The Backbone of Rolex With Govberg's Tim Mosso & Josh Srolovitz Part 1

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Tim:
Hi. I'm Tim Mosso, Watch Specialist, Govberg Jewelers.

Josh:
I'm Josh Srolovitz, Senior Watch Buyer, Govberg Jewelers.

Tim:
Today we're going to take a little survey of the principle model lines of Rolex. Now Rolex has produced many model lines, over many decades. What we have here is not exhaustive, but it comprises what I think we both agree is the backbone of the Rolex sports watch lineup, which is to say, the backbone of Rolex.

Josh:
Absolutely. The story all begins late 1950's with the introduction of Rolex's most staple watch, in my opinion, the Submariner. Here we have a 5508. It really is the great-grandfather to the Submariner that we have today. Small crown, no crown guards, just a really legible tool watch in every sense of the word.

Moving down the line, we have the more preferred generation, 1680, with red Submariner designation. These are very highly sought after. Also with this watch, you have crown guards, the case still 40 millimeters like the other, but it does prove to be a little bit more muscular, and of course, the date indication.

Tim:
Then we get into the transition era where we start to see the move from watches designed expressly, perhaps, for specialists, divers, people involved in salvage and exploration to dive watches built for the amateur and perhaps the desk diver in an office.

This is a reference 16800. It's known as a transitional Submariner. The 80's were the era of transitional Rolex. What you probably gleaned though, from all of these watches, is that the look of Rolex, in its principle model lines, does not change that much. The 1950's Submariner is still recognizable as a Submariner today in the case next to a contemporary reference. For the most part, I think you'd agree that when you go older with pre-owned Rolex, you start to get into the realm of vintage. They're no longer pre-owned, they're true vintage.

Josh:
Absolutely. If you want to buy a watch that's either from 1980's, 1970's or even from the 50's, you really are getting a very similar piece with a slight cosmetics nuances and little details that maybe will only be known to you when it's on your wrist. It just makes you smile when you put it on. That's what these are all about.

Tim:
Yeah. Really, the lesson of looking at those three generations of Submariner is to realize that the watches we've chosen are backbone models for Rolex. They have been around for decades. Rolex established originally as Wilsdorf and Davis in 1905. It's been around for far over a century and the watches we're looking at, for the most part, have been with Rolex for at least have of that story.

Josh:
Absolutely. When Rolex introduced the Oyster case in 1926, what you see here is the product of that invention. All these watches have Oyster cases, provide truly spectacular level of water resistance, which is a staple in their collection to this day.

Tim:
The other thing that we want to mention is that the Submariner may be Rolex's best known dive watch, perhaps its iconic diver, but it's not it's only diver by any means. Now what I have here is what's known as Triple Six Sea-Dweller. Just as I mentioned that there are transitional era Submariners, so are there transitional era Sea-Dwellers. The Sea-Dweller are different because it's thicker. It's rated to a deeper depth in all its versions and as you can see, there's a helium escape valve on the side. Was originally built as a professional diving instrument, not so much for the pro-am, like the Sub, but for true hardcore gas exploration, oil drillers, wreckers, people who went down in diving bells.

Josh:
It's very cool to see the newest iteration of this watch, the Sea dweller 4000. It's an incredible homage to the 16660. What you're going to see is an updated case with a little bit more muscular characteristics. Of course, that beautiful Cerachrom bezel and the maxi dial. It's a winner.

Tim:
Yeah. On a watch like this, here's the thing about Rolex, while the look of the watches doesn't change, in lot of cases, the technical capabilities to change quite a bit. With the Sea dweller 4000, what we have is a much more robust watch with a deeper depth rating, but also things like a ceramic bezel. In the modern era, that's something you see on most Rolex sports watches today.

Josh:
I realize a nice touch. Those aluminum bezels are beautiful. I love them. The beauty of the Cerachrom bezel is that it is nearly impossible to scratch or cause any blemish to it. It shines beautifully. They're fantastic pieces.

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