Reference:124060
Submariner → 124060
The 124060 is the cleanest watch in the current Submariner line. No date. No Cyclops. No visual interruption at three o’clock. If the date models are the mainstream Submariners, this is the one bought on principle.
Core facts
| detail | value |
|---|---|
| reference | 124060 |
| family | Submariner (no date) |
| status | current production |
| introduced | 2020 |
| case | 41mm Oystersteel |
| movement | caliber 3230 |
| bezel | black Cerachrom ceramic |
| dial | black |
| crystal | flat sapphire, no Cyclops |
| water resistance | 300m / 1000ft |
| bracelet | Oyster with Glidelock, 21mm lug width |
| predecessor | 114060 |
Where it sits in the line
The 124060 is the modern heir to the no-date line that runs through the 5513, 14060, 14060M, and 114060. In the current catalogue, it is the simplest Submariner Rolex makes and the only one that does not share the date movement platform.
Production outline
A single-configuration, current-production reference. The real story is not branch complexity but what Rolex chose to simplify when it updated the Submariner in 2020.
Movement notes
Caliber 3230 sits inside — not the 3235 found in every date model. The practical gain over the old 3130 is the jump to a 70-hour reserve. Fratello treats that as the real mechanical news rather than the case diameter headline. A fair assessment.
Rolex Forum owners frequently report exceeding the 70-hour specification, with some claiming usable timekeeping beyond that window. Whether this reflects conservative factory rating or individual movement variation is not clear, but it is a consistent enough observation to note.
Dial map
Only one dial, but it is not trivial. The whole appeal is the clean black no-date layout and the return to a simpler visual balance after the four-line 114060 generation. Fratello’s launch piece makes clear why the no-date was still the emotional pick of the 2020 line.
Case, bezel, crystal, and crown notes
On paper, Rolex moved the case from 40mm to 41mm. In practice, both Fratello and Rolex’s own specifications show that the bigger change was the reproportioning. Slimmer lugs, a wider bracelet at 21mm (up from the 114060’s 20mm), and a silhouette closer to the older five-digit proportions than the outgoing 114060. The flat sapphire crystal without a Cyclops is still the fastest visual tell separating the no-date from its date siblings.
Forum comparisons note that the bezel is slightly wider than the 114060’s and the dial is approximately 0.3mm larger. The 124060 is also slightly thinner than its date-equipped sibling, the 126610LN, owing to the absence of a date mechanism and Cyclops. Small differences individually, but taken together they give the no-date a subtly different wrist presence than the date model.
Bracelets, end links, clasps, and packaging notes
The 124060 sits on the Oyster bracelet with Glidelock. Oysterlock clasp, tool-free micro-adjustment, and the same practical dive-watch bracelet logic as the date models.
Special branches
No branches. The interest is all in the no-date identity.
Historical market and auction record
This is not a variant-driven market reference. What matters is where it sits in the catalogue and how it is received. Fratello’s launch reaction captures the first split in opinion: some saw the 124060 as a cleaner reset, others as a minor facelift. That debate is still basically the watch.
Sources
- Rolex current Submariner product pages — Rolex
- The Rolex Submariner 124060 — My Favorite Of The Bunch — Robert-Jan Broer, Fratello Watches
- History of the Rolex Submariner - Part 4, Modern References Ceramic — Tom Mulraney, Monochrome
- RolexForums 124060 thread bundle — RolexForums community, RolexForums