Most collectible 5512

[b.k.]

Hi all,

Which version of the 5512 would you say is most collectible?


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[roh123]

Square and eagle beek -59 or early 5512 milsub.

[b.k.]

Sorry, I should have given more details. I meant within the pcg range, which version is most collectible? Thanks!


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[roh123]

Originally Posted by b.k.

Sorry, I should have given more details. I meant within the pcg range, which version is most collectible? Thanks!


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Those are early and except thw square crown guard version they would be called pcg. After that most 4-liners. Probably with two color text first. Tulip crowns are fun. And so on.. Condition will be crucial and beautiful tropcial dials are always hot.

[b.k.]

Thanks! I know it’s impossible to say without seeing actual pics but if you had to choose, would you choose a (1) tropical tulip but with one lume slightly chipped and some minor scratches on the dial or (2) a newer and more boring 5512 with perfect condition dial but without chapter ring? Hmm....


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[roh123]

Originally Posted by b.k.

Thanks! I know it’s impossible to say without seeing actual pics but if you had to choose, would you choose a (1) tropical tulip but with one lume slightly chipped and some minor scratches on the dial or (2) a newer and more boring 5512 with perfect condition dial but without chapter ring? Hmm....


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Difficult to say with no pics. I have a tulip which I love.

[vintagewatch]

My favorite from 1962.

[springer]

My vote goes out for a four-liner tulip crown version. I had one in the past (1961 case back) and they aren't very common at all.

[Vlad]

Originally Posted by roh123

Square and eagle beek -59 or early 5512 milsub.

+1 (or +10000000000)

[JohnBaker3]

I going to take a WAG and say: The one Steve McQueen owned...

[mimo5000]

This was my '67. Not overly rare, but I liked it. Someone else gets to enjoy it now.

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[butler9999]

Originally Posted by springer

My vote goes out for a four-liner tulip crown version. I had one in the past (1961 case back) and they aren't very common at all.

I have this watch safely stored after it's "spa" week with Phillip Ridley a couple years ago. I do have a question for the experts out there. Q: Is the lume on this 1961 watch radium or tritium. And, is the lume on the hands different since this was a transition time?

Thank you for your insight.

Chris

[ravenhome777]

Usually if it says "SWISS" it's radium.

[lee fowler]

I used to own this one from 1961.

[Blueline226]

Originally Posted by JohnBaker3

I going to take a WAG and say: The one Steve McQueen owned...

I thought McQueen wore a 5513??

[05carbondrz]

Originally Posted by ravenhome777

Usually if it says "SWISS" it's radium.

Unless it’s a underline Dial.

[FTX I]

Originally Posted by Blueline226

I thought McQueen wore a 5513??

"Like the Newman watch, McQueen's Submariner has a fascinating history, one that combines elements from two of his most famous movies, The Great Escape and The Towering Inferno, and even involves a stuntman. He bought the watch in the mid-1960s, when it would have cost around $250, and also owned another model, a ref. 5512 Submariner from 1967 that brought $234,000 at an Antiquorum auction in 2009."

https://www.forbes.com/sites/msolomo.../#2b78a5552209

[seattleal]

I"m wearing this one today -case back dated I 61

[seattleal]

Originally Posted by springer

My vote goes out for a four-liner tulip crown version. I had one in the past (1961 case back) and they aren't very common at all.

JP- Is the crystal on your tulip crown original to the watch? An original dome?