95th Auction

2017/5/6

Lot 324

Rolex "Oyster Perpetual Submariner 660ft/200m", Case No. 3526304, Ref. 5513, Cal. 1520, 39 mm, circa 1972
A diver's automatic vintage wristwatch with centre seconds
Case: steel, screw back ref. 5513 I/72, superdomed glass, tritium pearl, screwed first "Triplock" winding crown, steel "Oyster" bracelet ref. 78360 with lugs 580 and deployant clasp ref. 93150. Dial: black, luminous indexes, luminous Mercedes hands. Movm.: rotorwind movement, Glucydur balance.
Reference 5513 was fist launched in 1962; it was designed to withstand pressure up to 200 meters (660ft) and featured an 8 mm crown with crown guards. The bezel had minute divisions for the first fifteen minutes and a silver triangle. The face of the watch was black. From 1964 on the inscription "Swiss T<25" was added to the bottom of the dial.

Sold

estimated
6.5008.000 €
Price realized
7.700 €