 — the James Bond Submariner
5513 — 27-year production run, the broadest vintage reference
1680 — first Submariner Date, Red Sub and White Sub eras
16610 — the 23-year benchmark modern Submariner
116610LV — the "Hulk," now a modern collectible
114060 — the last 40mm no-date, "the last small Sub"

→ Full Submariner index

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-Every claim traces to a named source. Where sources disagree, both positions are presented. Where the record has gaps, they are named — not glossed over. This is a reference for Rolex watches built the way collector research actually works: slow, specific, and honest about what we know and what we don't. Not a blog. Not a dealer site. Just the historical record, organized for people who care about getting it right. [[BezelBase:About|How this is built →]]
+We kept falling into the same problem: good information scattered across forum threads, auction archives, out-of-print books, and dealer sites that come and go. So we started putting it in one place. Every claim here traces to a named source. Where sources contradict each other — and they do, constantly — both sides are shown. Where nobody actually knows the answer, we say so instead of picking one and pretending. [[BezelBase:About|How this is built →]]
 == Reference library ==
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 === [[Reference:submariner|Submariner]] ===
-The watch that defined the dive watch category and became the most recognized sport watch in the world. Rolex's flagship tool watch line, in continuous production since 1953. 36 reference articles covering every generation from the first 6204 through the current 126-series — four eras, three dozen variants, and the deepest collector research rabbit hole in horology.
+Thirty-nine references across seventy years. The 6204 showed up in 1953 and nothing in the lineup has stopped being argued about since. We have 36 articles live so far — each one covers specs, movements, dial variants, bracelets, and whatever the auction record actually says. The rabbit hole goes deep. Start anywhere.
 '''Highlights:'''