Vintage 1960s Rolex Submariner 'Skate, Shark, Nautilus' Print Advertisement — Original Navy Submarine Original Ad
Approximately 8.5 x 11 inches.
This late-1960s Rolex Submariner vintage advertisement is among the most compelling dive watch collectible ads of the era, referencing real U.S. Navy submarines — the USS Skate, USS Shark, and USS Nautilus — to position the Submariner as standard-issue gear for submariners and frogmen. The dramatic close-up photograph of the watch on a weathered wrist, paired with the headline 'If you shipped out on the Skate, the Shark, or the Nautilus, you'd recognize this face,' captures the tool-watch ethos at its purest. A cornerstone original print ad for serious Rolex and military watch collectors alike.
What you see is what you get; the ad in the photo is the exact one that'll come to you. Listed sizes are close, but treat them as ballpark, not gospel.
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Go with custom framing and we'll reach out to design something that does the piece justice. We have examples from our own offices and from current clients to give you inspiration.
Every unframed ad rides safe: acid free sleeve, stiff backerboard behind it, another board up front, all tucked into a rigid photo mailer and sent USPS with 3-day tracking. It'll get to you the way it left us.