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<small>[[Reference:submariner|Submariner]] → '''16618'''</small> | <small>[[Reference:submariner|Submariner]] → '''16618'''</small> | ||
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[[File:Ref 16618 blue-dial.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Rolex Submariner 16618 — 18k yellow gold with blue dial and bezel]] | |||
The 16618 is the full 18k yellow gold Submariner Date with caliber 3135 — the peak material expression of the 3135-era Submariner generation. It replaced the 16808 around 1988 and ran until the ceramic-bezel 116618 took over around 2008–2009, giving it a roughly twenty-year production window that mirrors the two-tone 16613 running alongside it. Every internal evolution the 16613 received, the 16618 also received: lume transitions, bracelet upgrades, and rehaut engraving all happened in both references across the same timeframe. Twenty years under one reference number meant steady refinement rather than revolution. | The 16618 is the full 18k yellow gold Submariner Date with caliber 3135 — the peak material expression of the 3135-era Submariner generation. It replaced the 16808 around 1988 and ran until the ceramic-bezel 116618 took over around 2008–2009, giving it a roughly twenty-year production window that mirrors the two-tone 16613 running alongside it. Every internal evolution the 16613 received, the 16618 also received: lume transitions, bracelet upgrades, and rehaut engraving all happened in both references across the same timeframe. Twenty years under one reference number meant steady refinement rather than revolution. | ||
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== Dial map == | == Dial map == | ||
[[File:Ref 16618 champagne-serti.jpg|thumb|right| | [[File:Ref 16618 champagne-serti.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Champagne Serti dial variant with diamond hour markers and sapphire indices]] | ||
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[[File:Ref 16618 detail.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Blue dial detail — gold hands and hour markers against sunburst blue]] | |||
== Case, bezel, crystal, and crown == | == Case, bezel, crystal, and crown == | ||
The entire case is 18k yellow gold: case body, bezel, crown, crown tube, and case back. Crown guards are present. The Triplock crown seals to 300m. The 16618 is substantially heavier than the steel 16610. | The entire case is 18k yellow gold: case body, bezel, crown, crown tube, and case back. Crown guards are present. The Triplock crown seals to 300m. The 16618 is substantially heavier than the steel 16610. | ||
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== Bracelets, end links, clasps, and packaging notes == | == Bracelets, end links, clasps, and packaging notes == | ||
[[File:Ref 16618 bracelet.jpg|thumb|right|250px| | |||
[[File:Ref 16618 hero.jpg|thumb|right|250px|18k yellow gold Oyster bracelet and Fliplock clasp]] | |||
[[File:Ref 16618 caseback.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Clasp detail with Rolex coronet engraving]] | |||
The bracelet transition is one of the most important authenticity and dating checkpoints for the 16618, parallel to the same transition on the two-tone 16613. | The bracelet transition is one of the most important authenticity and dating checkpoints for the 16618, parallel to the same transition on the two-tone 16613. | ||