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Rolex Submariner Real vs Fake: Bezel, Rehaut, Cyclops 14 measured checks How To Tell If a Rolex Is Real: 12 Measured Checks 16 measured checks

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Case diameter 41 mm across the bezel, 2020 generation
Case thickness 12.5 mm from case back to the top of the crystal
Lug to lug length 47.8 mm, lug tip to opposite lug tip
Bezel clicks 120 detents in one full anticlockwise turn
Bracelet taper 21 mm at the lugs, closing to 16 mm at the clasp
Depth rating line 300 metres, printed on the dial as 300m=1000ft
Chromalight glow duration 8 hours of blue afterglow from a full charge
Power reserve 70 hours from a full wind, calibre 3235 and 3230
Glidelock extension range 20 mm of tool-free travel in 2 mm steps
Crown dots 3 dots below the coronet on the winding crown
Cyclops magnification 2.5 x, date numeral height through the lens versus the bare disc
Seconds hand beat rate 8 steps per second (28,800 beats per hour)
Daily rate deviation 2 seconds per day, plus or minus, after casing
Triplock crown dots 3 dots under the coronet on the winding crown
Rehaut letter alignment 5 minute markers between each R (left half) and each X (right half)
Laser etched crown 6 o'clock, inside the sapphire, rolled out 2001 to 2004
Bezel clicks per turn 120 clicks in one full rotation, Submariner and Sea-Dweller
Glidelock adjustment range 20 mm of tool-free extension, about 10 notches of 2 mm
Submariner Date weight 155 grams, 126610LN with full Oyster bracelet
Case back engraving 0 words, logos or windows on the case back
Serial number length 8 characters, random format since 2010
Lug width 21 mm between the lugs on the 41 mm Submariner