Reference:116619LB: Difference between revisions

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=== Weight ===

Owners posting on Rolex Forums report about 226.8g with 12 bracelet links fitted.

Owners posting on Rolex Forums report about 226.8g with 12 bracelet links fitted. Auction-catalogued examples read lighter: Antiquorum listed a 2008-2009 case at approximately 219g and a 2008 case at 213.8g, both weighed on their full bracelets as sold. The gap between the forum figure and the two catalogued figures is more likely bracelet length and link count than a real spec difference; nobody has published a link-by-link breakdown to settle it.

== Historical market and auction record ==

The 116619LB often trades above the yellow-gold 116618 despite comparable material cost. Low production volume and the stealth-wealth character do most of that work, helped by the reference's status as a first, and it sits among the highest-value modern Submariners on the secondary market. ~~It turns up in dealer inventories and~~ at ~~auction alike~~.

The 116619LB often trades above the yellow-gold 116618 despite comparable material cost. Low production volume and the stealth-wealth character do most of that work, helped by the reference's status as a first, and it sits among the highest-value modern Submariners on the secondary market.

Bonhams sold a full-set example (case No. V762980, box, certificate, copy of the original purchase receipt, three spare links) at its Hong Kong "Evolutionary Time" online sale, 15-22 July 2020, for HKD 225,625 including premium against a HKD 100,000-200,000 estimate. A second Bonhams example (case No. V528909) sold at a Hong Kong online sale that ran 25 March-5 April 2024 for HKD 281,600 including premium, against a HKD 200,000-350,000 estimate — a higher result four years later on a comparable watch, though sample size is too small here to call it a trend. Antiquorum has also brought the reference to sale, including a 2008 example (case No. V479064) at Monaco on 28 June 2026 for EUR 28,864 against a EUR 20,000-40,000 estimate; a 2008-2009 example (case No. V712568) offered at Hong Kong on 13 June 2023 carried an estimate of HKD 220,000-300,000 with no result recorded on the lot page.

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* [https://www.grayandsons.com/blog/rolex-submariner-date-history/ Gray & Sons Submariner Date history] — Gray & Sons editorial, Gray & Sons

* [https://professionalwatches.com/rolex-submariner-reference-guide/ Rolex Submariner Reference Guide] — Professional Watches editorial, Professional Watches

* [https://www.bonhams.com/auction/26250/lot/911/rolex-a-white-gold-blue-submariner-bracelet-watch-ref-116619lb-no-v762980-with-box-certificate-original-receipt-3-spare-links/ Rolex Ref. 116619LB, case V762980] — Bonhams, "Evolutionary Time," Hong Kong, 2020-07-22, Lot 911

* [https://www.bonhams.com/auction/29988/lot/1155/rolex-or-submariner-ref116619lb-smurf-a-white-gold-bracelet-watch-with-date-circa-2010/ Rolex Ref. 116619LB "Smurf," case V528909] — Bonhams, Hong Kong online sale, 2024-04-05, Lot 1155

* [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-ref-116619lb-submariner-lot-361-127 Rolex Ref. 116619LB, case V712568] — Antiquorum, Hong Kong, 2023-06-13, Lot 127

* [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-ref-116619lb-submariner-smurf-white-gold-lot-388-154 Rolex Ref. 116619LB "Smurf," case V479064] — Antiquorum, Monaco, 2026-06-28, Lot 154

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 === Weight ===
-Owners posting on Rolex Forums report about 226.8g with 12 bracelet links fitted.
+Owners posting on Rolex Forums report about 226.8g with 12 bracelet links fitted. Auction-catalogued examples read lighter: Antiquorum listed a 2008-2009 case at approximately 219g and a 2008 case at 213.8g, both weighed on their full bracelets as sold. The gap between the forum figure and the two catalogued figures is more likely bracelet length and link count than a real spec difference; nobody has published a link-by-link breakdown to settle it.
 <span id="historical-market-and-auction-record"></span>
 == Historical market and auction record ==
-The 116619LB often trades above the yellow-gold 116618 despite comparable material cost. Low production volume and the stealth-wealth character do most of that work, helped by the reference's status as a first, and it sits among the highest-value modern Submariners on the secondary market. It turns up in dealer inventories and at auction alike.
+The 116619LB often trades above the yellow-gold 116618 despite comparable material cost. Low production volume and the stealth-wealth character do most of that work, helped by the reference's status as a first, and it sits among the highest-value modern Submariners on the secondary market.
+Bonhams sold a full-set example (case No. V762980, box, certificate, copy of the original purchase receipt, three spare links) at its Hong Kong "Evolutionary Time" online sale, 15-22 July 2020, for HKD 225,625 including premium against a HKD 100,000-200,000 estimate. A second Bonhams example (case No. V528909) sold at a Hong Kong online sale that ran 25 March-5 April 2024 for HKD 281,600 including premium, against a HKD 200,000-350,000 estimate — a higher result four years later on a comparable watch, though sample size is too small here to call it a trend. Antiquorum has also brought the reference to sale, including a 2008 example (case No. V479064) at Monaco on 28 June 2026 for EUR 28,864 against a EUR 20,000-40,000 estimate; a 2008-2009 example (case No. V712568) offered at Hong Kong on 13 June 2023 carried an estimate of HKD 220,000-300,000 with no result recorded on the lot page.
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 * [https://www.grayandsons.com/blog/rolex-submariner-date-history/ Gray & Sons Submariner Date history] — Gray & Sons editorial, Gray & Sons
 * [https://professionalwatches.com/rolex-submariner-reference-guide/ Rolex Submariner Reference Guide] — Professional Watches editorial, Professional Watches
+* [https://www.bonhams.com/auction/26250/lot/911/rolex-a-white-gold-blue-submariner-bracelet-watch-ref-116619lb-no-v762980-with-box-certificate-original-receipt-3-spare-links/ Rolex Ref. 116619LB, case V762980] — Bonhams, "Evolutionary Time," Hong Kong, 2020-07-22, Lot 911
+* [https://www.bonhams.com/auction/29988/lot/1155/rolex-or-submariner-ref116619lb-smurf-a-white-gold-bracelet-watch-with-date-circa-2010/ Rolex Ref. 116619LB "Smurf," case V528909] — Bonhams, Hong Kong online sale, 2024-04-05, Lot 1155
+* [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-ref-116619lb-submariner-lot-361-127 Rolex Ref. 116619LB, case V712568] — Antiquorum, Hong Kong, 2023-06-13, Lot 127
+* [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-ref-116619lb-submariner-smurf-white-gold-lot-388-154 Rolex Ref. 116619LB "Smurf," case V479064] — Antiquorum, Monaco, 2026-06-28, Lot 154
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