Rolex · Submariner and Rolex Deepsea
Rolex 124060 vs Rolex 136660
7 published specifications differ between these two, and 8 are identical. Every figure below is what the manufacturer states for that reference; nothing is inferred from the other watch.
What differs
| Specification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Case | Oyster, 41 mm, Oystersteel. Monobloc middle case, screw-down case back and winding crown | Oyster, 44 mm, Oystersteel. Monobloc middle case, screw-down case back and winding crown. Rolex Ringlock System case architecture with helium escape valve |
| Diameter | 41 mm | 44 mm |
| Water resistance | Waterproof to 300 metres / 1,000 feet | Waterproof to 3,900 metres / 12,800 feet, helium escape valve |
| Crystal | Scratch-resistant sapphire; no Cyclops lens is listed | Domed, 5.5 mm-thick scratch-resistant sapphire |
| Dial | Black, with highly legible Chromalight display with long-lasting blue luminescence | D-blue, with highly legible Chromalight display with long-lasting blue luminescence |
| Calibre | Calibre 3230, Manufacture Rolex | Calibre 3235, Manufacture Rolex |
| Movement notes | Precision −2/+2 sec/day after casing. Centre hour, minute and seconds hands with stop-seconds; Rolex lists no date function for this reference. | Precision −2/+2 sec/day after casing. Instantaneous date with rapid setting and stop-seconds. Paramagnetic blue Parachrom hairspring with Paraflex shock absorbers. |
What is identical
Worth knowing as much as the differences: these are the specifications you cannot use to tell the two apart.
- Bezel
- Unidirectional rotatable 60-minute graduated, scratch-resistant Cerachrom insert in black ceramic, numerals and graduations coated in platinum
- Case back
- Screw-down
- Crown
- Screw-down, Triplock triple waterproofness system
- Bracelet
- Oyster, three-piece solid links, Oystersteel
- Clasp
- Folding Oysterlock safety clasp with Rolex Glidelock extension system
- Movement
- Perpetual, mechanical, self-winding; bidirectional self-winding via Perpetual rotor
- Power reserve
- Approximately 70 hours
- Certification
- Superlative Chronometer (official chronometer certification + Rolex certification after casing)
What the differences cost you
Each note below follows from the published figures in the tables above — what they mean for intake, for a listing, and for the handover. Nothing here estimates a price or a margin.
These reach different buyers
44 mm on the 136660 against 41 mm on the 124060. Diameter is a poor predictor of how a watch actually sits, but it is the field buyers filter on, so the two land in front of different people. Do not let one listing's photographs or copy stand in for the other.
Do not describe these the same way
3,900 metres on the 136660 against 300 on the 124060 — not a variation on the same watch but a different class of one, built around a case and crystal designed for depth. Expect different buyers, different questions, and a different service conversation. Never carry the 136660's rating into the 124060's listing.
Different movements to verify and to service
The 124060 runs the Calibre 3230, Manufacture Rolex and the 136660 the Calibre 3235, Manufacture Rolex. Two consequences at intake: the service history that is normal for one calibre is not evidence about the other, and the calibre is the check that catches a movement swapped into the wrong case. Confirm the movement matches the reference rather than assuming it from the dial.
What to check on each
124060
- Confirm the crystal has no Cyclops and the dial no aperture. Both absences are correct for this reference and neither is a fault.
- Check the calibre is the 3230 rather than the 3235 used in the date model. The two are different movements and quoting the wrong one is an avoidable error.
- Work the Glidelock extension through every position and confirm each one holds under a firm pull.
136660
- Locate the helium escape valve on the case side and confirm it is present and undamaged. It is a functional valve, not a decoration, and it appears on no other Rolex documented here.
- Examine the domed crystal's edge under raking light. Rolex specifies it at 5.5 mm thick, which makes it the tallest and most exposed sapphire in this corpus, and sapphire chips rather than scratching.
- Run the Glidelock extension out and back through its full travel. It is a toothed adjustment inside the clasp, it is the mechanism most used on a dive bracelet, and a worn one slips under load.
Sources
- Rolex official product page for reference 124060 (Submariner; Oyster 41 mm; Oystersteel; no date) - Model case: Oyster; 41 mm; Oystersteel; Oyster architecture: monobloc middle case; screw-down case back and winding crown; Diameter: 41 mm; Material: Oystersteel; Bezel: unidirectional rotatable 60-minute graduated; scratch-resistant Cerachrom insert in black ceramic; numerals and graduations coated in platinum; Winding crown: screw-down; Triplock triple waterproofness system; Crystal: scratch-resistant sapphire; Water resistance: waterproof to 300 metres / 1,000 feet; Movement: perpetual; mechanical; self-winding; Calibre: 3230; Manufacture Rolex; Precision: -2/+2 sec/day after casing; Functions: centre hour; minute and seconds hands; stop-seconds for precise time setting; no date is listed; Oscillator: paramagnetic blue Parachrom hairspring; high-performance Paraflex shock absorbers; Winding: bidirectional self-winding via Perpetual rotor; Power reserve: approximately 70 hours; Bracelet: Oyster; three-piece solid links; Oystersteel; Clasp: folding Oysterlock safety clasp with Rolex Glidelock extension system; Dial: black with highly legible Chromalight display; Certification: Superlative Chronometer — retrieved 2026-09-23
- Rolex official product page for reference 136660 (Rolex Deepsea; Oyster 44 mm; Oystersteel) - Model case: Oyster; 44 mm; Oystersteel; Oyster architecture: monobloc middle case; screw-down case back and winding crown; Rolex Ringlock System case architecture with Helium escape valve; Diameter: 44 mm; Material: Oystersteel; Bezel: unidirectional rotatable 60-minute graduated; scratch-resistant Cerachrom insert in black ceramic; numerals and graduations coated in platinum; Winding crown: screw-down; Triplock triple waterproofness system; Crystal: domed; 5.5 mm-thick scratch-resistant sapphire; Water resistance: waterproof to 3,900 metres / 12,800 feet; helium escape valve; Movement: perpetual; mechanical; self-winding; Calibre: 3235; Manufacture Rolex; Precision: -2/+2 sec/day after casing; Functions: centre hour; minute and seconds hands; instantaneous date with rapid setting; stop-seconds; Oscillator: paramagnetic blue Parachrom hairspring; high-performance Paraflex shock absorbers; Winding: bidirectional self-winding via Perpetual rotor; Power reserve: approximately 70 hours; Bracelet: Oyster; three-piece solid links; Oystersteel; Clasp: folding Oysterlock safety clasp with Rolex Glidelock extension system; Dial: D-blue with highly legible Chromalight display; Certification: Superlative Chronometer — retrieved 2026-09-23
Not affiliated with Rolex. Specifications are read from each manufacturer's own published documentation on the dates shown and may change; the manufacturer's current documentation governs.