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Swiss watch company Rolex makes the Submariner model as one of their Oyster Perpetual watches designed for diving and known for their resistance to water. First manufactured in 1953 it was hailed as the first watch made to be water proof and certified  in pressurized tanks It is part of The Rolex Oyster Perpetual Professional line.

The Submariner has gone many places as part of campaigns to explore and discover new places on Earth. In one expedition The Submariner held up to over one thousand dives. A well known anthropologist used a Submariner during
his 1970 journey. It was the watch Sean Connery wore as James Bond.

The original Submariner was certified for depths of 330 feet but the watch was later upgraded and was more waterproof and the insides were improved. In 2003, Rolex celebrated the Submariner’s 50th anniversary by launching the Rolex Submariner anniversary edition. Although it has the timeless Rolex look a green bezel and Maxi dial were aded. The Submariner is waterproof to a maximum depth of 300 meters/1000 ft. The Triplock system featuring a triple gasket system is identified by three dots on the crown it will then be able to tighten against the case tube as well as the Oyster case for a better seal. The case itself is made of 904L stainless, platinum or gold. 904L steel is a corrosion-resistant stainless steel alloy. Gold that is used in Rolex watches is made by Rolex to be used in their watches. This Rolex model has a one directional bezel that moves to make it easy to follow your dive time. Since the bezel only rotates counterclockwise the elapsed time can only become shorter in case of accidental bezel motion. The rotor that turns as you make movements is called Perpetual, and the movements are transferred to a spring where the energy is stored for those times that the watch is still, it can keep running up to three days. Every watch has a movement that has been certified by the COSC as a Swiss chronometer. The Rolex calendar advances itself very simply each midnight.

The Rolex Sea-Dweller,introduced in 1971,is a heavier-duty version of the Submariner in steel, with a thicker case and crystal. To this watch Rolex built in a helium escape valve for use in saturation diving. These watches are rated for dives as deep as 4000 feet.

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