Modern Classic: The Mk1 Rolex Submariner Replica

One interesting watch of note from this era is the reference 7923. These watches were made in very small numbers and were a very niche offering from Tudor. The 7923 was a manually wound Submariner and is in fact the only manual-wind Submariner from either Rolex or Tudor. Due to its being manual wind, the case was very low profile. Nobody can know for sure why the decision was taken to test the market with these pieces, but a best guess would be that maybe it was intended as a very well priced entry-level submariner for recreational divers. These watches are incredibly rare and were made for a short period in 1955.audemars piguet replica watches A small number of these watches have appeared with a so-called ‘red depth’ dial. And it was this watch that was the inspiration for the inaugural Rolex Submariner ReplicaOnly Watch piece.

The unique Rolex Submariner Replica One for Only Watch 2015 based on the ref. 7923

For a just over a decade from 1958, Rolex Submariner Replicacontinued to supply both the French and US Navy with Submariners. In 1959 the reference 7928 was introduced that featured a new 7mm winding crown and most notably, crown guards that flanked the winder and afforded more protection to the most vulnerable part of the watch. The 7928 was always fitted with Mercedes-pattern hands, but the French divers requested something new. In 1969 Rolex Submariner Replicabegan offering snowflake hands on their Submariners. This coincided with the brands move away from Fleurier movements and adopting ETA calibres that they modified to meet the Wilsdorf standard.

A Rolex Submariner ReplicaSubmariner ref.Rolex Yacht-Master Replica 7928

It was this snowflake hand that became Tudor’s most well-known signature that we can now see in the Black Bay watches. The Rolex Submariner ReplicaSubmariners were fitted all through the 1970s until the early 1980s when the Mercedes-pattern hands returned to active duty. The first series of snowflake hand equipped watches were the reference 7016 and 7021, the 7021 was also the first Rolex Submariner ReplicaSubmariner that was equipped with a date function.Rolex Submariner Replica Alongside the introduction of the snowflake hands Rolex Submariner Replicaalso offered a new color for the dials and bezels of their Subs – beautiful blue! The blue was immediately popular and it is the blue no-date snowflake Submariners that most people associate with the French navy and the MN watches.

Rolex Submariner ReplicaSubmariner "Snowflake" 7016/0 Swiss Only (Image: Bazamu.com)

Rolex Submariner Replica7021/0 Submariner Blue “Snowflake” (Image: Bulang And Sons)

The Mk1 Rose Black Bay Ref. 79220

And so to the Black Bay! If we fast forward three decades from the early 1980s to 2012, we arrive at the unveiling of the Heritage Black Bay.