Rolex 114060 Submariner
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The 114060 is a 40mm no-date Submariner introduced in 2012 and replaced around 2020 by the 41mm 124060 with caliber 3230. It combines caliber 3130, a Cerachrom bezel, the Maxi case and an Oyster bracelet with Glidelock. The late 14060M also used caliber 3130, so the movement is a continuation within a revised case and bracelet package.
The case measures about 40mm across and is commonly described as roughly 12.5mm thick with a 48mm lug-to-lug span. Its broad lugs and crown guards give it a different wrist profile from the five-digit 14060M. Published sources do not document a complete mid-run parts census, so small service or production changes should be checked on individual watches.
Core facts
| detail | value |
|---|---|
| reference | 114060 |
| family | Submariner (no date) |
| production | 2012 to about 2020 |
| movement | caliber 3130, COSC, 28,800 vph, 48hr power reserve |
| case | 40mm, 904L steel, Maxi case, no lug holes, ~12.5mm thick, ~48mm lug-to-lug |
| crystal | sapphire, flat, no Cyclops |
| water resistance | 300m / 1000ft |
| crown | Triplock screw-down |
| bezel | Cerachrom ceramic, unidirectional, platinum PVD numerals, scratch-resistant |
| bracelet | Oyster ref.97200, solid links, Oysterlock with Glidelock (20mm micro-adjust) |
| dial | four printed lines, glossy black, white-gold Maxi markers |
| lume | Chromalight blue |
| rehaut | engraved "ROLEX" repeating + serial at 6 |
| case back | solid steel, screw-down |
| successor | 124060 |
Where it sits in the line
The 114060 shares its generation with the date-equipped 116610LN and 116610LV, but uses caliber 3130 instead of 3135. It replaced the 14060M and was succeeded by the 124060, which introduced caliber 3230 and a 41mm case. The engraved rehaut was already present on late 14060M examples, so it is not unique to the 114060.
Production outline
Rolex introduced the 114060 with the ceramic bezel, Maxi case, Glidelock bracelet, Chromalight lume and engraved rehaut associated with this generation. Serial formats changed across the modern period, and service parts or small production revisions may not be visible from catalogue descriptions. The published record does not prove that every 2013 and 2019 example is identical in every component.
Movement notes
Caliber 3130 is an automatic no-date movement with COSC chronometer certification, running at 28,800 vph and storing about 48 hours of power reserve. The same caliber powered the late 14060M, so the movement is carryover rather than new. Regulation is handled by a Parachrom blue hairspring — Rolex's paramagnetic alloy spring, more resistant to magnetic fields, temperature change, and shock than a traditional spring — together with Microstella regulating nuts on the balance.
The 114060 was the last Submariner to run the 3130. Its successor, the 124060, moved to caliber 3230 with the 70-hour reserve and the Chronergy escapement, closing out the 3130 era in the no-date line.
Dial map
The dial is glossy black with applied white-gold Maxi markers and larger Mercedes hands. "Maxi" in this context refers to marker and hand proportions — bigger lume plots and wider hands than the five-digit 14060 and 14060M carried, sized to match the wider Maxi Case.
The 2-line question
The 114060 dial has four printed lines below the hands: “SUBMARINER,” the depth rating, and “SUPERLATIVE CHRONOMETER OFFICIALLY CERTIFIED.” It has no date window or Cyclops, but it is not a two-line dial. The four-line arrangement continues the chronometer wording used on the 14060M while keeping the symmetrical no-date layout.
All markers and hands use Chromalight, Rolex's long-emission lume, which glows blue where the older Super-LumiNova glowed green. Owners posting on the Rolex forums put useful legibility at three to seven-plus hours in complete darkness, the spread depending on how much light the dial had taken beforehand. The "SWISS MADE" text sits at 6 o'clock.
Case, bezel, crystal, and crown
Maxi case
The case is 40mm 904L stainless steel in the Maxi format — wider lugs and more pronounced crown guards than the slim five-digit case used on the 14060 and 14060M, about 12.5mm thick with a 48mm lug-to-lug span, and no drilled lug holes.
Finishing follows the modern Professional pattern, brushed across the top surfaces and mirror-polished on the flanks, so the wider lugs throw a hard line of light down each side.
A shared 40mm diameter does not mean a shared wrist feel. Set next to a 14060M, the Maxi case looks and weighs like the larger watch. Collectors split on it, some wanting the heft and presence, others missing the slimmer five-digit proportions, and that split is part of why the 114060 has become collectible. It is the last Submariner to offer the 40mm Maxi case before Rolex moved the line to 41mm.
Cerachrom bezel
The bezel is unidirectional with a black Cerachrom insert. Rolex describes the ceramic as highly resistant to scratching and UV fading; condition still has to be checked on the individual insert. The numerals and graduations are filled with platinum by PVD. Compared with the aluminum insert on the 14060M, this changes the surface and aging behavior, while collector preference remains subjective.
Crystal and crown
Flat sapphire crystal, no Cyclops — the defining visual difference between the no-date 114060 and the date-equipped 116610LN. The flat crystal gives the 114060 a symmetrical face with no magnifier bump at 3 o'clock. The crown is the Triplock screw-down, carried over from the 14060M and rated to 300m.
Rehaut
The inner rehaut is engraved with repeating "ROLEX" text and the serial number at the 6 o'clock position — standard on all 114060 examples, matching the engraved rehaut introduced on the 4-liner 14060M from 2007.
The case back is solid steel, screw-down, with no display window.
Bracelets, end links, clasps, and packaging notes
Bracelet
The 114060 is paired with Oyster bracelet ref. 97200, solid links and an Oysterlock clasp with Glidelock adjustment. Glidelock uses a notched slider for tool-free length changes; the exact range and clasp parts should be checked on the bracelet. The 97200 differs from the 93150/93250 assemblies associated with earlier five-digit Submariners. A clasp or bracelet service replacement does not date the watch head.
Clasp date codes
The clasp date codes tabulated in the Field Manual stop at RS = 2010, which leaves every 114060 clasp past the end of the published chart. Whether the coding system carried on unchanged after that point is not recorded. An "S" stamp on any Rolex clasp denotes a service replacement.
Packaging
A period-correct 114060 comes in the green Rolex box with its white or green outer sleeve, the green warranty card, booklets, and hang tags. Rolex changed the warranty card format somewhere inside this window, and the precise sequence of packaging variations across 2012 to 2020 has not been mapped.
Special branches
No factory military or retailer branch is identified in the cited sources. Service parts, warranty-card formats and bracelet changes can still occur, so apparent differences should be checked against the individual watch and its documentation.
Collector perspective: "the last small Sub"
Collectors sometimes call the 114060 the “last small Sub” because the 124060 moved to a 41mm case. That is a size comparison, not an official designation. The reference combines a 40mm case, ceramic bezel, four-line no-date dial and 3130 movement; preferences between it and the 124060 depend on case size, movement and individual condition.
Production volume
Rolex does not publish a 114060 production total. Dealer estimates are not a substitute for a factory record, so no reference-wide volume is stated here.
Historical market and auction record
Auction and secondary-market prices vary by condition, completeness, venue and date. The cited sources do not support a reference-wide price ranking against the 14060M or 124060. The 124060 comparison is technical: caliber 3230 has a longer stated power reserve than caliber 3130, and the case is 41mm rather than 40mm.
Related references
- Submariner 116610LV ("Hulk", green dial, 2010–2020)
- Submariner 116610LN (2010–2020)
- Submariner 116613 (2009–2020)
- Submariner 116618 (yellow gold, 2008–2020)
- Submariner 116619LB ("Smurf", white gold, 2008–2020)
- Submariner 16610LV ("Kermit", green bezel, 2003–2010)
See also the Submariner family index, movement reference, bracelet & clasp guide, and serial numbers by year.
Gallery
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114060 Submariner -
Four-line no-date dial -
Cerachrom bezel and rehaut -
Triplock crown and case flank
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Rolex" — general company history
- History of the Rolex Submariner - Part 2, The 55XX References and 1680 Date — Tom Mulraney, Monochrome
- The Rolex Submariner: A Complete Collector's Guide — Stephen Pulvirent, Sotheby's
- Rolex Submariner 114060 Review — Andrew McUtchen, Time and Tide Watches
- Rolex Submariner 114060 Review — Ariel Adams, aBlogtoWatch
- Rolex Submariner Reference Guide — Professional Watches editorial, Professional Watches