Quick answer

The Rolex Submariner 14060 is a no-date dive watch. Rolex built it from 1990 to 2012. Genuine 14060 and 14060M watches sell for $7,500 to $13,000 on the used market. Replica 14060s sell for $80 to $400. The 14060 is a small share of the counterfeit Submariner market. Most fake Submariners copy the 116610 and 126610, which have a date window and a cyclops lens.

Genuine 14060 specs

  • Case: 40 mm stainless steel, screw-down crown, 300 m / 1,000 ft water resistance
  • Bezel: unidirectional, 60-minute scale, black insert
  • Crystal: sapphire, flat, no cyclops
  • Dial: no date, white gold surrounds on hour markers
  • 14060 (1990 to 2001): caliber 3000, 21,600 vph, 27 jewels, no COSC certificate
  • 14060M (2001 to 2012): caliber 3130, 28,800 vph, COSC certified
  • Lume: tritium to about 1998, then Super-LumiNova
  • Dial text: two lines to 2007, four lines after (SUPERLATIVE CHRONOMETER / OFFICIALLY CERTIFIED)
  • Lug width: 20 mm. Bracelet: Oyster 93150 with hollow end links

Checks on a replica 14060

  1. Movement. Low-tier fakes use a DG 2813 at 21,600 vph. Mid-tier fakes use a clone of the ETA 2824 at 28,800 vph. The 14060 has no date. A date wheel under the dial is a fake part in a fake case.
  2. Case size. Genuine cases measure 40 mm across, crown excluded. Replica cases run 39.5 mm to 41 mm.
  3. Caseback. Plain steel, no engraving, no display back. The Submariner 14060 back is stamped with the reference and the case number inside, not outside.
  4. Rehaut. The 14060 and 14060M left the factory with a plain rehaut. Fakes built on 116610 tooling carry ROLEX ROLEX ROLEX text. That text is wrong for this reference.
  5. Lugs and end links. The 14060 uses drilled lugs and a 93150 bracelet with hollow end links. Many fakes ship with solid end links and no lug holes.
  6. Dial print. Check the coronet shape, the SUBMARINER letter spacing, and the depth rating. Replica dials run wide on spacing and thick on strokes.
  7. Bezel insert. Check the pip at 12 and the pearl. Fake inserts show a raised ring around the pearl and a font that is too heavy.
  8. Number engraving. The reference number sits between the lugs at 12. The serial sits between the lugs at 6. Both use a thin cut font.

Price tiers

Low tier: $80 to $150. DG 2813 movement, mineral glass, stamped clasp, hollow bracelet. Mid tier: $200 to $400. Clone ETA 2824, sapphire crystal, better dial print, better bezel action. Super clone 14060s are rare. Makers put their best cases and dials into the 116610 and 126610 because demand sits there. A 14060 case with a 2824 clone and a 116610 bracelet is a common mismatch.

US import and legal risk

Counterfeit watches are illegal to import and sell in the United States. 18 U.S.C. 2320 covers trafficking in counterfeit goods: up to 10 years in prison for a first offense and up to 20 years for a second offense. CBP can seize and destroy a shipment, and the buyer gets no refund. Civil suits under the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. 1114, let Rolex recover damages from sellers. Personal-use imports are still barred, and seizure is the common outcome.