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<small>[[Reference:submariner|Submariner]] → '''16803'''</small>
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[[File:Ref 16803 hero.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Rolex Submariner Ref. 16803 (Bob's Watches)]]


The 16803 is a short-run reference with a long collector shadow. It is the first Rolesor (two-tone steel and gold) Submariner Date, and within the reference the version serious collectors pursue is the nipple dial, an applied-marker dial with a small raised dome at the centre of each gold hour index. The three-dimensional texture is visible in person and nearly invisible in average photography, which is why nipple-dial examples anchor the collector market for the reference while running underrepresented in online listings.
The 16803 is a short-run reference with a long collector shadow. It is the first Rolesor (two-tone steel and gold) Submariner Date, and within the reference the version serious collectors pursue is the nipple dial, an applied-marker dial with a small raised dome at the centre of each gold hour index. The three-dimensional texture is visible in person and nearly invisible in average photography, which is why nipple-dial examples anchor the collector market for the reference while running underrepresented in online listings.
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[[File:Ref 16803 hero.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Rolex Submariner Ref. 16803 (Bob's Watches)]]
== The nipple dial ==
== The nipple dial ==