Why Does The Submariner Only Come In Black Dial?

[bp1000]

Anniversaries and PM models if you want something different / special

Glad they don’t plough too many configs into the tool watch group, steel and traditional is good in my book. Works well for DJ though.

[Kyle3130]

The function of pure legibility.

[Watchflair]

Seems like the have the right combinations to me -
SS Black or Green
WG Blue
YG Blue or Black
Platinum Glacier Blue

[AlexFrank]

Ive always wondered until they did the green ones

[vicsdca]

I like it this way.

I digress a bit, but I even regret the disappearance of lug holes. They went a little too far with the 114060 in my opinion.

[illiguy]

Originally Posted by Likestheshiny

I wonder if this post is a genuine question, or just another effort to assert that the term "submariner" should be used only for the no-date model.

But the answer to the question as offered is this: the dateless sub is the base model. It's presented as the entry-level sub, and so doesn't get more premium options. That's the same reason you don't see it in two-tone or gold.

(And, yes, many folks on this forum -- including me -- actually see the missing date as a good thing, but that's nonetheless not how Rolex is positioning the product.)

Genuine question, and appreciate your input.

Originally Posted by bp1000

Anniversaries and PM models if you want something different / special

Glad they don’t plough too many configs into the tool watch group, steel and traditional is good in my book. Works well for DJ though.

I would be ok with this for a major milestone, like 75th anniversary.

Originally Posted by vicsdca

I like it this way.

I digress a bit, but I even regret the disappearance of lug holes. They went a little too far with the 114060 in my opinion.

The late generation 14060M was an anomaly relative to the rest of the Submariner lineup, especially when co-existing with the SubC Date. The lug holes made it a true “tool” watch.

Originally Posted by Tools

The Sub has stayed traditional. It was the last of the line to be brought into the ceramic era. Even up to that time, it still had stamped end-links, lug holes, and the basic flat blade extension bracelet.



No real reason to change the formula when they still sell every one they make almost instantly.

Very true.



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[samson66]

I think they consider it the "entry level" Sub. If you want options gotta move up to Date and then PM

[Tha Baron]

Originally Posted by illiguy

But we see many dial colors and configurations in the Submariner Date?


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You can have the Submariner in any color you want, so long as its black!