Rolex Submariner

A no-date Rolex Submariner, ref. 14060M, a version made around the turn of the millennium. Launched in 1953, the Submariner was the first divers' wristwatch waterproof to 100 meters, and its basic layout has barely moved since: black dial, round luminous plots, a triangle at twelve, Mercedes hour hand and a timing bezel that turns in one direction only. This is the shape most people picture when they hear the words dive watch, and the reason so many brands sell something that looks like it. The no-date version is the purest form of it, a perfectly symmetrical dial with no date window or magnifier to interrupt it.