Why is the Rolex Submariner so popular?
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- Is the black dial, black bezel Submariner the most popular Rolex? How has this watch benefited from the "Rolex effect"?
In this weeks video George and Elizabeth are having an honest conversation about the beloved Rolex Submariner.
They're sharing a brief history of the Submariner, a couple of fun Rolex stories, and the reasons why watch enthusiasts always gravitate towards the black on black Submariner.
In this video specifically we're talking about reference 126610LN, the Rolex Submariner 41mm black dial, black bezel with date.
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I first saw the Rolex Sub. at the Rolex store in Zurich. I was 13 and it was 1962. I never forgot that watch. When I got out of college in 1972, I looked around for a new watch. It turned out that my local Rolex dealer had just received a sub back from someone who was unable make the final payments. They let me have it for $150. It was a 1966 model 5512, 4 line, chronometer. I have worn the watch daily ever since and never wanted any other. While today it would not pass the chronometer certification testing, the design remains absolutely iconic. In the same class as the Mercedes Gullwing and P-51 Mustang, no other watch comes anywhere close.
How about the Seiko Willard?
@@brandonlanois1734 I actually wore that watch when I bought my Rolex. It was accurate but it was a slimmer design than the Rolex.
I agree, the Rolex Submariner is absolutely perfect and here in the UK, I have always compared it to a 1964 Aston Martin DB5 or a Mark 9 Spitfire fighter plane.
@@rogerauclair1670 Cheers, right on!
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Just purchased my first Rolex and I purchased a Rolex pre-owned certified Submariner. Couldn’t be happier!
The best watch of all time. Love the design so much.
I agree
Great video, very informative and enjoyable. The Submariner is arguably the most iconic watch of all time. Even non-watch people know what it is and recognize it. Personally, I've wanted a Sub ever since seeing it on the wrist of Sean Connery in the James Bond films of the early 1960's. I now own a 126610LV and it was worth the wait, as it is a truly marvelous watch.
Great point, we missed the topic of the submariner in pop culture too. That has definitely contributed to the popularity and desirability! - Elizabeth
In 1982, my future brother in law stopped by our home to visit my sister. He was wearing a Submariner. I saw it on his wrist and was instantly mesmerized. "State of the Art!" he exclaimed when I asked about it. It cost him $600. I finally was able to purchase one 38 years later (it was not $600). Purchased the 114060 and ABSOLUTELY love it. Great candidate for a "one watch collection." Love the video - thanks to you both!
Great story Dave, thanks for sharing
As a professional SCUBA diver that owns a scuba shop, I would love to own one, but alas, they remain outside the affordable range. It would be cool though. I would definitely dive with it.
Maybe a Tudor!
I bought my Submariner in Vietnam in 1969 and still wear it today over 52 yrs later. It has only stopped running twice . I’ve had it refurbished a few times and it still keeps very accurate time. It was manufactured in 1966 according to the serial number so that makes it a rare vintage Rolex. You can’t put a price on an heirloom like this.
Incredible! Thanks for sharing. Every watch has a story.
My sub is 23 years old. It’s never been serviced or polished and still looks fantastic. Paid $2800 for it in 2000 and now they are going for up to 11k used
It took me a while to buy a Submariner (or a Rolex in general), but after 15 years of collecting, I relented last year and purchased a Sub Date. Although the rest of my collection is intentionally non-versatile, the Sub is the one piece that is.
My first luxury watch was the Sub No Date # 114060 And its still my favorite to wear !
I wanted a Rolex Submariner ever since I seen the 5513 on the wrist of Charles Bronson in The Mechanic when I was a kid. So I finally bought a 14060m Submariner in 2003. I love the watch and all my idols growing up like Steve McQueen and Robert Redford owned a Submariner. The Submariner is a legendary watch no matter if you love it or hate it. I have no regrets with the Sub.
Great point, we didn't touch on the Submariner in pop culture but that is a large contributor to the popularity of the watch as well! - Elizabeth
The number one reference.
A Kermit Stainless sub is selling on the second hand market for $24k. Royal Oak and Over Seas retail price ranges. Hulk’s are above $30k!! Even a black on black sub is $16k. . I agree, one watch - Rolex Sub. But you just can’t get them for the price you should get it for. So now it’s Omega, Octa, etc since the sub has become unobtanium.
Funny you talked about the BMW 3 series example. I had my 1st BMW in 1989 - 325I. Since then I had many Porsches and BMWs. Even today, my ride is the 330XI. I have the Sub since 2004 (box, papers, receipt, links, and never been polished). In 2004, I walked into an AD and bought it on the spot. Non of today's crap where AD's are in bed with Flippers! I never became a collector but always loved my sub.
By the way, I have to disagree with you about it being at a great price point; we're talking around $10K with tax. I wouldn't say that's exactly an entry level price point. Now something like the Oyster Perpetual at around $6K is probably more entry level, if you can call a watch that costs $6K entry level.
I have the submariner in my collection pure class with out the cyclops wort classic 🔥..
Good clip! The sub is iconic and always a welcome addition to any collection or can be your One Watch. Full disclosure, a 2006 sub-date was my first "real" watch so a bit biased! :)
Thanks for watching Shawn! You're not the only one, and as we said in the video there are many reasons why the Submariner is a great first pick - Elizabeth
I actual registered with an AD here for the Rolex Submariner (No date). I'm so excited in anticipation of getting this watch. I currently have the Apple Watch and I've grown tired of things like the battery needing to be replaced and buttons suddenly stop working. I simply wanted a watch I can wear everyday for the rest of my life and I've wanted a Submariner since I was 12 and hopefully, I will be able to get it.
The chances of you getting one are pretty slim unless you have bought many other items from the same AD.
@@ronniep9272 I got a call from my Rolex AD for a new Submariner on October 6th. No purchase history whatsoever. I think it was my handsome looks that did it.
@@starsnstripesus1 Awesome. Enjoy my friend 😊
Nice video! Once I purchased a Sub (114060 in 2018) and now replaced by a 126610LV ... I will never not have a Sub :)
I have it and I love it
Just got my Submariner 124060 and absolutely love it. 100% agree this can be a one watch collection not only to wear and enjoy, but to pass down to kids.
My Pepsi is beautiful but is not an everyday wearer…for me at least. Thanks for the content-cheers🥃
Hey what did the service cost?
I bought a sub date in 2004 while on vacation in the Bahamas, it is a rugged watch and I have beat the heck out of it over the years and it just keeps going, unfortunately I recently smashed the crystal on the corner of a granite counter top and that did it in so I had to send it in for service, ouch that cost a couple grand.
It’s a perfectly designed iconic watch. Doesn’t have the same flaws as the SMP 300 which is probably its nearest competitor
I love Sub and the Daytona
While I love my GMT II "EverRose" and Patek 5711/1R... my new favorite watch is my 126619LB WG Submariner! "stealth wealth" .. and the perfect balance of the black and blue dial/bezel is just perfect. Looks like a stainless steel but it's solid gold...
How pompous!
@@garyd599 Get a grip.
"Steal wealth"! Love it, congratulations
I love my 116619LB which is ever so slightly more awkward and special than the 126619LB. Can't go back to stainless steel...
Great educational video on the Rolex submariner. And at the risk of seeming crude and inopportune, the lady in this video is absolutely GORGEOUS by the way. Like the Rolex submariner,she also checks all the boxes. With all due respect of course.
When it comes to the Submariner, one CANNOT ignore the James Bond effect. Sean Connery as 007 is probably as reponsible for the popularity of this watch as anything the Rolex marketing department ever did!
28 years ago i needed a dive watch...i wasnt an afficianado of dive watches so i did the only logical thing possible, i bought the sub-mariners big brother the Sea Dweller. Best purchase ever ! First service was last year and while that service cost almost half the original purchase price, i have a brand new old timepiece that my son will wear well .
Thats what it's all about!
did it NEED to be serviced? what was wrong with it?
Thanks for sharing 👍
Appreciate you following along!
Not sure about your accessible claim as to actually getting one at close to retail. But that said i did get the new one when it came out about 18 months ago. Took the black it goes with everything and it doesn't draw to much attention.
I had a few bucks about 25 years ago and within year purchased a Rolex DateJust two tone, Submariner two tone blue dial, and Explorer II. I sold the Submariner a couple of years ago. I found that I wasn’t wearing the Sub as much as the Explorer II. In fact, when I took on an overseas assignment, I took the Explorer II with me because of the two time periods you could keep. The Sub felt heavier on my wrist and I thought it was best to part with something that spent a lot of time in a drawer. However, I did recently go into the local shop and took a look at a new Sub! I’m intrigued about the 70 hours capability as well as the much brighter dial for night wear. Who knows, maybe if I get a few bucks again…..
It's hard to just have one watch that's for sure!
I have two and I want one more!!!!
Bought Submariner and Explorer 1 as birth year watches for my son. He will get Explorer once he graduates from high school. Submariner going to be his graduation watch from University. If he doesn’t get into the University, I will sell the Sub and give the money to the charity. Game on kido. Papa loves you ❤️
good papa :)
That's what its all about!
Awesome
Creepy……
Is this the one that fades overtime and turns blue and goes up in value im trying to find out witch Rolex that is it starts black then overtime fades into blue can someone tell me about this Rolex please
Husband bought his Sub in 1996 in Maui for about $3K. Wore it until 2018 when it stopped ticking. Feared that salt water had gotten in when the crown was left unscrewed during a SCUBA trip in St. Croix.
Nope...just routine service, which is now $750 from Rolex in 2022. Only use a Rolex dealer to send your watch to one of the 3 USA service centers and make sure you are clear that you only want Rolex working on the watch.
The watch is nearly bullet proof, and always accompanies us on dives as the one way bezel is very easy to use for 'at-a-glance' down time measurement.
1998 was the last year for tritium illumination, so it's cool that it still has that dial face, however, the half life of tritium is 15 years, so there is effectively no illumination remaining. That said, the phosphor is slowly gaining a radiation-induced aging or patina as a result of the radioactivity, so it will become more classic looking with age!
My husband likes the adjustability of the band for placing over wetsuits and he has it set for a 3 mil suit, however, after hearing a story of another Sub owner who lost his Rolex when the suit compressed and allowed the watch to slip off...he now only straps it directly to his wrist and will roll up the suit sleeve as needed.
No gripes with the watch...it is serious equipment for active people and it's nearly impossible to kill it. Just get it serviced every decade.
Wish I could have it with the jubilee band
Had it - got it - got
Bored and sold it and bought the Blancpain Fifty Fathoms 45mm titanium blue and can’t get any happier…
Ultra hight luxurious diver …
GOOD Choice!!!!!! I did the same, Sold my Sub and Picked up a GS Snowflake and One Omega Moon watch with Money left over!!!!!!!!
To me the Sub has a drab, machine built timepiece kind of vibe to it. I would take the Blancpain Fifty Fathoms over it all day long. Maybe a unfair comparison though because of the price gap.
We're big Blancpain fans as well
Great Watch! Rolex has done an amazing job!
thank you
Knowing how difficult it is to get your hands on any Rolex, let alone a submariner, I’d hardly describe it as accessible.
The submariner 124060 is built like a tank ; will be for generations
Timothy Dalton's version of James Bond wears one just like this in "License to Kill"!
It's one of my favorite non-Omega Bond watches ever!
If you can only watch one watch i think it has to be the santos de Cartier but sub comes pretty close
the santos cartier is classy, but I hate the printed dial, which is extremely beautiful but the roman numbers are not luminous, they are just printed on the dial, which is a no go for a luxury watch!
@@pestel5766 that's cause cartier is more on the classy side . They avoid sporty elements in the watch that's even though santos is a sports watch it can be easily dressed up .
But i get it , everyone has different taste .
It's the best; Iconic
Put in on and wear it forever
Ask James Cameron who knows diving better than anyone
The sub is a nice watch, but once you hold it in your hands, you realise it is worth maximum its retail price but less than that at its best
A nice review i am considering buying a Sub 😕
better than money in the bank
like you say...it, rolex stainless steel submariner, doesn't need a nickname! that about says it all. nice video.
If I had a 1953 Rolex Submariner, what would it be worth in excellent condition?
First reference... I had a look online and it varies a lot. Would be very rare to find one in 'excellent condition' - does this also mean full box and papers? Could be $100,000 but they are also around for significantly less.
It would be a great watch if ADs actually had them.
Oh they do . They’re in the vault
The people who actually enjoy their sub will tell you it is because it is a versatile, well made watch. Unfortunately, the sub is a status watch more than anything else, the equivalent of Louis Vuitton or driving a Mercedes...too many people care about being seen and wanting others to see them also. The sub isn't as awful as the haters make it out to be and not as great as the people who tout it as the end all be all want you to think.
That’s a stupid comment not everyone buys to show off, this watch is the most iconic watch of all time, as well as the most perfect watch. Some people just love quality, I’m not insecure to care what people think of my wrist
it's just a "perfect" watch, full stop
I wish she had more opportunity to talk.
thats a dumb reason to assume he's the owner... he couldve been wearing a fake one or he could be just an average everyday guy whos a watch enthusiast
So weird they're literally making it sound as if the sub is a starter/first watch, but than at the same time calling it a one and done. Let me break it down for you. Ive had a explorer (first watch), the cheap black ceramic gmt like the one on your wrist lol, explorer ii, SD43, and pepsi!! Haven't had a sub yet though im getting one tomorrow! The sub is quintesstially Rolex! Far from a starter! Its what makes Rolex Rolex.
Hate how someone thinks if they were wearing a Rolex they are “ owners “ of a business. Just shows to me how easy they can be manipulated.
Love my Rolex no Date ❤
Can you buy one now ?
Some say if you want to impress people, buy a Submariner. If you want to impress yourself. buy a Marinemaster 300. Oh, and BMW won Le Mans in 1999. Since 2000. Audi has won Le Mans 13 times in 15 entries.
Case dimensions on the Marinemaster look too big for me. 50mm lug to lug, 15.4mm thick, 44.3mm diameter... quite chunky. Would rather have a homage watch like Davosa Ternos or Steinhart Ocean One, more like the old 5 digit subs in size. Cheaper too.
I understand. An MM300 is a hunka, hunka stainless steel. But what do I know? I'd rather have an A4 over a 3-series Bimmer any day.
@@KRW628 yep, all about personal taste and wrist size. Wear in good health, all the best.
Impress yourself Buy an GS!!!!!!!!!!
I really like that LX diver
It looks good, but very robust.
I feel like Rolex’s boutiques and AD’s have ruined the brand.
Too high demand thats the problem.
The gold standard
I find these videos very entertaining. It seems like these experts are coming out of the wood work.
Having worn a Rolex GMT for 55 yrs., What is it today with people
Just worshipping
Their Rolex. People buying a Rolex today are wearing one for the wrong reason. I believe deep down inside them, they want to be noticed, That's all it is. Look at me.
Thanks Wayne for tuning in, you were way ahead of the GMT trend!
Simply ony by Rolex you can have it as one watch for good
The previous model 16610 was MUCH better looking watch. They ruined the classic lines with the "Breitlingsque" case and fat crown guards, imho.
vs Sea Dweller for a man?
Anyone who refers to the submariner as a submariner no date doesn’t have a clue.
When Rolex Submariner grows up, it wants to be a Grand Seiko Sport SLGA001 Spring Drive. Which is so far superior in everyway possible to the Submariner once you own the SLGA001 you'll never even think of Rolex again in your life!
If you have to explain why something is so great, it probably ain't..
Did you just nickname this submariner?????? GENESIS ahahahah
He’s the owner because he’s wearing a sub???? What if it was a fake? Are you going to tell the world you could determine that on the wrist??? Lmao. Ok
short answer: its not
I dunno. I’ve met some total tools who wear Subs and don’t own the business
What a load of garbage "he's the owner because he's wearing a Sub"
It's a moronic way to judge a person's position by the watch he's wearing.
In loads of high restaurants I've been to in Manhattan when I was on holiday all waiters wore a Sub.
Anything else is just a copy.
First off let me see if you got and let out that if it’s good enough for James Bond it’s good enough for me James Bond fast cars woman excitement and a Rolex a submariner plus testosterone equals to men can I please have one too yeah yeah don’t get me wrong you got more expensive watches Patek Philippe Omar Piaget but Rolex has a problem for a reason king of watches it’s nice to have a higher and watch but then you got to be scared about scratching it like gold and platinum matches the same manner you could take a woman grab her by the hand and jump in the ocean and have all the funny one without thinking twice now that’s what we need more in our life thank you Rolex and James Bond stainless sub Any day
SIMPLE Answer to the Question: BECAUSE IT SAYS ROLEX! Give me Two Omega's for One Rolex any day!!!!!!! Better start marking them down now! Rolex Prices are dropping!
Because Rolex Sub is definetly the most brain-washed watch ever on internet and this brain washing still continues every day, exactly like this video and hundreds others, unboxings, reviews, still the same, about the same such a widely known watch. It is then super easy to be influented. No hate, I am a Rolex Sub owner endeed.
Subs will become worthless as they are so common !
AND you still can’t get one
Dear Sir / Madame, I don't know if you'll be at all interested in what follows, however I have unashamedly had a love affair with my Rolex since about 1984. That was when I purchased my Rolex Submariner. This unbeknown to me was a " Red Submariner ", and yes I have gone to some effort both here in England and in Australia to have it's authenticity confirmed. Unfortunately I have neither the box or the documentation. What really mattered to me was it's consistent reliability, so for over 38 years, I have had it serviced twice and pretty much worn it every day, and I still take great pride and joy in doing so. Any way I thought you enthusiasts might find that of some interest. Best wishes to all James. West. Yorks. UK
Thanks for sharing! What a great buy, purchases driven by passion and interest are always worth it
#eastlisa I bought 3 lv bags, I will choose a delicate bag to make my every day fashionable and charming.