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Rolex
Ref. 5513
Submariner
A fine and rare stainless steel wristwatch with sweep centre seconds, black lacquer underline 'Swiss' dial, pointed crown guards and bracelet
- Estimate
- HK$96,000 - 144,000
HK$162,500
Lot Details
- Manufacturer
- Rolex
- Year
- Circa 1964
- Reference No
- 5513
- Case No
- 1'004'641
- Model Name
- Submariner
- Material
- Stainless steel
- Calibre
- Automatic, 1530, 26 jewels
- Bracelet/Strap
- Stainless steel <em>Rolex Oyster </em>bracelet, 167 mm. maximum length, end link stamped 358
- Clasp/Buckle
- Stainless steel <em>Rolex </em>folding deployant clasp
- Dimensions
- 39.5 mm. diameter
- Signed
- <em>Case, dial and movement signed</em>
Specialist
Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
When Rolex switched from radium to tritium for the luminous marking on the dial, this is indicated by a underline. These dials can only be found between 1963 to 1964 and should be designated 'Swiss' at the bottom and should be finished in black lacquer. The present example, manufactured in 1964, features all of these attributes including the sought after pointed crown guards. Overall the watch is in great condition with very sharp case, beveled edges and charismatic dial.
Literature
Rolex
Swiss | 1905Founded in 1905 England by Hans Wilsdorf and Alfred Davis as Wilsdorf & Davis, it soon became known as the Rolex Watch Company in 1915, moving its headquarters to Geneva in 1919. Like no other company, the success of the wristwatch can be attributed to many of Rolex's innovations that made them one of the most respected and well-known of all luxury brands. These innovations include their famous "Oyster" case — the world's first water resistant and dustproof watch case, invented in 1926 — and their "Perpetual" — the first reliable self-winding movement for wristwatches launched in 1933. They would form the foundation for Rolex's Datejust and Day-Date, respectively introduced in 1945 and 1956, but also importantly for their sports watches, such as the Explorer, Submariner and GMT-Master launched in the mid-1950s.One of its most famous models is the Cosmograph Daytona. Launched in 1963, these chronographs are without any doubt amongst the most iconic and coveted of all collectible wristwatches. Other key collectible models include their most complicated vintage watches, including references 8171 and 6062 with triple calendar and moon phase, "Jean Claude Killy" triple date chronograph models and the Submariner, including early "big-crown" models and military-issued variants.
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