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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

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Explorer

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

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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

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-<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 and movement progression
-'''[[Reference:submariner|→ Full Submariner index]]''' — every reference with specs, movement progression, and collector landmarks
 == Explorer ==
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-<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 and movement progression
-'''[[Reference:explorer|→ Full Explorer index]]''' — every reference with specs, movement progression, and collector landmarks
 == Oyster & Bubbleback ==
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-<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 and movement progression
-'''[[Reference:bubbleback|→ Full Bubbleback index]]''' — every reference with specs, movement progression, and collector landmarks
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