Collectors gave this reference a nickname before Rolex could even print the catalog — the “Starbucks,” the green-and-black Submariner that carries the torch first lit by the legendary Kermit and Hulk. This is the one for the collector who wants the green Rolex — the icon that gets spotted across the room — without giving up a watch you can genuinely wear every single day. Young-at-heart doesn’t get more literal than a dive legend dressed in Rolex green.

Presents itself in mint condition with little to no signs of wear. Framed by a green Cerachrom ceramic bezel in the deeper early-production tone collectors know as the MK1, the insert shifts from forest to emerald in the light while its platinum-coated numerals flash a silvery edge. Set against that green, the glossy black dial delivers razor contrast, its Chromalight-filled markers glowing an electric blue the moment the lights drop. Carved from corrosion-resistant Oystersteel, the 41mm case and Oyster bracelet play crisp satin brushing against mirror-polished flanks, so the watch flickers between gloss and matte as your wrist turns.

Functions include hours, minutes, seconds, date, and dive-time tracking. The Triplock screw-down crown on the right side of the case controls everything: unscrew it until it pops free, and in its first position roughly 25 clockwise turns wakes the movement from a full stop. If the watch has been sitting for more than a month, pull the crown out one notch to quick-set the date to yesterday’s date, then pull it to the second notch — which hacks the seconds — and roll the hands forward past midnight and up to the current time, letting the hour hand carry the date into today so nothing is ever forced backward. The unidirectional bezel turns counter-clockwise through 120 crisp clicks — align its luminous pip with the minute hand and elapsed time reads straight off the scale. Behind the caseback, the in-house Caliber 3235 with Chronergy escapement banks a 70-hour power reserve, and the Oyster case holds 300 meters of water resistance once the crown is screwed back down.

Comes as a complete set, double-boxed with the warranty card, leather card wallet, Submariner instruction booklet, warranty booklet, green Rolex seal hang tag, and white serial hang tag.

With the deeper early bezel tone absent from today’s production and its full set intact down to both hang tags, this is the version of the green Submariner collectors will be pointing back to. If your collection has been waiting for its splash of green, this is the moment to reach out.