Rolex Submariner Date in Oystersteel and yellow gold with a Cerachrom bezel insert in black ceramic and a black dial

The Oyster Perpetual Submariner Date in Oystersteel and yellow gold with a Cerachrom bezel insert in black ceramic and a black dial with large luminescent hour markers.

The Submariner’s rotatable bezel is a key functionality of the watch. Its 60-minute graduations allow a diver to accurately and safely monitor diving time and decompression stops.

Manufactured by Rolex from a hard, corrosion-resistant ceramic, the Cerachrom bezel insert is virtually scratchproof. A luminescent capsule on the zero marker ensures legibility, no matter how dark the environment. The bezel’s knurled edge is carefully designed to offer excellent grip under water, even with gloves.

The dial’s luminescent Chromalight display is an innovation that improved visibility in dark environments, an essential feature for divers.

Hour markers in simple shapes – triangles, circles, rectangles – and broad hour and minute hands enable instant and reliable reading to prevent any risk of confusion underwater.

Gold is coveted for its lustre and nobility. Steel reinforces strength and reliability. Together, they harmoniously combine the best of their properties.

A true Rolex signature, Rolesor has featured on Rolex models since the early 1930s, and was trademarked as a name in 1933. It is one of the prominent pillars of the Oyster collection.

The Oyster bracelet is a perfect alchemy of form and function, aesthetics and technology, designed to be both robust and comfortable.

It is equipped with an Oysterlock clasp, which prevents accidental opening, and an ingenious Glidelock, allowing fine adjustments of the bracelet without using any tools — and allowing it to be worn comfortably over a diving suit.

Case

Type

  • Oyster, 41 mm, Oystersteel and yellow gold

Diameter

  • 41 mm

Material

  • Yellow Rolesor

Bezel

  • Unidirectional rotatable 60-minute graduated, scratch-resistant Cerachrom insert in black ceramic, numerals and graduations coated in gold

Oyster Architecture

  • Monobloc middle case, screw-down case back and winding crown

Winding Crown

  • Screw-down, Triplock triple waterproofness system

Crystal

  • Scratch-resistant sapphire, Cyclops lens over the date

Waterproofness

  • Waterproof to 300 metres / 1,000 feet

Movement

Type

  • Perpetual, mechanical, self-winding

Calibre

  • 3235, Manufacture Rolex

Precision

  • -2/+2 sec/day, after casing

Oscillator

  • Paramagnetic blue Parachrom hairspring. High-performance Paraflex shock absorber

Winding

  • Chronergy with optimized energy efficiency

Power reserve

  • Bidirectional self-winding via Perpetual rotor

Power reserve

  • Approximately 70 hours

Functions

  • Centre hour, minute and seconds hands. Instantaneous date with rapid setting. Stop-seconds for precise time setting

Bracelet

Type

  • Oyster, three-piece solid links

Bracelet Material

  • Yellow Rolesor – combination of Oystersteel and yellow gold

Clasp

  • Folding Oysterlock safety clasp with Rolex Glidelock extension system

Dial

Type

  • Black

Details

  • Highly legible Chromalight display with long-lasting blue luminescence

Case reference 126613LN

Bracelet reference 97JA03