101st Auction
2019/11/16
Lot 296
Rolex "Oyster Perpetual 660ft=200m Submariner", Case No. 1775672, Ref. 5513, Cal. 1520, 39 mm, circa 1968
A diver's vintage automatic wristwatch with centre seconds and black matte dial
Case: steel, screw back ref. 5513 IV/67, later luminous pearl on the bezel, early screwed "Rolex" winding crown without dots, folded steel "Oyster" bracelet ref. 9315 with endlinks stamped 380, clasp 93150 J11, bracelet length 145 mm, total length 165 mm. Dial: matte black, luminous Mercedes hands.
This attractive diver’s watch has a mattfinished black dial and charmingly aged, caramel-coloured luminous indexes. The dial is one of the first to feature the matte black dial variant Rolex created for their Submariner range. The earlier models all had glossy dials. 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.
A diver's vintage automatic wristwatch with centre seconds and black matte dial
Case: steel, screw back ref. 5513 IV/67, later luminous pearl on the bezel, early screwed "Rolex" winding crown without dots, folded steel "Oyster" bracelet ref. 9315 with endlinks stamped 380, clasp 93150 J11, bracelet length 145 mm, total length 165 mm. Dial: matte black, luminous Mercedes hands.
This attractive diver’s watch has a mattfinished black dial and charmingly aged, caramel-coloured luminous indexes. The dial is one of the first to feature the matte black dial variant Rolex created for their Submariner range. The earlier models all had glossy dials. 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.
estimated
14.000—18.000 €
Price realized
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