Rolex Submariner 5513 'Maxi Mk1'

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While we love all vintage Submariners, there is one truly iconic vintage Sub to us: the ref. 5513. With its timeless toolwatch aesthetics, robust design and impressive 27-year production run; it’s a bonafide Rolex legend.

This 5513 from 1978 sports a lovely matte black dial, referred to as a Mk1 with the iconic painted tritium markers. The dial is in excellent condition with the tritium markers still being in a strong eggshell tint matching perfectly matches the 18k white gold hand set. Unlike later Submariners (or its sister references, the 5512 and 1680), the 5513 features only two lines of text at the top half and two lines of text at the lower half of the dial giving the watch a wonderful clean and understated look.

In addition to everything else this watch features an aluminium bezel inlay that has remained in a very cool midnight black color and just looks perfect on the watch. The 40 mm stainless steel case is in great condition with thick lugs and sharp edges. The watch even sports the original solid link stainless steel Oyster bracelet that has a small but very cool detail. During these period Rolex was still working on their patents and on some specific bracelets you could find a little typ-o. When you look at this specimen you can read the word: "PATETED".

This 5513 is not too much, not too little: just perfect for a tool watch. Especially if you're considering to start your vintage sports watch collection.

Introduction

Rolex SubmarinerIn 1953, Rolex introduced one of the world’s first wrist watches geared specifically towards divers: the Submariner. Rolex had to confront a number of challenges when designing its first dive watch. The watch obviously had to withstand significant amounts of pressure and had to accurately measure time spent underwater, which the first Submariner achieved by featuring a 330ft/100m depth rating and a rotating diving bezel. It also had to be easily legible in conditions of reduced visibility yet aesthetically pleasing. Hence, the Sub’s iconic large white hour markers and Mercedes hands set against a contrasting black dial. The Submariner is the most iconic and desirable luxury watch of all time and has been adopted by luminaries such as Jacques Cousteau, Che Guevara, and none other than James Bond. Our favorite Bond, Sean Connery, wore a Big Crown Sub (early reference of the Submariner with a big crown and without crown guards) in the 1962 classic ‘Dr. No’. The watch was also featured in ‘Goldfinger’ and ‘Thunderball’.

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