Rolex Submariner

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The Rolex Submariner is to the world of luxury watchmaking what the Porsche 911 is to the world of automobiles: a legend, an icon.

 

 Published in 1954 in the catalog of Rolex watches, La Submariner, based on the know-how of the brand in terms of waterproof watches, immediately became the most worn diving and action watch. Designed to be waterproof to a depth of 100m, it's no coincidence that the Rolex Submariner is today the most popular wristwatch on Instagram with the hashtag #divewatch and #rolexsubmariner used more than 30,000 times. Originally worn by men, this diver's watch accompanies more and more women who prefer its vintage editions with dimensions more suited to their wrists.

Developed by the brand as a versatile tool, equipped with a waterproof winding crown, this watch will be as useful underwater as during extreme sporting activities, or in the chicest jet-set evenings. Available in collection versions with different colors of dials or bezels, La Submariner has evoked action and adventure throughout its career.

Nicknamed "James Bond", Kermitt, Hulk, in its exotic and colorful versions, The Submariner has very often been worn by generations of actors and celebrities. James Bond, with Sean Connery in 1962 in "Doctor No" opens the ball, followed by Roger Moore in 1973 in "Live or let Die". On the wrist of the greatest, in the city as under the oceans, the Submariner and its famous unidirectional bezel graduated in 60 minutes, accompanies COMEX divers, and allows them to measure their diving times with precision and thus calculate their times. decompression.



On a financial aspect, given its value universally identified by any dealer regardless of the country, the Submariner is one of the rare watches whose value is the same regardless of the place and the long waiting list in the dealerships of the brand makes it a product whose value is much higher than its recommended purchase price. (Without mentioning the variants like the Hulk whose auctions in the universe of the collection are close to the records...)

With a price that has increased from year to year to almost be multiplied by 4 in 30 years between 1988 and 2018, the observed price of a Rolex Submariner Date has gone from 2000 Euros in 1988 for a model reference 16610, to 4500 Euros in 2008 and 8000 euros in 2018 for the equivalent model referenced 116610. A price that also followed the increase in its retail price. The Submariner therefore remains an excellent investment.



For lovers of the Rolex Brand, the Submariner remains the reference watch, because in any watch collection, the Submariner is often THE emblematic Rolex watch that the enthusiast has sought to acquire first. For the fine watch industry, the Submariner remains the most produced luxury watch in the world, despite its rarity. Its sleek design, but in which you can find the essentials briefly, has inspired all the other diving watches... And it is also certainly the wristwatch that is the most copied...