Rolex Submariner vs Rolex Yacht Master 116619LB "Smurf" vs 116622 Rolex Watch Comparison

Contact tmosso@thewatchbox.com for pricing and availability; Either I have it, or I can get it! Shop all pre-owned Rolex watches: https://www.the1916company.com/rolex-certified-pre-owned/our-selection/ A Rolex Submariner needs no introduction; all watch collectors know the iconic Rolex watch, its look, its history, and it's mythos. But within the extended Rolex watch collection exists a sports watch half brother of shockingly similar appearance and function; the Rolex Yacht Master. Since 1992, the Yacht Master has been the aristocratic counterpart to the Rolex Sub, so what happens when we pit a blue blood/white gold Submariner that aims for the hearts and minds of Yacht Master buyers? Versus starts now! The Rolex Submariner "Smurf" 116619LB was born at Baselworld 2008. This was an historic Rolex watch; the first "Cerachrom" ceramic bezel Submariner; the first "super case" Rolex Submariner; the first "Glidelock" clasp Rolex Sub; the first series production white gold Rolex Submariner. As with its steel counterpart, the white gold Sub is water resistant to 300 meters. This white gold dive watch boasted a gloss lacquered blue dial that remains striking over a decade later; among Rolex sports watches, only the Rolex 116619LB still offers this distinctive dial. A matching gloss blue ceramic bezel insert in Rolex "Cerachrom" graces the unidirectional dive bezel. All hands and hour indices are composed of 18-karat white gold for resistance to tarnish, and a Cyclops Eye date mag