Is the blue bezel ceramic?

Yes. The 116613LB has a blue Cerachrom ceramic bezel insert with gold-filled numerals; it does not fade like the older aluminium inserts.

What does Pristine mean on this listing?

It is REKLAIM’s top condition grade; the listing says the watch has been professionally serviced and polished.

Is a Rolex on Amazon authentic?

This unit is sold, inspected and authenticated by REKLAIM through Amazon Luxury Stores, with Amazon’s 30-day return window on top. Amazon itself does not authenticate the watch; the reseller does.

Illustrative render — hero view of the Rolex Submariner Date 116613LB (steel and yellow gold, blue dial)

Rolex · Submariner Date · 116613LB · pre-owned on Amazon

The blue two-tone Submariner.

Steel case and bracelet with 18k yellow gold on the bezel, crown and centre links, a blue ceramic bezel with gold numerals and a blue sunray dial: the 116613LB is the Submariner that reads as a Rolex from across a room. Calibre 3135, 300 metres, the Glidelock clasp that lets the bracelet out over a wetsuit. Made 2009 to 2020. Pre-owned through a Luxury Stores reseller, graded Pristine, serviced and polished.

This Submariner on Amazon (pre-owned)$10,000–$25,000 band

Case

40mm, Oystersteel and 18k yellow gold, 300m

Rolex 116613LB

Movement

Calibre 3135 automatic, about 48 h, Superlative Chronometer

Rolex calibre 3135

Bezel

Unidirectional, blue Cerachrom ceramic, gold numerals

Rolex 116613LB; listing photograph

Dial

Blue, Chromalight markers in gold surrounds, Cyclops date

Rolex 116613LB; listing photograph

Bracelet

Two-tone Oyster, Oysterlock, Glidelock extension

Rolex 116613LB

This unit

Pristine; professionally serviced and polished

Listing, REKLAIM, 2026-09-12

Why the Bluesy

Rolex has made a two-tone Submariner since the 1980s, and the blue one has always been the one people mean when they say two-tone Sub. The 116613LB of 2009 gave it the ceramic bezel, the maxi case with broader lugs and crown guards, the larger markers and hands, and the Glidelock clasp; it ran until the 126613LB replaced it in 2020 with a slightly slimmer case and the calibre 3235.

The mix of metals is Rolesor: steel where the watch takes knocks, gold where it shows. The bezel insert is ceramic, so the blue does not fade the way the old aluminium inserts did, and the numerals are gold filled into the ceramic.

Illustrative render — why the bluesy of the Rolex Submariner Date 116613LB (steel and yellow gold, blue dial)

Reading the listing

REKLAIM grades this unit Pristine and says it has been professionally serviced and polished. A polish on a Submariner is normal and usually welcome, but a heavy one softens the edges of the lugs; the photographs show crisp lines. REKLAIM’s boilerplate says box and papers are authentic when included, which means you should ask before assuming either is in the box.

Every figure here comes from the listing and from Rolex’s published description of the 116613LB, not from handling the watch.

Illustrative render — reading the listing of the Rolex Submariner Date 116613LB (steel and yellow gold, blue dial)

Buying it pre-owned on Amazon

Rolex is pre-owned only on Amazon. This unit is sold by REKLAIM through Amazon Luxury Stores, inspected and authenticated by the seller with Amazon’s 30-day return window on top; it is one piece, and when it sells the listing goes away, so the second button opens the live search for Submariners.

Two-tone Submariners have resold close to what people paid for them for a long time, sometimes more, sometimes less; that is a pattern, not a promise, and nothing here is investment advice.

Illustrative render — buying it pre-owned on amazon of the Rolex Submariner Date 116613LB (steel and yellow gold, blue dial)

Specs

Reference: 116613LB
Case size: 40mm
Case material: Oystersteel and 18k yellow gold (Rolesor)
Movement: Automatic, Rolex calibre 3135
Caliber type: Rolex 3135, Superlative Chronometer
Crystal: Sapphire Crystal, Cyclops
Water resistance: 300m (1,000 ft)
Power reserve: About 48 hours
Complications: Date, unidirectional 60-minute dive bezel
Origin: Swiss Made

Specifications as published by Rolex. We research from manufacturer documentation and published sources rather than hands-on testing. Researched 2026-09-12.

Verdict

A serviced, Pristine-graded blue two-tone Submariner Date on Amazon: the Submariner with gold on it, in the generation with the ceramic bezel and the Glidelock clasp.

Strengths

Ceramic bezel and maxi case, the modern Submariner build
Gold bezel, crown and centre links on a steel body that takes the knocks
Calibre 3135, one of the most serviceable movements Rolex has made
Amazon’s return window on top of the seller’s authentication

Trade-offs

Two-tone is a look; plenty of buyers only want steel
Polished; ask how heavily
Box and papers not confirmed
One unit; when it sells, it is gone

Buy it if

Someone who wants the Submariner as a dress-and-dive watch with gold on it, and would rather have the ceramic generation than the older aluminium-bezel two-tones.

Skip it if

You want the all-steel Submariner, or the current 126613LB with the newer calibre.

This Submariner on Amazon (pre-owned)$10,000–$25,000 band

FAQ

The 126613LB of 2020 has a 41mm case, the calibre 3235 with about 70 hours of reserve and a slightly wider bracelet. The 116613LB is 40mm with the calibre 3135 and about 48 hours. The look is almost identical.

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Sources

Researched and last updated 2026-09-12. We do not test watches in hand; every figure above is traceable to the manufacturer or the sources listed here.

Rolex Submariner Date 116613LB (steel and yellow gold, blue dial)

Reference 116613LB · $10,000–$25,000

This Submariner on Amazon (pre-owned)

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