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Lot 369

108th Auction

2023/5/20

Lot 369

Rolex
Submariner

A diver's very attractive and sought after vintage wristwatch with centre seconds

Sold

estimated
5.500—10.000 €
Price realized
10.300 €
specific features
Case
Steel, screw back with marking 5513, bidirectional rotating, deep cut, reeded black bezel, screwed "Triplock" winding crown, later steel "Oyster" bracelet ref. 93150 with diver's extension link, endlinks stamped 580, clasp G (1982), bracelet length 120 mm, total length 165 mm.
Dial
Black, hands not matching in colou.
Movement
Automatic.
Case no.7316731
Ref.5513
Cal.1520
Diam.39 mm
Circa1982
Ctry.Switzerland


This attractive diver's watch has a perfect, glossy black dial and charmingly aged, caramel-coloured luminous indexes and hands. The bezel inlay is extremely beautiful and original, as is the case.
Reference 5513 was introduced at the end of 1961 and produced until 1989, which means it had the longest production run of all Submariner models. This enormous success results from a number of attractive details: The watch is waterproof to a depth of 200 m, the large and sturdy crown with protection device is suitable for scuba-diving and the black bezel with the silver triangle has a minute division from 1 to fifteen minutes.
Reference 5513 set benchmarks in the world of sports watches and this timepiece is an impressive example of that. It is a worthy addition to any superior collection of rare sports watches.