The Rolex Submariner was first born in 1953. It is one of the most advanced diving watches in the watch industry, and it can definitely be included in the top five popular watches. Its past models include its appearance design, practical performance, historical evolution and celebrity exposure. In addition to its powerful style, it can be seen in the hands of male watch fans of different ages and with a certain economic foundation. In recent years, it has also become more and more popular. The more female watch fans are conquered by it, whether it is paired with a bracelet or a bracelet, they can wear it to create their own style.
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2003: First generation
Submariner Green Water Ghost 16610LV
The Submariner has gone through many upgrades. It was not until 2003 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the birth of Submariner that the first-generation Green Submariner 16610LV with a green circle and a black surface was launched. The "LV" after the numerical model is the abbreviation of Lunette Verte in French, which means green box. I hope it will be with a green circle Echoing the Rolex brand’s signature Logo color. Later, many European and American watch friends associated this color scheme with Disney’s Kermit Frog doll, so in the early foreign countries, this watch was called the Submariner “Kermit Frog”.
This 50th anniversary edition of the Submariner 16610LV is also the first Submariner watch in other colors besides the Submariner’s black bezel and dial. The first generation Green Water Ghost adopts an aluminum ring with a black lacquer design, and is equipped with the famous 3135 automatic mechanical movement. It is said that although there was no limited quantity at that time, the output was not high. All the special factors created the Green Ghost's most shining position in the SUB series. The market price at that time was 53,600 yuan, and there would be a discount if you bought it that year.
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2010: Second generation
Submariner 116610LV
In 2010, Rolex launched the 116610LV from The dial to the bezel are all presented in a rich dark green color. In addition, it has always been highly sought after by watch fans. It is also known as the Hulk in the movie "The Incredible Hulk" abroad.
What is really called Green Water Ghost started from the second generation, because this generation of Submariner Green Water Ghost not only upgraded the bezel from aluminum to green ceramic material (green Cerachrom ceramic letters The numbers and scales on the ring are treated with PVD physical vapor deposition), and even the dial has been treated with green, which shows an excellent texture with the ceramic bezel under the light.
In terms of materials, this generation of Green Water Ghost still uses 904L steel, which is extremely corrosion-resistant. In terms of movement, the "self-winding king" used in the previous generation is also used. The movement is 3135, which has the Swiss Super Observatory certification, and the Rolex blue niobium hairspring used inside can effectively resist the damage caused to the watch by temperature and impact. Influence. The market price is 72,900 yuan. Initially, around 2016, there were many discounts for buying this watch, but today it is already out of reach. If you want to buy this watch, you have to pay more than the minimum fee of 40,000 yuan.
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2020: The third generation
Submariner 126610LV
On September 1st this year, Rolex Finally, a new generation of Submariner was launched, and eight models were launched in one go. Among them, the most anticipated one is the new generation of Green Water Ghost 126610LV. In terms of appearance design, the green dial of the second generation has been replaced by a black dial. In terms of size, whether it is 16610LV in 2003 or 116610LV in 2010, the watch diameter is 40 mm. This year’s new Green Water Ghost Ref. 126610LV has increased to 41 mm, the lugs have been slightly reduced, and the spacing has been slightly increased from 20 mm. to 21 mm. At the same time, the lugs of the new generation Submariner have become narrower and thinner. With the improved chain strap design, it is more comfortable to wear.
Rolex Submariner Ref.126610LV.
Oyster 904L steel case, diameter 41 mm, unidirectional rotating Cerachrom ceramic bezel, platinum-plated numerals and scales, hours, minutes, seconds, date, new generation 3235 self-winding movement, paramagnetic blue Parachrom hairspring , power reserve 70 hours, Rolex top chronometer certification, sapphire crystal glass, waterproof 300 meters, Oystersteel chain strap, equipped with Rolex Glidelock extension system. The Cerachrom ceramic word ring presents an excellent texture when illuminated by light. Oystersteel Oyster chain strap combined with Glide Lock extension system can be adjusted to the required length.
The movement has finally been replaced with the 3235 movement. This movement is regarded as an upgraded version of the 3135 movement and has long been used by Rolex in many of its watches. The power reserve of the movement has been increased to 70 hours, which is greatly improved compared to the 48 hours of power of the old 31 series. The KIF shock absorber used in the movement has been upgraded to its own Paraflex shock absorber, and the shock resistance performance has also been improved a lot.
At the same time, it also continues the tradition of updating the 32 series movement in the past. A small crown mark is designed in the middle of the SWISS MADE below the 6 o'clock position on the dial of the new generation Submariner equipped with the 32 series movement. This model is priced at RMB 74,600, but if you want to buy this watch, you need to add tens of thousands of RMB to have a chance.
The new 3235 self-winding movement combines a Parachrom hairspring composed of 85% Niobium and 15% Zirconium. It is not affected by magnetic fields and temperature changes, and its shock resistance is the same as that of ordinary metals. Ten times the hairspring is the core key to Rolex’s accurate timekeeping. The hairspring and balance wheel are fixed on the transverse plywood, and have extremely high shock resistance through the patented Paraflex shock absorber.
The escape wheel and pallet fork made of paramagnetic nickel-phosphorus alloy are combined to form a Chronergy escapement. It is made with LiGA (electroforming micro-manufacturing technology) and has a hollow design, which is more precise and precise. Light. The axis of the new escapement fork is deflected to the left, which reduces the friction with the escapement wheel. In addition, the size of the ruby ??on the escapement fork has been improved (125 microns, 50% thinner than the previous generation), which increases the friction by 15%. Energy transfer efficiency. In addition, the inner wall of the barrel has become thinner to accommodate longer springs, increasing the power from 3135’s 48 hours to 70 hours, an increase of nearly 50%.
In addition to “patience and precision”, the Rolex Green Submariner has had extraordinary significance since its birth. In order to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the birth of the Rolex Submariner series, the Green Submariner was launched as a 50th anniversary commemorative edition, and the output itself was lower than that of the Black Submariner. Green is the most classic brand color of Rolex, so it is not surprising that the Green Submariner has become the most popular watch of the Rolex brand at the moment. Due to the supply and demand relationship of the terminal, there are too many people who want it, but the production capacity is limited. This also leads to the primary market being required to tie up the sales, and the secondary market to raise prices like crazy. I believe that for a long time in the future, these three generations of green water ghosts will be difficult to buy at a public price.