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=== [[Reference:submariner|Submariner]] ===

~~We started here because the Submariner is the reference that never lets you stop researching.~~ Thirty-nine ~~distinct~~ references across seventy years of production. The 6204 showed up in 1953 with a 100m depth rating and no crown guards, and by the time you get to the current 126-series the watch has been through gilt dials, matte dials, aluminum bezels, ceramic bezels, acrylic crystals, sapphire crystals, and more bracelet configurations than most people realize exist. A single reference like the 5513 ran for 27 years and produced enough dial variants to fill its own taxonomy. We have 36 articles live — ~~each one covers~~ specs, ~~movement history~~, ~~dial variants~~, bracelets, and ~~whatever the~~ auction ~~record actually says~~.

Thirty-nine references across seventy years. We have 36 articles live — specs, movements, dials, bracelets, and auction records for each.

~~'''Highlights~~:~~'''~~

{| style="width:100%; font-size:90%; border-collapse:collapse; margin-top:0.5em;"

* [[Reference:6538|6538]] ~~— the James Bond Submariner~~

|-

* [[Reference:5513|5513]] ~~— 27~~-~~year production run, the broadest vintage reference~~

! style="text-align:left; border-bottom:1px solid #ccc; padding:2px 4px;" | Era

* [[Reference:1680|1680]] — ~~first Submariner Date, Red Sub and White Sub eras~~

! style="text-align:left; border-bottom:1px solid #ccc; padding:2px 4px;" | No-date

* [[Reference:16610|16610]] ~~— the 23~~-~~year benchmark modern Submariner~~

! style="text-align:left; border-bottom:1px solid #ccc; padding:2px 4px;" | Date (steel)

* [[Reference:~~116610LV~~|~~116610LV~~]] ~~— the~~ "~~Hulk,~~" ~~now a modern collectible~~

! style="text-align:left; border-bottom:1px solid #ccc; padding:2px 4px;" | Date (precious metal)

* [[Reference:114060|114060]] ~~— the last 40mm no~~-~~date,~~ "~~the last small Sub~~"

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| style="padding:4px; vertical-align:top; font-weight:bold; white-space:nowrap;" | Early 1953–59

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| style="padding:4px; vertical-align:top; font-weight:bold; white-space:nowrap;" | Crown-guard 1958–90

| style="padding:4px; vertical-align:top;" | [[Reference:1680|1680]]

| style="padding:4px; vertical-align:top;" | —

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| style="padding:4px; vertical-align:top; font-weight:bold; white-space:nowrap;" | Five-digit 1979–2010

| style="padding:4px; vertical-align:top;" | [[Reference:14060|14060]] · [[Reference:14060M|14060M]]

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| style="padding:4px; vertical-align:top; font-weight:bold; white-space:nowrap;" | Six-digit 2010–now

| style="padding:4px; vertical-align:top;" | [[Reference:114060|114060]] · [[Reference:124060|124060]]

|}

'''[[Reference:submariner|→ Full Submariner index]]'''

'''[[Reference:submariner|→ Full Submariner index with era descriptions]]'''

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 === [[Reference:submariner|Submariner]] ===
-We started here because the Submariner is the reference that never lets you stop researching. Thirty-nine distinct references across seventy years of production. The 6204 showed up in 1953 with a 100m depth rating and no crown guards, and by the time you get to the current 126-series the watch has been through gilt dials, matte dials, aluminum bezels, ceramic bezels, acrylic crystals, sapphire crystals, and more bracelet configurations than most people realize exist. A single reference like the 5513 ran for 27 years and produced enough dial variants to fill its own taxonomy. We have 36 articles live — each one covers specs, movement history, dial variants, bracelets, and whatever the auction record actually says.
+Thirty-nine references across seventy years. We have 36 articles live — specs, movements, dials, bracelets, and auction records for each.
-'''Highlights:'''
+{| style="width:100%; font-size:90%; border-collapse:collapse; margin-top:0.5em;"
-* [[Reference:6538|6538]] — the James Bond Submariner
+|-
-* [[Reference:5513|5513]] — 27-year production run, the broadest vintage reference
+! style="text-align:left; border-bottom:1px solid #ccc; padding:2px 4px;" | Era
-* [[Reference:1680|1680]] — first Submariner Date, Red Sub and White Sub eras
+! style="text-align:left; border-bottom:1px solid #ccc; padding:2px 4px;" | No-date
-* [[Reference:16610|16610]] — the 23-year benchmark modern Submariner
+! style="text-align:left; border-bottom:1px solid #ccc; padding:2px 4px;" | Date (steel)
-* [[Reference:116610LV|116610LV]] — the "Hulk," now a modern collectible
+! style="text-align:left; border-bottom:1px solid #ccc; padding:2px 4px;" | Date (precious metal)
-* [[Reference:114060|114060]] — the last 40mm no-date, "the last small Sub"
+|-
+| style="padding:4px; vertical-align:top; font-weight:bold; white-space:nowrap;" | Early<br/><small>1953–59</small>
+| style="padding:4px; vertical-align:top;" colspan="3" | [[Reference:6204|6204]] · [[Reference:6205|6205]] · [[Reference:6200|6200]] · [[Reference:6536|6536]] · [[Reference:6536-1|6536/1]] · [[Reference:6538|6538]]
+|-
+| style="padding:4px; vertical-align:top; font-weight:bold; white-space:nowrap;" | Crown-guard<br/><small>1958–90</small>
+| style="padding:4px; vertical-align:top;" | [[Reference:5508|5508]] · [[Reference:5510|5510]] · [[Reference:5512|5512]] · [[Reference:5513|5513]] · [[Reference:5514|5514]] · [[Reference:5517|5517]]
+| style="padding:4px; vertical-align:top;" | [[Reference:1680|1680]]
+| style="padding:4px; vertical-align:top;" | —
+|-
+| style="padding:4px; vertical-align:top; font-weight:bold; white-space:nowrap;" | Five-digit<br/><small>1979–2010</small>
+| style="padding:4px; vertical-align:top;" | [[Reference:14060|14060]] · [[Reference:14060M|14060M]]
+| style="padding:4px; vertical-align:top;" | [[Reference:16800|16800]] · [[Reference:16610|16610]] · [[Reference:16610LV|16610LV]]
+| style="padding:4px; vertical-align:top;" | [[Reference:16803|16803]] · [[Reference:16808|16808]] · [[Reference:16613|16613]] · [[Reference:16618|16618]]
+|-
+| style="padding:4px; vertical-align:top; font-weight:bold; white-space:nowrap;" | Six-digit<br/><small>2010–now</small>
+| style="padding:4px; vertical-align:top;" | [[Reference:114060|114060]] · [[Reference:124060|124060]]
+| style="padding:4px; vertical-align:top;" | [[Reference:116610LN|116610LN]] · [[Reference:116610LV|116610LV]] · [[Reference:126610LN|126610LN]] · [[Reference:126610LV|126610LV]]
+| style="padding:4px; vertical-align:top;" | [[Reference:116613|116613]] · [[Reference:116618|116618]] · [[Reference:116619LB|116619LB]] · [[Reference:126613LB|126613LB]] · [[Reference:126613LN|126613LN]] · [[Reference:126618LB|126618LB]] · [[Reference:126618LN|126618LN]] · [[Reference:126619LB|126619LB]]
+|}
-'''[[Reference:submariner|→ Full Submariner index]]'''
+<small>'''Collector landmarks:''' [[Reference:6538|6538]] Bond Sub · [[Reference:5513|5513]] 27-year run · [[Reference:1680|1680]] Red Sub · [[Reference:5514|5514]] COMEX · [[Reference:16610|16610]] 23-year benchmark · [[Reference:116610LV|116610LV]] Hulk · [[Reference:114060|114060]] last small Sub</small>
+'''[[Reference:submariner|→ Full Submariner index with era descriptions]]'''
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