ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴇʀᴍ "ʀᴏʟᴇx ꜱᴜʙᴍᴀʀɪɴᴇʀ ɪɴ ʀᴇᴅ ꜱᴘᴇᴄꜱ" ʀᴇꜰᴇʀꜱ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴠɪɴᴛᴀɢᴇ ʀᴏʟᴇx ꜱᴜʙᴍᴀʀɪɴᴇʀ ʀᴇꜰ. 1680 ᴍᴏᴅᴇʟ, ᴘʀᴏᴅᴜᴄᴇᴅ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴀᴛᴇ 1960ꜱ ᴛᴏ ᴍɪᴅ-1970ꜱ, ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ꜰᴇᴀᴛᴜʀᴇꜱ ᴛʜᴇ "ꜱᴜʙᴍᴀʀɪɴᴇʀ" ɴᴀᴍᴇ ᴘʀɪɴᴛᴇᴅ ɪɴ ʀᴇᴅ ʟᴇᴛᴛᴇʀꜱ ᴏɴ ɪᴛꜱ ʙʟᴀᴄᴋ ᴅɪᴀʟ. ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴍᴏᴅᴇʟ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴀ ᴘʀᴇᴄᴜʀꜱᴏʀ ᴛᴏ ʟᴀᴛᴇʀ ꜱᴜʙᴍᴀʀɪɴᴇʀ ᴠᴇʀꜱɪᴏɴꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ɪꜱ ʜɪɢʜʟʏ ꜱᴏᴜɢʜᴛ ᴀꜰᴛᴇʀ ʙʏ ᴄᴏʟʟᴇᴄᴛᴏʀꜱ ᴅᴜᴇ ᴛᴏ ɪᴛꜱ ᴅɪꜱᴛɪɴᴄᴛɪᴠᴇ ʀᴇᴅ ᴡʀɪᴛɪɴɢ, ᴀ ꜰᴇᴀᴛᴜʀᴇ ɢʀᴀᴅᴜᴀʟʟʏ ᴘʜᴀꜱᴇᴅ ᴏᴜᴛ ʙʏ ʀᴏʟᴇx ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ 1974.

• Red Dial Printing: The most iconic feature is the "SUBMARINER" name printed in red on the matte black dial.
• Date Functionality: This model introduced the date function to the Submariner line, with a Cyclops lens over the date aperture.
• Movement: It was powered by the Rolex Calibre 1575
• Case: The stainless steel case measured 40mm in diameter.
• Crystal: It featured an acrylic, box-shaped crystal.
• Bezel: A bidirectional rotating bezel with a black aluminum insert and a 60-minute scale was standard.
• Water Resistance: Rated for water resistance up to 200 meters (660 feet).
• Strap/Bracelet: Originally fitted with an Oyster bracelet.