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Rolex Submariner Date
Finding alternatives to

Rolex Submariner Date

Ref. 126613LN

57 watches that match on case size, movement family, and price band. Sorted by how close the match is.

Case
41mm
Movement
Automatic
Category
Diver
MSRP
$19,450
ComplicationsDate
The short answer

The closest alternative to the Rolex Submariner Date is the Rolex Submariner Date ($11,350) — shared caliber (3235) and Same family (Submariner). If price is the constraint, the Glycine Combat Sub Sport at $1,650 (vs $19,450 for the Submariner Date) covers most of the same brief. From the independents, the Serket Watch Co Reef Mariana is the standout microbrand take — pro diver and Looks nearly identical. Stepping up, the Rolex Submariner Date ($50,900) is where the same idea goes with a bigger budget.

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57 matches
Microbrand picks· 12

Independent makers covering the same brief — usually with something the mainstream brands don't.

Serket Watch Co Reef Mariana
Serket Watch Comicro

Reef Mariana

4 variants · Ref. SWC2025RMDOB0001
40mm·Automatic·200m WR
$449MSRP
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Traska Freediver Arctic
Traskamicro

Freediver Arctic

Ref. FRD-WHT-NDT-V7
40mm·Automatic·200m WR
$735MSRP
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Momentum Aquamatic
Momentummicro

Aquamatic

3 variants
42mm·Automatic·200m WR
$629MSRP
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Melbourne Watch Company Sorrento
Melbourne Watch Companymicro

Sorrento

3 variants
42mm·Automatic·200m WR
$844MSRP
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Cooper Watches MWC 24 Jewel 1982 Pattern 300m Automatic Military Divers Watch with Sapphire (Date)
Cooper Watchesmicro

MWC 24 Jewel 1982 Pattern 300m Automatic Military Divers Watch with Sapphire (Date)

2 variants
40mm·Automatic·300m WR
$354MSRP
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Venezianico Nereide Bronzo
Venezianicomicro

Nereide Bronzo

 
42mm·Automatic·300m WR
$1,250MSRP
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Cooper Watches MWC 1970s/80s Pattern Automatic 24 Jewel Military Divers Watch with Sapphire
Cooper Watchesmicro

MWC 1970s/80s Pattern Automatic 24 Jewel Military Divers Watch with Sapphire

 
40mm·Automatic·200m WR
$316MSRP
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Tornek-Rayville Paradive Gen 3 Type I
Tornek-Rayvillemicro

Paradive Gen 3 Type I

5 variants · Paradive G3 12-hr Acrylic Date
41.25mm·Automatic·200m WR
$949MSRP
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Vertigo Watches Medusa
Vertigo Watchesmicro

Medusa

4 variants
41mm·Automatic·200m WR
$487MSRP
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Vertigo Watches Diver One V2
Vertigo Watchesmicro

Diver One V2

 
42mm·Automatic·300m WR
$273MSRP
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Spinnaker Hull Diver
Spinnakermicro

Hull Diver

10 variants · Hull
42mm·Automatic·300m WR
$375MSRP
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La Touraine Seafarer
La Tourainemicro

Seafarer

10 variants
43mm·Automatic·200m WR
$500MSRP
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Mainstream picks· 12

Established brands covering the same brief at a comparable price — same case size, similar movement family. Often the deciding click for a new buyer.

Rolex Submariner Date
Rolex

Submariner Date

Ref. 126610LN
41mm·Automatic·300m WR
$11,350MSRP
vsCompare with the Rolex Submariner Date
Rolex Sea-Dweller
Rolex

Sea-Dweller

Ref. 126603
43mm·Automatic·1220m WR
$22,450MSRP
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Rolex Sea-Dweller
Rolex

Sea-Dweller

Ref. 126600
43mm·Automatic·1220m WR
$14,550MSRP
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Omega Seamaster Diver 300M Co Axial Master Chronometer 42mm
Omega

Seamaster Diver 300M Co Axial Master Chronometer 42mm

8 variants · Seamaster Diver 300M
42mm·Automatic·300m WR
$9,600MSRP
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Tudor Pelagos LHD
Tudor

Pelagos LHD

 
42mm·Automatic·500m WR
—MSRP
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Breitling Superocean Automatic
Breitling

Superocean Automatic

Ref. R17375211B1S1
42mm·Automatic·300m WR
$25,400MSRP
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Tudor Pelagos
Tudor

Pelagos

2 variants
42mm·Automatic·500m WR
—MSRP
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Omega Seamaster Diver 300M Co Axial Master Chronometer 42mm
Omega

Seamaster Diver 300M Co Axial Master Chronometer 42mm

8 variants · Seamaster Diver 300M
42mm·Automatic·300m WR
$16,600MSRP
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Jaeger-LeCoultre Polaris Date Stainless Steel
Jaeger-LeCoultre

Polaris Date Stainless Steel

4 variants · Polaris
42mm·Automatic·200m WR
$11,100MSRP
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Breitling Superocean Heritage B20 Automatic
Breitling

Superocean Heritage B20 Automatic

Ref. RB2010121B1S1
42mm·Automatic·200m WR
$22,650MSRP
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Blancpain Bathyscaphe
Blancpain
Fifty Fathoms

Bathyscaphe

2 variants · Fifty Fathoms
43mm·Automatic·300m WR
$35,200MSRP
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Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Diver 42mm
Audemars Piguet

Royal Oak Offshore Diver 42mm

2 variants · Royal Oak Offshore
42mm·Automatic·300m WR
—MSRP
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Cheaper alternatives· 12

If the price is the only thing keeping you off this watch, these get you most of the way there for less.

Glycine Combat Sub Sport
Glycine

Combat Sub Sport

8 variants · Ref. GL0487
42mm·Automatic·200m WR
$1,650MSRP
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Glycine Combat Sub Box Ceramic
Glycine

Combat Sub Box Ceramic

3 variants · Ref. GL0525
41mm·Automatic·200m WR
$1,800MSRP
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Breitling Superocean Automatic
Breitling

Superocean Automatic

3 variants · Superocean
36/42mm·Automatic·300m WR
$7,800MSRP
vsCompare with the Rolex Submariner Date
Omega Seamaster Diver 300M Co Axial Master Chronometer 42mm
Omega

Seamaster Diver 300M Co Axial Master Chronometer 42mm

25 variants · Seamaster Diver 300M
42mm·Automatic·300m WR
$6,300MSRP
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Breitling Superocean Automatic
Breitling

Superocean Automatic

20 variants · Superocean
36/42/44/46mm·Automatic·300m WR
$5,700MSRP
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Glycine Combat Sub
Glycine

Combat Sub

5 variants · Ref. GL0426
42mm·Automatic·200m WR
$1,850MSRP
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Seiko Prospex Sea 1968 Heritage Diver's GMT Watch Limited Edition
Seiko

Prospex Sea 1968 Heritage Diver's GMT Watch Limited Edition

 
42mm·Automatic·300m WR
$1,750MSRP
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Seiko 62MAS
Seiko
Prospex Sea

62MAS

 
40.5mm·Automatic·200m WR
$1,200MSRP
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Seiko Prospex Sea 1965 Heritage Diver's Watch
Seiko

Prospex Sea 1965 Heritage Diver's Watch

2 variants · Prospex Sea
40mm·Automatic·300m WR
$1,300MSRP
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Sinn T50 GBDR
Sinn
Series T50

T50 GBDR

 
41mm·Automatic·500m WR
$4,428MSRP
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Longines HYDROCONQUEST MESH
Longines

HYDROCONQUEST MESH

2 variants · HydroConquest
41mm·Automatic·300m WR
$2,350MSRP
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Christopher Ward C60 Pro 300
Christopher Ward

C60 Pro 300

2 variants · C60
42mm·Automatic·300m WR
$1,550MSRP
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Pricier alternatives· 12

Where the same idea goes when budget isn't the constraint — luxury upgrades and step-ups.

Rolex Submariner Date
Rolex

Submariner Date

2 variants · Submariner
41mm·Automatic·300m WR
$50,900MSRP
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Rolex Rolex Deepsea
Rolex
Deepsea

Rolex Deepsea

Ref. 136668LB
44mm·Automatic·3900m WR
$68,100MSRP
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Omega Seamaster Diver 300M Co Axial Master Chronometer Chronograph 44mm
Omega

Seamaster Diver 300M Co Axial Master Chronometer Chronograph 44mm

2 variants · Seamaster Diver 300M
44mm·Automatic·300m WR
$27,300MSRP
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Linde Werdelin Oktopus Moon Gold Black Ink
Linde Werdelin

Oktopus Moon Gold Black Ink

 
44mm·Automatic·300m WR
$57,143MSRP
vsCompare with the Rolex Submariner Date
Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Automatique
Blancpain

Fifty Fathoms Automatique

3 variants · Fifty Fathoms
42.3mm·Automatic·300m WR
$40,400MSRP
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Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Automatique
Blancpain

Fifty Fathoms Automatique

3 variants · Fifty Fathoms
42.3mm·Automatic·300m WR
$40,400MSRP
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Blancpain Bathyscaphe Quantième Complet Phases de Lune
Blancpain
Fifty Fathoms

Bathyscaphe Quantième Complet Phases de Lune

3 variants · Fifty Fathoms
43mm·Automatic·300m WR
$41,800MSRP
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Omega Speedmaster 38 Co Axial Chronometer Chronograph 38mm
Omega

Speedmaster 38 Co Axial Chronometer Chronograph 38mm

8 variants · Speedmaster
38mm·Automatic·100m WR
$23,300MSRP
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Patek Philippe Aquanaut 5167
Patek Philippemicro

Aquanaut 5167

2 variants · Aquanaut
40.8mm·Automatic
$27,257MSRP
vsCompare with the Rolex Submariner Date
Hublot Big Bang Original Unico Titanium 43mm
Hublot

Big Bang Original Unico Titanium 43mm

Ref. 431.NM.1370.RX
43mm·Automatic·100m WR
$21,600MSRP
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TAG Heuer Carrera Chronograph Tourbillon Extreme Sport
TAG Heuer

Carrera Chronograph Tourbillon Extreme Sport

Ref. CBU5050.FT6273
44mm·Automatic·100m WR
$46,250MSRP
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Breitling Top Time B21 Ford Mustang
Breitling

Top Time B21 Ford Mustang

2 variants · Top Time
42mm·Automatic·100m WR
$51,500MSRP
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Homages & lookalikes· 9

Watches that share this design language — confirmed homages, close tributes, and lookalikes, including the classics that inspired the look. Hidden when nothing in the catalog is related.

Cronos Vintage Diver 37mm (L6024)
Cronoshomage
Cronos 37mm

Vintage Diver 37mm (L6024)

Ref. 普光PT915
37mm·Automatic·200m WR
$178MSRP
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Cronos Watchdives WD1969B PRO 38mm VH31 Dive Watch
Cronoshomage

Watchdives WD1969B PRO 38mm VH31 Dive Watch

2 variants
38mm·Quartz·200m WR
$109MSRP
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San Martin San Martin BB58 PT5000 Automatic SN008
San Martinhomage

San Martin BB58 PT5000 Automatic SN008

5 variants
40mm·Automatic·200m WR
$309MSRP
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Cronos Thorn PT5000 Automatic 39mm Titanium Watch SHY036
Cronoshomage

Thorn PT5000 Automatic 39mm Titanium Watch SHY036

3 variants
39mm·Automatic·200m WR
$185MSRP
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San Martin San Martin SN0138G 37mm ST2130 Vintage Diver
San Martinhomage

San Martin SN0138G 37mm ST2130 Vintage Diver

7 variants
37mm·Automatic·200m WR
$328MSRP
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San Martin San Martin Diver Miyota 9015 Design SN0148
San Martinhomage

San Martin Diver Miyota 9015 Design SN0148

2 variants
40mm·Automatic·100m WR
$378MSRP
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Pagani Design PD-1639 Gold
Pagani Designhomage
Automatic

PD-1639 Gold

4 variants
43mm·Automatic·100m WR
$139MSRP
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Pagani Design PD-1661 Gold
Pagani Designhomage
Automatic

PD-1661 Gold

3 variants
40mm·Automatic·100m WR
$133MSRP
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Pagani Design PD-1719
Pagani Designhomage
Automatic

PD-1719

3 variants
42.5mm·Automatic·300m WR
$171MSRP
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