Oyster bracelet 93150

Probable

Solid-link Oyster bracelet fitted to steel sports references from the late 1970s onwards, with a folding safety clasp and a diver's extension. The move from folded to solid links is one of the clearer construction changes in the family and helps place a bracelet in its era.

Part reference

Part reference: 93150
Brand: Rolex
Material: Stainless steel
Dimensions: 20 mm lug width
Identifying marks: '93150' stamped inside the clasp, with a date code and the end-link code on the end pieces.

Documented variations

Classification

FactoryDocumented as shipped from the factory for this reference and period.PeriodNot original to this watch, but correct for its production period.ServiceFitted by the manufacturer's own service network. Not a defect.AftermarketThird-party part. Affects originality, not authenticity.ModifiedGenuine parts in a configuration the factory did not sell. Affects originality and value, not authenticity.CounterfeitDeceptive reproduction intended to pass as genuine.UnknownEvidence on file does not settle the question.

Clasp date codes
FactoryProbable
Whole production
Clasps carry a stamped code that collectors read as a production date. The codes are real; the year mapping is collector-reconstructed rather than published by Rolex, so a clasp code narrows a period and does not establish one.

Open questions

OpenComponent compatibilityMedium

Rolex 93150 to 93250 supply transition

When was the 93150 bracelet withdrawn in favour of the 93250 in Rolex's service supply, and were the two supplied concurrently?

Best current answer

Around 2011 for the withdrawal of the 93150 from service supply. Recorded on the fitment rows as a service window opening in 2011 rather than as a hard production boundary.

Conflicting claims

Dealer sources state the 93150 was replaced by the 93250 from January 2011. Other listings describe the 93250 with solid end links as standard on references produced well before that, which would imply either concurrent supply or that the two accounts are describing different things — production fitment versus service availability. Rolex does not publish parts catalogues, so no primary source is available.

Scope Bears on every 20 mm sports reference whose bracelet may have been replaced at service.

Documented on these references

Rolex 16800Factory
Whole production
Rolex 1675Factory
1977 →
Rolex 1680Factory
1977 →
Fitted to later 1680 production after the change from folded to solid links.

Service supersession

Superseded by

Oyster bracelet 93250

Provenance of this record

Sources & Evidence

Secondary sourceCollector research

Millenary Watches — Rolex Bracelet Reference Numbers Guide

Millenary Watches

Accessed: 2026-08-18

Cited for

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