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Rolex · Submariner
Submariner No Date
Ref. 6538 — “Big Crown”
Also written: 6538A
discontinued1950s big-crown diversPartially documentedLast reviewed Not yet reviewed
Overview
- Nickname
- Big Crown
- Production
- 1955–1959
- Era
- 1950s big-crown divers
- Status
- discontinued
Case
- Case diameter
- 38mm
- Case material
- Stainless steel
- Bezel
- Bidirectional 60-minute (early) diver bezel
- Bezel material
- Aluminium insert
- Crystal
- Acrylic
- Crown
- Oversized 8mm 'Big Crown' Twinlock, no crown guards
- Caseback type
- Screw-down solid
- Water resistance
- 200m
Dial & Hands
- Dial
- Black
- Dial configuration
- Gilt gloss, 4-line / 2-line variants
- Hour markers
- Painted with gilt surrounds
- Hands
- Pencil hands
- Lume
- Radium
- Lume type
- Radium
Movement
- Movement
- Automatic
- Caliber
- 1030
- Manufacturer
- Rolex
- Winding
- automatic
- Functions
- Hours, minutes, seconds