The first Rolex Submariner was introduced to the public in 1954 at the Basel Watch Fair but it was Ian Fleming’s fictional spy, James Bond, who in 1962 transformed a reliable and rugged dive watch to a status symbol embodying suave masculinity and a sense of adventure.
In a hot market for ‘tool’ watches, period Submariners generate strong competition wherever they appear for sale – and in whatever condition.
There are many variants.