Dimepiece Rolex Submariner Stainless Steel

An automatic, stainless steel, Rolex Submariner "No Date" model. This watch could be considered the most iconic, and certainly the most recognizable, sports watch in the Rolex stable. Since its inception into the Rolex line up in 1953, this watch has been worn and loved by deep sea divers, members of the military, movie stars and today's watch collectors. This version marked a fairly large design change with the continuation of the applied circular edge around to the hour indices that were introduced on the 16800 and late 5513 models.

This 14060 reference is part of the evolution into the more 'modern' Rolex Submariner. It was introduced circa 1989 and remained in the line fairly unchanged until 2012. In 2012, the 14060M abandoned the lug holes on the side of the case, and this came to put an end to the classic Submariner era, eventually leading to the introduction of the new-style case of the 114060 aka the "Maxi" case, which saw the proportions of the Submariner collection change. That version also features the engraved rehaut, where the serial number moved, along with Rolex text around its frame. This 14060 reference does not, which we much prefer. A cleaner, more minimal look overall!

This dial is marked "Swiss - T < 25", meaning that this dial has applied Tritium luminous material. This material replaced the highly dangerous and radioactive Radium in 1963, and then was replaced by Luminova circa 1999. Just like radium, tritium was also radioactive; however, it came with a much lower level of radiation and a much shorter half-life. While tritium was exponentially safer than radium, it only had a half-life of twelve years. This meant that after just a few decades, only a tiny fraction of the initial luminescence would remain. Additionally, as tritium ages, the color changes, which creates often beautiful, and highly sought after patinas on the luminous markers on these older Rolex watches. Tritium was far from perfect, which led Rolex to search for a better alternative. However, in collecting vintage watches with luminous material applied, Tritium is most desirable.

40mm
Circa 1990s

Stainless Steel
Made in Switzerland

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