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			<div class="rp-lead">[[File:Ref 5508 hero.webp\|thumb\|center\|640px\|alt=Rolex Submariner 5508\|Representative 5508 from the 5xxx Submariner family.]]</div>

	The [[Reference:5508\|5508]], [[Reference:5510\|5510]], [[Reference:5512\|5512]], and [[Reference:5513\|5513]] are no-date Submariners from the late 1950s through the end of the [[Reference:5513\|5513]] run around 1989–90. The [[Reference:5514\|5514]] and [[Reference:5517\|5517]] are related branches associated with COMEX and British military use. Their dates and details vary by reference; the pages linked below cover each one separately.		The [[Reference:5508\|5508]], [[Reference:5510\|5510]], [[Reference:5512\|5512]], and [[Reference:5513\|5513]] are no-date Submariners from the late 1950s through the end of the [[Reference:5513\|5513]] run around 1989–90. The [[Reference:5514\|5514]] and [[Reference:5517\|5517]] are related branches associated with COMEX and British military use. Their dates and details vary by reference; the pages linked below cover each one separately.
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	== Core map ==		== Core map ==

	* [[Reference:5508\|5508]] — small-crown, no-crown-guard Submariner.		* [[Reference:5508\|5508]]: small-crown, no-crown-guard Submariner.
	* [[Reference:5510\|5510]] — big-crown, no-crown-guard reference with disputed production dates.		* [[Reference:5510\|5510]]: big-crown, no-crown-guard reference with disputed production dates.
	* [[Reference:5512\|5512]] — crown-guard, no-date reference generally fitted with a chronometer-certified movement; early examples need ~~to be assessed individually~~.		* [[Reference:5512\|5512]]: crown-guard, no-date reference generally fitted with a chronometer-certified movement; early examples need individual assessment.
	* [[Reference:5513\|5513]] — crown-guard, no-date reference with non-chronometer movements.		* [[Reference:5513\|5513]]: crown-guard, no-date reference with non-chronometer movements.
	* [[Reference:5514\|5514]] — COMEX-associated Submariner with a helium escape valve.		* [[Reference:5514\|5514]]: COMEX-associated Submariner with a helium escape valve.
	* [[Reference:5517\|5517]] — military-marked reference used on British military Submariners; military watches also exist under reference [[Reference:5513\|5513]].		* [[Reference:5517\|5517]]: military-marked reference used on British military Submariners; military watches also exist under reference [[Reference:5513\|5513]].

	“Small crown” and “big crown” describe the winding crown on the no-guard cases. HEV means helium escape valve.		“Small crown” and “big crown” describe the winding crown on the no-guard cases. HEV means helium escape valve.
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	* [[Reference:submariner\|Submariner family index]]		* [[Reference:submariner\|Submariner family index]]
	* [[Reference:5508\|Submariner 5508]] — no-crown-guard 8mm		* [[Reference:5508\|Submariner 5508]]: no-crown-guard, 8mm crown
	* [[Reference:5510\|Submariner 5510]] ~~— Big Crown~~, ~~cal~~ 1530		* [[Reference:5510\|Submariner 5510]]: big crown, caliber 1530
	* [[Reference:5512\|Submariner 5512]] — first crown guards		* [[Reference:5512\|Submariner 5512]]: first crown guards
	* [[Reference:5513\|Submariner 5513]] ~~— the~~ long-run no-date ~~classic~~		* [[Reference:5513\|Submariner 5513]]: long-run no-date reference
	* [[Reference:5514\|Submariner 5514]] ~~— the~~ COMEX ~~5xxx~~		* [[Reference:5514\|Submariner 5514]]: COMEX branch
	* [[Reference:5517\|Submariner 5517]] ~~— the MilSub~~		* [[Reference:5517\|Submariner 5517]]: British military branch

	<gallery mode="packed" heights="180">		<gallery mode="packed" heights="180">
	File:Ref 5508 hero.webp\|m08 Submariner\|[[Reference:5508\|5508]] — no-crown-guard, small Brevet crown		File:Ref 5508 hero.webp\|m08 Submariner\|[[Reference:5508\|5508]], no-crown-guard, small Brevet crown
	File:Ref 5510 hero.webp\|m10\|[[Reference:5510\|5510]] ~~— Big Crown~~ transitional, ~~cal.~~ 1530		File:Ref 5510 hero.webp\|m10\|[[Reference:5510\|5510]], big crown transitional, caliber 1530
	File:Ref 5512 hero.webp\|m12\|[[Reference:5512\|5512]] — chronometer, first crown guards		File:Ref 5512 hero.webp\|m12\|[[Reference:5512\|5512]], chronometer and first crown guards
	File:Ref 5513 hero.webp\|m13\|[[Reference:5513\|5513]] — long-run non-chronometer ~~classic~~		File:Ref 5513 hero.webp\|m13\|[[Reference:5513\|5513]], long-run non-chronometer reference
	File:Ref 5514 hero.webp\|m14 COMEX\|[[Reference:5514\|5514]] — COMEX helium-valve branch		File:Ref 5514 hero.webp\|m14 COMEX\|[[Reference:5514\|5514]], COMEX helium-valve branch
	File:Ref 5517 hero.webp\|m17 MilSub\|[[Reference:5517\|5517]] — British military ~~MilSub~~		File:Ref 5517 hero.webp\|m17 MilSub\|[[Reference:5517\|5517]], British military branch
	</gallery>		</gallery>

	== Sources ==		== Sources ==
			* [https://www.rolex.com/watches/submariner/from-tool-watch-to-icon Rolex, Submariner history and 1959 crown-guard introduction]
			* [https://newsroom.rolex.com/watches/oyster-collection/submariner Rolex Newsroom, Submariner chronology and specifications]
	* [https://www.rolex.com/watches/submariner/from-tool-watch-to-icon Rolex Submariner: From tool watch to icon] — Rolex, including its 1959 account of crown guards.		* [https://www.rolex.com/watches/submariner/from-tool-watch-to-icon Rolex Submariner: From tool watch to icon] — Rolex, including its 1959 account of crown guards.
	* [https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/five-things-i-learned-from-the-first-ever-rolex-authorized-submariner-book Five Things I Learned From the First Ever Rolex-Authorized Submariner Book] — Hodinkee, on the production estimates in Nicholas Foulkes’s 2024 book.		* [https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/five-things-i-learned-from-the-first-ever-rolex-authorized-submariner-book Five Things I Learned From the First Ever Rolex-Authorized Submariner Book] — Hodinkee, on the production estimates in Nicholas Foulkes’s 2024 book.

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 * [[Reference:5514|Submariner 5514]] — the COMEX 5xxx
 * [[Reference:5517|Submariner 5517]] — the MilSub
 == Sources ==

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	The family starts without crown guards and ends with them permanent. The [[Reference:5512\|5512]] is the structural pivot — it locks crown guards into the Submariner.		The family starts without crown guards and ends with them permanent. The [[Reference:5512\|5512]] is the structural pivot — it locks crown guards into the Submariner.

	The sequence ~~is simple.~~ [[Reference:5508\|5508]] and [[Reference:5510\|5510]] close the no-crown-guard era~~. The earliest [[Reference:5512\|5512]] introduces~~ square guards, ~~then~~ pointed Cornino guards, ~~then~~ the mature rounded form ~~that~~ carries ~~through~~ the long 5512 and 5513 run.		The sequence runs across the [[Reference:5512\|5512]]'s own four documented generations: [[Reference:5508\|5508]] and [[Reference:5510\|5510]] close the no-crown-guard era, then square guards open the 5512 in 1959, pointed "Cornino" guards run from about 1960 into the mid-1960s (split into two of the four generations by dial detail rather than guard shape), and the mature rounded form takes over from the late 1960s and carries the rest of the long 5512 and 5513 run. Jose Pereztroika's review of Nicholas Foulkes's ''Oyster Perpetual Submariner: The Watch that Unlocked the Deep'' (Wallpaper / ACC Art Books, 2024) disagrees on naming: it places a distinct "eagle beak" shape between the square and pointed guards, where the 5512's own generation table calls "eagle beak" just a nickname for Cornino — a disagreement the record does not resolve.

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	=== 5510 ===		=== 5510 ===

	The [[Reference:5510\|5510]] is the short-run big-crown transitional watch. Case and crown still look back to the [[Reference:6538\|6538]], but the movement is already caliber 1530, the same caliber that powers the early [[Reference:5512\|5512]] and [[Reference:5513\|5513]]. That dual identity is its whole point.		The [[Reference:5510\|5510]] is the short-run big-crown transitional watch — roughly a year by the majority reading (Antiquorum and Phillips catalogue it end-1958 to 1959), stretched to late 1960 by Horologium's own research, with total output still argued across a 300-600-piece band. Case and crown still look back to the [[Reference:6538\|6538]], but the movement is already caliber 1530, the same caliber that powers the early [[Reference:5512\|5512]] and [[Reference:5513\|5513]]. That dual identity is its whole point.

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	=== 5514 ===		=== 5514 ===

	The [[Reference:5514\|5514]] is the COMEX-specific branch. COMEX (Compagnie Maritime d'Expertises) was a French commercial diving firm that pioneered saturation diving. The 5514 is a 5513 case with an HEV, issued directly to COMEX divers and never sold through any retailer. A sold 1976 archive example with box, service papers, and documented diver provenance anchors the reference.		The [[Reference:5514\|5514]] is the COMEX-specific branch. COMEX (Compagnie Maritime d'Expertises) was a French commercial diving firm that pioneered saturation diving. The 5514 is a 5513 case with an HEV, issued directly to COMEX divers and never sold through any retailer. Major-house lots place dedicated 5514 production across roughly 1972 to 1978; Foulkes's book instead dates the launch to 1969 with a run of 1,618 pieces, a reading Pereztroika's review of that same book revises to 1974 and roughly 800 pieces — the two secondary readings disagree with each other as much as with the auction record. A sold 1976 archive example with box, service papers, and documented diver provenance anchors the reference.

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	== Historical market view ==		== Historical market view ==

	The [[Reference:5512\|5512]] and [[Reference:5513\|5513]] do not occupy the same market depth. ~~The Rolex-commissioned Submariner book by~~ Nicholas Foulkes puts the gap in sharp relief: 17,338 pieces for the [[Reference:5512\|5512]] against 151,449 for the [[Reference:5513\|5513]]. Roughly one 5512 for every eleven 5513s.		The [[Reference:5512\|5512]] and [[Reference:5513\|5513]] do not occupy the same market depth. Nicholas Foulkes's ''Oyster Perpetual Submariner: The Watch that Unlocked the Deep'' (Wallpaper / ACC Art Books, 2024) puts the gap in sharp relief: 17,338 pieces for the [[Reference:5512\|5512]] against 151,449 for the [[Reference:5513\|5513]]. Roughly one 5512 for every eleven 5513s. The Foulkes book is the only source behind both figures, and it is not infallible — Pereztroika's review of the same text catches a wrong launch year and production count for the [[Reference:5514\|5514]] and a separate disputed figure for the [[Reference:6536\|6536]] — so treat the 5512/5513 split as the best available reading rather than an audited one.

	That ratio does not make every [[Reference:5512\|5512]] automatically better, but it does explain why the 5512 feels scarcer in the market and why special-branch 5xxx watches move into a different price tier quickly. A sold 1976 [[Reference:5514\|5514]] COMEX archive with box, service papers, and diver provenance~~, and two Sotheby's~~ [[Reference:5517\|5517]] lots from 2018 and 2023, ~~make the branch market concrete rather than abstract~~.		That ratio does not make every [[Reference:5512\|5512]] automatically better, but it does explain why the 5512 feels scarcer in the market and why special-branch 5xxx watches move into a different price tier quickly. A sold 1976 [[Reference:5514\|5514]] COMEX archive with box, service papers, and diver provenance anchors that branch; the [[Reference:5517\|5517]] market runs on two Sotheby's lots from 2018 and 2023 plus a 2020 Fellows sale that broke the auction house's all-time record at £174,800 against a £50,000-70,000 estimate — real money for a watch whose own total production is still contested across five separate published readings.


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	== Sources ==		== Sources ==
	* ''The Vintage Rolex Field Manual'' — Colin A. White, Morning Tundra		* ''The Vintage Rolex Field Manual'' — Colin A. White, Morning Tundra
			* Nicholas Foulkes, ''Oyster Perpetual Submariner: The Watch that Unlocked the Deep'' (Wallpaper / ACC Art Books, 2024)
			* [https://perezcope.com/2024/09/30/review-of-the-authorized-rolex-submariner-book-and-why-the-1926-oyster-was-not-the-first-waterproof-watch/ Review of the Authorized Rolex Submariner Book] — Jose Pereztroika, Perezcope
			* [https://www.fellows.co.uk/blog/watches/2020/08/24/rolex-milsub-sells-for-over-165000-smashing-fellows-house-record/ Rolex MilSub Sells for Over £174,000 Smashing Fellows House Record] — Fellows Auctioneers, 2020
			* [https://horologium.com.au/2010/12/19/rolex-5510-some-notes/ Rolex 5510: Some Notes] — Horologium, 2010
	* [https://monochrome-watches.com/rolex-submariner-history-part-2-the-55xx-1680references/ History of the Rolex Submariner - Part 2, The 55XX References and 1680 Date] — Tom Mulraney, Monochrome		* [https://monochrome-watches.com/rolex-submariner-history-part-2-the-55xx-1680references/ History of the Rolex Submariner - Part 2, The 55XX References and 1680 Date] — Tom Mulraney, Monochrome
	* [https://www.windvintage.com/blog/collectors-guide-rolex-submariner-reference-5512 Collector's Guide: What To Know About The Rolex Submariner Reference 5512] — Charlie Dunne, Wind Vintage		* [https://www.windvintage.com/blog/collectors-guide-rolex-submariner-reference-5512 Collector's Guide: What To Know About The Rolex Submariner Reference 5512] — Charlie Dunne, Wind Vintage

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	That ratio does not make every [[Reference:5512\|5512]] automatically better, but it does explain why the 5512 feels scarcer in the market and why special-branch 5xxx watches move into a different price tier quickly. A sold 1976 [[Reference:5514\|5514]] COMEX archive with box, service papers, and diver provenance, and two Sotheby's [[Reference:5517\|5517]] lots from 2018 and 2023, make the branch market concrete rather than abstract.		That ratio does not make every [[Reference:5512\|5512]] automatically better, but it does explain why the 5512 feels scarcer in the market and why special-branch 5xxx watches move into a different price tier quickly. A sold 1976 [[Reference:5514\|5514]] COMEX archive with box, service papers, and diver provenance, and two Sotheby's [[Reference:5517\|5517]] lots from 2018 and 2023, make the branch market concrete rather than abstract.


			== Related references ==

			* [[Reference:submariner\|Submariner family index]]
			* [[Reference:5508\|Submariner 5508]] — no-crown-guard 8mm
			* [[Reference:5510\|Submariner 5510]] — Big Crown, cal 1530
			* [[Reference:5512\|Submariner 5512]] — first crown guards
			* [[Reference:5513\|Submariner 5513]] — the long-run no-date classic
			* [[Reference:5514\|Submariner 5514]] — the COMEX 5xxx
			* [[Reference:5517\|Submariner 5517]] — the MilSub

	== Sources ==		== Sources ==

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	* [https://www.windvintage.com/blog/collectors-guide-rolex-submariner-reference-5512 Collector's Guide: What To Know About The Rolex Submariner Reference 5512] — Charlie Dunne, Wind Vintage		* [https://www.windvintage.com/blog/collectors-guide-rolex-submariner-reference-5512 Collector's Guide: What To Know About The Rolex Submariner Reference 5512] — Charlie Dunne, Wind Vintage
	* [https://www.bobswatches.com/vintage-rolex-submariner-reference-5508.html Vintage Rolex Submariner Reference 5508] — Bob's Watches editorial staff, Bob's Watches		* [https://www.bobswatches.com/vintage-rolex-submariner-reference-5508.html Vintage Rolex Submariner Reference 5508] — Bob's Watches editorial staff, Bob's Watches
	* [https://wannabuyawatch.com/product/rolex-submariner-ref-5508-small-crown-tropical-dial-circa-1959/ Rolex Submariner Ref 5508 Small Crown Tropical Dial Circa 1959] — ~~unknown,~~ Wanna Buy A Watch?		* [https://wannabuyawatch.com/product/rolex-submariner-ref-5508-small-crown-tropical-dial-circa-1959/ Rolex Submariner Ref 5508 Small Crown Tropical Dial Circa 1959] — Wanna Buy A Watch?
	* [https://loupethis.com/auctions/rolex-submariner-5508-service-dial Rolex Submariner 5508 Service Dial] — ~~unknown,~~ Loupe This		* [https://loupethis.com/auctions/rolex-submariner-5508-service-dial Rolex Submariner 5508 Service Dial] — Loupe This
	* [https://www.vintagegoldwatches.com/product/rolex-submariner-ref-5508-1957-exclamation-dot-dial/ Rolex Submariner Ref.5508 1962 Exclamation Dot Dial] — Vintage Gold Watches, Vintage Gold Watches		* [https://www.vintagegoldwatches.com/product/rolex-submariner-ref-5508-1957-exclamation-dot-dial/ Rolex Submariner Ref.5508 1962 Exclamation Dot Dial] — Vintage Gold Watches, Vintage Gold Watches
	* [https://www.bobswatches.com/rolex-5510.html Rolex 5510] — Bob's Watches editorial staff, Bob's Watches		* [https://www.bobswatches.com/rolex-5510.html Rolex 5510] — Bob's Watches editorial staff, Bob's Watches

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			<div class="rp-lead">[[File:Ref 5508 hero.webp\|thumb\|center\|640px\|alt=Rolex Submariner 5508\|Representative 5508 from the 5xxx Submariner family.]]</div>

	The [[Reference:5508\|5508]], [[Reference:5510\|5510]], [[Reference:5512\|5512]], and [[Reference:5513\|5513]] are no-date Submariners from the late 1950s through the end of the [[Reference:5513\|5513]] run around 1989–90. The [[Reference:5514\|5514]] and [[Reference:5517\|5517]] are related branches associated with COMEX and British military use. Their dates and details vary by reference; the pages linked below cover each one separately.		The [[Reference:5508\|5508]], [[Reference:5510\|5510]], [[Reference:5512\|5512]], and [[Reference:5513\|5513]] are no-date Submariners from the late 1950s through the end of the [[Reference:5513\|5513]] run around 1989–90. The [[Reference:5514\|5514]] and [[Reference:5517\|5517]] are related branches associated with COMEX and British military use. Their dates and details vary by reference; the pages linked below cover each one separately.
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	== Core map ==		== Core map ==

	* [[Reference:5508\|5508]] — small-crown, no-crown-guard Submariner.		* [[Reference:5508\|5508]]: small-crown, no-crown-guard Submariner.
	* [[Reference:5510\|5510]] — big-crown, no-crown-guard reference with disputed production dates.		* [[Reference:5510\|5510]]: big-crown, no-crown-guard reference with disputed production dates.
	* [[Reference:5512\|5512]] — crown-guard, no-date reference generally fitted with a chronometer-certified movement; early examples need ~~to be assessed individually~~.		* [[Reference:5512\|5512]]: crown-guard, no-date reference generally fitted with a chronometer-certified movement; early examples need individual assessment.
	* [[Reference:5513\|5513]] — crown-guard, no-date reference with non-chronometer movements.		* [[Reference:5513\|5513]]: crown-guard, no-date reference with non-chronometer movements.
	* [[Reference:5514\|5514]] — COMEX-associated Submariner with a helium escape valve.		* [[Reference:5514\|5514]]: COMEX-associated Submariner with a helium escape valve.
	* [[Reference:5517\|5517]] — military-marked reference used on British military Submariners; military watches also exist under reference [[Reference:5513\|5513]].		* [[Reference:5517\|5517]]: military-marked reference used on British military Submariners; military watches also exist under reference [[Reference:5513\|5513]].

	“Small crown” and “big crown” describe the winding crown on the no-guard cases. HEV means helium escape valve.		“Small crown” and “big crown” describe the winding crown on the no-guard cases. HEV means helium escape valve.
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	* [[Reference:submariner\|Submariner family index]]		* [[Reference:submariner\|Submariner family index]]
	* [[Reference:5508\|Submariner 5508]] — no-crown-guard 8mm		* [[Reference:5508\|Submariner 5508]]: no-crown-guard, 8mm crown
	* [[Reference:5510\|Submariner 5510]] ~~— Big Crown~~, ~~cal~~ 1530		* [[Reference:5510\|Submariner 5510]]: big crown, caliber 1530
	* [[Reference:5512\|Submariner 5512]] — first crown guards		* [[Reference:5512\|Submariner 5512]]: first crown guards
	* [[Reference:5513\|Submariner 5513]] ~~— the~~ long-run no-date ~~classic~~		* [[Reference:5513\|Submariner 5513]]: long-run no-date reference
	* [[Reference:5514\|Submariner 5514]] ~~— the~~ COMEX ~~5xxx~~		* [[Reference:5514\|Submariner 5514]]: COMEX branch
	* [[Reference:5517\|Submariner 5517]] ~~— the MilSub~~		* [[Reference:5517\|Submariner 5517]]: British military branch

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	File:Ref 5508 hero.webp\|m08 Submariner\|[[Reference:5508\|5508]] — no-crown-guard, small Brevet crown		File:Ref 5508 hero.webp\|m08 Submariner\|[[Reference:5508\|5508]], no-crown-guard, small Brevet crown
	File:Ref 5510 hero.webp\|m10\|[[Reference:5510\|5510]] ~~— Big Crown~~ transitional, ~~cal.~~ 1530		File:Ref 5510 hero.webp\|m10\|[[Reference:5510\|5510]], big crown transitional, caliber 1530
	File:Ref 5512 hero.webp\|m12\|[[Reference:5512\|5512]] — chronometer, first crown guards		File:Ref 5512 hero.webp\|m12\|[[Reference:5512\|5512]], chronometer and first crown guards
	File:Ref 5513 hero.webp\|m13\|[[Reference:5513\|5513]] — long-run non-chronometer ~~classic~~		File:Ref 5513 hero.webp\|m13\|[[Reference:5513\|5513]], long-run non-chronometer reference
	File:Ref 5514 hero.webp\|m14 COMEX\|[[Reference:5514\|5514]] — COMEX helium-valve branch		File:Ref 5514 hero.webp\|m14 COMEX\|[[Reference:5514\|5514]], COMEX helium-valve branch
	File:Ref 5517 hero.webp\|m17 MilSub\|[[Reference:5517\|5517]] — British military ~~MilSub~~		File:Ref 5517 hero.webp\|m17 MilSub\|[[Reference:5517\|5517]], British military branch
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	== Sources ==		== Sources ==
			* [https://www.rolex.com/watches/submariner/from-tool-watch-to-icon Rolex, Submariner history and 1959 crown-guard introduction]
			* [https://newsroom.rolex.com/watches/oyster-collection/submariner Rolex Newsroom, Submariner chronology and specifications]
	* [https://www.rolex.com/watches/submariner/from-tool-watch-to-icon Rolex Submariner: From tool watch to icon] — Rolex, including its 1959 account of crown guards.		* [https://www.rolex.com/watches/submariner/from-tool-watch-to-icon Rolex Submariner: From tool watch to icon] — Rolex, including its 1959 account of crown guards.
	* [https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/five-things-i-learned-from-the-first-ever-rolex-authorized-submariner-book Five Things I Learned From the First Ever Rolex-Authorized Submariner Book] — Hodinkee, on the production estimates in Nicholas Foulkes’s 2024 book.		* [https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/five-things-i-learned-from-the-first-ever-rolex-authorized-submariner-book Five Things I Learned From the First Ever Rolex-Authorized Submariner Book] — Hodinkee, on the production estimates in Nicholas Foulkes’s 2024 book.