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Rolex Submariner: dimensions by generation

The Submariner has changed little in size since the late 1980s: five-digit references with an aluminium bezel, then a 40 mm case with a ceramic bezel from 2008, then a 41 mm case from 2020. Each reference below with its production years and its case figures.

Reference	Years	Case diameter	Case thickness	Lug-to-lug	Case material
Five-digit references, aluminium bezel
16610	1987–2010	40 mm	12.7 mm	46.8 mm	Stainless steel
14060M	2002–2012	40 mm	12 mm	48 mm	Stainless steel
16610LV	2003–2010	40 mm	12.7 mm	46.8 mm	Stainless steel
Ceramic bezel, 40 mm case
116619LB	2008–2020	40 mm	12.4 mm	47.8 mm	18 ct white gold
116618LB	2008–2020	40 mm	12.4 mm	47.8 mm	18 ct yellow gold
116613LB	2009–2020	40 mm	12.4 mm	47.8 mm	Steel and yellow gold
116613LN	—	40 mm	12.4 mm	47.8 mm	Steel and yellow gold
116610LN	2010–2020	40 mm	12.4 mm	47.8 mm	Oystersteel
114060	2012–2020	40 mm	12.5 mm	48 mm	Oystersteel
41 mm case
124060	2020–	41 mm	12.5 mm	47.6 mm	Oystersteel
126610LN	2020–	41 mm	12.5 mm	47.6 mm	Oystersteel
126613LB	2020–	41 mm	12.5 mm	47.6 mm	Steel and yellow gold
126618LN	2020–	41 mm	12.5 mm	47.6 mm	18 ct yellow gold
126619LB	2020–	41 mm	12.5 mm	47.6 mm	18 ct white gold

Figures and their sources are on each reference’s page. Production years: The Watch Guys, approximate (Rolex does not publish them).