Vintage Rolex Submariner Meters First History | Inside Watches Bob's Watches

Learn more about the Meters First Rolex Submariner in this episode of Inside Watches. Buy the watches in this video: https://www.bobswatches.com/rolex-submariner-1.html NAVIGATE THIS VIDEO 00:00 INTRO 00:42 Rolex Submariner Meters-First Dial 00:56 History 02:13 Vintage Rolex Submariner 5513 02:33 Vintage Rolex Submariner 5512 03:04 Vintage Rolex Submariner 5513 03:59 Vintage Rolex Submariner 1680 04:41 OUTRO Are you interested in learning more about watch collecting and luxury watches in general? Follow along with our series Inside Watches, where Emily shares some of the industry's best-kept tips and secrets: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmeDigRpMpXY614QJvms8kAX-c6ub3s5a Today's episode focuses on a cult favorite, the Rolex meter's first dial. But first, what is a meter’s first dial? Looking at the Submariner dial, there will be a depth rating listing how much pressure the case can withstand while diving. On many of the earliest examples of the Submariner, the depth rating is listed as meters first, followed by feet. For example, these watches will read, "200 m = 660 ft." Conversely, feet-first dials will read, "660 ft = 200 m." For many Submariner watches, the fact that the dial has meters-first text can mean big bucks in terms of value. It can pay off big to pay attention to this seemingly small detail. Rolex kept the meters-first text until around the late 1960s when they switched all watches to read feet-first, which remains the standard today. It is