Rolex — Submariner Date
Submariner Date 16613
“Bluesy”
Produced 1988–2009. Rolex Submariner Date 16613 in 40 mm Oystersteel and 18 kt yellow gold with Caliber 3135, Blue dial, unidirectional rotating 60-minute blue aluminum dive bezel, Oyster bracelet, and 300 m water resistance.
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Reference16613
BrandRolex
FamilySubmariner Date
Produced1988–2009
StatusDiscontinued
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Rolex — 10 min readRolex Submariner: The Dive Watch That Became the TemplateA connected history of the Submariner, from early waterproof tool watch to no-date purist icon, Submariner Date mainstay, COMEX and MilSub lore, green-bezel collector language, and the current 41 mm generation.
Rolex nicknames — 9 min readPepsi, Batman and the Names Rolex Will Never PrintRolex says bleu/rouge; everyone else says Pepsi. A field guide to the soda cans, superheroes and Muppets collectors have named their watches after, and to the handful of names the purists still won't say out loud.
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