ROLEX SUBMARINER 14060M STEEL

The Rolex Submariner traces its proud heritage back to illustrious models like the reference 6204, the 6538 (aka "James Bond" model), the 5508 and the 5513. What they all had in common, besides being bonafide dive watches which looked very handsome, was that they did not have a date display. As the years went by, the Submariner kept being built for divers, but it crossed over to the masses, many of whom needed a date display on their watches. The original Submariner "look" was partially diluted (pun intended) in the name of necessity. Not so this Submariner reference 14060M, which harkens back to the earliest Submariner models. In the end, the date won out, because now after over 50 years of production of Submariner models with no date, Rolex has finally discontinued the 14060.

The case is 40mm in diameter with a sapphire crystal and screw down crown. Case is water resistant to 1000 feet or 300 meters. Bezel turns counter-clockwise only and serves as a dive (or anything else) timer counting up to 60 minutes of elapsed time.

Dial is glossy black with applied luminous hour markers and hands. Many people prefer this model's dial for the sparse text and nice symmetry between the hour markers (which is not the case with the Submariner date).

Movement is the automatic winding Rolex Caliber 3130 with 31 jewels. The movement was meaningfully upgraded in the early 2000s (and the watch's reference number changed from 14060 to 14060M) with the addition of a new balance bridge (versus less stable balance cock) and some other technical improvements.

Bracelet is the stainless steel Rolex Oyster with full links.

This model is discontinued. Watch is from 'Z' series (2006/2007) production and is brand new.