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Sunday delight: Tudor Submariner Big Crown 7924.

A Milestone, for me. Best, Nicolas
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By: amanico
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amanico
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Hello dear Nicolas! I wish Rolex would launch a model like this some day…

Regrettably I feel they won’t. And if they do please with thinner lugs… and make it available through their boutiques or ADs!! Today Tudor offers its BB 54 which if given the options of a Mercedes hour hand and a big crown … (and Rose emblem and less insc
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By: amanico
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Subexplorer
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Rolex Submariner Big Crown 5510 / Small Crown 5508 with a strong patina.

The 5508: The 5510. Characters with a lot of soul. Best, Nicolas
5M
By: amanico
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amanico
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Rolex Submariner 5508 Gilt.

Gllt, with a silver Depth, on a sublime intact glossy dial. A marvel from 1959. Less macho than a big crown, but very elegant and sensual. I must have something for these old Subs! Best Nicolas
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By: amanico
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amanico
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A Great Guide!

Thank you Bill! Nice to see crown-guard less Subs! And good to know that the 1530 caliber change came with the model change and that all 5510s have the 1530 caliber. I was mistakenly under the impression that some 5510s had the 1530 caliber, while some ha
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By: Bill
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amanico
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Rolex Submariner Reference 5510: The Rarest of the Big Crowns.

Historical Context & Development The Rolex Submariner reference 5510, introduced in 1958, represents one of the most fascinating transitional chapters in the Submariner lineage. It followed the legendary 6538 "James Bond" Big Crown and set the stage for t
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By: Bill
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amanico
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Rolex Submariner ref 6536/1 from 1958

Hi folks, Here is another one from my vintage diver collection. To have a comprehensive theme I wanted to have a "small crown" and a "big crown" Submariner alongside other early divers like the Blancpain Fifty Fathoms, the Breitling super Ocean, the Longi
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By: MattS
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Bill
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Tudor Submariner 7924 ARA

Hi all, I am happy to share the latest arrival in my diver collection, this is a bit of end game as I landed a true grail. I wanted to add a Big Crown to my collection and wanted a Tudor 7924. To make it even more difficult I dreamed of an issued watch an
11M
By: MattS
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amanico
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Here, the 7922 small and big crown.

Crazy!
1Y
By: Bill
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amanico
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BB54 big crown

I bumped into this video by chance. I have no affiliation whatsoever and didn't know about this shop until recently. Like all aftermarket mods, movement servicing will be a challenge (the big crown mod is the only non reversible change). Highly controvers
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By: Arronax
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Derreck
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