{"product_id":"rolex-submariner-date-serti-as06297","title":"Rolex Submariner Date 'Serti'","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eSubmariner.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGold Submariner?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Rolex Submariner is without question the brand's most iconic model, and is a perennial favorite among collectors, enthusiasts, fashionistas, and yes - actual divers. And while you aren't likely to see a Submariner clad in a yellow gold case gracing the outside of a dry suit, it's hard to argue that these watches aren't every bit as awesome as their steel siblings - or perhaps even more so.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCasing a Submariner in 18K gold is almost a tacit acknowledgement that very few of Rolexes sporting models ever get used as originally intended - and that in its own right is a pleasing sentiment. It says that Rolex knows who they are, who their customers are, know they are above any possible reproach - and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003edamn the torpedoes, we're making this beastie in solid gold!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis particular piece, a Reference 16618, dates to circa 1990 and features an 18K yellow gold Oyster case, \u003c\/span\u003ea gorgeous \u003cem\u003echampagne\u003c\/em\u003e 'Serti' dial with applied diamond and sapphire quadrant indices, a \u003cem\u003eBluesy\u003c\/em\u003e unidirectional rotating dive timing bezel, an 18K yellow gold Oyster bracelet, and each and every bit of function as its stainless steel siblings down to the dive extension in the clasp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFurthermore, this piece comes with all its goodies and remains in fantastic condition throughout.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExcellent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis contradictory blend of technical design and functionality with a precious metal case is a polarizing one, and depending on how its worn (and indeed, by whom), can send \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003every\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003edifferent signals - and we'll just leave it at that.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWe, however, love it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rolex","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39777239957591,"sku":"40921634","price":43950.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0809\/1255\/products\/AS06297_40921634_ROLEX_SUBMARINERDATE_SERTI__16618-7_d53c65c2-a927-418d-9a94-99ff6af38b0e.jpg?v=1653073282","url":"https:\/\/www.analogshift.com\/products\/rolex-submariner-date-serti-as06297","provider":"Analog:Shift","version":"1.0","type":"link"}