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Encyclopedic reference for Rolex watches. Specs, dial variants, serial ranges, production history, and collector context — sourced and cross-referenced. Starting with the Submariner. 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
Six-digit 2010–now	114060 · 124060	116610LN · 116610LV · 126610LN · 126610LV	116613 · 116618 · 116619LB · 126613LB · 126613LN · 126618LB · 126618LN · 126619LB

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

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-|description=A hobby-driven encyclopedic reference for Rolex watches. Starting with the Submariner — every reference, every variant, every era. Historical context, production details, and collector notes.
+|description=Encyclopedic reference for Rolex watches. Every Submariner reference documented — specs, dial variants, serial ranges, production history.
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-Rolex changed what a wristwatch could be. The Oyster case made watches waterproof. The Perpetual rotor made them self-winding. The Submariner made them dive-rated. The Daytona timed races. The GMT-Master crossed time zones for Pan Am pilots. These are not just expensive objects — they are engineering milestones that shaped an entire industry, and every one of them has a production history worth documenting properly. That is what this project is for.
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+'''Encyclopedic reference for Rolex watches.''' Specs, dial variants, serial ranges, production history, and collector context — sourced and cross-referenced. Starting with the Submariner. [[BezelBase:About|About →]]
-We kept running into the same problem: the good information is scattered across forum threads that get buried, auction archives behind paywalls, out-of-print books trading for more than the watches they describe, and dealer sites that disappear when the business closes. So we started consolidating it. Every claim here traces to a named source. Where sources contradict each other — and they do, constantly — both sides are shown. [[BezelBase:About|How this is built →]]
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-=== [[Reference:submariner|Submariner]] ===
-Thirty-nine references across seventy years
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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 with era descriptions]]'''
+'''[[Reference:submariner|→ Full Submariner index]]'''
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