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== The nickname lineage == | == The nickname lineage == | ||
Collector nicknames for the green Submariners track color combinations, not reference numbers. | Collector nicknames for the green Submariners track color combinations, not reference numbers. The Kermit (16610LV) pairs a green bezel with a black dial, named for Kermit the Frog; its aluminum bezel fades with age. The Hulk (116610LV) pairs a green bezel with a green dial — named for the all-green look, with a Cerachrom bezel that stays green permanently. The Starbucks or Cermit (126610LV) returns to a green bezel and black dial: “Cermit” combines “ceramic” and “Kermit,” and “Starbucks” comes from the green-and-black scheme matching the coffee chain’s palette. | ||
The Hulk nickname stuck because the watch is green everywhere. That total commitment to green is what makes it visually different from its siblings, and it is what makes it polarizing. Some collectors find the full green too much. Others find it the most distinctive modern Submariner. There is no neutral position on the Hulk. | The Hulk nickname stuck because the watch is green everywhere. That total commitment to green is what makes it visually different from its siblings, and it is what makes it polarizing. Some collectors find the full green too much. Others find it the most distinctive modern Submariner. There is no neutral position on the Hulk. | ||
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== Market and collector context == | == Market and collector context == | ||
The 116610LV has traded above the 116610LN on the secondary market since both were in production. Since discontinuation in 2020, the premium has widened. As of late 2025, the Hulk trades at approximately | The 116610LV has traded above the 116610LN on the secondary market since both were in production. Since discontinuation in 2020, the premium has widened. As of late 2025, the Hulk trades at approximately $23,600 USD (Sotheby’s data) — nearly double the $11,900 retail price of its own successor, the 126610LV. | ||
The 116610LV is not rare in an absolute sense. Forum consensus holds that Rolex made “quite a few” over the decade of production. The premium reflects desirability and a fixed supply, not scarcity in the way that vintage references with genuinely small production runs are scarce. Market activity is primarily dealer and secondary retail rather than lot-level auction attention at major houses. | The 116610LV is not rare in an absolute sense. Forum consensus holds that Rolex made “quite a few” over the decade of production. The premium reflects desirability and a fixed supply, not scarcity in the way that vintage references with genuinely small production runs are scarce. Market activity is primarily dealer and secondary retail rather than lot-level auction attention at major houses. | ||