Submariner Date

Ref. 16610

Case diameter: 40 mm; Manufacturer spec
Lug-to-lug: 47.6 mm; Measured in a published review
Thickness: 12.8 mm; Measured in a published review
Lug width: 20 mm; Measured in a published review

Your wristIdeal fit

Wrist flat: 55.1 mmLug-to-lug: 47.6 mm

How the Submariner Date wears

Its lugs add 7.6 mm to the 40 mm case, close to the 7 mm typical across the almanac, so its diameter is a fair guide to how it wears.

On our fit model it sits best on wrists from 6.75" to 8" (17.1–20.3 cm); below 6.75" the lugs start to reach the edge of the wrist.

At 12.8 mm thick it is slimmer than 53% of the 142 other dive watches we've measured, so it slides under a cuff more easily than most.

Its 20 mm lug width is one of the most common strap sizes; 186 other watches here share it, so aftermarket straps are easy to find.

Will the Submariner Date fit your wrist?

With a 47.6 mm lug-to-lug, here is how it wears across common wrist sizes. We estimate the flat top of each wrist from its circumference; measure yours for a closer answer in the fit finder.

Wrist	Flat width (est.)	Fit
6"	47.2 mm	Lugs overhang
6.5"	51.2 mm	Snug, lugs near the edge
7"	55.1 mm	Ideal fit
7.5"	59.1 mm	Ideal fit
8"	63 mm	Ideal fit

Specifications

Reference: 16610
Collection: Submariner
Status: Discontinued (2010)
Introduced: 1988
Case material: Stainless steel
Crystal: sapphire
Water resistance: 300 m
Bezel: unidirectional rotatable 60-minute, black aluminum insert
Dial: black
Strap / bracelet: Oyster bracelet with Fliplock clasp
Style: Dive

Movement

Caliber: Rolex 3135
Type: automatic
Accuracy: COSC chronometer

3 other watches use the Rolex 3135

Takes 20 mm straps. See other 20 mm watches and straps.

More Submariner references

Watches that wear the same size

Other watches within 1.5 mm of its lug-to-lug.

Same 20 mm lug width

All 20 mm watches

These take the same straps as the Submariner Date.