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Collectors obsessing over off-catalog, gem-set Daytonas—cool as those watches are!—tend to forget that Rolex became famous as a tool watch manufacturer. In the mid-20th century, watches like the Submariner accompanied divers and soldiers beneath the waves, while the Explorer II helped spelunking scientists keep track of time in dark caves, and the Sea-Dweller plumbed the ocean’s darkest depths. It really wasn’t until roughly the 1970s—when Rolex began making certain of its sport…
