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Submariner 5517 MilSub

“MilSub”

Produced 1972–1979. Submariner 5517 MilSub is a no-date Rolex Submariner reference in 40 mm Stainless steel with automatic Caliber 1520, 200 m water resistance, fully graduated rotating 60-minute black military dive bezel, Fixed-bar…

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Rolex Submariner 5517 MilSub
Reference5517
BrandRolex
FamilySubmariner (No Date)
Produced1972–1979
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. Military-issued watches — 8 min readIssued: Watches That Went to WarA stores number is dull engraving until you notice someone wrote a specification, twelve factories answered, and a corporal ordered a chronograph from a prison camp.

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