Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Hong Kong, Oct 26, 2024
LOT 352
ROLEX, REF. 5513, MILITARY SUBMARINER, ISSUED TO THE BRITISH ROYAL NAVY IN 1976, STEEL
HKD 650,000 - 1,100,000
EUR 76,000 - 130,000 / CHF 72,000 - 122,000 / USD 84,000 - 142,000
Sold: HKD 812,500
A fine and very rare, stainless steel, self-winding military submariner wristwatch with black dial, fixed bar lugs, caseback markings 0552/923-7697 635/76. Accompanied by a Rolex service card dated on 12th July, 2016 and Rolex letter signed by H. Hudson dated on 12th April 2006 confirming serial number 3826556 was supplied to the Royal Navy (H.M.Dockyard Rosyth) in February 1976.
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Case: 2-8 |
Very good Slightly scratched |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 2-01 |
Very good HANDS Original |
Brand Rolex
Model Military Submariner
Reference 5513
Year circa 1972
Case No. 3826556
Diameter 38mm.
Caliber 1520
Signature dial, case and movement
Accessories service guarantee card dated 2016, service invoice, Rolex letter in 2006 by Mr. H.N. Hudson
Notes
Rolex “MilSub”: The Rolex “MilSub” is one of the most famous military diving wristwatches in history. Its nickname is the diminutive of “Military” and “Submariner”. The brand with the crown marketed it notably in the United Kingdom where it equipped certain members of the British Royal Navy, notably the diving commandos, in the 1970s. Recognisable among all, it has a case with a screwed crown and case-back, fixed lugs, a bezel fully graduated over 60 minutes, a black dial with an encircled “T”, as well as a so-called military engraving on the case-back.
Rosyth Dockyard Rosyth Dockyard is a large naval dockyard on the Firth of Forth at Rosyth, Fife, Scotland, owned by Babcock Marine, which formerly undertook refitting of Royal Navy surface vessels and submarines. Before its privatisation in the 1990s it was formerly the Royal Naval Dockyard Rosyth. Its primary role now is the dismantling of decommissioned nuclear submarines. It is also the integration site for the Royal Navy’s newest aircraft carriers, the Queen Elizabeth class as well as the Type 31 Frigate.
Rosyth Dockyard Rosyth Dockyard is a large naval dockyard on the Firth of Forth at Rosyth, Fife, Scotland, owned by Babcock Marine, which formerly undertook refitting of Royal Navy surface vessels and submarines. Before its privatisation in the 1990s it was formerly the Royal Naval Dockyard Rosyth. Its primary role now is the dismantling of decommissioned nuclear submarines. It is also the integration site for the Royal Navy’s newest aircraft carriers, the Queen Elizabeth class as well as the Type 31 Frigate.