Reference:116610LV - Revision history

Klaudiusz: Deep audit: correctness, anti-slop and image gallery for 116610LV

2026-09-28T23:08:21Z

Deep audit: correctness, anti-slop and image gallery for 116610LV

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	== Production outline ==		== Production outline ==

	Rolex introduced the 116610LV at Baselworld 2010 as the ~~direct~~ replacement for the ~~Kermit~~. The ~~Hulk~~ carried the same generational upgrades as the 116610LN: Cerachrom bezel, Maxi Case, Glidelock bracelet, and Chromalight lume. Caliber 3135 ~~stayed~~ throughout. The ~~bezel never changed across the run~~, and ~~the dial changed only in print detail~~.		Rolex introduced the 116610LV at Baselworld 2010 as the replacement for the 16610LV. The reference carried the same generational upgrades as the 116610LN: Cerachrom bezel, Maxi Case, Glidelock bracelet, and Chromalight lume. Caliber 3135 remained the listed movement throughout. The published specification stayed stable, while collector comparisons report small print and finish differences without a Rolex chronology for them.

	Production ended in 2020 when Rolex replaced the reference with the 126610LV. The successor moved the line to a 41mm case.		Production ended in 2020 when Rolex replaced the reference with the 126610LV. The successor moved the line to a 41mm case.
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	=== Bezel ===		=== Bezel ===

	Green Cerachrom ceramic, unidirectional, 60 clicks, numerals and graduations in platinum PVD. Cerachrom is ~~much harder and~~ more resistant to ~~ultraviolet light~~ and ~~corrosion~~ than the Kermit's ~~aluminum~~ insert. ~~Aluminum~~ inserts can scratch, fade, or develop patina; individual bezels can also be replaced.		Green Cerachrom ceramic, unidirectional, 60 clicks, numerals and graduations in platinum PVD. Cerachrom is more resistant to fading and scratching than the Kermit's aluminium insert, but it can still be chipped or damaged. Aluminium inserts can scratch, fade, or develop patina; individual bezels can also be replaced.

	Rolex has not published the pigment formula or a production tolerance chart for the green ceramic. The same general green-bezel treatment continued on the successor 126610LV, whose dial is black.		Rolex has not published the pigment formula or a production tolerance chart for the green ceramic. The same general green-bezel treatment continued on the successor 126610LV, whose dial is black.
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	* [https://www.bobswatches.com/rolex-blog/rolex-info/rolex-submariner-history.html Bob's Watches Submariner history] — Bob's Watches		* [https://www.bobswatches.com/rolex-blog/rolex-info/rolex-submariner-history.html Bob's Watches Submariner history] — Bob's Watches
	* [https://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=481824 116610LV Hulk: How many dial variations?] — RolexForums		* [https://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=481824 116610LV Hulk: How many dial variations?] — RolexForums

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			Ref 116610LV hero 2.webp\|116610LV full watch
			Ref_116610LV_detail.webp\|116610LV case and bezel detail
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	[[Category:Submariner]]		[[Category:Submariner]]

Klaudiusz: Deep correctness and anti-slop audit: qualify Hulk dial, bezel, provenance, production, market and nickname claims; remove duplicate source image.

2026-09-28T16:17:19Z

Deep correctness and anti-slop audit: qualify Hulk dial, bezel, provenance, production, market and nickname claims; remove duplicate source image.

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Admin: Ground Khanjar/market claims in three verified Sotheby's 116610LV lots; remove mislabeled Phillips link (actually a Ref. 1500)

2026-09-14T14:16:16Z

Ground Khanjar/market claims in three verified Sotheby's 116610LV lots; remove mislabeled Phillips link (actually a Ref. 1500)

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	== Special editions ==		== Special editions ==

	A small number of 116610LV watches left production with engraved casebacks or retailer signatures tied to institutional or royal deliveries. The best documented are the Khanjar Hulks, delivered through Khimji Ramdas in Oman during the reign of Sultan Qaboos, who died in 2020. They carry the crossed-dagger emblem engraved on the caseback and international guarantee paperwork stamped by Khimji Ramdas. Sotheby's ~~has offered examples~~ with ~~estimates in the~~ USD 25,000 ~~to 50~~,~~000 range~~, which prices the Omani provenance on top of the Hulk's own premium.		A small number of 116610LV watches left production with engraved casebacks or retailer signatures tied to institutional or royal deliveries. The best documented are the Khanjar Hulks, delivered through Khimji Ramdas in Oman during the reign of Sultan Qaboos, who died in 2020. They carry the crossed-dagger emblem engraved on the caseback and international guarantee paperwork stamped by Khimji Ramdas. Sotheby's catalogued one such watch — case G'556'084, guarantee dated 1 April 2012 — with a USD 25,000–50,000 estimate in a 2024 sale, more than double what an ordinary Hulk from the same era brings, which prices the Omani provenance on top of the Hulk's own premium.

	Other retailer-signed and special-delivery examples surface at auction from time to time, none of them at the scale of a named series. The Khanjar watches are the one small branch of the reference outside standard production that is consistently documented.		Other retailer-signed and special-delivery examples surface at auction from time to time, none of them at the scale of a named series. The Khanjar watches are the one small branch of the reference outside standard production that is consistently documented.
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	The 116610LV has traded above the 116610LN on the secondary market since both were in production, and the gap widened after discontinuation in 2020. As of late 2025, Sotheby's data put the Hulk at about USD 23,600, close to double the USD 11,900 retail on its successor, the 126610LV.		The 116610LV has traded above the 116610LN on the secondary market since both were in production, and the gap widened after discontinuation in 2020. As of late 2025, Sotheby's data put the Hulk at about USD 23,600, close to double the USD 11,900 retail on its successor, the 126610LV.

			Individual lots from the reference's own catalogue history sit under that figure. Sotheby's estimated an ordinary circa-2020 example at USD 12,000–18,000 in a December 2020 sale, and a watch catalogued as still new in its last production year at HK$140,000–180,000 (roughly USD 18,000–23,000) in an April 2021 Hong Kong sale — both close to or below the "about USD 23,600" mark Sotheby's later put on the reference, and both well under the Khanjar premium described above.

	That premium is demand, not scarcity. Rolex never published production figures, but a decade-long run on a popular Submariner put substantial volume into circulation; what changed in 2020 is that the supply stopped growing. Most of the trade happens through dealers and secondary retail, with the major houses paying the reference comparatively little lot-level attention.		That premium is demand, not scarcity. Rolex never published production figures, but a decade-long run on a popular Submariner put substantial volume into circulation; what changed in 2020 is that the supply stopped growing. Most of the trade happens through dealers and secondary retail, with the major houses paying the reference comparatively little lot-level attention.
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	* [https://www.watchonista.com/articles/depth/rolex-submariner-2020-whats-actually-changed The Rolex Submariner in 2020: What Actually Changed] — Josh Shanks, Watchonista		* [https://www.watchonista.com/articles/depth/rolex-submariner-2020-whats-actually-changed The Rolex Submariner in 2020: What Actually Changed] — Josh Shanks, Watchonista
	* [https://www.ablogtowatch.com/rolex-submariner-116610lv-green-watch-review/ Rolex Submariner 116610LV In Green Watch Review] — aBlogtoWatch		* [https://www.ablogtowatch.com/rolex-submariner-116610lv-green-watch-review/ Rolex Submariner 116610LV In Green Watch Review] — aBlogtoWatch
	* [https://www.phillips.com/detail/rolex/CH080220/116 Rolex Submariner Hulk Ref 116610LV Lot 116] — Phillips Geneva XII
	* [https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2021/important-watches/rolex-submariner-hulk-reference-116610lv-a-brand Rolex Submariner Hulk 116610LV Brand New Last Year] — Sotheby's		* [https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2021/important-watches/rolex-submariner-hulk-reference-116610lv-a-brand Rolex Submariner Hulk 116610LV Brand New Last Year] — Sotheby's
	* [https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2024/important-watches/reference-116610lv-submariner-khanjar-hulk-a Reference 116610LV Submariner Khanjar Hulk circa 2012] — Sotheby's		* [https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2024/important-watches/reference-116610lv-submariner-khanjar-hulk-a Reference 116610LV Submariner Khanjar Hulk circa 2012] — Sotheby's

Admin: Convert 2 legacy image(s) to WebP

2026-09-14T01:17:00Z

Convert 2 legacy image(s) to WebP

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	== Case, bezel, crystal, and crown ==		== Case, bezel, crystal, and crown ==
	[[File:~~Ref 116610LV detail~~.~~jpg~~\|thumb\|right\|250px\|alt=Detail view\|Detail view]]		[[File:Ref_116610LV_detail.webp\|thumb\|right\|250px\|alt=Detail view\|Detail view]]

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	== Sources ==		== Sources ==
	[[File:~~Ref 116610LV hero 2~~.~~jpg~~\|thumb\|right\|250px\|alt=Rolex Submariner Ref. 116610LV\|Rolex Submariner Ref. 116610LV]]		[[File:Ref_116610LV_hero_2.webp\|thumb\|right\|250px\|alt=Rolex Submariner Ref. 116610LV\|Rolex Submariner Ref. 116610LV]]
	* [https://monochrome-watches.com/rolex-submariner-history-part-2-the-55xx-1680references/ History of the Rolex Submariner - Part 2] — Tom Mulraney, Monochrome		* [https://monochrome-watches.com/rolex-submariner-history-part-2-the-55xx-1680references/ History of the Rolex Submariner - Part 2] — Tom Mulraney, Monochrome
	* [https://www.sothebys.com/en/articles/how-to-start-collecting-the-rolex-submariner The Rolex Submariner: A Complete Collector's Guide] — Stephen Pulvirent, Sotheby's		* [https://www.sothebys.com/en/articles/how-to-start-collecting-the-rolex-submariner The Rolex Submariner: A Complete Collector's Guide] — Stephen Pulvirent, Sotheby's

Admin: Layout: remove duplicate hero-style image floating above Core facts (kept in lead only)

2026-09-07T01:49:18Z

Layout: remove duplicate hero-style image floating above Core facts (kept in lead only)

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	~~[[File:Ref 116610LV hero.jpg\|thumb\|right\|250px\|alt=Rolex Submariner Ref. 116610LV\|Rolex Submariner Ref. 116610LV]]~~

	== Core facts ==		== Core facts ==

Admin: Layout: hero inserted

2026-09-06T22:24:30Z

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	<small>[[Reference:submariner\|Submariner]] › '''116610LV'''</small>		<small>[[Reference:submariner\|Submariner]] › '''116610LV'''</small>

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			[[File:Ref 116610LV hero 2.webp\|thumb\|center\|640px\|alt=Rolex 116610LV Submariner\|Rolex 116610LV Submariner]]
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	The 116610LV is the green-dial, green-bezel Submariner Date that collectors call the Hulk. Rolex introduced it in 2010 alongside the black 116610LN, replacing the 16610LV "Kermit," and ran the reference until 2020 when the 126610LV "Starbucks" took over. Case, movement, bracelet, and crystal are shared with the 116610LN. Bezel and dial are the only points of difference, and they are what the market pays for.		The 116610LV is the green-dial, green-bezel Submariner Date that collectors call the Hulk. Rolex introduced it in 2010 alongside the black 116610LN, replacing the 16610LV "Kermit," and ran the reference until 2020 when the 126610LV "Starbucks" took over. Case, movement, bracelet, and crystal are shared with the 116610LN. Bezel and dial are the only points of difference, and they are what the market pays for.

Admin: site-wide: layout classes (core-facts card, breadcrumb, entry-point cards)

2026-09-05T01:19:42Z

site-wide: layout classes (core-facts card, breadcrumb, entry-point cards)

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	<small>[[Reference:submariner\|Submariner]] -> '''116610LV'''</small>		<small>[[Reference:submariner\|Submariner]] › '''116610LV'''</small>

	The 116610LV is the green-dial, green-bezel Submariner Date that collectors call the Hulk. Rolex introduced it in 2010 alongside the black 116610LN, replacing the 16610LV "Kermit," and ran the reference until 2020 when the 126610LV "Starbucks" took over. Case, movement, bracelet, and crystal are shared with the 116610LN. Bezel and dial are the only points of difference, and they are what the market pays for.		The 116610LV is the green-dial, green-bezel Submariner Date that collectors call the Hulk. Rolex introduced it in 2010 alongside the black 116610LN, replacing the 16610LV "Kermit," and ran the reference until 2020 when the 126610LV "Starbucks" took over. Case, movement, bracelet, and crystal are shared with the 116610LN. Bezel and dial are the only points of difference, and they are what the market pays for.
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	! detail		! detail

Admin: site-wide: domain move BezelBase → Rolexopedia (rolexopedia.net)

2026-09-05T00:35:49Z

site-wide: domain move BezelBase → Rolexopedia (rolexopedia.net)

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Admin: Text audit: voice, clarity, source links

2026-08-08T21:59:17Z

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