Rolex Submariner Claim to Fame
In this new and exciting series that started with the Rolex GMT-Master, we’re giving thumbnail histories and specs for some of the really great Rolex sports models. In these Claim to Fame pieces I will explain—hopefully without verging into the realm of watch geek information overload—the highlights of what makes the specific model tick, specs wise, and give the readership a “sniff of the cork” of the model’s history.
Few watch lovers would need an introduction to the great Rolex Submariner, but for those of you who aren’t dyed in the wool watch-a-holics, have no fear. This series is for you, after all.
The Submariner was released to a receptive audience in 1954, the same year as the great Pilot’s watch, the GMT-Master. But while the GMT-Master was meant to help pilots and other globe- trotting travelers conquer the friendly skies, the Submariner was designed to help scuba divers brave the equally forbidding world of the ocean’s depths. Rolex had a leg up on the competition with their already famous waterproof Oyster case, so it was simply a matter of refining it to make it more suitable for the new sport of scuba.
Posted by Clyde Roper on 3/17/2011 to Claim to Fame
Few watch lovers would need an introduction to the great Rolex Submariner, but for those of you who aren’t dyed in the wool watch-a-holics, have no fear. This series is for you, after all.
The Submariner was released to a receptive audience in 1954, the same year as the great Pilot’s watch, the GMT-Master. But while the GMT-Master was meant to help pilots and other globe- trotting travelers conquer the friendly skies, the Submariner was designed to help scuba divers brave the equally forbidding world of the ocean’s depths. Rolex had a leg up on the competition with their already famous waterproof Oyster case, so it was simply a matter of refining it to make it more suitable for the new sport of scuba.
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