Earliest Version
Submariner 6536/1 — Earliest Version
1956–1957
Shorter Mercedes hour hand and a white seconds hand for legibility.
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Identifying details
- Four-line dial
Four lines of text at six o’clock.
- Closed chapter ring
Minute track joined by a printed outer ring.
Variants of 6536/1
Reference overview →| Variant | Production |
|---|---|
| Red Depth Rating | c. 1955–c. 1956 |
| Earliest VersionCurrent | 1956–1957 |
| Gilt Depth Rating | c. 1956 |
| Intermediate Version | 1957 |
Case & movement
- Reference
- 6536/1
- Production
- 1956–1957
- Case material
- Stainless steel
- Crown
- 6 mm
- Crown guards
- None
- Water resistance
- 100 m
- Crystal
- Acrylic
- Movement
- Automatic
More specifications (2)
- Date
- No
Movement
Rolex 1030
Slim automatic that replaced the bubbleback calibers in the Submariner, allowing a flatter caseback. Also used in Explorer and Oyster Perpetual models.
Automatic · Introduced 1950 · 18,000 vph · 25 jewels · 5.85 mm thick