Submariner 5508
1958–19624 variants
Small-crown counterpart to the 5510 and the last Submariner without crown guards.
About 9,000 made, per an auction essay citing Rolex.
Variants over time
All recorded years
19551964
195519601965
Faded ends mark approximate or unknown dates. Years are as stated by the cited sources.
Variants
- Red Triangle Bezel1958–c. 1962
Earlier examples with a red triangle bezel.
- Silver Triangle Bezelc. 1958–1962
Later examples with a silver triangle; early-1960s dials often show a lighter, lower-concentration radium compound.
- Exclamation Point1961–1962
One of the last small-crown dials, with the exclamation point and no red triangle.
Reference specifications
- Brand
- Rolex
- Model
- Submariner
- Reference
- 5508
- Category
- Diver
- Production
- 1958–1962
- Case material
- Stainless steel
- Case diameter
- 37 mm
- Crown guards
- None
More specifications (4)
- Water resistance
- 100 m
- Date
- No
- Crystal
- Acrylic
- Calibers
- 1530
Specs shared by all variants. Variant pages show where a variant differs.