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Submariner 5 Unique Vintage Models

Luxury Design

Swiss Watches Under $100

The Rolex Submariner is a tool watch that enjoys a rich & interesting history and remains highly sought by luxury Swiss watch enthusiasts and collectors worldwide. Produced with the highest quality materials, it served as a more affordable version of the copy Submariner and has earned a reputation for its durability, timeless design, and exceptional performance. 

The Watch Bling Rolex Submariner is a legend in fake Rolex collecting circles. One of the best Submariner models, Rolex manufactured this particular reference for only a short period. Its limited production run coupled with some very distinct design details makes the Submariner green dial one of the most sought-after sports Rolex models out there. Brush up on your Rolex history with six quick facts about the Submariner hulk.

Watch-Bling submariners have a thicker crystal made of sapphire which is extremely scratch resistant. However, acrylic crystals do scratch more easily than today's sapphire crystals.

Over the years the submariner underwent various upgrades, with the most significant changes seen in its dial and bezel options. These variations have led to a fascinating world of collection where even the smallest differences can determine the rarity and value of a particular watch

Vintage Rolex watches are the definition of classic and timeless style, and regardless of whether you are shopping for a cheap Rolex sports model or a multi-million-dollar grail watch, you will be getting a piece of Rolex's prestigious history and one of the world's best luxury replica watches.

This Rolex Submariner ref. 6538 is the most expensive Rolex Submariner ever sold, after selling for $1,068,5000 USD at Christies 'An Evening of Exceptional Watches' auction in 2018. This is a Rolex Submariner that comes equipped with an extremely rare 'Explorer' dial, with Arabic numerals at 3, 6, and 9 o'clock.

The Rolex Submariner under $100 is a vintage version of the no-date Submariner, which features an automatic self winding movement that is also chronometer-certified. Released just a few years after the Rolex GMT and offering an almost identical overall appearance with the exception of a couple fewer lines of text on its dial, the copy Submariner was intended to be the more affordable version of the brand’s highly successful dive watch that offered all of the same durability and water resistance, but without a premium COSC-certified Swiss movement.

However, due to the fact that the Rolex Submariner was priced below its chronometer-certified counterpart at a retail level, the more affordable luxury diver enjoyed higher levels of popularity among buyers at the time, leading Rolex to ultimately discontinue the ref. 5512, while it would go on to produce the ref. 5513 all the way up until the end of the 1980s.

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What is special about the $99 Rolex Sky-Dweller?

Before we check out what has changed on the Sky-Dweller, we first need to see how it all started. By definition, the Sky-Dweller is the brand’s ultimate world traveller’s tool watch, a watch that isn’t meant to be a tool for pilots, like the $99 GMT-Master initially was, but a companion watch for frequent travellers, a luxurious instrument to bring them all the necessary indications, in the most practical and intuitive manner. Despite looking like the datejust 40 at first sight, the classic time-and-date display being only broken by the application of a 24h ring, the Sky-Dweller, first released in 2012, is one of the most, if not the most complicated Rolex ever created. How…? Thanks to its combination of an annual calendar, a GMT function and a user-machine interface that relies on the bezel to select and set the functions.

Looking at the two most popular $99 sports models in the luxury watch collection, the situation is slightly more complex than above. The Milgauss 116400 follows the trend of other steel watches, rising about 7%. The Air-King reference 126900, a recent model introduced in 2022, sees a slightly less significant rise in its price. All the previous generation Sky-Dweller models with references 326xxx have been discontinued and replaced with the new generation 336xxx series with the new 9002 movement. The Sky-Dweller was almost not impacted by a price correction in 2022; however, it is now following the same trend as all models above, with an increase in prices depending on the materials.

The Perpetual 1908 watches feature 39mm cases (in yellow gold or white gold), bezels that are both partly domed and partly fluted, and ultra thin winding crowns. The back of the watches includes see through exhibition casebacks for a view of the stunning Caliber 7140 mechanical self winding movement, which powers the center hour and minute hands, in addition to the small seconds subdial on the dials. The movement features a skeletonized gold rotor and Côtes de Genève decoration on the bridges, and supplies approximately 66 hours of power reserve to the luxury cheap watches.

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