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{{#seo:

|title=BezelBase — The Encyclopedic Reference for Watch Collectors

|description=~~The most detailed, source~~-~~backed~~ reference ~~guide to the~~ Rolex ~~Submariner ever assembled~~. ~~Every reference~~. ~~Every variant. Every era. Community-built and open~~.

|description=A community-built encyclopedic reference for Rolex watches — historical and modern. Production history, specifications, variants, and collector context. Starting with the Submariner.

|keywords=watch reference, Rolex Submariner, collector guide, vintage Rolex, watch specifications, production history, dial variants

|keywords=watch reference, Rolex, Rolex Submariner, collector guide, vintage Rolex, watch specifications, production history, dial variants

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== What this is ==

BezelBase is ~~the most thorough reference~~ to ~~the~~ Rolex ~~Submariner available anywhere~~. ~~Every reference number from the first 6204 in 1953 through the current 126-series production. Every known~~ dial ~~variant~~, movement ~~change, bracelet fitment~~, ~~and~~ special ~~branch — documented, sourced~~, and ~~cross-referenced~~.

BezelBase is an enthusiast-driven project to collect, organize, and publish everything worth knowing about Rolex watches — historical and modern. Production histories, specification changes, dial variants, bracelet fitments, movement upgrades, special branches, and the collector context around all of it. Built by people who care about getting the details right.

~~This~~ is ~~not a blog. Not a buying guide. Not a forum thread. It is a structured encyclopedia built~~ from primary Rolex material, serious collector literature, specialist dealers, and auction records. Where evidence conflicts, both sides are presented with attribution. Where gaps exist, they are named honestly. Nothing is invented.

The goal is an encyclopedic reference for every Rolex family, assembled from primary Rolex material, serious collector literature, specialist dealers, and auction records. Where evidence conflicts, both sides are presented with attribution. Where gaps exist, they are named honestly. Nothing is invented.

'''39 complete reference articles''' ~~are live today,~~ covering the ~~full Submariner family from~~ 1953 to the ~~present~~.

We are starting with the Submariner — '''39 complete reference articles''' covering every reference from the first 6204 in 1953 through the current 126-series production. More families will follow.

== ~~Browse by era~~ ==

== Submariner references ==

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==== Honest about gaps ====

~~The Submariner~~'s history has real gaps — undocumented production changes, disputed dates, conflicting dealer accounts. BezelBase names those gaps instead of papering over them. If something is conjecture, it says so.

Rolex's history has real gaps — undocumented production changes, disputed dates, conflicting dealer accounts. BezelBase names those gaps instead of papering over them. If something is conjecture, it says so.

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 {{#seo:
 |title=BezelBase — The Encyclopedic Reference for Watch Collectors
-|description=The most detailed, source-backed reference guide to the Rolex Submariner ever assembled. Every reference. Every variant. Every era. Community-built and open.
+|description=A community-built encyclopedic reference for Rolex watches — historical and modern. Production history, specifications, variants, and collector context. Starting with the Submariner.
-|keywords=watch reference, Rolex Submariner, collector guide, vintage Rolex, watch specifications, production history, dial variants
+|keywords=watch reference, Rolex, Rolex Submariner, collector guide, vintage Rolex, watch specifications, production history, dial variants
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 == What this is ==
-BezelBase is the most thorough reference to the Rolex Submariner available anywhere. Every reference number from the first 6204 in 1953 through the current 126-series production. Every known dial variant, movement change, bracelet fitment, and special branch — documented, sourced, and cross-referenced.
+BezelBase is an enthusiast-driven project to collect, organize, and publish everything worth knowing about Rolex watches — historical and modern. Production histories, specification changes, dial variants, bracelet fitments, movement upgrades, special branches, and the collector context around all of it. Built by people who care about getting the details right.
-This is not a blog. Not a buying guide. Not a forum thread. It is a structured encyclopedia built from primary Rolex material, serious collector literature, specialist dealers, and auction records. Where evidence conflicts, both sides are presented with attribution. Where gaps exist, they are named honestly. Nothing is invented.
+The goal is an encyclopedic reference for every Rolex family, assembled from primary Rolex material, serious collector literature, specialist dealers, and auction records. Where evidence conflicts, both sides are presented with attribution. Where gaps exist, they are named honestly. Nothing is invented.
-'''39 complete reference articles''' are live today, covering the full Submariner family from 1953 to the present.
+We are starting with the Submariner — '''39 complete reference articles''' covering every reference from the first 6204 in 1953 through the current 126-series production. More families will follow.
-== Browse by era ==
+== Submariner references ==
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 ==== Honest about gaps ====
-The Submariner's history has real gaps — undocumented production changes, disputed dates, conflicting dealer accounts. BezelBase names those gaps instead of papering over them. If something is conjecture, it says so.
+Rolex's history has real gaps — undocumented production changes, disputed dates, conflicting dealer accounts. BezelBase names those gaps instead of papering over them. If something is conjecture, it says so.
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