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The Rolex Submariner was originally designed for professional divers. Launched in 1953, it was built to withstand underwater exploration, meaning that deep water divers could wear it while exploring ...

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The rumormongers had it pretty much right. From the middle of August, when it became known that Rolex would be announcing some major updates September 1 to one of its core lines of watches, the big ...

A Rolex Submariner Date “Bumblee” from independent luxury watch customizer MAD Paris, the company behind the custom Audemars Piguet Royal Oaks for Casablanca and 1017 ALYX 9SM, has come into the ...