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=== Serif and non-serif COMEX-signed (1972 to mid-1970s) ===

~~Craft and Tailored describes~~ a non-serif COMEX dial on case 380xxxx, dated 1972~~. HQ Milton lists~~ a serif ~~example~~, also dated 1972, with a 4.0-million ~~case number~~. ~~The dealer~~ dates are approximate; a serial boundary between the two forms remains unverified. [https://www.craftandtailored.com/products/1972-rolex-comex-submariner-ref-5514 Craft and Tailored, non-serif 5514] [https://hqmilton.com/products/1972-rolex-comex-submariner-5514-with-serif-dial HQ Milton, serif 5514]

One documented example carries a non-serif COMEX dial on case 380xxxx, dated 1972; another shows a serif dial, also dated 1972, with a case number in the 4.0-million range. These dates are approximate; a serial boundary between the two forms remains unverified. [https://www.craftandtailored.com/products/1972-rolex-comex-submariner-ref-5514 Craft and Tailored, non-serif 5514] [https://hqmilton.com/products/1972-rolex-comex-submariner-5514-with-serif-dial HQ Milton, serif 5514]

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* 9315 with 385 end links on Phillips’ COMEX 377 and 446. [https://www.phillips.com/detail/rolex/NY080222/153 Phillips, New York SIX, lot 153] [https://www.phillips.com/detail/rolex/90836 Phillips, Geneva TWO, lot 145]

* 9315 with 380 end links on ~~Craft and Tailored’s~~ non-serif example. [https://www.craftandtailored.com/products/1972-rolex-comex-submariner-ref-5514 Craft and Tailored, non-serif 5514]

* 9315 with 380 end links on the non-serif example. [https://www.craftandtailored.com/products/1972-rolex-comex-submariner-ref-5514 Craft and Tailored, non-serif 5514]

* 93150 with 593 end links on Antiquorum’s COMEX 878. [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-ref-5514-submariner-comex-big-numbers-lot-383-172 Antiquorum, 12 December 2025, lot 172]

* A later 93150 bracelet with a K3 clasp on Bonhams’ COMEX 723. Bonhams also identifies a later bezel insert. [https://www.bonhams.com/auction/23511/lot/43/ Bonhams, 22 June 2016, lot 43]

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 === Serif and non-serif COMEX-signed (1972 to mid-1970s) ===
-Craft and Tailored describes a non-serif COMEX dial on case 380xxxx, dated 1972. HQ Milton lists a serif example, also dated 1972, with a 4.0-million case number. The dealer dates are approximate; a serial boundary between the two forms remains unverified. [https://www.craftandtailored.com/products/1972-rolex-comex-submariner-ref-5514 Craft and Tailored, non-serif 5514] [https://hqmilton.com/products/1972-rolex-comex-submariner-5514-with-serif-dial HQ Milton, serif 5514]
+One documented example carries a non-serif COMEX dial on case 380xxxx, dated 1972; another shows a serif dial, also dated 1972, with a case number in the 4.0-million range. These dates are approximate; a serial boundary between the two forms remains unverified. [https://www.craftandtailored.com/products/1972-rolex-comex-submariner-ref-5514 Craft and Tailored, non-serif 5514] [https://hqmilton.com/products/1972-rolex-comex-submariner-5514-with-serif-dial HQ Milton, serif 5514]
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 * 9315 with 385 end links on Phillips’ COMEX 377 and 446. [https://www.phillips.com/detail/rolex/NY080222/153 Phillips, New York SIX, lot 153] [https://www.phillips.com/detail/rolex/90836 Phillips, Geneva TWO, lot 145]
-* 9315 with 380 end links on Craft and Tailored’s non-serif example. [https://www.craftandtailored.com/products/1972-rolex-comex-submariner-ref-5514 Craft and Tailored, non-serif 5514]
+* 9315 with 380 end links on the non-serif example. [https://www.craftandtailored.com/products/1972-rolex-comex-submariner-ref-5514 Craft and Tailored, non-serif 5514]
 * 93150 with 593 end links on Antiquorum’s COMEX 878. [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-ref-5514-submariner-comex-big-numbers-lot-383-172 Antiquorum, 12 December 2025, lot 172]
 * A later 93150 bracelet with a K3 clasp on Bonhams’ COMEX 723. Bonhams also identifies a later bezel insert. [https://www.bonhams.com/auction/23511/lot/43/ Bonhams, 22 June 2016, lot 43]