Submariner Date "Kermit"
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Also uses Rolex Cal. 3235
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Physically this is the 126610LN with a green bezel. Case, dial, hands, bracelet and caliber are the same watch, so the tells for the LN apply here unchanged, and the replica market that targets the LN targets this reference too.
- The green Cerachrom insert is the whole reason this reference carries a premium over the 126610LN, which makes the bezel the part most worth scrutinising and the part most often swapped.
- A 126610LN fitted with an aftermarket green insert is a cheaper watch wearing this one's identity. The case, papers and serial will all be genuine, so the bezel and the paperwork have to agree.
- Rolex fired the colour through the ceramic rather than coating the surface, so a genuine insert does not show a different colour at a chipped edge or a worn graduation.
| Area | What to check | What is correct | Red flag |
|---|---|---|---|
| case | Bezel insert colour consistency against a known-good example | A single even green through the whole insert, including inside the engraved graduations and at any edge chip | Colour that shifts across the insert, or a darker or grey substrate visible where the surface is worn or chipped |
| case | Bezel graduations | Platinum-coated graduations sitting cleanly in the fired ceramic, uniform in width around the full 60 minutes | Graduations that vary in width or brightness, or that sit proud of the insert surface |
| movement | Caliber 3235 identification | Rolex caliber 3235 with the Chronergy escapement; the date changes instantaneously at midnight and the seconds hack when the crown is pulled | A date that creeps over several minutes, or a seconds hand that keeps running with the crown out |
| bracelet | Oyster bracelet and Glidelock clasp | Solid links with even brushing, and a Glidelock extension that steps positively through its detents | Hollow end links, a clasp that slides without detents, or brushing that changes direction between links |
- Bezel inserts are replaced after scratching. On this reference that is also the swap that changes what the watch is worth, so ask when it was done and by whom.
- Crystal replacement after impact is routine; confirm it is a Rolex sapphire rather than an aftermarket mineral.
- Clasp replacement is frequent. Confirm Rolex markings and that the Glidelock functions.
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- Citizen Series 8 831 Mechanical GMT47.5mm lug-to-lug · 12.5mm thick · 41mm wide · almost identical on the wrist
- Omega Seamaster Diver 300M 41mm (Cal. 2500)47.5mm lug-to-lug · 12.7mm thick · 41mm wide · almost identical on the wrist
- Vacheron Constantin Overseas Dual Time47.5mm lug-to-lug · 12.8mm thick · 41mm wide · almost identical on the wrist
- Grand Seiko Shunbun SBGA41347.8mm lug-to-lug · 12.5mm thick · 41mm wide · almost identical on the wrist
Drawn from the 646 of 779 references that have all three measurements recorded. Why the other 133 are missing.
Pre-purchase sheet → The numbers to check, what to look at and what to ask, on one printable page.