The Submariner Rolex never built

[sneed12]

I've always liked blue sunburst dials, and I wish Rolex would have built a Submariner with one. I have a smurf blue maxi sub, and I like it, but it's just not the same.

I spotted a blue dial sub originally from WBK in the for sales section, a while ago, in the maxi case with ceramic bezel. I snapped it up just to use the dial for this project. Here is the Submariner Rolex should have built:

Movement is a standard 21j, I'm debating whether to try and swap to an ETA (don't have a running one in the box at the moment) or try and find a high-beat 4813. I think adding the high pinions to a 4813 (dunno if the parts would swap from a 2813) might be a fun little project. Also, the date font sucks, so eventually I'll put in a better looking datewheel/overlay. For now, though, I'll leave it as it is.

[kbh]

That's a beauty!

AJoeSmith just posted another 4813 with tall cp on RG about an hour ago. Maybe, if you hurry?

[sneed12]

Thanks so much for the heads up! I PM'ed him just last week saying if he ever got another 4813 in I would buy it, but I PM'ed him again to be sure.