Rolex — Submariner Date

Submariner Date 16808

“Yellow-gold sapphire Submariner Date”

Produced 1979–1988. Submariner Date 16808 is the full 18 kt yellow-gold transitional Submariner Date, launched alongside the steel 16800 with sapphire crystal, Caliber 3035, and 300 m water resistance. Early blue or black nipple-dial…

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Rolex Submariner Date 16808
Reference16808
BrandRolex
FamilySubmariner Date
Produced1979–1988
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.

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