$166,800
Ref. 5513, Military Rolex. "Oyster Perpetual, Submariner, 660 ft=200 m.", Ref. 5513. Made in 1973 and issued in 1975 for the British Military. British military issue number engraved on the case back. Very fine and rare, center-seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel military diver's wristwatch with fixed bar lugs. Accompanied by a Rolex UK service invoice. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, graduated bi-directional revolving black bezel for the decompression times, Triplock winding-crown protected by the crown guard. Black with luminous round, triangular and baton indexes. Luminous skeleton hands. Cal. 1520, rhodium-plated, 26 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, hack mechanism. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 40 mm. Thickness 14 mm. Notes The reference 5513 became the first Rolex for many years to become an official British Military issue watch, when it was issued to the divers of the Royal Navy in 1965. The military wanted certain modifications; in this case the modifications were so major as to almost be a new watch. First they wanted a new dial featuring a large 'T' in a circle under the center post. The high visibility hands were much larger and of a completely different shape. The hour hand was diamond shaped, while the minute hand was much wider than on a conventional Submariner and the seconds had had a unique diamond lumino Read more…
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2008-04-17
