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Rolex Submariner 5513 - Ghost Bezel

Details

Here's a Rolex Submariner reference 5513 from the 1980s. Keeps great time and is fully functional. Measurements include a 40mm oyster case and 20mm lug width. It;s on its original oyster bracelet that fits up to a 7inch wrist. No date. Bi-directional rotating bezel. Matching patina in both the hands and hour markets The bezel turned to an even "ghost" grey dial. Drilled lug holes. Stainless steel case and caseback.  All parts are original including the signed Rolex crown, dial, movement, and caseback. Both the dial and case are in great cosmetic, untouched condition.

Ready to wear!

History

The Submariner arrived in 1953 as the first wristwatch water-resistant to 100 meters, purpose-built for diving. A rotating bezel calibrated for dive timing, luminous indices and hands, a screw-down crown, and a bracelet that wore comfortably over a wetsuit: every detail solved a specific problem.

What nobody planned was what happened next. James Bond wore one on screen. Explorers wore them on expeditions. Architects wore them to meetings. The Submariner became the reference point for the modern sports watch — the watch every other sports watch has been measured against ever since.

References 14060 (no date, cleaner dial), 16610 (with date and cyclops), and 168000 (an earlier transitional reference) in our inventory span the mid-1980s through early 2000s. At 40mm with a 300-meter water resistance rating, these are not compromised vintage watches — they are fully functional, extraordinarily robust instruments that also happen to be some of the most beautiful watches ever made.

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2 months ago

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