Rolex Submariner ref. 5512 ... Launched in 1959, the ref. 5512 represents the beginning of "modern" Sub production: The larger 40 mm case now featured beveled lugs and crown guards—in the beginning, ...

The auction of an ultra-rare Rolex which had been sitting in its owner’s drawer for decades could bring in as much as £120,000 when it goes under the hammer on Wednesday. A Perthshire diving ...

A Royal Navy-issued Rolex which had been sitting in its owner’s drawer for decades has sold for £155,000 at auction. The Rolex 5513/5517 Military Submariner dive watch had an estimated value of ...

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The Rolex Submariner has been a mainstay in Rolex‘s repertoire of watch models for decades. One of the most faked models, and with scary accuracy, the Submariner has appeared in numerous variants from ...

The relationship between the Rolex Submariner and the Ministry Of Defence began in 1957 when Rolex was producing the reference 6538. Not satisfied with the civilian version, the MOD demanded a few ...

The Rolex Submariner, produced in 1953 and exhibited at the Basel Watch Fair in 1954, changed the tool watch landscape forever. With its stainless steel case, rotating bezel with timing insert, 100m ...

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