{"id":8164,"date":"2019-07-14T12:46:41","date_gmt":"2019-07-14T16:46:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hessfineart.com\/?p=8164"},"modified":"2022-07-05T18:22:43","modified_gmt":"2022-07-05T22:22:43","slug":"the-venerable-ever-collectible-rolex-submariner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hessfineart.com\/articles\/collectibles\/the-venerable-ever-collectible-rolex-submariner\/","title":{"rendered":"The Venerable, Ever-Collectible Rolex Submariner"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Rolex Submariners<\/a> have been the mainstay of the watch collections of men of means since the 1970s. First launched in the 1950s, the Rolex Submariner took a few years to catch on \u2014 but by the \u201980s, the Submariner was Rolex\u2019s most popular and enduring design. Millions were manufactured, and this watch has remained the single most popular watch.<\/p>\n

Over the years, Rolex made over 300 models, reference numbers and varieties that consider such esoteric details as whether the dial has feet first or meter first; whether the dial was red, white or pink; whether the dial was black or faded to brown; how many lines of writing were on the dial; the color and style of the minute register; even the shape of the crown guards.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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$3,000-$30,000\/ 1950s ROLEX NON-SUBMARINER\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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When Submariner is written on the dial in red, it is automatically worth at least $7,000, with some going as high as $10,000 to $30,000. Last month, we bought from an Atlanta jeweler one of the rarest Rolex watches in the\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 world \u2014 the so-called \u201cnon-Submariner\u201d Submariner (upper photo). Less than 100 were made.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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$3,000-$30,000\/ 1950s ROLEX\u00a0 SUBMARINER<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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It actually was a Submariner, but because of legal action, Submariner doesn\u2019t appear on the dial. All of these were made in the 1950s. Does your jeweler know the difference between a $3,000 Rolex and a $100,000 Rolex? We do.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Remember \u2014 we wrote the book on Rolex. Depending on configuration, the Submariner can have a value of $3,000 to $30,000.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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This is an archival article formerly written and is for informational purposes only. The valuations in this article have likely changed since it was first written.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Rolex Submariners have been the mainstay of the watch collections of men of means since the 1970s. First launched in the 1950s, the Rolex Submariner took a few years to catch on \u2014 but by the \u201980s, the Submariner was Rolex\u2019s most popular and enduring design. Millions were manufactured, and this watch has remained the single […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8165,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22,15,17,14],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nThe Venerable, Ever-Collectible Rolex Submariner - Hess Fine Art<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Rolex Submariners have been the mainstay of the watch collections of men of means since the 1970s. 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