Rolex · Submariner
Bespoke strap for Rolex Submariner
Casati Milano builds made-to-measure straps for the Rolex Submariner, from the first cases without crown guards to today's references, in the atelier at Via XX Settembre in Milan or by video call wherever you are: the lug width read from the archive of your reference, the leather chosen together, four or five weeks of work, care for the first eighteen months included.
- By appointment only
- In the atelier in Milan or by video call
- Four to five weeks
- Eighteen months of care
Lug width
Your Rolex Submariner with the leathers of the atelier
Matte Louisiana alligator leather
Anthracite
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Real photographs of the atelier’s leathers. No generated images.
The measurement
We do not ask you. The atelier's archive knows the Submariner references one by one: the lug width, the case, the years. Below is what the archive says today; from the reference, the rest follows. The watch stays on your wrist.
What changes for the strap
The strap takes the place of the bracelet and its end links, and its tip follows the profile of the case between the two lugs. What the lug width is for your reference, the archive tells us.
The leather
Alligator, box calf, suede, shell cordovan: the leather is chosen together, in the atelier or via video call. Where it passes between the lugs, the strap is as thin as needed; at the wrist it returns to its full thickness. The calf lining, the edges painted in several layers, the hand stitching with a saddle stitch.
Time
Four to five weeks from confirmation. In the atelier in Via XX Settembre or via video call, wherever you are. Care for the first eighteen months is included.
The next step
The right strap is not chosen. It is built together.
In the atelier in Via XX Settembre or by video call, wherever you are.
Request an appointment →Casati Milano · Via XX Settembre 15, Milan · by appointment only
Six generations
The Submariner was born in 1953 with reference 6204, calibre A260 and a case without crown guards. With the 5512 came crown guards at the sides of the crown; in 1969 the 1680 added the date. From the 5512 to the six-figure references, the lug width is 20 mm; from 2020, it is 21 mm.
The first, without crown guards
From 1953 to 1962 the Submariner has a case without crown guards at the sides of the crown: the 5508 is the last reference built this way.
5512 and 5513
The 5512 brings crown guards to the sides of the crown; the 5513, from 1962 to 1989, is the same watch without a chronometer certificate. Between the lugs, 20 millimetres.
1680 and 16800: the date arrives
The 1680 from 1969 is the first Submariner with the date. The 16800, from 1979 to 1988, carries the sapphire crystal and the calibre 3035 with the quickset date. Between the lugs, 20 millimetres.
16610 and 14060
The 16610, with the calibre 3135, remains in production until 2010; the 14060 is the no-date version that takes the place of the 5513. Between the lugs, 20 millimetres.
116610 and 114060: the ceramic
Ceramic bezel and 40-millimetre case with wider lugs; the date-free 114060 arrives in 2012. The lug width is 20 millimetres.
124060 and 126610: today's case
From 2020 the case is 41 millimetres, with slimmer lugs; the lug width is 21 millimetres and the bracelet is wider than on the previous references.