There's another change here too though – the additional of the "Superlative Chronometer / Officially Certified" text to the bottom of the dial. link It was right around the time that this watch was made that the reference 5513, which was Rolex's non-chronometer Submariner, started rolling off the line. These extra two lines of text were the main way that you could tell the two references apart from one another going forward. We'll have a lot more on this below. Stay with me.

You'll be able to see the full breadth of my conversations in the video review, but needless to say the individuals I talked to ran the gamut from MoonSwatch clueless to "could write a book about it." If I take the median subset of omega seamaster watch strap those I spoke to, I can say pretty confidently that the watch continues to garner interest and fascination, while maintaining a certain mystique.