Green has become the defining colour of modern Rolex collecting. When the Hulk was discontinued in 2020 its secondary-market price climbed far beyond retail within months, and every green sports model since has carried a waiting list measured in years. For collectors on the super clone side, that scarcity is precisely the appeal: the sunburst green and Cerachrom bezel that change hands for five figures can be worn daily for a small fraction of the cost — and green, more than any other colour, is bought for the way it catches the light rather than for the name on the dial.

Iconic green dial references

Rolex effectively owns this colour, and the lineage is worth knowing before you buy.

Reference Nickname Green element
Submariner 16610LV (2003) Kermit Green aluminium bezel over a black dial
Submariner 116610LV (2010–2020) Hulk Green sunburst dial and green Cerachrom bezel
Submariner 126610LV (2020–) Starbucks / Cermit Green Cerachrom bezel, black dial
Daytona 116508 John Mayer Green sunburst dial in yellow gold
Datejust 41 126334 Wimbledon Slate dial with green-edged Roman numerals

The Kermit arrived for the Submariner’s 50th anniversary; the Hulk was the first Sub to pair a green dial with a green ceramic bezel; and the yellow gold Daytona earned its nickname after John Mayer’s Talking Watches appearance sent values vertical. The Wimbledon is the quiet way in — a slate face with green-rimmed Roman numerals that reads formal at ten paces.

Choosing a green dial super clone

Green is the least forgiving colour a factory can attempt. Under direct light a genuine Hulk dial sweeps from near-black to a vivid grassy green; a clone that looks flat or minty in sunlight fails instantly. On Kermit and Starbucks builds, judge the bezel instead — the tone should sit deep and slightly cool, never lime. Confirm the movement matches the generation you are buying — a clone 3135 suits the Hulk, a 3235 the current 126610LV — and always ask the seller for natural-light photographs of the actual piece before dispatch.

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