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			[[File:Submariner vintage poster.webp\|thumb\|center\|640px\|alt=Vintage Rolex Submariner advertisement\|Vintage Rolex Submariner advertisement]]
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	The Submariner is Rolex's dive-watch family, with an elapsed-time bezel and versions with and without a date. Rolex dates its origin to 1953. The line includes early watches without crown guards, acrylic-crystal models such as the 5512 and 5513, and later sapphire-crystal references. The ceramic-bezel generation began with gold models in 2008.		The Submariner is Rolex's dive-watch family, with an elapsed-time bezel and versions with and without a date. Rolex dates its origin to 1953. The line includes early watches without crown guards, acrylic-crystal models such as the 5512 and 5513, and later sapphire-crystal references. The ceramic-bezel generation began with gold models in 2008.

	~~[[File:Submariner vintage poster.webp\|thumb\|center\|400px\|alt=Vintage Rolex Submariner advertisement\|Vintage Rolex Submariner advertisement]]~~

	== Common entry points ==		== Common entry points ==

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	\| 124060 \|\| Steel \|\| Black / black; no date \|\| 3230		\| 124060 \|\| Steel \|\| Black / black; no date \|\| 3230
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	\| [[Reference:126610LN\|126610LN]] / 126610LV \|\| Steel \|\| Black ~~/ black or black~~ / green \|\| 3235		\| [[Reference:126610LN\|126610LN]] \|\| Steel \|\| Black / black \|\| 3235
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	\| 126613LN / 126613LB \|\| Steel and yellow gold \|\| Black / black or blue / blue \|\| 3235		\| 126613LN / 126613LB \|\| Steel and yellow gold \|\| Black / black or blue / blue \|\| 3235

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	\| 124060 \|\| Steel \|\| Black / black; no date \|\| 3230		\| 124060 \|\| Steel \|\| Black / black; no date \|\| 3230
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	\| 126610LN / 126610LV \|\| Steel \|\| Black / black or black / green \|\| 3235		\| [[Reference:126610LN\|126610LN]] / 126610LV \|\| Steel \|\| Black / black or black / green \|\| 3235
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	\| 126613LN / 126613LB \|\| Steel and yellow gold \|\| Black / black or blue / blue \|\| 3235		\| 126613LN / 126613LB \|\| Steel and yellow gold \|\| Black / black or blue / blue \|\| 3235

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	== Five-digit era (1979–2012) ==		== Five-digit era (1979–2012) ==

	The references in this section use sapphire crystals. The short-lived 168000 belongs with the 16800 generation despite its six-digit number. Date models moved from caliber 3035 to 3135; the no-date 14060 and 14060M use calibers 3000 and 3130. Steel, two-tone and yellow-gold versions appear in the table below.		The references in this section use sapphire crystals. The short-lived 168000 belongs with the 16800 generation despite its six-digit number. Date models moved from caliber 3035 to 3135; the no-date 14060 and 14060M use calibers 3000 and 3130. Steel, two-tone and yellow-gold versions appear in the table below.

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	== Special branches ==		== Special branches ==

	Two institutional branches sit alongside the retail line. The [[Reference:comex\|COMEX]] program issued ~~seven~~ references (5513, 5514, 1665, 16660~~, 16800~~, 16600~~, 16610~~) to Compagnie Maritime d'Expertises in Marseille between 1971 and 1997 for saturation diving; the 5514 was built as a dedicated COMEX product, the rest are retail references modified or marked at supply. The [[Reference:milsub\|MilSub]] is the British military configuration of the 5513 and 5517 issued to Royal Navy and Army units between roughly 1971 and 1979, with fixed bars, a fully graduated 60-minute bezel, sword hands, T SWISS T tritium dial, and broad-arrow caseback engraving.		Two institutional branches sit alongside the retail line. The [[Reference:comex\|COMEX]] program issued nine references (5513, 5514, 1680, 16800, 168000, 16610, 1665, 16660, 16600) to Compagnie Maritime d'Expertises in Marseille between 1971 and 1997 for saturation diving; the 5514 was built as a dedicated COMEX product, the rest are retail references modified or marked at supply. The [[Reference:milsub\|MilSub]] is the British military configuration of the 5513 and 5517 issued to Royal Navy and Army units between roughly 1971 and 1979, with fixed bars, a fully graduated 60-minute bezel, sword hands, T SWISS T tritium dial, and broad-arrow caseback engraving.

	== Movement progression ==		== Movement progression ==

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	== Common entry points ==		== Common entry points ==

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	\|-		<div class="rp-card"><div class="rp-card-body"><div class="rp-card-meta">Identifying a long-run vintage Sub with crown guards?</div><div class="rp-card-title">[[Reference:5513\|5513]]</div><div class="rp-card-text">Twenty-seven years of production, four dial generations (gilt, matte, Bart Simpson, white-gold-surround). The mid-vintage benchmark.</div></div></div>
	~~\| style~~="~~width:33%; padding:14px; background:#f8f8f6; border~~-~~left:3px solid #555; vertical~~-~~align:top;~~" ~~\| ''~~Identifying a long-run vintage Sub with crown guards?''<br/>~~'''~~[[Reference:5513\|5513]]~~''' — twenty~~-seven years of production, four dial generations (gilt, matte, Bart Simpson, white-gold-surround). The mid-vintage benchmark.		<div class="rp-card"><div class="rp-card-body"><div class="rp-card-meta">Researching a Red Sub or the first date Submariner?</div><div class="rp-card-title">[[Reference:1680\|1680]]</div><div class="rp-card-text">First date Sub, first depth rating on the dial, the platform that hosts the Red Sub and White Sub eras.</div></div></div>
	~~\| style~~="~~width:33%; padding:14px; background:#f8f8f6; border~~-~~left:3px solid #555; vertical~~-~~align:top;~~" ~~\| ''~~Researching a Red Sub or the first date Submariner?''<br/>~~'''~~[[Reference:1680\|1680]]~~''' — first~~ date Sub, first depth rating on the dial, the platform that hosts the Red Sub and White Sub eras.		<div class="rp-card"><div class="rp-card-body"><div class="rp-card-meta">Cross-checking a five-digit modern Sub?</div><div class="rp-card-title">[[Reference:16610\|16610]]</div><div class="rp-card-text">The twenty-three-year five-digit benchmark on caliber 3135, sapphire crystal, the canonical 1987–2010 Submariner.</div></div></div>
	~~\| style~~="~~width:33%; padding:14px; background:#f8f8f6; border~~-~~left:3px solid #555; vertical~~-~~align:top;~~" ~~\| ''~~Cross-checking a five-digit modern Sub?''<br/>~~'''~~[[Reference:16610\|16610]]~~''' — the~~ twenty-three-year five-digit benchmark on caliber 3135, sapphire crystal, the canonical 1987–2010 Submariner.		</div>
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	== Early Submariner (1953–1959) ==		== Early Submariner (1953–1959) ==

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	\| [[Reference:6536-1\|6536/1]] \|\| c.1955–1959 (Phillips) \|\| 1030 \|\| 100m \|\| Steel \|\| Small-crown model with the /1 reference marking		\| [[Reference:6536-1\|6536/1]] \|\| c.1955–1959 (Phillips) \|\| 1030 \|\| 100m \|\| Steel \|\| Small-crown model with the /1 reference marking
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	\| [[Reference:6538\|6538]] \|\| c.1956–1959 \|\| 1030 \|\| 200m \|\| Steel \|\| 8mm crown; the reference associated with Sean ~~Connery’s~~ Bond		\| [[Reference:6538\|6538]] \|\| c.1956–1959 \|\| 1030 \|\| 200m \|\| Steel \|\| 8mm crown; the reference associated with Sean Connery's Bond
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	Phillips identifies an A260 in its 1954 6205; ~~Christie’s~~ lists caliber 1030 for both 6536 and 6536/1. Phillips places the ~~6200’s~~ launch in 1954; Hodinkee dates the reference to 1955–1956. [https://www.phillips.com/detail/rolex/NY080119/54 Phillips 6205]; [https://onlineonly.christies.com/s/christies-watches-online-winter-holiday-sale/rolex-submariner-ref-6536-1-228/64773 ~~Christie’s~~ 6536/1]; [https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/rolex-submariner-reference-points ~~Hodinkee’s~~ early-reference comparison].		Phillips identifies an A260 in its 1954 6205; Christie's lists caliber 1030 for both 6536 and 6536/1. Phillips places the 6200's launch in 1954; Hodinkee dates the reference to 1955–1956. [https://www.phillips.com/detail/rolex/NY080119/54 Phillips 6205]; [https://onlineonly.christies.com/s/christies-watches-online-winter-holiday-sale/rolex-submariner-ref-6536-1-228/64773 Christie's 6536/1]; [https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/rolex-submariner-reference-points Hodinkee's early-reference comparison].

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	\| [[Reference:5513\|5513]] \|\| c.1962–1989/1990 \|\| 1530/1520 \|\| No-date \|\| 40mm SS \|\| Gilt, matte and later glossy dials; non-chronometer model		\| [[Reference:5513\|5513]] \|\| c.1962–1989/1990 \|\| 1530/1520 \|\| No-date \|\| 40mm SS \|\| Gilt, matte and later glossy dials; non-chronometer model
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	\| [[Reference:5514\|5514]] \|\| 1972–1978 in ~~Antiquorum’s~~ chronology \|\| 1520 \|\| No-date \|\| 40mm SS \|\| COMEX; helium escape valve; exact endpoints disputed		\| [[Reference:5514\|5514]] \|\| 1972–1978 in Antiquorum's chronology \|\| 1520 \|\| No-date \|\| 40mm SS \|\| COMEX; helium escape valve; exact endpoints disputed
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	\| [[Reference:5517\|5517]] \|\| 1970s \|\| 1520 \|\| No-date \|\| 40mm SS \|\| British military issue; fixed strap bars		\| [[Reference:5517\|5517]] \|\| 1970s \|\| 1520 \|\| No-date \|\| 40mm SS \|\| British military issue; fixed strap bars
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	\| [[Reference:16800\|16800]] \|\| 1979–late 1980s \|\| 3035 \|\| Date \|\| 40mm SS \|\| Sapphire crystal; matte and later glossy dials		\| [[Reference:16800\|16800]] \|\| 1979–late 1980s \|\| 3035 \|\| Date \|\| 40mm SS \|\| Sapphire crystal; matte and later glossy dials
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	\| 168000 \|\| 1980s; ~~Sotheby’s~~ dates one to c.1986 \|\| 3035 \|\| Date \|\| 40mm SS \|\| ~~“Triple Zero”~~ reference; [https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2020/watches-online-3/rolex-reference-168000-submariner-a-stainless catalogued example]		\| 168000 \|\| 1980s; Sotheby's dates one to c.1986 \|\| 3035 \|\| Date \|\| 40mm SS \|\| "Triple Zero" reference; [https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2020/watches-online-3/rolex-reference-168000-submariner-a-stainless catalogued example]
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	\| [[Reference:16610\|16610]] \|\| 1988–2010 \|\| 3135 \|\| Date \|\| 40mm SS \|\| Black dial and aluminium bezel insert		\| [[Reference:16610\|16610]] \|\| 1988–2010 \|\| 3135 \|\| Date \|\| 40mm SS \|\| Black dial and aluminium bezel insert
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	\| [[Reference:16610LV\|16610LV]] \|\| 2003–2010 \|\| 3135 \|\| Date \|\| 40mm SS \|\| ~~“Kermit”~~: black dial, green aluminium bezel and larger hour markers		\| [[Reference:16610LV\|16610LV]] \|\| 2003–2010 \|\| 3135 \|\| Date \|\| 40mm SS \|\| "Kermit": black dial, green aluminium bezel and larger hour markers
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	\| [[Reference:16803\|16803]] \|\| c.1984–1987/1988 \|\| 3035 \|\| Date \|\| 40mm SS/YG \|\| Two-tone; blue or black dial		\| [[Reference:16803\|16803]] \|\| c.1984–1987/1988 \|\| 3035 \|\| Date \|\| 40mm SS/YG \|\| Two-tone; blue or black dial
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	\| [[Reference:16808\|16808]] \|\| 1979–around 1987 \|\| 3035 \|\| Date \|\| 40mm YG \|\| Gold sapphire-crystal model; [https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-6539583 ~~Christie’s~~ chronology]		\| [[Reference:16808\|16808]] \|\| 1979–around 1987 \|\| 3035 \|\| Date \|\| 40mm YG \|\| Gold sapphire-crystal model; [https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-6539583 Christie's chronology]
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	\| [[Reference:16613\|16613]] \|\| From 1988; successor introduced 2009 \|\| 3135 \|\| Date \|\| 40mm SS/YG \|\| Two-tone successor to 16803		\| [[Reference:16613\|16613]] \|\| From 1988; successor introduced 2009 \|\| 3135 \|\| Date \|\| 40mm SS/YG \|\| Two-tone successor to 16803
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	\| [[Reference:116610LN\|116610LN]] \|\| 2010–2020 \|\| 3135 \|\| Date \|\| 40mm SS \|\| Cerachrom bezel, Glidelock bracelet		\| [[Reference:116610LN\|116610LN]] \|\| 2010–2020 \|\| 3135 \|\| Date \|\| 40mm SS \|\| Cerachrom bezel, Glidelock bracelet
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	\| [[Reference:116610LV\|116610LV]] \|\| 2010–2020 \|\| 3135 \|\| Date \|\| 40mm SS \|\| ~~“Hulk”~~: green dial and green ceramic bezel		\| [[Reference:116610LV\|116610LV]] \|\| 2010–2020 \|\| 3135 \|\| Date \|\| 40mm SS \|\| "Hulk": green dial and green ceramic bezel
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	\| [[Reference:116618\|116618]] \|\| 2008–2020 \|\| 3135 \|\| Date \|\| 40mm YG \|\| Full gold, Cerachrom		\| [[Reference:116618\|116618]] \|\| 2008–2020 \|\| 3135 \|\| Date \|\| 40mm YG \|\| Full gold, Cerachrom
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	\| [[Reference:116619LB\|116619LB]] \|\| 2008–2020 \|\| 3135 \|\| Date \|\| 40mm WG \|\| ~~“Smurf”~~: white gold, blue dial and bezel		\| [[Reference:116619LB\|116619LB]] \|\| 2008–2020 \|\| 3135 \|\| Date \|\| 40mm WG \|\| "Smurf": white gold, blue dial and bezel
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	== Special branches ==		== Special branches ==

	Rolex dates its formal partnership with [[Reference:comex\|COMEX]] to 1971. The programme included Submariners and Sea-Dwellers; the [[Reference:5514\|5514]] was the dedicated Submariner reference with a helium escape valve. Documented examples include early non-logo watches, later service dials and Argentine Navy markings. [https://www.rolex.com/watches/submariner/from-tool-watch-to-icon Rolex chronology]; [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-lot-144-323 ~~Antiquorum’s~~ reference overview].		Rolex dates its formal partnership with [[Reference:comex\|COMEX]] to 1971. The programme included Submariners and Sea-Dwellers; the [[Reference:5514\|5514]] was the dedicated Submariner reference with a helium escape valve. Documented examples include early non-logo watches, later service dials and Argentine Navy markings. [https://www.rolex.com/watches/submariner/from-tool-watch-to-icon Rolex chronology]; [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-lot-144-323 Antiquorum's reference overview].

	The [[Reference:milsub\|MilSub]] guide covers British military 5513, double-reference 5513/5517 and 5517 watches. Identifying features include fixed strap bars, a bezel graduated for all 60 minutes, sword hands, a circled-T tritium mark and military caseback engravings. ~~A surviving watch~~ may ~~have~~ replacement parts~~; the issued configuration needs to be checked against its own records~~. [https://www.phillips.com/detail/rolex/214905 Phillips 5517, circa 1977].		The [[Reference:milsub\|MilSub]] guide covers British military 5513, double-reference 5513/5517 and 5517 watches. Identifying features include fixed strap bars, a bezel graduated for all 60 minutes, sword hands, a circled-T tritium mark and military caseback engravings. Surviving watches may carry replacement parts. [https://www.phillips.com/detail/rolex/214905 Phillips 5517, circa 1977].

	== Movement progression ==		== Movement progression ==
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	== Related families ==		== Related families ==

	* [[Reference:sea-dweller\|Sea-Dweller]] — ~~Rolex’s~~ saturation-diving line, with a helium escape valve.		* [[Reference:sea-dweller\|Sea-Dweller]] — Rolex's saturation-diving line, with a helium escape valve.
	* [[Reference:gmt-master\|GMT-Master]] — an additional hour hand and a 24-hour bezel for reading another time zone.		* [[Reference:gmt-master\|GMT-Master]] — an additional hour hand and a 24-hour bezel for reading another time zone.
	* [[Reference:explorer\|Explorer]] — a time-only sports watch without a rotating timing bezel.		* [[Reference:explorer\|Explorer]] — a time-only sports watch without a rotating timing bezel.

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	The Submariner is Rolex's ~~core~~ dive watch and ~~the model that fixed the basic template every other dive watch later borrowed from~~. Rolex introduced the first Submariner, the 6204, in 1953, and the line has run continuously since. Four broad eras follow: pre-crown-guard watches through the late 1950s, the long acrylic crown-guard run led by the 5512 and 5513, sapphire-crystal five-digit references from 1979, and ceramic six-digit references from 2010.		The Submariner is Rolex's dive-watch family, with an elapsed-time bezel and versions with and without a date. Rolex introduced the first Submariner, the 6204, in 1953, and the line has run continuously since. Four broad eras follow: pre-crown-guard watches through the late 1950s, the long acrylic crown-guard run led by the 5512 and 5513, sapphire-crystal five-digit references from 1979, and ceramic six-digit references from 2010.

	[[File:Submariner vintage poster.webp\|thumb\|center\|400px\|alt=Vintage Rolex Submariner advertising — the watch that defined the dive watch category\|Vintage Rolex Submariner advertising — the watch that defined the dive watch category]]		[[File:Submariner vintage poster.webp\|thumb\|center\|400px\|alt=Vintage Rolex Submariner advertising — the watch that defined the dive watch category\|Vintage Rolex Submariner advertising — the watch that defined the dive watch category]]
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	<div class="rp-card"><div class="rp-card-body"><div class="rp-card-meta">Identifying a long-run vintage Sub with crown guards?</div><div class="rp-card-title">[[Reference:5513\|5513]]</div><div class="rp-card-text">~~Twenty~~-~~seven years of production, four dial generations (~~gilt, matte~~, Bart Simpson,~~ white-gold-~~surround)~~. The ~~mid-vintage benchmark~~.</div></div></div>		<div class="rp-card"><div class="rp-card-body"><div class="rp-card-meta">Identifying a long-run vintage Sub with crown guards?</div><div class="rp-card-title">[[Reference:5513\|5513]]</div><div class="rp-card-text">A no-date Submariner with gilt, matte and later glossy dials with white-gold hour-marker surrounds. The article explains the dial variants.</div></div></div>
	<div class="rp-card"><div class="rp-card-body"><div class="rp-card-meta">Researching a Red Sub or the first date Submariner?</div><div class="rp-card-title">[[Reference:1680\|1680]]</div><div class="rp-card-text">~~First~~ date ~~Sub~~, ~~first depth rating on the dial, the platform that hosts the Red Sub~~ and ~~White Sub eras~~.</div></div></div>		<div class="rp-card"><div class="rp-card-body"><div class="rp-card-meta">Researching a Red Sub or the first date Submariner?</div><div class="rp-card-title">[[Reference:1680\|1680]]</div><div class="rp-card-text">The first Submariner with a date, with early red SUBMARINER text and later white-text dials.</div></div></div>
	<div class="rp-card"><div class="rp-card-body"><div class="rp-card-meta">Cross-checking a five-digit modern Sub?</div><div class="rp-card-title">[[Reference:16610\|16610]]</div><div class="rp-card-text">~~The twenty-three-year~~ five-digit ~~benchmark on~~ caliber 3135, sapphire crystal~~, the canonical 1987–2010 Submariner~~.</div></div></div>		<div class="rp-card"><div class="rp-card-body"><div class="rp-card-meta">Cross-checking a five-digit modern Sub?</div><div class="rp-card-title">[[Reference:16610\|16610]]</div><div class="rp-card-text">A five-digit Submariner Date with caliber 3135, a sapphire crystal and an aluminium bezel insert.</div></div></div>
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	== Early Submariner (1953–1959) ==		== Early Submariner (1953–1959) ==

	~~Six years of unsettled design before the line found its shape.~~ Crown sizes changed, depth ratings jumped from 100m to 200m, hands shifted from pencil to Mercedes, and the dial alternated between a clean three-line layout and an Explorer-style 3-6-9. The grouped sub-family page ([[Reference:submariner-early-family\|early family]]) carries the cross-reference map across the 6204, 6205, 6200, 6536, 6536/1, and 6538.		Crown sizes changed, depth ratings jumped from 100m to 200m, hands shifted from pencil to Mercedes, and the dial alternated between a clean three-line layout and an Explorer-style 3-6-9. The grouped sub-family page ([[Reference:submariner-early-family\|early family]]) carries the cross-reference map across the 6204, 6205, 6200, 6536, 6536/1, and 6538.

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	== Crown-guard era (1958–1990) ==		== Crown-guard era (1958–1990) ==

	~~The Submariner takes the form it would carry for three decades.~~ Crown guards arrived on the 5512 in 1959, the chronometer / non-chronometer split hardened into the 5512 / 5513 pairing, and the 1680 added the date complication in 1969. The 5512, 5513, 5514, and 5517 are tracked together on the [[Reference:submariner-5xxx-family\|5xxx-family]] page.		Crown guards arrived on the 5512 in 1959, the chronometer / non-chronometer split hardened into the 5512 / 5513 pairing, and the 1680 added the date complication in 1969. The 5512, 5513, 5514, and 5517 are tracked together on the [[Reference:submariner-5xxx-family\|5xxx-family]] page.

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	== Six-digit era (2010–2020) ==		== Six-digit era (2010–2020) ==

	Cerachrom ceramic bezels, Glidelock micro-adjust bracelets, and, for the 126 series that replaced these in 2020, the move from 40mm to 41mm. The ~~six-digit Subs are~~ the ~~most technically refined the line has been~~, ~~though many collectors still prefer how the five~~-~~digit era wears~~.		Cerachrom ceramic bezels, Glidelock micro-adjust bracelets, and, for the 126 series that replaced these in 2020, the move from 40mm to 41mm. The individual articles distinguish the steel, two-tone and gold references.

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	* [[Reference:sea-dweller\|Sea-Dweller]] — the deeper-rated sibling, helium escape valve, depth rating to 1,220m. Covers 1665, 16660, 16600, 116600.		* [[Reference:sea-dweller\|Sea-Dweller]] — the deeper-rated sibling, helium escape valve, depth rating to 1,220m. Covers 1665, 16660, 16600, 116600.
	* [[Reference:gmt-master\|GMT-Master]] — the parallel sports line. Same case-era splits (acrylic, sapphire, ceramic), GMT hand instead of the Submariner's elapsed-time bezel.		* [[Reference:gmt-master\|GMT-Master]] — the parallel sports line. Same case-era splits (acrylic, sapphire, ceramic), GMT hand instead of the Submariner's elapsed-time bezel.
	* [[Reference:explorer\|Explorer]] — same 1953 launch year as the 6204, ~~similar case construction, tool~~-~~watch restraint~~.		* [[Reference:explorer\|Explorer]] — same 1953 launch year as the 6204, a time-only dial and no elapsed-time bezel.


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	== Shared references ==		== Shared references ==

	* [[Reference:Serial-numbers\|Serial numbers by year]] — ~~date any Submariner from its~~ serial		* [[Reference:Serial-numbers\|Serial numbers by year]] — serial ranges and the limits of dating
	* [[Reference:Movements\|Movement reference]] — the calibers used across the Submariner line		* [[Reference:Movements\|Movement reference]] — the calibers used across the Submariner line
	* [[Reference:Bracelets\|Bracelet & clasp guide]] — bracelet types, end-links, and clasp date codes		* [[Reference:Bracelets\|Bracelet & clasp guide]] — bracelet types, end-links, and clasp date codes