Brand:
Rolex
Model:
Submariner
Year:
1970
Reference:
5513
Warranty:
12 months
Overall Condition:
Very Good
Wear level Case:
Barely visible
Wear level Caseback:
Barely visible
Wear level Dial:
Barely visible
Wear level Crystal:
None
Wear level Bezel:
Noticeable
Wear level Bracelet Clasp:
Barely visible
Movement Type:
Automatic
Caliber:
1520
Case Material:
Steel
Case Diameter:
39 mm
Bezel Material:
Aluminium
Crystal:
Plexiglass
Dial Color:
Black
Bracelet Material:
Steel
Bracelet Color:
Steel
Clasp Type:
Fold clasp
Clasp Material:
Steel
Functions:
Central seconds, Rotating Bezel, Screw-Down Crown, Luminous hands, Luminous indices, Vintage
Rolex introduced the Submariner in 1953 as a tool for divers, and the 5513 became its longest serving reference, made from 1962 to 1989 without a date window. Its dial carries the depth rating in meters first, followed by feet, a detail that was changed when Rolex began printing feet first to suit the American market. Collectors have paid attention to the meters first dials ever since.
This watch has the features that make a vintage Submariner personal. The matte black dial carries tritium markers that have aged to a creamy tone, and the bezel has faded from black to a soft sky blue, which collectors call a ghost bezel. No two watches fade the same way, so the colour is the one thing that cannot be copied. The case is very well preserved and still carries its sharp, pointed crown guards, and the case, dial and movement are all signed. Inside runs the calibre 1520, behind an acrylic crystal, as the reference was made. After more than fifty years, the Submariner is still the diver that every other diver is compared to.